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Hobo Hot Springs in Saratoga, Wyoming.

Headed To A Hot Springs In Wyoming, Montana Or Colorado? Better Plan Early

People are still hot for hot springs, and various projects are underway this year that will enhance the soaking experience in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana. But if you want to soak somewhere this year, be sure to plan early.

Anna-Louise Jackson for Cowboy State DailyJanuary 26, 2025

On Aug. 9, 2014, Sylvia Bruner and her husband hiked to the Bomber Mountain site for the first time. The top of the ridge with a large piece of the wreckage visible. The rusty framework in the foreground is a part of the ball turret mount.

The 10 Young Men Who Died Giving Wyoming's Bomber Mountain Its Name

Bomber Mountain in Wyoming’s Big Horn Mountains paid dearly to earn its name when a B-17 Flying Fortress crashed into it in 1943, killing all 10 on board. The oldest was 25, and what happened to the plane was a mystery for two years.

Jackie DorothyJanuary 26, 2025

An old 90-inch wooden propeller has been in Donna Bershinsky's living room for years, and was a mystery for a long time. It came from a Cessna T-50.

35-Year Mystery Of Wooden Plane Propeller Clears Up For Wyoming Woman

A Laramie woman and her late husband got a gift from a dentist friend about 35 years ago. It was a long, wooden airplane propeller, but for years they knew nothing about it. Now the mystery is beginning to clear up.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 26, 2025

A Wyoming man has created an app that chronicles all the stats and history of the state's wrestling seasons going back to the 1940s.

Wyoming Man’s Ultimate Wrestling App Tracks Every State Placer In History

Spencer Condie is a former wrestling coach and official who took his hobby of tracking Wyoming’s high school champions to the next level. The result of his years of work is an app that tracks every state placer in history, going back to the 1940s.

Amber SteinmetzJanuary 26, 2025

A photo of American troops trying to navigate the miserable "mud camp" area of France during World War I. A dog tag lost there by a U.S. soldier more than 100 years ago is being returned to its family in part thanks to a Wyoming author and investigator who tracked his decendants down.

Wyoming Sleuths Help Return WWI Dog Tags Buried In France For A Century

A French field infamously known as the “mud camp” is still giving up World War I relics lost there more than a century ago, including dog tags. A Wyoming author and investigator are helping them get back to their families.

Jackie DorothyJanuary 26, 2025

Larry Proietti worked at KYOY FM in Cheyenne for over 40 years.

Wyoming Radio Voice For More Than 50 Years Steps Away From The Mic

Radio is in Larry Proietti’s blood, and has been waking up his Cheyenne audience for decades. He recently retired after more than 50 years in radio, but is still working behind the scenes.

Jackie DorothyJanuary 26, 2025

After watching the Discovery Channel show "Moonshiners," Cheyenne mechanic Geno Stecks was inspired to try it on his own. So far, his tiny hobby moonshine still has produced about 1.5 cups of hooch since December. At that rate, he thinks it'll take "about a year" to fill one of his tiny 2-liter oak kegs.

Rat Rods, Beer Keg Smoker And Now Moonshine — Life Of A Wyoming Redneck Engineer

A Cheyenne mechanic who loves NASCAR and building rat rods, potato cannons and a smoker out of a beer keg has a new hobby. Inspired by the TV show “Moonshiners,” Geno Stecks is now trying to make his own hooch.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 26, 2025

A new resident at the Long Term Care Facility at Cody Regional Health shares stories with Jody Goldbach and Sally Gallop, accompanied by therapy ponies Norman and Star.

A Totally Wyoming Prescription At Cody Care Center: Take Two Ponies A Week, Repeat

Residents at the Long-Term Care Center at Cody Regional Health are reminded often they’re Wyomingites. It happens when their weekly prescription for ponies is filled, letting them interact with animals like they have their whole lives.

Andrew RossiJanuary 25, 2025

The Nov. 12, 1951, train wreck drew rescuers from the region and put Evanston, Wyoming in the headlines.

Wyoming History: How 17 People Didn’t Have To Die When Trains Collided Near Evanston In 1951

Seventeen people were killed and 159 others hurt when a full-speed train crashed into another nearly stopped on the tracks near Evanston in 1951. The real tragedy is technology was available that could’ve averted disaster.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 25, 2025

The Cadaver Lab at Central Wyoming College is where a select few students can dissect and learn on actual cadaver’s. It is the only community college in Wyoming that offers this opportunity. Nursing students who wish to participate in the Cadaver Lab must pass their anatomy class with an “A” and get instructor approval.

The Cadaver Lab At Central Wyoming College Is A Rarity In Today's Academic World

Most cadaver labs are limited to big public universities. To have one at the community college level is a rarity and makes Central Wyoming College in Riverton stand out. "It is definitely not for the weak," one student told Cowboy State Daily.

Jackie DorothyJanuary 25, 2025

1970s apres ski

Drinking Wyoming: The Kitsch, One-Time-Trendy Aprés Ski Cocktails Time Forgot

The 50s, 60s, and 70s were the highpoint of the Après Ski scene -- the post-slope, happy-hour tradition of sipping adult beverages and tasting fondue, preferably while wearing a turtleneck. Here’s a sampling of three classic cocktails, one from each decade of après ski’s golden era.

David MadisonJanuary 25, 2025

Pilot Nathan Finneman is on a mission to save a nearly 100-year-old airmail post near Medicine Bow, Wyoming. It may be the last of its kind in the United States.

Pilot On Mission To Save Nearly 100-Year-Old Historic Wyoming Airmail Post

A nearly 100-year-old airmail station near Medicine Bow, Wyoming, was once part of a critical network moving the mail across America. A pilot is on a mission to save this remote outpost, which may be the last of its kind in the United States.

