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Buffalo’s Downtown Murals Make Western Wyoming Seem Larger Than Life
Buffalo's downtown murals reflect local culture and history. Aaron Wuerker, one of the artists responsible for two large-format paintings, told Cowboy State Daily the murals are a draw for tourists, enticing them to stop and stay longer.
Wendy CorrMay 01, 2023
Cowboy Mounted Shooting Is As Western — And Wyoming — As It Gets
Cowboy mounted shooting is a true test of cowboy skills, and the sport's growing around Wyoming and the West. A fast-paced blend of rodeo and shootout, it’s often referred to as barrel racing with an attitude.
Jake NicholsApril 30, 2023
Yes, The Skin From Wyoming's Notorious Wild West Outlaw "Big Nose George" Was Used To Make Shoes
This is the macabre story of a once-common practice of binding books with human skin — and how Wyoming did that one better by skinning notorious Wild West outlaw "Big Nose George" and making him into a pair of shoes.
Jake NicholsApril 30, 2023
Cheyenne’s Sturgis House, One Of Wyoming's Most Historical Homes, On The Market
One of Wyoming's most historically important homes, The Sturgis House, was built in 1884 by a then-famous New York architect George Rainsford. The two Sturgis brothers were among founders of the Wyoming Stock Growers’ Association. The 7,500-foot house, which boasts 32 rooms, just came on the market.
Renée JeanApril 30, 2023
Casper Author, Illustrator Win "Outstanding Juvenile Book For 2023" At National Western Heritage Awards
Casper's Casey Rislov and Zachary Pullen were honored for their book "The Rowdy Randy Wild West Show" as the top "Juvenile Book For 2023" at the Western Heritage Awards earlier this month.
Wendy CorrApril 29, 2023
Wyoming Couple Has Tricked Out One Far-Out, Groovy And Out-Of-Sight '70s Van
This is a story about how a newly married Wyoming couple found each other, then found a van. Or rather, how the van found them in a totally groovy, far-out time warp to the out-of-sight 1970s.
Jake NicholsApril 29, 2023
Pete Simpson’s Wyoming Legacy Goes Far Beyond Being Al Simpson’s Older Brother
Pete Simpson isn’t slowing down just yet. He’ll be 93 this year, but he still shows up at the Cody Rec. Center at least four times a week for a good workout. He may be lesser known than his colorful brother Al, but he's had an equally rich and rewarding career in academia, politics and the arts.
Wendy CorrApril 29, 2023
Wyoming, Other Western States, Obliterate Snowpack Records
The amount of snow that stayed on the ground in Wyoming this year is unprecedented, according to satellite imagery that tracks snowpack. Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day says all that snow will begin to melt very soon.
Wendy CorrApril 26, 2023
“Yellowstone” Actors Powwow In Wyoming To Spotlight Epidemic Of Missing And Murdered Natives On Reservations
“1883” Actor Stephen Yellowtail is a Tongue River High School graduate who says that in his family, “several relatives that have gone missing.” While only about 100 missing and murdered indigenous people have been reported, estimates are there are more than 5,000.
Wendy CorrApril 24, 2023
Gillette Teen Accidentally Becomes A National Award-Winning Country Singer
Shawn Keller is a 2022 Gillette High School graduate, an aspiring baseball player and now an award-winning country vocalist. The teen won Male Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year at the North America Country Music Association’s International competition in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, last month.
Wendy CorrApril 24, 2023
Is Professional Pillow Fighting The Next Big Thing?
Professional pillow fighting is for real. There’s a league, star athletes, pay-per-view specials, and international events already underway. The promoter who brought bare-knuckle fighting and Ice Wars hockey fighting to the Cowboy State, said it could work in Wyoming.
Jake NicholsApril 23, 2023
Riverton Woman Has Rolled Past 611,000 Miles In Her Toyota Corolla
Melissa Gardner says maintenance is the key to piling up 611,000 miles on her 2007 Toyota Corolla. The Riverton, Wyoming woman plans to keep driving Corolla until the “engine falls out on the highway.”
Renée JeanApril 23, 2023
New Triceratops Exhibit At Wyoming State Museum Already A Hit Even Before It Opens
A new Triceratops that’s part of a display opening in May is already on display at the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne, and was the star of an adults-only Jurassic party to preview the exhibit — even though he’s really a Cretaceous kid.
Renée JeanApril 23, 2023
With More Than 20 Murals, Laramie Downtown Wears Its Art On Its Sleeve
A collaboration that began a dozen years ago has blossomed into Laramie’s downtown district being peppered with more than 20 colorful and thought-provoking murals.
Wendy CorrApril 23, 2023
Brotherhood Of Cheyenne Firefighters Includes Two Who Are Actually Brothers
After college, the lives of the two brothers diverged for a time, until one of became a firefighter. That ultimately brought them together as Cheyenne firefighters in what’s become a dream job for both.
Renée JeanApril 22, 2023
Dome On The Range: Original Wyoming Capitol Cupola Sits In Field Next To Abandoned Schoolhouse
When the Wyoming Legislature decided to fix the roof of the state Capitol in the late 1990s, it meant taking down two original 1917 domes. One is MIA, while the other — dubbed the "Dome on the Range" — sits in a Wyoming field next to an old one-room schoolhouse.
April 22, 2023
When It Comes To Wind, Wyoming Blows All Other States Away
It won’t come as a surprise to Wyomingites that the Cowboy State is the windiest in the lower 48 states. Only Alaska is windier.
Wendy CorrApril 19, 2023
Record Snow Means Wyoming Faces Record Spring Dog Doo Season
Huge snowfall and record cold mean there’s also an equally huge spring dog doo cleanup season in store for Wyoming.
Mark HeinzApril 19, 2023
Someone Got a Deal – Wyoming T. Rex Sells for Bargain Price of $5.3 Million
The fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, sourced from three specimens unearthed in Wyoming and Montana, sold for a “disappointing” $5.3 million at an auction in Zurich on Tuesday.
Wendy CorrApril 19, 2023
“Longmire” Actor, Wyoming Prominent At Annual Western Heritage Awards
At the premiere awards event in the cowboy world, Wyoming values were represented everywhere – from presenters to recipients (including "Longmire's" Lou Diamond Phillips), from music to movies, the 62nd Annual Western Heritage Awards held in Oklahoma City on Saturday celebrated the spirit of the Wild West.
Wendy CorrApril 17, 2023
Aggravating Rite of Spring: It’s Pothole Season in Wyoming
No matter how bad it gets, don't try to fill that neighborhood pothole on your own. Leave it to the experts, not the Terminator.
Jake NicholsApril 16, 2023
Wyoming Reservation Teachers Raising 5 Native Kids Picked For Africa Trip To Study Rwandan Genocide
Patrick and Heather Pasquellini are teachers at Arapahoe Charter High School on the Wind River Indian Reservation – and parents to five adopted Native children. They’ll travel to Rwanda in July to study the aftermath of that country’s 1994 genocide that left nearly 800,000 dead.
Wendy CorrApril 16, 2023
Why Aren't These Trampoline-Jumping Acrobats Being Towed By A Tractor Flying Off Into Oblivion?
The physics and fun of tractor pull trampoline. Answers to burning questions like why don’t the bouncers fly off? And what would possess someone to do this?
Jake NicholsApril 15, 2023
Meeteetse Bullfighter Dusty Tuckness - Wyoming’s Rodeo G.O.A.T.
Forget Tom Brady … Wyoming’s G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) is 36-year-old Dusty Tuckness from Meeteetse, who has been selected 14 years in a row to fight bulls at the National Finals Rodeo.
Wendy CorrApril 15, 2023