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Sheriff Longmire Actor Turns Down Paying Gigs To Be At Longmire Days
Fans of the hit television show “Longmire” will soon flood Buffalo for two days in author Craig Johnson’s fictional Absaroka County. Sheriff Longmire actor Robert Taylor loves the franchise so much he turns down paying gigs to be at Longmire Days.
Renée JeanMay 14, 2025
It’s The Season In Wyoming For Scud Clouds, Which Can Look Like Tornadoes But Aren’t
It’s the season for thunderstorms across Wyoming, which means greater potential for tornadoes. It also means scud clouds, which can look like tornadoes but aren’t. A scud is a piece of a larger cloud that's broken off and drifted toward the ground.
Andrew RossiMay 13, 2025
Wyoming Growing Into A Music Concert Hot Spot — And Not Just For Country
Wyoming is no longer an unknown backwater when it comes to live music. Big name artists such as Wilco, Primus and Luke Grimes are booking shows here for 2025, while other big names to discover Wyoming include Jelly Roll, Ice Cube, Ludcris and T-Pain.
Mark HeinzMay 13, 2025
Cody Fire Department Pulls Out Of Parade Because They Can't Throw Water Balloons
The Cody Volunteer Fire Department is pulling most of its fire trucks from the Cody Stampede Parade because they can't throw water balloons, a longtime tradition. The problem, the parade committee said, is innocent bystanders get caught in the crossfire.
Andrew RossiMay 12, 2025
Herd Of 32 Life-Sized Elephants On Way For Month-Long Stay In Jackson
The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson will have 32 life-size elephant sculptures for a month starting this week. It’s a stop on The Great Elephant Migration, a public art exhibit promoting conservation and coexistence with wildlife.
Andrew RossiMay 11, 2025
Tracie Binkerd: Wyoming's Ace Horseshoe Champ
You don’t have to know much about horseshoes to appreciate Tracie Binkerd’s pitching prowess. In her first seven years of competitive play, she’s won the Wyoming women’s state champion title four times.
Anna-Louise JacksonMay 11, 2025
Casper Man Risks Prison And Death Smuggling Bibles Into Closed Countries
A Casper-based ministry has for 30 years smuggled Bibles into closed countries around the world. Founder Patrick Klein risks prison, and even death, on his mission to share the Christian faith with others.
Dale KillingbeckMay 11, 2025
Rural Wyoming Reservation Kids Ride Waves Surfing In The Pacific Ocean
For Riverton's Kai Quiroz, the waves of the Pacific Ocean are a reminder of how amazing the world is. Wanting to share that, he created an organization called Warrior Waves, which takes kids from the Wind River Reservation to California to learn to surf.
Amber SteinmetzMay 11, 2025
Patton Oswalt Doing Two Nights Of Comedy At Casper's Rialto Theater
After realizing he had played in every state except Wyoming and Montana, comedian Patton Oswalt booked a ‘mini-tour’ to cross them off their lists. He appears in Casper on May 16 and 17 and in Bozeman on May 15.
Andrew RossiMay 11, 2025
Can You Catch ‘Food Poisoning?’ It’s Not Common, But, Yes, And Here’s How
Food-borne illnesses are among the most common in America, sickening more than 48 million each year. But can it be passed on to others? The answer is yes -- as a Cheyenne couple recently found out.
Renée JeanMay 10, 2025
Famous Cheyenne Gunslingers To Be Homeless, Have To Move From Downtown Spot
The famous Cheyenne Gunslingers will have to find a new spot for its Wild West shootouts. The city has approved another historical attraction to take over their location and now the Gunslingers, who delight crowds every summer by shooting each other, have to find a new home.
Renée JeanMay 10, 2025
Bambi, A Disabled 250-Pound Goat That Lives South Of Laramie, Needs A Leg Brace
Bambi, a 250-pound Nubian goat, struggles to get around because of a back injury he suffered in a fight with a ram. The folks at a farm animal sanctuary near Laramie think he can walk again with a leg brace but crafting one has been difficult. So they're asking the public for help.
