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Wyoming Leaders Meet To Ensure State Has Important Role With Smithsonian Women’s Museum
Wyoming leaders gathered in Jackson last week to make sure Wyoming has a prominent voice in the forthcoming American Women’s History Museum. The Smithsonian has already raised more than $55 million to build it.
Jackie DorothyAugust 10, 2025
Rock Springs Chinatown Archaeology Dig Uncovers Untold History Of 1885 Massacre
Students from Grinnell College are doing an archaeological dig in the historic Chinatown district of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Their work is uncovering the untold history of the daily lives of immigrants who survived the 1885 Rock Springs massacre.
Renée JeanAugust 10, 2025
A Night In Sturgis Jail Isn't Pretty
When arrests at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally get too high, officials resort to an overflow jail, a quasi-retired 1950s era jailhouse. “When you have 50+ drunk individuals who aren’t happy to be there, haven’t showered in a few days, highly intoxicated, it gets thick back there,” a prison official said.
Zakary SonntagAugust 10, 2025
Wyoming Is Last Alphabetically, But First In New Series Of State Word Search Books
Nick Cranford has never been to Wyoming, but is fascinated by the Cowboy State. That's why he made Wyoming, the last alphabetically, the first in his new series of U.S. state word search books. He was inspired by his grandmother, who loved the puzzles.
Dale KillingbeckAugust 10, 2025
Who Needs Diamonds When You Can Propose With 100 Pounds Of Sapphire Gravel?
It may not have been the marriage proposal she dreamed of as a child, but Melissa Absher said yes nonetheless. Her boyfriend proposed with a 100-pound bag of gravel and this romantic overture: “Let’s go find your sapphire.”
Anna-Louise JacksonAugust 09, 2025
88-Year-Old Cheyenne Railroad Veteran Donates Entire Railroading Collection To UW
Like many boys when he was growing up, Jim Ehernberger loved playing with trains. Unlike most, he never stopped. The now 88-year-old retired Cheyenne Union Pacific worker has donated his massive railroading collection to the University of Wyoming.
Dale KillingbeckAugust 09, 2025
Crews Work To Save Mountain Man Jim Baker’s 152-Year-Old Wyoming Cabin
Legendary Mountain Man Jim Baker built his historic two-story cabin 152 years ago, and it’s still standing in tiny Savery, Wyoming. Now crews are working with the same materials and techniques to preserve the cabin.
Renée JeanAugust 09, 2025
Chocolate Lab Named Belle Saves Wyoming Man From Burning Trailer
John Lea of Powell was fast asleep after working a graveyard shift when his trailer home caught fire last week. He likely would have died in the blaze if not for his chocolate Lab Belle, who woke him up just in time to escape the growing flames.
David MadisonAugust 09, 2025
‘The Boneman’ Is Assembling A Bison Skeleton On The Floor Of Cody Museum
Lee “The Boneman” Post has put together animal skeletons for more than 30 years. Now the Alaska man is at the Draper Museum in Cody assembling a bison skeleton for America’s 250th birthday.
Amber SteinmetzAugust 09, 2025
Sturgis At 85: Does The Legendary Motorcycle Rally Still Have Its Edge?
As the 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally winds up this weekend, one biker said he misses the old days. He laments the presence of khaki shorts and tennis shoes. He bemoans the rally’s turn toward family friendliness, evidenced by the declining numbers of topless women.
Zakary SonntagAugust 09, 2025
After Son Dies In ATV Crash, Cheyenne Family Pleads: ‘Always Wear A Helmet’
The family of a 16-year-old Cheyenne boy who died from brain injuries after a July 17 ATV crash on Elk Mountain will celebrate his life Saturday. His dad says he was someone who “always made everyone smile” and pleads for others to “always wear a helmet.”
Dale KillingbeckAugust 08, 2025
University Of Wyoming Open To Selling Naming Rights To Arena-Auditorium
The University of Wyoming is open to offers for naming rights to the Arena-Auditorium, the Cowboys’ college basketball arena. Known as the “Double A,” the Arena-Auditorium has been corporate-name free since it opened in 1982.
