Wyoming Life

Sleeping Giant Ski Area is one of many around Wyoming excited for a big dump of snow this weekend.

Wyoming Ski Resorts Can Expect Up To 2 Feet Of Snow Over Weekend

Wyoming's ski areas could get up to 2 feet of over the weekend, and temperatures are finally cold enough start building a snowpack for the season.

Andrew RossiDecember 01, 2023

The photo is a piece of a painting on an elk hide showing Black Kettle with the American Flag and the military attack at Sand Creek. The hide was painted by Northern Arapaho Benjamin Ridgely Sr. The original is on display at the Northern Arapaho Experience Room in the Wind River Hotel and Casino just west of Riverton.

Sand Creek Massacre: The Most Dastardly Episode In American History Of Broken Promises

The Sand Creek massacre, which happened Nov. 29, 1864, was "really the most dastardly episode in American history of broken promises, followed by a massacre,” Indian Wars historian John Monnett told Cowboy State Daily.

Candy MoultonNovember 29, 2023

A snowplow that was hit from behind by a vehicle while clearing Interstate 80 near Baggs, Wyoming, during last weekend's storm.

WYDOT To Wyoming Drivers: Quit Running Into Our Snowplows!

The first major snowstorm of the season in Wyoming over the Thanksgiving weekend saw drivers plow into three snowplows, damaging two of them enough to put them out of commission.

Andrew RossiNovember 29, 2023

Rock Springs Mayor Max Mickelson discusses an online news report that he says unfairly targeted a city police officer and the department.

Rock Springs Mayor, Police Department Refute Online Attack Of Police Officer

Saying it’s been “frustrating” dealing with the unsubstantiated claims by an online report accusing a Rock Springs police officer of malfeasance, the city has released bodycam footage that doesn’t support the opinionated and inflammatory reports.

Clair McFarlandNovember 29, 2023

The Natrona County High School marching band performs Metallica's "Lux Aeterna."

For Whom The Band Tolls: Natrona County Marching Band Enters Metallica Competition

The 100-member Natrona High School marching band is the only Wyoming band entered in a nationwide contest to translate heavy metal group Metallica’s songs into an on-field performance.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 27, 2023

Nope, That Heart-Tugging New Chevrolet Ad Was Not Filmed In Wyoming

Readers reached out to Cowboy State Daily over the weekend to ask the location of the Wyoming drive-in theatre featured in a new heart-tugging Chevrolet ad which addresses Alzheimer's disease. It is a real theatre but it's located in Dearborn, Michigan.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 27, 2023

A giant sunspot archipelago, or a collection of sunspots, on the surface of the sun covers an area more than 15 times the width of Earth.

Enormous Sunspot 15 Earths Wide Could Give Wyoming Awesome Light Shows

As the sun enters its 11-year solar maximum, Wyomingites can expect a lot more dazzling aurora borealis displays caused by giant collection of sunspots that cover an area as wide as 15 Earths.

Andrew RossiNovember 27, 2023

If your property doesn't have a well, an off-grid water system is critical to establishing your homestead. There are many options to do this, including putting a large gravity-fed water tank outside your house.

Off The Grid In Wyoming: Wasting Water A Cardinal Sin For Homesteaders

The average American household wastes 90 gallons of water every day, something that would be a cardinal sin on an off-grid homestead, where water is much too valuable and important to waste.

John ThompsonNovember 26, 2023

Mountain man Hugh Glass does battle with a sow grizzly in this exhibit at the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale.

Mountain Man Hugh Glass’ Real And Embellished Legacy Inspired ‘The Revenant’

Filmmakers consulted with Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale when they made “The Revenant,” and an exhibit shows Glass wielding a Bowie knife in a battle with a grizzly. Now they're hearing rumors of a sequel to the movie.

John ThompsonNovember 26, 2023

Jade Moser puts her welding talents to use on creating a huge 10-foot, 5,000-pound horse sculpture.

Wyoming Metal Artists Dumpster Dive To Create 10-Foot, 5,000-Pound Horse

Terry Bison Ranch owner Dan Thiel and Jaden Moser are dumpster diving to find material to create another uniquely Wyoming metal sculpture for the 27,500-acre operation — a 10-foot, 5,000-pound horse.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 26, 2023

A member of the Air Force crash investigation team surveys the tail section of the Air Force C-130 that crashed and burned near the top of Sheep Mountain near Jackson, Wyoming, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1996. The C-130, which carried support equipment for President Clinton's vacation, went down on takeoff late Saturday night. Nine people were killed in the crash.

Wyoming History: 27 Years Ago Clinton Plane Crashed Into Jackson Mountain

It was a pitch-black night in 1996 when a President Clinton support C-130 ignored takeoff protocol and slammed into Sheep Mountain above Jackson at 200 mph, killing all nine onboard. The impact created a fireball that could be seen for miles.

Jake NicholsNovember 26, 2023

Students taught by Elise Mayor stand in front of the Big Four School in Four Mile near Kaycee in the late 1920s.

Strict Rules For Early Wyoming Teachers: No Makeup, Drinking Or Hanging Out

Like most teachers of her time, Elise Mayor had to sign a strict contract about her behavior when she began teaching in Wyoming in 1926 — no makeup, drinking or hanging out in ice cream shops.

Amber SteinmetzNovember 26, 2023