Wyoming Life

Experts Towing handles a tricky extraction in Crazy Woman Canyon in this composite image showing the stuck truck from opposite angles. It wasn't their first, nor last.

Oops! Wayward Trucker Gets Stuck Attempting Shortcut Through Wyoming's Big Horn Mountains

An 18-wheeler got jacked up on a scraggly dirt road high up in the national forest of the Big Horn Mountains in northern Wyoming. The trucker said he was following his GPS.

Jake NicholsMay 16, 2023

Dessie Bebout, A True Wyoming Woman, Dies At 102

Dessie Bebout was among the first enlisted women in the U.S. military after the attack on Pearl Harbor. She went on to be a tough and loving wife and mother, and an example of true Wyoming work ethic and character. She died Friday at her Riverton home. She was 102.

Clair McFarlandMay 15, 2023

Rod Miller signs copies of his new volume of poetry, titled "The Dog's Pancake."

Review: Rod Miller's "The Dog's Pancake" Takes You To Wyoming — Whether You Want It Or Not

Cowboy State Daily columnist Rod Miller's first volume of published poems hits bookstores this month. The 65 anthems, mostly free-verse, will take readers to Wyoming — whether they want to go there or not.

Clair McFarlandMay 15, 2023

Hannah Barefoot has wanted to act and perform as long as she can remember. She grew up in Cody, and was back recently trying on hats at the Irma Hotel.

Cody’s Hannah Barefoot Credits Budding Hollywood Career To Wyoming Work Ethic

Very few hopefuls can make a living acting in Hollywood, and Cody native Hannah Barefoot is one of them. From guest spots on “NCIS” and “The Chosen,” to starring in Lifetime TV movies, she credits her Wyoming work ethic for helping her break through.

Wendy CorrMay 15, 2023

Gillette College freshman Haiden Thompson on Foxy lays out a perfect loop in breakaway.

Gillette College’s Haiden Thompson Is Really That Good At Rodeo

Haiden Thompson is a favorite to win at the College National Finals Rodeo next month. She has been lighting up for Gillette College in the Central Rocky Mountain Region all season, finishing as goat tying champion, reserve champion breakaway roper, all-around champion and Rookie of the Year.

Jake NicholsMay 14, 2023

Students at Lakeview Elementary School in Gillette came up with the name "Trashzilla" for one of the city's garbage trucks.

Make Way For Trashzilla, Wyoming’s King Of Garbage Trucks

From Trashzilla to Sir Dumps a Lot, kids in Gillette, Wyoming, have named the city’s fleet of garbage trucks.

Jake NicholsMay 14, 2023

Trees and shrubs in Wyoming have been getting some mixed signals from Mother Nature, with temperatures near 80 degrees one day and in the teens shortly thereafter. How do the trees know when the weather's trying to confuse them?

Wyoming’s Roller Coaster Spring Weather Can Confuzzle Your Fruit Trees

Wyoming’s roller coaster springs, with temperatures in the 80s one week and in the teens the next, present particular problems for fruit tree growers. But a variety of fruit trees will still grow in the Cowboy State, even if they don’t produce fruits every year.

Renée JeanMay 14, 2023

"Power, Life, Healing" on the Bossert Building in downtown Lander.

Already Picturesque, Lander’s Murals Reinforce Historic Town’s Western Wyoming Attitude

Even without its collection of downtown Western-themed murals, Lander is picturesque Wyoming to the core.

Wendy CorrMay 13, 2023

Greta, a 13-year-old Chihuahua, was found wandering around Wyoming truck stop. Nobody knew at the time she disappeared from her home in Texas seven years ago.

Greta The Chihuahua Found In Wyoming Seven Years After Disappearing In Texas

When Greta the Chihuahua escaped her yard in Texas in 2016, leaving her collar dangling on the gate, Tamara Fisk thought she’d never see her pup again. A call from the Green River Animal Shelter last month took her completely by surprise.

Wendy CorrMay 13, 2023

A church in Jeffrey City, Wyoming is half buried in snow this past winter along Tebra Morris' rural mail route.

Loneliest Mail Carrier In The Nation: Tebra Morris' Daily 300-Mile Remote Wyoming Route

Tebra Morris drives 300 miles a day to deliver one of the longest and most remote mail routes in the nation, where she often travels longer distances between mailboxes than most postal carriers do for their entire routes.

Jake NicholsMay 13, 2023

This photo of a land spout over a mountain peak in Montana went viral on social media.

That’s Not A Humongous Tornado On A Mountain Top In Montana, It’s A Rare ‘Land Spout’

What appears to be a tornado touching down on the peaks of a Montana mountain range and captured in a video that went viral this week isn’t, says meteorologist Don Day. It’s a rare “land spout.”

Wendy CorrMay 12, 2023

Former University of Wyoming head rodeo coach Beau Clark.

University Of Wyoming Rodeo Coach Resigns Three Weeks Before College National Finals Rodeo

Beau Clark is resigning as the University of Wyoming rodeo coach comes less than a month from the College National Finals Rodeo.

