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On Fast Track, Mining Company Goes After 1 Million Ounces of Wyoming Gold
The CK Gold Project is on a fast track to complete state permitting and start mining land near Curt Gowdy State Park for what it believes is 1 million ounces of Wyoming gold.
Pat MaioJanuary 24, 2024
Lander Real Estate Too Expensive, Essential Workers Living in Riverton Instead
Because of the real estate price different between the two communities, essential workers in Lander are choosing to live 30 minutes away in Riverton. One real estate agent says there's about a $100,000 difference between the towns.
Renée JeanJanuary 24, 2024
Average Home Price In Jackson, Wyoming, Hit Record High At $8.6 Million
The average price of a single-family home in Jackson, Wyoming, hit a record $8.625 million in 2023. Of the 58 homes for sale at the end of the year, only two were below $2 million and more than half listed for more than $5 million.
Renée JeanJanuary 23, 2024
Eating Wyoming: Breakfast At Casper's "Sherrie's Place"
For 27 years now, regulars have been greeted by name by Sherrie Lopez, the owner of Sherrie's Place in Casper. Lopez starts her day at 4 a.m. to get things ready for the restaurant the Food Network dubbed "Best Breakfast in Wyoming."
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 22, 2024
Even Wyoming Winter Can’t Slow Mission To Restore Greybull's Vintage K-Bar Motel
Even during a polar vortex with temperatures plummeting to minus 30 and below, Amanda McGrew is still full-steam ahead on her renovation of the vintage Best K-Bar Motel in Greybull.
Renée JeanJanuary 21, 2024
Wyoming’s Chicken Wing King Tailgates As A Made Man With Bills Mafia
Trent Weitzel of Laramie is the two-time defending Buffalo Wing Festival champion and official chicken wing for Buffalo Bills tailgate parties, making him a made man with the Bills Mafia. This week he's been with hundreds of Bills fans shoveling out the stadium.
Greg JohnsonJanuary 21, 2024
Truck Drivers Run Wyoming’s Infamous I-80 Gauntlet To Keep Store Shelves Stocked
Truck drivers are the unsung heroes of our modern world, keeping us all well fed while we stay home, warm and happy, through the worst snowstorms. And the worst snowstorms usually happen on I-80.
Renée JeanJanuary 21, 2024
Cheyenne’s Derby Club Opening Gigantic Youth Entertainment Center
Cheyenne's Derby Club is creating a youth entertainment center that will dramatically expand entertainment options for youths in Cheyenne. There’s laser tag, escape rooms, bowling, pool tables, and more.
January 21, 2024
Johnny J’s Diner A Casper Hot Spot That’s Pure 1950’s Kitsch
Lunchtime at Johnny J’s Diner in Casper is an exercise in pure 1950’s kitsch. The menu features burgers named for Elvis, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly while Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman” streams from the overhead speakers.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 20, 2024
Capturing Knowledge: Wyoming Farmer Documenting Wisdom Being Lost To Time
Knowledge, wisdom and homespun skill passed down through generations of American farm families is being lost to time and giant ag conglomerates. Newcastle's Paul Eitel is one farmer who can’t abide this trend.
January 20, 2024
Eating Wyoming: Figs Brings 5-Star Lebanese Food To Jackson
Figs Restaurant in Jackson surprises a lot of customers with an authentic 5-star Lebanese dining experience. Not only are the recipes authentic, but many of the ingredients are sourced from Lebanon, so the flavors will be as authentic as possible.
Renée JeanJanuary 20, 2024
Interest Rates Will Drop, But It Might Not Solve Wyoming’s Housing Puzzle
If the Federal Reserve drops interest rates this year, as strong signals show it will, it could bring some homebuyers back to Wyoming’s real estate market, but it may not solve the state’s puzzle — low inventory and high prices.
