Wyoming Life

Bob Beck, Longtime Voice Of Wyoming Public Radio, To Get Honorary Doctorate From UW

Bob Beck, the longtime voice and leader of Wyoming Public Radio, returns Saturday for the University of Wyoming to give him its highest accolade — an honorary doctoral degree. “I am not speechless often,” says Beck, but he was about this surprise honor.

Wendy CorrMay 13, 2026

Singer, songwriter Michael DeGreve played at Cheyenne's Hitching Post for 30 years

Cheyenne Musical Legend Michael DeGreve Dies At 78

Longtime Cheyenne performer Michael DeGreve, who sang at The Hitching Post six nights a week for 30 years, died Monday in Oregon. The singer, who performed with Neil Young, Graham Nash and other legends, had been battling prostate cancer, his wife said.

Zakary SonntagMay 12, 2026

Wyoming Man Hospitalized After Exposure To Fumes During Lithium-Ion Battery Fire

A Daniel, Wyoming man who narrowly averted a fire in his home last week after a lithium-ion battery spontaneously combusted, has landed in the hospital after inhaling fumes from the burning battery. "It literally blew up kind of in our faces," he said.

Renée JeanMay 12, 2026

Pepper Fipps, the Cow Boss at the Rafter Star Ranch near Sheridan, uses only “Big Wonderful Wyoming” mud flaps on the ranch flatbeds and big rigs. He’s having trouble finding replacements.

Rancher Won’t Use Anything But ‘Big Wonderful Wyoming’ Mud Flaps, Can’t Find More

A Sheridan-area rancher is on a quest for “Big Wonderful Wyoming” mudflaps — and won’t use anything else on the ranch’s trucks. “I’ll order eight sets of them,” she told a Wyoming auto parts dealer.

Mark HeinzMay 11, 2026

Folks were enjoying the 83-degree weather at Cheyenne's Holiday Park on Monday, May 11, 2026, less than a week removed from a snowstorm that dumped several inches of heavy, wet snow on the city.

Extreme Wyoming Weather Swings From 10 Inches Of Snow To 90 Degrees In A Week

Last week, parts of Wyoming got up to 10 inches of snow during blizzard conditions, but by Monday temps were in the 80s and flirting with record highs — and on their way into the 90s. “May is very susceptible to mood swings,” says meteorologist Don Day.

Andrew RossiMay 11, 2026

Portuguese Fort Painting inset scaled 5 10 26

Wyoming History: Oldest Fur Trading Fort Survived Indian Attacks, But Not Jim Bridger

Antonio Montero and his mountain men survived a 40-day attack by Sioux warriors at what’s known today as the “Portuguese Houses,” Wyoming’s oldest fur trading fort founded in 1834. But it was rival Jim Bridger and Crows that finally chased Montero away.

Jackie DorothyMay 10, 2026

A dog named Charlie a Wyoming couple rescued from a California shelter running off with a whiteout blizzard on the way triggered a 24-hour search. It was a miracle, Charlie’s owners believe, that a newlywed couple in the middle of nowhere found him.

Newlyweds On A Hike Find California Rescue Dog Lost In A Wyoming Whiteout

A couple in remote southeastern Wyoming thought they might never see their new rescue dog again after he disappeared in a spring snowstorm last week. But 24 hours later, a pair of newlyweds hiking through the area spotted the shivering dog and saved him.

Renée JeanMay 10, 2026

Lander native Jake Kauffman may be the chillest dude in Wyoming, and now he's is chasing freedom in a VW van. His turning point came at age 14, when he flatlined after drowning in the water of ironically named Lucky Pond, then was saved by his brother.

Wyoming Artist Chases Freedom In A Van With Girlfriend, A Drifter & Welding Equipment

After drowning and later overdosing, Lander's Jake Kauffman tried conventional adulthood but it wasn't for him. So now the Wyoming artist is chasing freedom in a VW van with his girlfriend, a drifter he met in Oregon and his welding equipment.

Kolby FedoreMay 10, 2026

John Wold ran for the U.S. House the same year Richard Nixon was elected president in 1968. Here is a photo of Nixon and John Wold.

Wyoming People: ‘Man Of The Century’ John Wold Pioneered Modern U.S. Mining

John Wold’s impact on Wyoming's — and America’s — mining industry were so important he was dubbed the state’s “Man of the Century” when he died at age 100. He "revolutionized the way our nation extracts minerals today,” said U.S. Sen. John Barrasso.

Dale KillingbeckMay 10, 2026

Wyoming’s Kindness Ranch is rescuing 70 dogs and cats from a Colorado research lab this week. The nation’s only facility that exclusively saves lab animals has rescued thousands of beagles and cats.

Wyoming’s Kindness Ranch To Rescue 70 Cats And Dogs From Colorado Research Lab

Wyoming’s Kindness Ranch is rescuing 70 dogs and cats from a Colorado research lab this week — one of its largest rescues. The director believes this is the first of many closures as he's hearing it's longer financially feasible to use beagles and cats.

Jen KocherMay 10, 2026

Jerry Kinkade, now 91, was a kid 80 years ago when his dad tried to run a covered wagon camping trip from Wyoming to Montana. It didn't go well and they never did another one. But now decades later, a few photos from that trip have turned up in a thrift shop 1,200 miles away.

Photos From Lost Wyoming Covered Wagon Trip Found 1,200 Miles Away In Thrift Shop

A Wyoming family’s 80-year-old photos from a doomed covered wagon camping trip found their way to a thrift shop 1,200 miles away. Jerry Kinkade remembers it well, but says that now “I am 91, so I’m gonna go chase women and drink a lot of whiskey."

