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In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Cinnabar on his special train. The small town became known as the “Western White House” during the sixteen days the president was at Yellowstone National Park. Nine days after Roosevelt boarded his train and left, Cinnabar was abandoned. The railroad had diverted their train to the rival town of Gardiner and Cinnabar lost the tourists they depended on.

Haunted Wyoming: Spectral Train Still Runs Through Ghost Town Of Cinnabar

Each year, a spectral train is said to pull up to the Cinnabar Depot at the North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. But Cinnabar is a ghost town, abandoned more than 120 years ago — and the train tracks have long been pulled up.

Jackie DorothyOctober 31, 2025

Snake River and Teton Range Sunset by Dave Bell

Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday; Should Wyoming 'Fall Back And Stay'?

Clocks "fall back” at 2 a.m. Sunday when daylight saving time ends, and many Wyomingites are tired of the twice yearly yo-yo of leaping forward, then back again. Many want the U.S. to "fall back and stay back,” adopting permanent standard time year-round.

Andrew RossiOctober 31, 2025

After nearly losing his life last year, Glen Chavez has a new you-only-live-once philosophy. That led the Cheyenne L.A. Dodgers superfan to make a sudden dream World Series trip this week with his wife Annette — to watch them lose twice.

Cheyenne LA Dodgers Superfan Makes Dream World Series Trip — Then They Lose Twice

After nearly losing his life last year, Glen Chavez has a new you-only-live-once philosophy. That led the Cheyenne L.A. Dodgers superfan to make a sudden dream World Series trip this week — to watch them lose twice.

Zakary SonntagOctober 30, 2025

Zero is one of more than 100 animals rescued from a hoarder earlier in October, and seems to be having no issues adapting to his new home with the Clayton Harward-Willmer family.

Finding Homes For 100+ Hoarded Animals A Huge Effort For Cheyenne Shelter

After escaping reportedly horrific hoarding conditions, more than 100 Cheyenne animals are finding new homes. Their personalities are changing, and so are their names, as animal shelter staff work to pair them with new families.

Jackson WalkerOctober 30, 2025

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Fireworks After Touchdowns Triggers PTSD In Thermopolis Veterans

Fireworks were blasted off after every touchdown the Hot Springs High School football team scored in last week’s regular season finale. Problem is, nobody told local military veterans, triggering PTSD symptoms for some.

Andrew RossiOctober 30, 2025

Kai Montoya in his skeleton outfit for Halloween. He was born with complex congenital heart disease and has his feeding tube placed when he was 21 days old.

Meet Kai, The Laramie 2-Year-Old Who Doesn’t Want Candy On Halloween

Meet Kai Montoya, a 2-year-old Laramie boy who loves Halloween and wearing his skeleton costume. He also is fed through a tube after heart surgery at birth, which means he doesn’t want candy — but he’s thrilled with pencils, stickers, and other toys.

Dale KillingbeckOctober 30, 2025

Much to the relief of folks in Green River, the westbound Green River Tunnel reopened to traffic on Wednesday. It comes more than eight months after a fiery and fatal 26-vehicle crash that burned and damaged it.

8 Months After Fatal 26-Vehicle Crash, Westbound Green River Tunnel Reopens

Much to the relief of folks in Green River, the westbound Green River Tunnel reopened to traffic on Wednesday. It comes more than eight months after a fiery and fatal 26-vehicle crash burned and damaged it.

Scott SchwebkeOctober 29, 2025

In the 1900s in Saratoga, women in an upper-class household, such as the Saratoga woman in this photo, were frightened by unexplained bumps in the night. The men tried to explain away the thumping by saying that the servant girl was bumping her head against her headboard each night when the clock chimed the half-hour. Reports do not say if the women believed this explanation.

Haunted Wyoming: The Headless Woman Of Cheyenne, And Other Terrifying Tales

Young women working the steam laundry in West Cheyenne were terrified by a headless woman who haunted their way to work. As bone-chilling as that was, sometimes the truth is even more bizarre.

