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Hadley Thompson, 18, topped some of the world’s best breakaway ropers at the American Rodeo’s West Regional Finals in Las Vegas.

Yoder 18-Year-Old Breakaway Roper To Compete For Historic $2 Million Payout

Yoder breakaway roper Hadley Thompson, 18, could make history this weekend as the first to earn $2 million with one throw of a rope. “It’s life-changing money,” competitors in the American Rodeo say about the huge payout for beating the best in the world.

Julie MankinMay 19, 2026

By the end of the decade, Gillette will have hosted the National High School Finals Rodeo 15 times, more than any other city. “The NHSFR is in our DNA,” local officials say, adding they’re “heartbroken” that the world’s largest rodeo will never return.

How Gillette, Wyoming, Lost The World’s Largest Rodeo

By the end of the decade, Gillette will have hosted the National High School Finals Rodeo 15 times, more than any other city. But the organization announced this spring that after 2029, it has no plans to ever return to Wyoming.

Julie MankinMay 16, 2026

Vicky Kissack with Ziva, who ran away 10 years ago then stunned her Gillette-area family by returning a decade later.

Gillette Family Stunned When Dog That Ran Away 10 Years Ago Finds Her Way Home

A Gillette-area family was stunned when a photo of their dog Ziva, who ran away 10 years ago, was posted in a lost-and-found group on Facebook.“I was frantic,” Vicki Kissack said. “I replied, ‘That’s my dog that’s been missing for 10 years!’”

Julie MankinMay 09, 2026

Gillette-based L&H Industrial has been making machines for the coal industry for decades and is a partner in fast-tracking building nuclear reactors in Wyoming. Co-owner Mike Wandler says the state can be the world’s hub for building reactors and making fuel for them.

L&H Industrial Owner Says Wyoming Can Be World’s Hub For Building Nuclear Reactors

In Mike Wandler’s 40 years of working in the energy industry, he’s never seen a manufacturing sector that Wyoming can dominate. Until now. The co-owner of Gillette's L&H Industrial, says the state can be the world’s hub for building nuclear reactors.

Julie MankinMay 09, 2026

Laramie Community College freshman Kahl Wasilow rides his bull in Laramie to become the winningest national collegiate bull rider of the regular season. He goes into June's College National Finals Rodeo the No. 1-ranked bull rider in the nation.

Wyoming Bull Rider Goes Into College National Rodeo Finals No. 1 In Nation

All eyes will be on Kahl Wasilow, the nation’s No. 1 bull rider from Laramie County Community College, at next month’s College National Finals Rodeo in Casper. The University of Wyoming men’s and women’s teams also are riding high as regional champs.

Julie MankinMay 01, 2026

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