Jackie DorothyMay 10, 2026

Bugs Bunny raced Cecil Turtle through a fictional Yellowstone National Park in the 1947 Looney Tunes short “Rabbit Transit.” It was the third time Bugs and Cecil had replayed the ancient fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" — even though Cecil isn't a tortoise.

Wyoming In Cartoons: When Bugs Bunny Raced A Jet-Powered Turtle Through Yellowstone

The 1947 cartoon “Rabbit Transit” is another cartoon in the Looney Tunes franchise with an odd Wyoming connection. In this one, Bugs Bunny raced Cecil Turtle through Yellowstone. But the turtle had a secret weapon — jet engines under his shell.

Andrew RossiMay 10, 2026

Nelly Brown, left, gives Deanna Cotten a “joy” tattoo as part of a documentary about having joy while being diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Casper Tattoo Artist Wages Second Fight With Cancer With Help From Client With ALS

A Casper tattoo artist thought she’d already beaten cancer, but its back attacking another part of her body. She keeps working — and fighting — with the help of a client with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Dale KillingbeckMay 10, 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

The articulated skeleton of a small dinosaur found near Alpine, Wyoming. Professor and paleontologist L.J. Krumenacker said the shape of the leg, hip, and tail bones indicates this is the skeleton of Idaho's state dinosaur, Oryctodromeus, and might be the best of its kind ever found.

Wyoming Woman Discovers Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Near Alpine

A paleontologist said Heather Zamora's discovery of a small dinosaur skeleton near Alpine, Wyoming, is one of the best fossils he's ever seen of the burrowing Oryctodromeus. “We usually don’t find them where all the bones are connected that way,” he said.

Andrew RossiMay 09, 2026

HistoriCorps staff and volunteers carrying a replacement sill log at Gillespie Place.

Saving The Forgotten 116-Year-Old Cabin Of Wyoming’s Copper Queen

The 116-year-old historic cabin of Sara Gillespie — aka Wyoming’s Copper Queen — was all but forgotten and crumbling until it was rediscovered in 2010. Now an urgent effort is underway to save what was known a century ago as “Gillespie Palace."

Renée JeanMay 09, 2026

Ted Turner on his Snowcrest Ranch south of Alder, Montana, in 2011.

Ted Turner Was Most At Home At His Flying D Ranch In Montana

Media mogul Ted Turner, who died Wednesday, once owned four ranches in Montana and the largest bison herd in North America. His friends say he was most at home at the Flying D Ranch and its 113,613 acres of wildness in the southwest part of the state.

Jeff WelschMay 08, 2026

A bride fell off a snowmobile during an adventurous wedding photography shoot near Smoot, Wyoming, in April 2025. Now a clip of that mishap that made “America’s Funniest Home Videos” lives on the internet forever.

Bride Falling Off A Snowmobile In Wyoming Stars On “America’s Funniest Home Videos”

A bride who fell off a snowmobile during a wedding photography shoot near Smoot, Wyoming has made "America's Funniest Home Videos." The clip, which shows the bride falling head over heels into the snow, was included in Episode 6 of the series' 36th season.

Andrew RossiMay 07, 2026

A life-sized protest sheep in Jackson Town Square.

Why PETA Put A Protest Sheep Statue In Jackson's Town Square

A life-sized protest sheep in Jackson’s Town Square is a statement about “wool cruelty” in Wyoming, the No. 1 state for wool production. If it’s cruel to shear sheep, then “it’s cruel for us humans to get haircuts,” says a lifelong sheep rancher.

Kate MeadowsMay 07, 2026

Vedauwoo, in between Cheyenne and Laramie.

Southeast Wyoming Just Got More Snow Than It Received All Winter

The last two days in southeast Wyoming were snowier than at any time during this past winter as Cheyenne officially received 9 inches of snow. “It was a nice, big event, but it's also pathetic that it took this long to get one,” says meteorologist Don Day.

Andrew RossiMay 07, 2026

James Morey, Jr. and Diana Gunderson hold up an identical battery pack (left) to the one that blew up and caught fire (upper right and lower right).

"It Just Blew Up": Wyoming Couple Jolted Awake When Lithium-Ion Battery Catches Fire

A lithium-ion battery caught fire at a Daniel couple’s home as they were waking up on Tuesday. “The flames, my God, I couldn’t believe it,” Jack Morey said. “It just blew up and shot flames I’d say about a foot up.”

Renée JeanMay 06, 2026

Several inches of wet, heavy snow are bending trees and bushes around Cheyenne on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, with more expected.

‘Million-Dollar Storm’: Snow Brings An Inch Of Water, Most In 24 Hours Since August

The heavy, wet snow that blanketed southeast Wyoming brought an inch of water to a parched part of the state Tuesday, the most in 24 hours since August. “It’s been a million-dollar storm, and it's not done yet,” says meteorologist Don Day.

Andrew RossiMay 06, 2026

Two Heads, One Calf: Ultra Rare, One-In-Millions Birth Stuns Utah Ranchers

A Utah ranch saw something Friday that’s never happened before in the nearly 155 years its been raising cattle — the birth of a two-headed calf. It brings back memories for Wyoming ranchers who once had a cow give birth to a similar ultra-rare calf.

Kolby FedoreMay 05, 2026

Baby Finches Hatch In Christmas Wreath Casper Family Left Up Way Too Long

A Casper family hasn’t used its front door in a month after discovering finches had built a nest and laid eggs in a Christmas wreath they forgot to take down. “I’d like to use my front door again,” the mom says as they watch the babies grow.

Kolby FedoreMay 04, 2026

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