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There are a number of areas around Cheyenne that are already home, or will be, to data centers. That includes the High Plains Business Park in the south part of the city, which is where Meta is building an $800 million data centedr.

Wyoming Being Considered For Location Of Another Huge New Data Center

A partnership between OpenAI and Oracle could lead to the construction of another large data center in Wyoming.  Cheyenne is a very popular location for national data centers because of its location and the availability of the necessary power.

Matthew ChristianJuly 03, 2025

When a Cheyenne restaurant owner posted a PG-rated gay joke on his roadside sign, Wyoming’s top LGBTQ advocacy group decided to run with the joke — and call for more.

Cheyenne Restaurant Owner Makes A Gay Joke On Sign — LGBTQ Group Borrows It

When a Cheyenne restaurant owner posted a PG-rated gay joke on his roadside sign, Wyoming’s top LGBTQ advocacy group decided to run with the joke — and call for more.

Clair McFarlandJuly 03, 2025

Paul Angiolillo displaying his wares at the Old Salt Festival in Helmville, Montana.

Wyoming Farrier Goes From Shoeing Horses To Crafting High-End Steel Cookware

Paul Angiolillo started out shoeing horses, then he dreamt up a new career as a blacksmith specializing in carbon steel cookware. "I actually started having dreams about anvils in my sleep," he said. Now the Freedom, Wyoming, man is gaining a following for his high-end creations.

David MadisonJune 29, 2025

A place to hang your hat at the Chico Saloon.

There’s Love — And Hundreds Of Baseball Caps — In The Air At The Chico Saloon

The Chico Saloon north of Yellowstone is a funky honkytonk legendary for its weddings and hundreds of baseball caps hanging from the rafters. It’s also where actor Jeff Bridges was famously rejected by a server who would later become his wife.

David MadisonJune 29, 2025

For the first time in a half-century, the historic Lost Creek Ranch in Teton County is for sale.

No Income Tax, Dynasty Trusts Draw Wealth To Wyoming — And Not Just Jackson

No income or capital gains taxes, 1,000-year dynasty trusts and Wyoming’s cowboy culture and national parks are drawing more wealth than ever to the state. And not just to Jackson Hole.

Renée JeanJune 29, 2025

McCoy Banks walked across the stage for his Cody High School graduation last month and walked into the world already qualified for a high-paying job. He’s the first CHS student to graduate having already earned a commercial driver’s license.

Teen Is First Cody High Student To Graduate Already Licensed To Drive Trucks

McCoy Banks walked across the stage for his Cody High School graduation last month and walked into the world already qualified for a high-paying job. He’s the first CHS student to graduate having already earned a commercial driver’s license.

Amber SteinmetzJune 29, 2025

Robotaxis are rolling out in urban areas across the nation and going viral for their miscues. For now, the jobs of Cowboy State taxi drivers are safe because along with not enough demand for the service, robotaxis can’t yet handle Wyoming’s winters.

Robotaxis Are Here, But Can’t Yet Handle A Wyoming Winter

Driverless taxis are rolling out in urban areas across the nation and going viral for their miscues. Don't expect them in Wyoming anytime soon as robotaxis can't handle winter weather. But industry analysts say autonomous driving is coming.

David MadisonJune 29, 2025

The main restaurant, complete with a Western-inspired saloon, at Cowboyland in Voghera.

Welcome To Voghera: Cheyenne’s Sister City In Italy

Did you know Cheyenne has a sister city in Italy? It’s Voghera, where Napoleon once stood and you can see the gun that shot Mussolini. It also has a Western soul and familiar feel, including a cowboy-inspired theme park and Frontier Days posters.

Anna-Louise JacksonJune 28, 2025

Bartender Steve Mullen catches some fresh air in the doorway of the Lucky 5 Lounge in Shoshoni, Wyoming.

Drinking Wyoming: Shoshoni’s Lucky 5 Is A Whisky And Beer Dive That Has Your Back

At the Lucky 5 Lounge in Shoshoni, the regulars can tell you’re an out-of-towner the second you walk through the door. “You’re not from around here, are you?” they ask when you order wine. This is a whisky and beer bar but they won't hold that wine order against you.

Zakary SonntagJune 28, 2025

The property at 5650 Canyonwoods Drive in Billings, Montana, is described as a 30,843-square-foot stone chateau with 10 bedrooms and 19 bathrooms, situated on 98 acres. The listing mentions it's priced at $26.9 million and includes amenities like three pools, a 14-car garage, elevators, indoor shooting range, bowling alley, an outdoor 3-hole golf course and an indoor golf simulator, plus a wine cellar, workout gym and theater.

Notorious Montana Mansion Rescued By A Couple From Meeteetse Can Be Had For $27M

A Billings mansion known as “The Castle” is notorious for a massive fraud that involved a fake kidnapping and rogue biker gang. It was rescued by a couple from Meeteetse and is now back on the market for $27 million.

David MadisonJune 28, 2025

Dave Belote, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, is one of Airloom Energy's national advisors and has been helping the company ensure it's specs are in line for military service.

Laramie-Based Airloom Energy Gets Pentagon Thumbs Up For Innovative Turbine Tech

Laramie, Wyoming-based Airloom Energy already counts Bill Gates as an investor and believer in its innovative horizontal wind turbine technology. Now it also has an endorsement from the Trump administration’s Pentagon for military use.

Renée JeanJune 26, 2025

The Weatherby firearms company in Sheridan hopes that its new Model 307 Alpine hunting rifle will help reinvigorate slumping gun sales.

One Reason For Firearms Sales Lag Could Be That ‘Everybody Who Wanted One Has One’

While the firearms industry is cyclical, the current slump in gun and ammo sales might defy the usual explanations. The owner of a Riverton tactical shooters training company says AR-15 sales could be down because “everybody who wanted one has one.”

