Wendy Corr
Wendy Corr is a Writer for Cowboy State Daily, and is based in Cody. She covers unique people, places and events in Wyoming, highlighting the best of the Cowboy State and occasionally reaching beyond our borders to highlight happenings in nearby states as well.
Previously, Wendy was the news director at the Bighorn Radio Network in Cody, earning six "News Reporter of the Year" awards from the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters. She also contributes television news stories to stations in Billings, Montana, as well as in Casper and Cheyenne.
Additionally, Wendy is a professional singer and instrumentalist with the "Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue" based in Cody, although the band often travels around the country, bringing "Wyoming to the world."
Latest from Wendy Corr
Wandering With Wendy: Where Laura Ingalls Wilder Meets The Jolly Green Giant For Polka, Polka, Polka
Features reporter Wendy Corr travels from the Polka Capital of the Nation to the inspiration for Little House on the Prairie to the home of the Jolly Green Giant. Ho, Ho, Ho.
Wendy CorrMarch 06, 2023
Dumb Tourist Who Was De-Pantsed During Bison Attack Celebrated In Snow Sculpture
The de-pantsing of a tourist by a bison in Custer State Park two years ago has become an iconic image. A snow sculpture celebrating the triumphant bison and idiotic tourist won many awards at last year's Minnesota Snow Sculpting competition.
Wendy CorrMarch 05, 2023
Wandering With Wendy: Winter Driving and Almost Getting Jailed in Canada
Cowboy State Daily features reporter Wendy Corr is traveling the midwest with her band the Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue. In her latest story, Wendy gets snowed in in Minnesota and almost gets arrested in Canada.
Wendy CorrFebruary 28, 2023
Photo Of Brother Stepping Up For Ranching Family After Dad Died Moves Sundance Woman To Tears
A Sundance woman said that when she caught a glimpse of her brother on their dads tractor plowing the snow to take care of his employees and his sisters and mother, her heart was filled with gratitude for her brother, who has filled-in for their Dad since he passed on.
Wendy CorrFebruary 26, 2023
Open-Lake Ice Skating A Nostalgic Tradition At Wyoming’s Boysen Reservoir
Winter is wonderful at Boysen State Park, if you ask those who take advantage of the free ice skating area thats been cleared at the swim beach. Wyomingites have enjoyed skating on the lake for decades.
Wendy CorrFebruary 26, 2023
Carbon County Volunteers Worked Around The Clock Rescuing People In Latest Arctic Storm
Mike Lujan and his fellow volunteers from Carbon County were among the dozens of people working around the clock to help people. We physically carried a sweet little 94-year-old lady in our arms out to our tracked vehicle and shuttled her to a hotel because she had no food or heat, he said.
Wendy CorrFebruary 26, 2023
More Than 80 Years After Attack On Pearl Harbor, Wyoming Hero Laid to Rest in Arlington
U.S. Navy Gunners Mate 3rd Class Herman Schmidt from Sheridan was buried with full honors in a moving ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday. Schmidts great-nephew Gary Bishop of Buffalo was there, receiving an American flag on behalf of the family.
Wendy CorrFebruary 25, 2023
Stuck In Cheyenne Since Monday, Long-Haul Trucker Says “We’re Brothers In Arms”
Whenever long-haul trucker Zayy Bullard drives through Wyoming in the winter, if Interstate 80 is closed he hopes he gets as far as Little America between Green River and Evanston because it's a "small town for truckers." He didn't make it that far this time...
Wendy CorrFebruary 23, 2023
Wandering With Wendy: Home On The Range And The World’s Largest Ball of Twine
Traveling through northern Kansas is not as dreary as one might think the heart of America holds unexpected treasures. Wendy Corr is traveling the country with the Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue, and finding delightful detours along the way.
Wendy CorrFebruary 22, 2023
Wandering With Wendy: Traveling Along The Santa Fe Trail – Where The West Was Wild
Trinidad, Colorado, and Raton, New Mexico, like some of Wyomings historic Western towns, still proudly claim a legacy of the Wild West. Cowboy State Daily features reporter Wendy Corr spent time exploring those Old West towns last week.
Wendy CorrFebruary 20, 2023
Photographer Captures Rare Yellowstone Double Sun Dog At ‘Just The Right Moment’
A photographer in Yellowstone caught a rare phenomenon a double sun dog of epic proportions, created by the suns light refracting through ice crystals suspended in the air in bitter cold temperatures.
Wendy CorrFebruary 16, 2023
Wyoming Pro Breakaway Roper Hits Career High With Big Win in San Antonio
Peggy Garman, a breakaway roper from Sundance, took a top prize competing in the prestigious San Antonio Stock Show Breakaway Roping competition over the weekend.
Wendy CorrFebruary 15, 2023
Sheridan Sailor Killed At Pearl Harbor To Be Buried In Arlington National Cemetery
Herman Schmidt of Sheridan was among the U.S. sailors killed Dec. 7, 1941, trapped within the hull of the USS Oklahoma after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes. On Feb. 24, Schmidt will be buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
Wendy CorrFebruary 14, 2023
Wandering With Wendy: Tens Of Thousands Of Tarantulas Overtake Colorado Town Every Year
Every year tens of thousands of male tarantulas emerge near La Junta, Colorado and begin their search for mates. One resident said the tarantulas can carpet the landscape: "It looked like the road was moving."
Wendy CorrFebruary 14, 2023
Wandering With Wendy: Colorado National Monument Is A Wonder In Any Season
Wyoming may be home to some of the most spectacular natural wonders in the West, but just south is another worth visiting: Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction, Colorado.
Wendy CorrFebruary 12, 2023
Drug-Sniffing Squirrels Possible, Not Practical, Says UW’s World-Renowned Squirrel Expert
John Koprowski, the University of Wyoming's internationally renowned expert on squirrels, said China's decision to train squirrels to sniff out illegal drugs is achievable, although not the most efficient way to fight the drug war.
Wendy CorrFebruary 11, 2023
97-Year-Old Wyoming Native, Decorated World War II Vet, Author Most Proud Of Kids, Bronze Star
Born in Big Horn in 1925, Marv Nottingham recalls a boyhood in the mountains, followed by terror at Iwo Jima serving during World War II. The former school administrator, coach, and author says he's most proud of his children.
Wendy CorrFebruary 08, 2023
Scientists Say People In Colder Climates May Live Longer
Good news for Wyomingites... Science has proven that cold temperatures can prolong the life of cells. This refrigerator effect helps to slow the aging process, scientists say, while also killing off dangerous insects and bacteria that may otherwise survive in warmer climates.
Wendy CorrFebruary 06, 2023
Want To Become A Tree When You Die? Company Offers To Plant Tree In Your Corpse
A start-up company offers to plant a tree in your corpse, but Wyoming funeral and cemetery professionals say that may not be an option in some parts of the Cowboy State.
Wendy CorrFebruary 05, 2023
Powell Police Chief Supports Adult ‘Amber Alert’ System That Would Help Alzheimers Patients
Powell Police Chief Roy Eckert knows firsthand the heartbreak of watching a loved one succumb to Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia. Now he and other Wyoming law enforcement officers are pushing for a statewide alert system to protect vulnerable adults.
Wendy CorrFebruary 01, 2023
Score! Family Of Notre Dame Fans Run Into Fighting Irish Football Coach At Cody Grocery Store
There arent many like Tessa Binkley and her family in Wyoming theyre Notre Dame fans. They were thrilled to run into Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman during a trip to the grocery store in Cody.
Wendy CorrJanuary 29, 2023