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Dale Killingbeck

Killingbeck is glad to be back in journalism after working for 18 years in corporate communications with a health system in northern Michigan. He spent the previous 16 years working for newspapers in western Michigan in various roles.

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Jeanne Bryan, former executive director of the Wyoming Centennial Commission, died Jan. 8. She was 82.

Remembering Jeanne Bryan: State Centennial Director And Wyoming Booster

Jeanne Bryan, longtime Wyoming booster and former executive director of the Wyoming Centennial Commission died Jan. 8. Former Gov. Mike Sullivan said Jeanne "was immensely dedicated to Wyoming."

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 13, 2025

The west side of War Memorial Stadium at the University of Wyoming got a $91 million upgrade, which included improved seating in the middle west section.

Price Tag For University Of Wyoming Projects Over Past 10 Years Nearly $900M

Construction on a new $65 million swim center is underway at the University of Wyoming. It’s the 11th capital project in 10 years for Wyoming’s only public university, with a combined price tag of nearly $900 million.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 13, 2025

Just How Windy Does It Get In Wyoming?

The most powerful wind gust ever recorded in Wyoming was in the town of Clark in April, 2022. That's when the wind hit 128 mph. Luckily, wind speeds don't get this high that often.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 12, 2025

A pet deer named Bimbo was part of the Wa-Wa Lodge staff in the 1950s. Here Jack Cummings and staff members give Bimbo some love.

Wyoming Pioneer Family Has Been Taming Casper Mountain For 90 Years

For more than six decades, Casper Mountain has been Julie York's home. Her family homesteaded there in 1932 and used to run the Wa-Wa lodge. And they had a pet deer named Bimbo.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 12, 2025

A U.S. Air Mail Service DH-4 in flight provides an example of an airplane modified for night-flying. Note the extended exhaust designed to keep flame from blinding the pilot at night, and the landing lights on the bottom of the top wing.

Wyoming History: Early Air Mail Pilots Put Lives On The Line To Connect The West

From 1920 to the late 1930s, pilots in open-cockpit planes put their lives on the line to deliver mail across Wyoming. All they had was a compass and nerves of steel.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 11, 2025

The 1964 Ford Galaxy restored as a vintage police car. Mills resident Hurk Wahl won the car in a raffle.

Mills Man’s 1964 Ford Galaxie Cop Car Looks Like It Came Right Out Of Mayberry

When Hurk Wahl gets behind the wheel of his 1964 Ford Galaxie, he says he feels like he's in a parade or on patrol. The black-and-white police cruiser with the round bubble cherry light looks like it drove out of a TV set from the “Andy Griffith Show.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 11, 2025

Gaslight Social customer John Lee, center, believes the Surgeon General should look at the substances banned by Europe and allowed in the United States rather than go after an updated alcohol warning label. With him at left is Cave Derell of Casper, and right, Charlie Chapin.

Wyomingites Not Thrilled With Surgeon General's Call To Add Cancer Warnings To Beer

Most Wyomingites Cowboy State Daily interviewed scoffed at the U.S. surgeon general's call to add cancer-labels to beer cans. Sen. John Barrasso, a doctor, said labeling beer cans is not the answer.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 11, 2025

Even in sub-freezing temperatures, car washes are open and do a brisk business. But there are risks washing cars when temperatures plummet.

For The Most Part, It's O.K. To Wash Your Car In Wyoming's Harsh Winters

When Wyoming's temperatures go below freezing, should you wash your car or just allow it to become an ice-encrusted dirt machine? Car washers explain that, for the most part, it's OK. But there are limits.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 11, 2025

David Henrikson and Toni Brown say they daily continue to grapple with the loss of their daughter, Lene’a Brown, who was gunned down in a Casper Park on May 14, 2024.

Parents Of Murdered Casper Teen Say She’s “Not The Only One That Died That Day”

It’s been nearly eight months since 17-year-old Lene’a Brown’s ex-boyfriend shot and killed her in a Casper park. Her parents tell Cowboy State Daily that the fear, pain and grief are as raw as the day it happened.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 05, 2025

Dalton and Rubi Van Pelt of Rawlins received the greatest anniversary gift ever, their first child, Emory Lenora at 2:38 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

Rawlins Couple Gets Great New Year’s Wedding Anniversary Gift — Their First Baby

A Rawlins couple got a very special gift on New Year’s Day, which was also their second wedding anniversary. Their first child, a daughter, arrived at 2:38 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2025.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 02, 2025

Drunken Beer Run Allegedly Ends With Casper Man Pulling Gun, Calling 911

A 35-year-old Casper man is accused of pulling a gun on another couple after hitting them while on a drunken beer run. Court records made available Thursday allege he pointed a gun in a woman’s face and at her boyfriend.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 02, 2025

Scene from the 1975 movie "Bite the Bullet," based on the 1908 534-mile endurance horse race between Evanston, Wyoming, and Denver.