Jake NicholsMay 11, 2023

Mr. Gnome was a colorful fixture in his Laramie garden, as seen in this 2022 photo.

‘People Suck’: Laramie Woman Says Karma Will Catch Up With Whoever Stole Her Garden Gnome

When Laramie resident Melissa Desiervo vented on Facebook about someone stealing Mr. Gnome, her garden ornament, she didn’t expect a flood of support — or a new gnome.

Greg JohnsonMay 10, 2023

At $700,000, Wyoming Department of Transportation officials say their new Larue T80 snowblower is worth it. It can move up to 5,000 tons of snow an hour, 25% more than the departments older snowblowers.

WYDOT Battles Record Snow With New Rig That Chews Through 5,000 Tons Of Snow An Hour

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has unveiled its newest piece of snow-fighting machinery — a Larue T80 rotary snowblower that cuts through snow like butter, clearing as much as 5,000 tons of snow an hour.

Wendy CorrMay 10, 2023

The Quest For 2,000: Worland Man Tries — Yet Again — To Grow One Ton Pumpkin

Worland's Jay Richard has grown some of the largest pumpkins Wyoming has ever seen, but not THE largest. He’s determined to set a new state record by building a 30-by-70-foot greenhouse in hopes to grow a 2,000-pound pumpkin.

Wendy CorrMay 08, 2023

Wyoming has the highest per capita suicide rate in the nation, and Campbell County leads the state. One Gillette mother has been working for the past eight years to bring suicide awareness out of the shadows. She wears that emotion literally on her sleeve with a semicolon tattoo.

Medicinal Ink: Project Semicolon Taps Into Tattoos As Emotional Reminders Of Suicide

The Simonson family of Gillette will mourn the eighth anniversary of Kaden Simonson’s death Monday, who in 2015 took his own life at the age of 15. The remember him every day with their semicolon tattoos, a growing suicide awareness movement.

Leo WolfsonMay 07, 2023

Florida Man To Play Pickleball In Wyoming As Part of 48 Matches In 48 Days World Record Attempt

Dean Matt’s idea to play 48 matches in 48 days in 48 states is modeled after the Iron Cowboy. He is scheduled to play VisitCasper’s Tyler Daugherty and Luke Gilliam at the 307 Tennis Club next Saturday at 11am.

Renée JeanMay 07, 2023

The Wyoming Fossil Cabin was supposed to be moved in 2018 from its current site along a remote section of Wyoming Highway 30 into Medicine Bow. But the project stalled, leaving the cabin resting awkwardly on beams.

Wyoming’s Fossil Cabin — "World’s Oldest Building" — Could Be Moved This Summer

After years of languishing in a remote spot along Wyoming Highway 30 between Rock River and Medicine Bow, the famed Wyoming Fossil Cabin might finally make it to a new home alongside the Medicine Bow Museum this summer.

Mark HeinzMay 07, 2023

‘Logistical Nightmare’: Short On Plow Drivers & Hammered By Weather, WYDOT Had Harrowing Winter

Personnel shortages, worn equipment and brutal weather made for a tough winter for the Wyoming Department of Transportation.

Mark HeinzMay 07, 2023

From Giant Lighted Jesus To Giant Lighted T. Rex, Chris Navarro Now Sculpting With Light

Famed Wyoming sculptor Chris Navarro's bronze “Sacred Heart of Jesus,” which stands in front of Our Lady of Fatima church and “Essence of Rex” at the entrance to the Tate Geological Museum are both illuminated from within using LED lights, which Navarro says really brings them to life.

Wendy CorrMay 06, 2023

This photo of an old toilet discarded in the public right of way along Russell Avenue in Laramie was taken in May 2022. By that time it had been there for more than a year. It was picked up by the city Thursday.

After More Than Two Years, Laramie Removes Historic Russell Street Roadside Toilet

It had been on his radar for awhile, but Laramie Code Enforcement Officer Brian Forster said a Cowboy State Daily call asking about an old toilet that had been on the side of the road for more than two years was “the push to get rid of it.”

Greg JohnsonMay 06, 2023

Lander High School boys swimmers have won 27 consecutive state titles after their domination in Gillette in February.

Lander High Swim Team’s Historically Great Streak — 27 State Titles And Counting

Nothing seems to distract or derail the juggernaut Lander High School swim program, which has won 27 straight state championships.

Jake NicholsMay 06, 2023

Ross Howard with a flying saucer he built for the La Barge Fourth of July celebration.

Cowboy State People: In Tiny La Barge, Wyoming, Welder Ross Howard Is A Heavy Metal Legend

He’s fabricated movie props, a Beatles-inspired yellow submarine and even a Batmobile. People in tiny La Barge, Wyoming, know there’s nothing Ross Howard can’t weld, fabricate or build.

May 06, 2023

Crews have been working to clear the roads through Yellowstone National Park ahead of Friday morning's schedule East Entrance opening.

Huge Winter Won’t Halt Yellowstone’s East Entrance Opening On Friday, But Weather Might

Friday's opening of the East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park may be brief as snow and rain could cause it to close as quickly as it opens.

Wendy CorrMay 04, 2023

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