Renée JeanJanuary 19, 2024
Wyoming AG Says State’s Authority At Stake In Custodia Bank Case
Wyoming is going to try again to add some of its muscle to the David-and-Goliath battle between Custodia Bank and the Federal Reserve. The state is trying again to file a brief in the Custodia Bank lawsuit showing a fair and impartial process for Custodia was usurped by politics.
Renée JeanJanuary 18, 2024
Casper Gold And Silver Production Facility Makes Money For 20 Foreign Governments
The Scottsdale Mint is in phase two of a nine-phase plan to turn the former Casper Star-Tribune building into a world-class gold and silver production facility that makes money for more than 20 foreign governments.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 14, 2024
Wyoming’s Chicken Wing King Drives 22 Hours In Snowstorm To Tailgate For Buffalo Bills
Laramie native Trent Weitzel, owner of the Double Dubs buffalo wings food truck empire, drove 22 hours in non-stop snowstorms to make this weekend’s Buffalo Bills playoff game. Weitzel has been part of the Buffalo Bills’ official tailgate party all season.
Greg JohnsonJanuary 14, 2024
Frozen Glendo Reservoir No Match For Airboat That Speeds Across Ice, Water And Land
The temperature was 9 degrees with a windchill well below zero at Glendo State Park on Friday. No matter, Mike and Julie Cushman revved up their 550-horsepower GM engine on their heated airboat and accelerated out onto 15,000 acres of snowy and frozen waters.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 14, 2024
Jen’s Books In Douglas Has 40,000 Volumes In Bank Vaults And Is Open ‘Whenever’
Jen Pollock loves books so much she’s collected 40,000 of them and sells them whenever she decides to open her Douglas store in the old Converse County Bank, where she keeps them in three vintage bank vaults.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 14, 2024
Wyoming’s Sleeping Giant Ski Area Won’t Open Because Of Lack Of Snow, Staff
Some Wyoming ski resorts have been hard hit by an unseasonably warm December and light snow, pushing their opening dates back a month. A lack of snow and staff has closed Sleeping Giant Ski Area in Cody for the season.
Renée JeanJanuary 12, 2024
As Shoppers Revive Challenge Of $25B Albertsons - Kroger Merger, Some States Also May Sue
As a group of shoppers have revived their challenge of the $25 billion mega merger of Albertsons and Kroger grocery stores, now some states are considering filing their own lawsuits to block the merger.
Renée JeanJanuary 11, 2024
Plan Would Add Passenger Rail Service On Freight Lines Through Wyoming, West
Wyoming is in the middle of a big dead zone of passenger rail service in the U.S. West, but a group wants to use $66 billion from the so-called "Jobs, Infrastructure, and Investment Act" to add passenger rail service along existing freight rail lines.
Renée JeanJanuary 09, 2024
Teton County Ranch Makes Top Five List For Most Desirable Real Estate Listings In World
Teton County’s Lost Creek Ranch has been named one of the five most desirable real estate listings on the planet in 2023, according to premier real estate firm Mansion Global. The ranch was listed last year for $39.5 million.
Renée JeanJanuary 07, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: Dad’s Bar In Thayne Is An Authentic Cowboy State Honky-Tonk
Dad's Bar in Star Valley is a place where the phrase “because that’s the way we’ve always done it” is never questioned as traditions have been passed down through five owners over the last 90 years.
January 07, 2024
How A Serious Science Geek Became Wyoming’s Newest Master Brewer
Brennan Westby is a serious science geek who’s also Wyoming’s newest master brewer, operating at Cheyenne’s newest brewery scene, Westby Edge Brewing Company.
Renée JeanJanuary 06, 2024
Wyoming Could Be A Space Pioneer When — Not If — We Start Mining Asteroids
The idea to mine asteroids in space is picking up steam as plummeting costs has companies seriously considering it. And with Wyoming’s mining expertise, the Cowboy State is poised to pioneer space mining when — not if — it happens.
Renée JeanJanuary 06, 2024