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When a large, purple urn mysteriously appeared at Holliday Park in Cheyenne, people had a lot of questions about whose cremains were inside and why they were left there. That happens "more often than people may realize,” says the Laramie County coroner.

Coroner Says Mystery Urn Left At Cheyenne Park Is More Common Than People Think

When a large, purple urn suddenly appeared at Holliday Park in Cheyenne, people had a lot of questions about whose cremains were inside and why they were left there. That happens "more often than people may realize,” the Laramie County coroner said.

Kolby FedoreMay 17, 2026

By 1905, the town of Battle in the Sierra Madres of Wyoming had been mostly abandoned and the buildings left behind by the 1910s. Once a lively town, Battle boasted five saloons, numerous houses of ill repute, several retail stores, two hotels, a post office, newspaper and school.

Wyoming History: In Ghost Town Of Battle, Miners And Sheep Men Hated Each Other

Now a ghost town, Battle in the rugged Wyoming Sierra Madres lived up to its name, where miners and sheepherders hated each other. “The raucous music of its honky-tonks was interrupted more than once by a miner-herder foray,” historians wrote.

Jackie DorothyMay 17, 2026

Thor Stephenson Jr. thought he’d die after a shotgun blast destroyed his leg during a pheasant hunt in 2013. The Wyoming amputee still hunts, fishes and hikes on a custom $68,000 brown and gold Bucking Horse prosthetic he says symbolizes being cowboy tough. 

Amputee Shows His Love For Wyoming With $68,000 Brown-And-Gold Bucking Horse Leg

Thor Stephenson Jr. thought he was going to die after a shotgun blast destroyed his leg during a pheasant hunt in 2013. Not so. He still hunts, fishes and hikes on a custom brown and gold Bucking Horse prosthetic he says symbolizes being cowboy tough. 

Kolby FedoreMay 17, 2026

Paul Hutton looking over items in the auction, and trying to decide if the Buffalo Bill Center of the West will bid on anything.

Wyoming Museums Can’t Afford Historic Wild West Items So They Go To Auction

A glass negative of Butch Cassidy’s prison photo and Sitting Bull’s contract to be in Buffalo Bill’s ‘Wild West Show’ are among the items in a Western auction. Authenticity questions and steep prices put them out of reach for most Wyoming museums.

Renée JeanMay 17, 2026

Jenica and Dave McMaster in the Oval Office with President George W. Bush

Casper Couple Traces 20-Plus-Year Marriage To George W. Bush White House

A Casper couple traces their marriage of more than 22 years to meeting while working in the George W. Bush White House. From the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to calls from Air Force One, they now live in the hometown of Bush’s vice president, Dick Cheney.

Dale KillingbeckMay 17, 2026

The first cars to legally enter Yellowstone National Park happened in 1915. Thirteen years before, Henry G. Merry crashed through the gate with his 1897 Winton which was officially the first car to drive into the park. 

Wyoming History: First Car In Yellowstone Was A Gate-Crasher Who Got Cars Banned

Henry Merry became the first person to drive a car in Yellowstone in 1902 when he crashed the park’s gate at 25 mph in his 1897 Winton. After he and his wife were kicked out, cars were officially banned in Yellowstone for another 13 years.

Jackie DorothyMay 17, 2026

Drivers on a Texas highway stopped under an overpass during a hailstorm caused a traffic jam and outraged people stuck out in the hail. It’s not legal, and trying that in Wyoming would get someone a ticket — or worse if they cause a crash.

No, You Can't Legally Park Under A Wyoming Overpass During A Hailstorm

No matter how tempting it is to park your car under an overpass during a hailstorm, it's illegal. Not only does it impede traffic but could cause major pileups. For emergency vehicles, not being able to get through could mean a matter of life or death.

Andrew RossiMay 16, 2026

By the end of the decade, Gillette will have hosted the National High School Finals Rodeo 15 times, more than any other city. “The NHSFR is in our DNA,” local officials say, adding they’re “heartbroken” that the world’s largest rodeo will never return.

How Gillette, Wyoming, Lost The World’s Largest Rodeo

By the end of the decade, Gillette will have hosted the National High School Finals Rodeo 15 times, more than any other city. But the organization announced this spring that after 2029, it has no plans to ever return to Wyoming.

Julie MankinMay 16, 2026

A Cheyenne attorney and his father, a former Wyoming attorney general, saw what they describe as a huge, super-bright UFO driving Highway 59 in 1991. How 35 years later, Richard Barrett says he’s still trying to figure out what they saw.

35 Years After UFO Encounter, Cheyenne Man Still Trying To Figure Out What He Saw

A Cheyenne attorney and his father, a former Wyoming attorney general, saw what they described as a huge, super-bright UFO while driving on Highway 59 in 1991. Now 35 years later, Richard Barrett says he’s still trying to figure out what they saw.

Dale KillingbeckMay 16, 2026

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.

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

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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

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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

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