Justin GeorgeAugust 08, 2025
Wyoming Woman Bares All, Then Promptly Wins 50th Sundance Burnout Contest
The Sundance Burnout is a Wyoming tradition during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. A Gillette woman won the 50th Burnout this week, in part by boldly lifting her top to bare it all to win it.
Renée JeanAugust 07, 2025
25,000 Sturgis Rally Bikers Make Pit Stop In Hulett For Famous Ham And Jam
About 25,000 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally bikers made a pit stop in tiny Hulett, Wyoming, on Wednesday for the town’s famous Ham and Jam street party. Free barbecue and revving engines through the main drag are traditions some bikers have kept going for decades.
Renée JeanAugust 06, 2025
Kids On Speeding E-Bikes Making Jackson ‘Like A Literal Highway’
Before and after school in Jackson, traffic on pathways around town can play out like a scene from the apocalyptic road rage film “Mad Max” — if all the characters rode e-bikes. There are so many speeding e-bikes that the Town Council is concerned.
David MadisonAugust 05, 2025
Can’t Stop Sneezing? You’re Not Alone — Wyoming Among Worst Allergy States
Wyoming is not an easy state for allergy sufferers, and there’s a reason for that. Sagebrush is a huge contributor to the state’s overall pollen counts, which are the sixth highest in the nation.
Renée JeanAugust 05, 2025
A New COVID-19 Booster Is Coming Out; Don’t Expect Many Wyomingites To Get It
A new COVID-19 booster vaccine is coming out this fall, but don’t expect many people in Wyoming to get it. That falls in line with a new survey that says most Americans won’t either.
Jackson WalkerAugust 05, 2025
Douglas 18-Year-Old Turning Heads With Her Wildlife Art
From the days she could pick up a pencil and a piece of paper, Maggie Booth’s love for horses — and drawing them and other animals — has been a consuming passion. Her wildlife art is already turning heads and winning awards.
Dale KillingbeckAugust 04, 2025
Travel Wyoming: Old Faithful Inn Is Still Architectural Icon Of National Park Service
121 years after it opened in 1904, Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park is not only still standing, it’s an icon and model for National Park buildings across the nation. It even inspired a whole classification of building design—“parkitecture.”
Andrew RossiAugust 03, 2025
Growing Up Rodeo In Wyoming Means Riding In Miniature Roughstock Events
Generations of Wyoming kids have been raised by the Cowboy Code and a rodeo lifestyle. They’re also cutting their teeth competing in miniature roughstock rodeo — like the one this past week at the Weston County Fair in Newcastle.
Renée JeanAugust 03, 2025
Living In A Van Down By The River: Why Cody Woman Loves Living In A Van
Cody native Megan Anderson is up before sunrise Friday, researching the financial markets for her job as vice president of client relations for a real estate firm. Her office is a Ford Transit van she’s lived in for the better part of a year.
Zakary SonntagAugust 03, 2025
Wyoming Man Discovers Grandfather’s Colt .44 Is A Notorious Outlaw Gun
A Wyoming man has discovered a family heirloom — an ivory-handled Colt .44 revolver — is a part of Old West outlaw history thought to be lost. It was owned by a notorious horse thief who was killed in a shootout with his grandfather.
Jackie DorothyAugust 02, 2025
Newcastle Welcomes Bikers As Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Begins
Newcastle doesn’t go all out like some towns that are on the road to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. But it still gets plenty of motorcycle riders on their “hogs” exploring Wyoming’s Black Hills on their way to the rally.
Renée JeanAugust 02, 2025
Why Criminals At Fort Bridger Preferred A Jail Cell To The Punishment Horse
In the 1860s, the "punishment horse" at Fort Bridger was a brutal and feared form of discipline. Today, it's the most popular attraction because people quickly learn why prisoners preferred a jail cell to sitting on the wooden horse.
Andrew RossiAugust 02, 2025