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Wyoming "Blue" Christmas Services Happening For People In Holiday Misery
Some Wyoming churches are hosting “Blue” Christmas services for people dealing with grief and sadness. Sometimes pretending to exude joy in December is almost as heavy as the weight of grief itself, one reverend explained.
Clair McFarlandDecember 10, 2024
Wyoming Forest Rangers And Hotshots Spread Cheer With “Charlie Brown” Trees
U.S. Forest Service Rangers and Hotshot firefighters in Greybull, Wyoming, cut Christmas trees to donate around Big Horn County this past weekend. The “Charlie Brown” trees are lighting up homes and offices for the season.
Jackie DorothyDecember 09, 2024
Storm To Bring Up To 9 Inches Of Snow, 50 MPH Winds Across Parts Of Wyoming
A winter storm is expected to bring up to 9 inches of snow and 50 mph winds across northeast Wyoming through Wednesday morning. Cold continues to settle in across the rest of the state, with snow flying in the higher elevations.
Andrew RossiDecember 09, 2024
Casper Fireman Is Wyoming’s Pinball Wizard Who Has Spent 20 Years Restoring Vintage Games
Patrick Stafford of Casper is Wyoming’s Pinball Wizard. He’s spent 20 years repairing and restoring pinball machines and other vintage arcade games in his garage. He says his wife is the "most understanding woman of all-time."
Amber SteinmetzDecember 08, 2024
What The Heck … Are Those Giant Snowballs That Seem To Roll Themselves?
Those giant snowballs that seem to roll themselves are a rare weather phenomenon called snow rollers, meteorologist Don Day says. Basically, wind and gravity roll them up the same way you would when making a snowman.
Greg JohnsonDecember 07, 2024
Tiny Bone Needles From Wyoming’s La Prele Site A Prehistoric Breakthrough
Archaeologists say Wyoming’s La Prele Mammoth site near Douglas has given up another big prehistoric find. They say the discovery of early 13,000-year-old tiny bone needles could help rewrite the history of early man.
Renée JeanDecember 07, 2024
LA To NY: Buddies On A Mission To Skateboard 3,000 Miles Across America
What started as a spur-of-the-moment trip for two friends to skateboard across the U.S. has turned into an effort to raise money to buy 1,000 skateboards for low-income children. They say skateboarding kept them out of trouble so they want to pass it forward.
Sydnee ChapmanDecember 07, 2024
Minerals Mystery: It’s Been 70 Years Since King Coal And The Silver Queen Vanished
In the late 1800s, Colorado mining magnates built a temple to the coal and silver that made them rich — the Mineral Palace. Inside was home to a 16-foot King Coal statue and an 18-foot Silver Queen statue. They vanished 70 years ago and haven't been seen since.
Justin GeorgeDecember 07, 2024
Rawlins Boot-Waving Motorcycle Crash Survivor Marvels At Second Chance
With a motorcycle on top of him and trapped in a culvert, Phil Bollinger could only wave his boot into the air for help. Hours later someone finally spotted him, and although a severed artery nearly killed him, his survival has given him a positive outlook on life -- even when he got his car stolen in Denver last week.
Clair McFarlandDecember 07, 2024
Why It's Against The Law To Decorate Your Vehicle With Christmas Lights
Although you may be tempted to string thousands of Christmas lights on your car to show off your holiday glee, it's against the law. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says it would even ticket Santa.
Renée JeanDecember 07, 2024
Yippie-Ki-Yay! Cody Gun Range Offers Holiday “Die Hard” Experience
For those who think “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie, a gun range in Cody will let you shoot the weapons Bruce Willis uses in the classic action film. Yippie-Ki-Yay!
Mark HeinzDecember 07, 2024
One More Rodeo: Unheard Chris LeDoux Song Released As Duet With Son
Wyoming country music star Chris LeDoux recorded a song before his 2005 death that had gone unheard for two decades. On Wednesday, "One Hand in the Riggin'" was released as a duet with LeDoux's son, Ned.