Wyoming History: That Famous 1908 Horse Race From Evanston To Denver

A $1,250 prize purse lured more than two dozen men to race on horseback 534 miles from Evanston, Wyoming, to Denver. The famous 1908 race was big news across the country, with a controversial finish for a Cody man who won.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 29, 2024

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The murder of a 14-year-old at Casper’s mall brought the city together for a memorial and a statement against youth violence in April.

Stabbings, Shootings And Two Murders: Casper Teen Violence Hit New Level In 2024

Teen violence hit a new level in Casper, Wyoming, in 2024. It started with the stabbing murder of a 14-year-old, and didn’t let up. Another murder, two more shootings, another stabbing and other incidents followed.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 29, 2024

Andre Bohren said one thing his dad did really well is evoke emotion out of an audience.

Wyoming People: Casper's Spencer Bohren, Master Of American Roots And The Blues

Casper native Spencer Bohren was a master of American roots music and the blues, opening for B.B. King and playing with other legends. His musical legacy continues to resonate five years after his death.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 29, 2024

The Wyoming Pioneer Museum in Douglas has a small display about the Lightning Creek fight. Here is a photo of the Oglala men arrested for the murder of Sheriff Miller and then set free.

Wyoming History: Boy, 11, Sheriff Among 7 Killed In 1903 Fight At Lightning Creek

Called the “last blood-spilling fight” between Indians and white residents in Wyoming, seven were killed in the 1903 fight at Lightning Creek. That includes an 11-year-old boy and an over-zealous Weston County sheriff.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 25, 2024

Toy Town, an independent toy store in Casper was full of shoppers on Monday seeking last-minute gifts.

Josh Allen Collectibles Among Hot Christmas Items At Casper Toy Store

Casper’s Toy Town was full of last-minute shoppers Monday, and even this close to Christmas there were still some plumb items available. That includes a Funko pop culture collectible of former UW quarterback and Buffalo Bills star Josh Allen.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 23, 2024

Newcastle, Wyoming, author Scott Haynes is enjoying success with his “Roadie the Ranch Dog” books.

Meet The Wyoming Truck Driver Behind “Roadie The Ranch Dog” Children's Books

The face behind the popular “Roadie the Ranch Dog” series of children’s books is a 49-year-old truck driver from Newcastle. Scott Haynes grew up on a ranch and wanted to create authentic ranch stories for kids. He recently published his seventh “Roadie” book.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 22, 2024

Cluster Of Wind Turbines Sitting Idle Outside Casper Won’t Turn Anytime Soon

A cluster of turbines sitting idle in the December winds outside Casper will remain idle into the next year. Chevron is citing “telemetry issues” with PacificCorp for why they’ve not been used for much of the past few years.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 20, 2024

The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center parking lot became the scene of another act of teen violence in Casper on Halloween night 2024.

Casper Teen Who Said Stabbing Victim “Walked Into The Blade” Pleads Not Guilty

A 17-year-old Casper girl pleaded not guilty in Natrona County District Court on Friday to the Halloween stabbing of another 17-year-old girl. She reportedly told police afterward that the other girl “walked into the blade.”

Dale KillingbeckDecember 20, 2024

Michael Hughes is accused to threatening deputies during a 17-hour standoff at the Quail Run Apartments in Casper on Aug. 22-23, 2024.

Ex-Casper Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty To Shooting At Deputies During Standoff

A former Casper Police Officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to multiple felony charges stemming from a 17-hour standoff in August. He reportedly shot at and threatened to kill deputies during the incident.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 18, 2024

Santa takes the reins for the Sweetwater County Chapter of the National Pony Express Association to get Christmas cards delivered. Riding with him is Fred Leslie, first vice president of the National Pony Express Association.

Santa Also Delivers Official Mail Through Wyoming With The Pony Express

Santa Claus spent part of Saturday delivering Christmas cards from Green River to Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Jolly Old Elf was an honorary Pony Express rider, delivering official U.S. mail.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 16, 2024

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