Mark HeinzJune 25, 2025

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Crypto Whale Kraken Moves Headquarters To Wyoming From California

Kraken, a nearly $3 billion cryptocurrency exchange, announced that it has moved its headquarters to Cheyenne. The CEO told Cowboy State Daily they picked Wyoming because of its commitment to individual liberty, regulatory clarity and innovation.

Renée JeanJune 24, 2025

Wyoming exports 15 times more energy than it consumes but is falling behind in providing power for its own economic development, like data centers.

Wyoming Exports 15 Times More Power Than It Uses, But Is Struggling With In-State Needs

Wyoming has long been one of the nation’s largest energy producers, exporting 15 times more power than it consumes. But the state is struggling to provide power for its own economic development.

Renée JeanJune 22, 2025

The Cody Theatre on June 20, 2025, after its sagging marquee was raised over a foot and set in place by a new steel support structure inside the existing marquee that has been floating on the front of the theatre since it opened in 1937.

Historic Cody Theatre Marquee Was Falling Off Building Until It Was Saved Last Week

The 88-year-old marquee of the historic Cody Theatre had been sagging downward for decades and threatened to fall off the building. The owners said it would have been far easier to get rid of it and replace it with a modern sign but they couldn't let that happen.

Andrew RossiJune 22, 2025

Honeybee operations in Wyoming have been scrambling to get ready for the honey to flow with unusually large colony losses earlier this year. The Honey House in Dubois says it’s ready — just barely — for a new tourism season.

Huge Honeybee Losses Have Wyoming Beekeepers Scrambling As Season Starts

It’s been a difficult year for the Honey House in Dubois. The bee farm that supports the store, located in Crowheart, lost 67% of its colonies this year. The loss was part of a wave of unusually large-scale honeybee losses throughout the Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions.

Renée JeanJune 22, 2025

The Certified Angus Beef program was the first of its kind, and when Wyoming rancher Jack Schmidt first heard the idea over a highball, he thought it was silly. Then he watched the industry turn upside down as Black Angus became the breed of choice.

Wyoming Rancher Was At The Birth Of Certified Angus Beef — Drinking Highballs

The Certified Angus Beef program was the first of its kind, and when Wyoming rancher Jack Schmidt first heard the idea over a highball, he thought it was silly. Then he watched the industry turn upside down as Black Angus became the breed of choice.

Jackie DorothyJune 21, 2025

Kemmerer Mayor Robert Bowen digs for dinosaur bones near the small Wyoming town.

Kemmerer Mayor Digs For Dinosaur Bones While Town Waits For Housing Boom

The mayor of Kemmerer — aka Fossil Town USA — is closely watching the local real estate market. He thinks the current housing stock meets today's needs but warned that won't last long. A housing explosion is expected as TerraPower makes Kemmerer a nuclear boom town.

David MadisonJune 21, 2025

Jerry Tam is talking about getting out of a family business that's made Butte, Montana, home to the oldest continuously operating Chinese restaurant in the U.S. Pekin Noodle Parlor is an institution, but Tam now is thinking about retiring.

Montana Owner Of Oldest Chinese Restaurant In America Considers Closing

You might think the oldest continuously operating Chinese restaurant in the U.S. would be in San Francisco or New York. Actually, it's in Butte, Montana. Jerry Tam is the owner of the Pekin Noodle Parlor and is the great, great grandson of the first owner.

David MadisonJune 21, 2025

Wyoming is No. 1 in the nation when it comes to sound money policy, a movement to return gold and silver as legal currency. Wyomingites also don’t have to pay sales tax when buying the precious metals.

Wyoming Closer To Using Gold And Silver As Legal Currency

Wyoming is No. 1 in the nation when it comes to sound money policy, a movement to return gold and silver as legal currency. Wyomingites also don’t have to pay sales tax when buying or selling the precious metals.

Renée JeanJune 20, 2025

Thunder Plains just south of Cheyenne had planned to open Wyoming’s first privately-owned horse racing track in the fall. A backlog in getting electricity to the site, and a soggy spring, have delayed that opening timeline.

Wyoming’s First Private 1-Mile Horse Racing Track Faces Delays

Thunder Plains just east of Cheyenne had planned to open Wyoming’s first privately-owned horse racing track in the fall. A backlog in getting electricity to the site, and a soggy spring, have delayed that opening timeline.

Renée JeanJune 18, 2025

Jackson Town Council on Monday approved the town’s largest ever hotel and condo complex, a massive 244,000-square-foot development by Mogul Capital. It’s a third smaller than the company’s original proposal and will take up a city block.

Jackson Council OKs 244,000-Square-Foot Hotel Complex, Largest Ever For Town

Jackson Town Council on Monday approved the town’s largest ever hotel and condo complex, a massive 244,000-square-foot development by Mogul Capital. It’s a third smaller than the company’s original proposal and will take up a city block.

Renée JeanJune 17, 2025

Two of Wyoming’s top three industries — agriculture and hospitality — have long had a reputation for relying on undocumented workers. President Trump may soften his immigration crackdown for those industries.

Trump May Soften ICE Crackdown For Two Of Wyoming’s Top Industries

Two of Wyoming’s top three industries — agriculture and hospitality — have long had national reputations for relying on undocumented workers. President Trump may soften his immigration crackdown for those industries.

Renée JeanJune 16, 2025

Devils Tower National Monument in northeast Wyoming is one of the state's busiest places during the summer tourism season.

International Tourism To Wyoming Drops But Domestic Visitors Are Up

While there are reports of fewer international tourists scattered across Wyoming than previous years, domestic visitors are flocking to the state — earlier than usual. Tourism officials believe they could help make up the difference.

Renée JeanJune 15, 2025

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