Jackie DorothyOctober 29, 2025

A Halloween display in Thermopolis. Trick-or-treaters approaching this home won't have to be scared of the weather, as the forecast for Halloween calls for above-average but still chilly temperatures that evening.

Trick-Or-Treaters Can Load Up: No Snow, Bone-Chilling Wind Expected For Halloween

Some places in Wyoming usually get more snow on Halloween than on Christmas, but not this year. The not-so-frightening forecast for All Hallows' Eve calls for temperatures in the 40s and 50s, no precipitation, and no howling winds.

Andrew RossiOctober 29, 2025

“Black cat bias” is a real thing that keeps them from being adopted from Wyoming animal shelters — even during the Halloween season. Despite their reputation, shelter workers say black cats aren’t witches in disguise or bring bad luck.

‘Black Cat Bias’: Even At Halloween, Wyoming Shelters Can’t Find Homes For Them

“Black cat bias” is a real thing that keeps them from being adopted from Wyoming animal shelters — even during the Halloween season. Despite their reputation, shelter workers say black cats aren’t witches in disguise or bring bad luck.

Andrew RossiOctober 28, 2025

Rick veit at st marks scaled

Haunted Wyoming: The Ghost Of St. Mark's Church

What to do when your buddy falls 100 feet to his death while building Wyoming's first church? Stuff him in the wall and hope no one notices...

Jimmy OrrOctober 28, 2025

Go big at home seems to be the motto of Wyoming’s Halloween superfans, who turn neighborhoods into over-the-top scare-fest. From giant skeletons to immersive animatronic displays, they’re making Halloween great again.

Wyoming Halloween Superfans Turn Neighborhoods Into Over-The-Top Scare-Fests

Go big at home seems to be the motto of Wyoming’s Halloween superfans, who turn neighborhoods into over-the-top scare-fest. From giant skeletons to immersive animatronic displays, they’re making Halloween great again.

Renée JeanOctober 28, 2025

Big Boy 4014 makes the first stop on its 2024 summer tour in Laramie, Wyoming, on Sunday morning, June 30, 2024. Hundreds of curious people and serious train buffs waited for more than two hours to get a good viewing spot.,

Big Boy 4014 May Make Its First Coast-To-Coast Run For America’s 250th

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena says he wants the world’s heaviest operational steam locomotive — Big Boy 4014 — to make its first coast-to-coast tour for America’s 250th anniversary next year. Big Boy has never been to the East Coast since rolling off the assembly line in 1941.

Renée JeanOctober 27, 2025

The Historic Irma hotel was built in 1902 and has retained much of its original structure, including the stone work. These rooms are believed to have been so comfortable, that some guests have never left.

Haunted Wyoming: Some Guests Still Haunt Cody’s Famous Irma Hotel

Buffalo Bill’s famous Irma Hotel has been a destination for more than 120 years. It’s even popular with guests who never really checked out, like the well-dressed gentleman who keeps showing up at the restaurant, or the soldier who shot up Room 35 in 1912.

Jackie DorothyOctober 27, 2025

Women learn to shoot and about concealed carry in Wyoming at Female Basic Handgun Courses taught by the Wheatland Police Department.

Wyoming Women Say Safety Is Top Concern When They Conceal Carry

Safety is the major factor for many Wyoming women when deciding to conceal carry firearms. Beth Douglas of Wheatland knew she wanted to carry a gun when three side-by-sides full of men approached her from behind one day.

Jackson WalkerOctober 26, 2025

Steve Cutler holds a Mopar gauge panel that he has restored.

Casper Man Known Around The Globe For Working Muscle Car Miracles

Steve Cutler’s love of Mopar and muscle cars began when he was 14 and his dad bought him a $450 1968 Dodge Charger. Now his expertise and huge collection of Mopar parts has people around the globe seeking him out to help restore their cars.