Mark HeinzMay 10, 2025
Abandoned 163-Foot Bridge In Albany County Is All But Forgotten
The history of an abandoned steel bridge which resides inside a 10,000-acre private ranch in Albany County is a mystery. It is thought to be the second oldest bridge in Wyoming and was part of the historic Lincoln Highway. Outside of that, no one knows much about it.
Dale KillingbeckMay 10, 2025
Gillette Songwriter Co-Wrote Blake Shelton’s No. 1 Smash Country Hit ‘Texas’
Josh Dorr, a singer-songwriter who grew up in Gillette co-wrote "Texas," the No. 1 country hit and lead single from Blake Shelton's latest album. “It’s pretty surreal,” Dorr told Cowboy State Daily.
Andrew RossiMay 10, 2025
UW Project Rediscovers A Massive Meat-Eating Dinosaur Under 100-Year-Old Plaster
University of Wyoming researchers used CT scanning to see how much of the fossilized bones in an historic dinosaur were real. It revealed a lot of plaster — and rediscovered a huge Allosaurus.
Andrew RossiMay 10, 2025
Gillette Firefighter Who Died In 1989 When A Church Fell On Him Still Saving Lives
Alan Mickelson, a volunteer Gillette firefighter, died in 1989 when a church caved in on him while responding to a fire call. While his death still stings for those who knew him, Mickelson is still saving lives through his namesake training center.
Dale KillingbeckMay 10, 2025
Wyoming Rescue Ranch Cheers Shutdown Of Notorious Beagle Test Lab, New Law
Wyoming’s Kindness Ranch in Hartville is cheering this week's shutdown of a notorious beagle testing lab and proposed federal legislation that would retire clinical test animals instead of killing them. The events promise to make the ranch busier than ever.
Jen KocherMay 10, 2025
Kelly Walsh High Won’t Let Casper Girl Wear Native Regalia At Graduation
Kelly Walsh High School senior Zephira Arguello wants to honor her Native American culture by wearing traditional regalia at graduation. The school says “no.”
Dale KillingbeckMay 09, 2025
Wyoming Catholics Celebrate Election Of First American Pope
Catholics across Wyoming celebrated the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday. Former Wyoming Gov. Mike Sullivan, who was fishing the North Platte, told Cowboy State Daily he was "tickled to death" to hear the news.
Justin GeorgeMay 08, 2025
Rawlins Residents Fed Up With Gravedigging Ground Squirrels In City Cemetery
Ground squirrels are digging holes daily in the Rawlins Cemetery, including into graves, and local residents are fed up with them. The city is tripling the number of poison traps around the cemetery to try and cut out the critters.
Andrew RossiMay 08, 2025
Wyoming Can Expect Warm, Sunny Weather For Mother’s Day — For A Change
Winter in Wyoming often likes to hang around until after Mother’s Day, says meteorologist Don Day. But for a change, this weekend should be warm, sunny and summer-like with temperatures reaching the high 70s and into the 80s.
Andrew RossiMay 07, 2025
170 Pregnant Ewes Burn In Devastating Ranch Fire Near Wright
A large barn with 170 pregnant ewes inside burned early Monday morning on a ranch near Wright, Wyoming. The rancher said the barn was fine at 4:30 a.m., then by 5:15 was fully engulfed and too hot to approach.
Greg JohnsonMay 06, 2025
Spring Can Begin — Bob The Barrel Reaches The Shore Of Fremont Lake
After spending two months on the ice of Fremont Lake near Pinedale, Bob the Barrel finally reached the shore of Fremont Lake at 6:25 a.m. Sunday. Locals have been watching and waiting on the barrel to break through annually for 85 years.
Andrew RossiMay 06, 2025
Wyoming’s Home-Grown Live Horse Racing Sparks Resurgence Of Industry
Jack Greer grew up on the racetrack, and the Gillette resident is now part of a home-grown movement that’s sparking a resurgence of live horse racing in Wyoming. That’s partly because he and others in the Cowboy State are racing their own horses.
Jackie DorothyMay 05, 2025