Clair McFarlandDecember 04, 2024
"Longmire's" Long Run On Netflix To End, Craig Johnson Wants A Network Revival
Netflix will stop its long run of the hit Western "Longmire" at the end of the month. Although it's alread been picked up by Paramount+, Wyoming author Craig Johnson hopes for a network TV revival of the series.
Renée JeanDecember 04, 2024
Retired Wyoming Professor Completely Surprised He Was A "Jeopardy!" Answer
Retired University of Wyoming archeology professor Robert Kelly doesn't watch TV, but his siblings do. He said he was completely surprised on Thanksgiving when he started getting texts telling him he was an answer on "Jeopardy!"
Mark HeinzDecember 03, 2024
“Larger Than Life”: Former UW Football Coach Dana Dimel Dies At 62
Former University of Wyoming football coach Dana Dimel was a popular figure while coaching the Pokes from 1997-1999. He died Tuesday at the age of 62.
Leo WolfsonDecember 03, 2024
Wyoming Starts December Warmer Than Normal, But Expect Snow By Christmas
Temperatures will be between 10 and 15 degrees above average this first week of December in Wyoming. But that doesn’t mean a white Christmas isn’t on the way. Don Day says there’s a good chance for snow then.
Andrew RossiDecember 02, 2024
Yellowstone Outlaw E.C. Waters Ripped Off Rich Visitors, Ran A Zoo Of Horrors
One of Wyoming’s most notorious and ruthless outlaws was E.C. Waters, who fleeced rich Yellowstone visitors and abused animals. At one point, the animals in his Dot Island “zoo” were so hungry they were eating each other.
Greg JohnsonDecember 01, 2024
16-Year-Old Montana Bareback Champ Azreal Lara To Defend Title At Junior World Finals
Azreal “Bad Azz” Lara is ready to defend his 2023 Junior World Finals Bareback Championship this coming week in Las Vegas. The Montana 16-year-old has a simple secret to great 8-second rides: “I don’t like getting bucked off.”
Anna-Louise Jackson for Cowboy State DailyDecember 01, 2024
That Time Boaters Famously Rode The Dangerous Wind River Rapids In Rowboats
From 1948 to 1951, the Wind River Canyon White Water race was the most dangerous — and famous — river race in America. The Wyoming Memorial Day event featured racers navigating the rapids and rocks in rowboats.
Jackie DorothyDecember 01, 2024
Legacy Of 1920s Wyoming Park Rancher: Mountain Peaks, Red Desert Elk Herds, Mountain Man Museum
With his intimate knowledge of Wyoming trails, Jim Harrower lobbied to protect the Oregon Trail, immigrant graves and South Pass City. He helped found the Rendezvous pageant and the Museum of the Mountain Man, both in Pinedale.
Jackie DorothyDecember 01, 2024
Man Spends 30 Years Photographing Wyoming’s Disappearing Ranches
Larry Friedman began taking photos of the Sweetwater County homesteads he was visiting as a Wyoming veterinarian in 1977. For the next 30 years, he recorded a disappearing era, including the Sweeney family ranch in southwest Wyoming.
Jackie DorothyDecember 01, 2024
Why Duke University's Lemur Center Travels To Wyoming Every Summer
Scientists from the Duke Lemur Center at Duke University come out to Wyoming every summer to find fossils from the earliest ancestors of modern-day lemurs and primates. They say the Bridger Basin is the Madagascar of the Eocene Period.
Andrew RossiDecember 01, 2024
Pinedale Man A Producer For New Nazi Spy Movie “Bonhoeffer”
Pinedale resident John Scanlon's 12-year project as a producer in the new movie “Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin." was released this past weekend and enjoys a soaring 93% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The historical thriller tells the story of a pastor who stood up to the Nazis during the Third Reich.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 01, 2024
Wyoming Cowboys Take Down Cougars With Late Score, 15-14
The Wyoming Cowboys used a 14-play 90-yard drive for the go-ahead touchdown with 24 seconds left to defeat Washington State inside Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash, on Saturday evening in the season finale for the Cowboys.
Nick Seeman & University of WyomingDecember 01, 2024