Dale KillingbeckOctober 26, 2025

Along with leaves all over the ground, you know fall has arrived when everything has pumpkin spice added to it. When a pumpkin spice latte isn’t enough to scratch their holiday itch, folks in Jackson unwind with pumpkin-yam facials. Writer David Madison relaxes with a face full of pumpkin-yam at Grand View Spa.

When A Pumpkin Spice Latte Isn’t Enough, Folks In Jackson Get Pumpkin-Yam Facials

You know fall has arrived when everything has pumpkin spice added to it. When a pumpkin spice latte isn’t enough to scratch their holiday itch, folks in Jackson unwind with pumpkin-yam facials.

David MadisonOctober 26, 2025

Darren Dalton (top left) grew up in Worland chasing sugar beet trucks. He then became that other guy on screen with Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze and Rob Lowe in movies like “The Outsiders” and “Red Dawn."

How A Wyoming Kid Became That Other Guy On Screen With Cruise, Swayze And Lowe

Darren Dalton (top left) grew up in Worland chasing sugar beet trucks. He then became that other guy on screen with Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze and Rob Lowe in movies like “The Outsiders” and “Red Dawn."

David MadisonOctober 26, 2025

The “Welcome to Wyoming” signs at state borders on major highways are large, colorful and magnets for selfies. But way off the beaten path, the most unspectacular “Entering Wyoming” signs announce that you’re in the Cowboy State.

Way Off The Beaten Path Are State's Most Unspectacular ‘Entering Wyoming’ Signs

The “Welcome to Wyoming” signs at state borders on major highways are large, colorful and magnets for selfies. But way off the beaten path, the most unspectacular “Entering Wyoming” signs announce that you’re in the Cowboy State.

Andrew RossiOctober 26, 2025

The Idelman Mansion across the street from the Wyoming State Capitol

Spirits Haunt Old Morgue In Basement Of Cheyenne Mansion-Turned-Government Offices

Wyoming state government workers swear clients of the century-old morgue in the basement still haunt the 1883 Idelman Mansion across from the Capitol. “I’ve never been so scared in my life,” said Buck McVeigh, former chief of staff for Gov. Mark Gordon.

Zakary SonntagOctober 26, 2025

Opening night of “Velveteen” in Jackson.

Jackson Community Theater’s ‘Velveteen’ Reimagines Children’s Classic Tale With Local Flair

“Velveteen” is a reimagination of a classic tale that shows what happens when a small town comes together to create something live and undeniably local.

David MadisonOctober 25, 2025

Meet the Sky Queens: Rachel Skirvin and Sarah Roark.

Rock Springs Filmmakers Explore Amelia Earhart’s Wyoming Connection

For years, a single photograph has captivated filmmaker Mark Pedri. It's an image that's displayed at the Rock Springs airport and the local museum. It shows Amelia Earhart standing in front of an aircraft in 1931 in Rock Springs.

David MadisonOctober 25, 2025

Wyoming miners in the early 1900s faced danger each day as they worked deep beneath the earth. These miners brought to Wyoming their beliefs of the supernatural from the Old World and would often refuse to work in haunted sections of a mine.

Haunted Wyoming: Plenty Of Ore — And Angry Spirits — In State's Historic Mines

When miners flocked to Wyoming in the late 1800s, they brought with them from the Old World their ancient superstitions of tommy knockers and ghostly apparitions. But fear of these spirits was not enough to stop miners from rushing to a ghostly mine when it meant gold. 

Jackie DorothyOctober 25, 2025

Rick King, right, was a young Wyoming game warden when the first Joe Picket novel "Open Range" came out, and has had the copy ever since. Now 26, years later, it finally has author C.J. Box's autograph.

Real Joe Picketts: Wyoming Game Wardens See Themselves In C.J. Box Novels

Real-life game wardens say author C.J. Box has elevated their profession across America, while also educating people on all the real-world issues they face. "I appreciate what he's done for the profession," says retired Wyoming Chief Game Warden Rick King.

Renée JeanOctober 25, 2025

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