Andrew RossiJanuary 25, 2025

Wyoming’s historic Fort Bridger is taking calls from “American Primeval” fans looking for its hanging spot. But there isn’t one, never has been. That’s just one of many things historians say “American Primeval” gets completely wrong. In this scene, Jim Bridger, left, is at Fort Bridger.

“American Primeval” A Netflix Hit That Gets A Lot Of Wyoming History Wrong

Wyoming’s historic Fort Bridger is taking calls from “American Primeval” fans looking for its hanging spot. But there isn’t one, never has been. That’s just one of many things historians say “American Primeval” gets completely wrong.

Renée JeanJanuary 25, 2025

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will all be out and visible in the planetary parade Friday and Saturday.

Six Planets, Including Uranus, Will Line Up Across Wyoming's Night Sky This Weekend

From west to east, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will make an arc across Wyoming’s night sky in a parade of planets Friday and Saturday nights. And this time, light from the moon won't interfere with the spectacle.

Andrew RossiJanuary 24, 2025

Sous chef Eric Walker engages in a snowball fight outside the Bourbon House Restaurant in the French Quarter on Jan. 21, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

As Locals Freak Out, Transplanted Wyomingite In The South Loves The Record Snow

While many people in the U.S. South are freaking out over a winter storm that brought record snowfall across Alabama, Florida and Louisiana, a transplanted Wyomingite is loving it. He's having too much fun showing neighbors how to handle the snow.

Andrew RossiJanuary 23, 2025

Wind has always been a concern for semis driving on Wyoming highways, as shown in this file photo.

Wild Winds Up To 90 MPH Blow Over At Least 9 Semis On Wyoming Highways

Tuesday’s wild winds across Wyoming gusted to nearly 90 mph in some spots, closing some stretches of I-25 and I-80. But not everyone observed the closures, because at least nine semis were blown over, WYDOT reports, the most in at least two decades.

Andrew RossiJanuary 22, 2025

Strong Chinook winds are blowing semitrailers over across Wyoming, with gusts hitting nearly 90 mph along I-25 near Bordeaux, about 10 miles south of Wheatland.

88 MPH Winds Are Blowing Over Trucks, Closing Wyoming Highways And Wreaking Havoc

Sustained winds of 60 mph and more — and gusts up to 80 mph — are blowing semitrailers over on Wyoming highways Tuesday. The “classic Chinook” winds have also closed many areas to truck traffic and are wreaking other havoc.

Andrew RossiJanuary 21, 2025

Rustic Falls in Yellowstone National Park is frozen over during a cold winter in this file photo.

Subzero Arctic Blast Nowhere Close To Wyoming Record Low Of Minus 66

Temperatures ranged from minus 20 to 40 degrees across Wyoming between Sunday and Monday, but that's still nowhere close to the coldest day in Cowboy State history. That came in 1933 when it hit minus 66 at a Yellowstone ranger station.

Andrew RossiJanuary 20, 2025

Tom Houghton smiles doing ranch chores, even when it's minus 17 outside.

It’s Never Too Cold For Chores On Wyoming’s Family Ranches

As a blast of Arctic cold has plunged Wyoming into a double-digit deep freeze, most stay indoors as much as possible. Not so for the state’s family ranchers. It’s never too cold for feeding the animals and outdoor chores.

Jackie DorothyJanuary 20, 2025

Joe Kenney hosted Coffee Time for decades before retiring and eventually starting a podcast.

Joe Kenney’s Been A Fixture On Wyoming Radio For 60 Years

You may not know Joe Kenney to look at him, but chances are you know his voice. Kenney’s been a fixture on Lander and Wyoming radio for going on 60 years.

Jackie DorothyJanuary 19, 2025

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Wyoming Braces For Dangerous Windchills Up To -45, Can Cause Frostbite In Minutes

Wyomingites will wake up to some serious cold Monday with windchills hitting anywhere from minus 15 to minus 45 around the state. That’s not only bone-chilling, it’s dangerous, and can cause frostbite in minutes.

Andrew RossiJanuary 19, 2025

In May 1908, a 4-year-old girl got lost after following a sheepherder out of camp. Nearly 120 years later, a search and rescue expert says it was a miracle she survived two days and nights alone in the Wyoming wilderness.

Miracles Happen: How A Lost Girl, 4, Survived Two Nights In The Wilderness

In May 1908, a 4-year-old girl got lost after following a sheepherder out of camp. Nearly 120 years later, a search and rescue expert says it was a miracle she survived two days and nights alone in the Wyoming wilderness.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 19, 2025

Fern is a full-sized, 88-foot-long bronze replica of a Diplodocus named Dippy found in Wyoming in 1899. Fern will greet visitors to the Natural History Museum of London.

88-Foot-Long Bronze Of Wyoming’s Famous Dippy The Dinosaur Goes Up In London

Dippy the Diplodocus, an 88-foot-long Wyoming dinosaur, is world famous and billed as “the most colossal animal ever on Earth.” Now it’s been cast in bronze — in life size — for a new outdoor exhibit at the Natural History Museum of London.

Andrew RossiJanuary 19, 2025

For 70 years, National Banks in Wyoming could have their own money printed, complete with their names and towns on it. Now these $10 and $20 bills are still legal tender, and worth big bucks to collectors.

Wyoming Towns Used To Have Their Own Money, Which Is Now Worth Big Bucks

For 70 years, National Banks in Wyoming could have their own money printed, complete with their names and towns on it. Now these $10 and $20 bills are still legal tender, and worth big bucks to collectors.

Jackie DorothyJanuary 18, 2025

Hundreds of Wyoming kids a year need emergency placement for foster parents. It's a challenging role for those who volunteer to care for children when they need a stable, good-hearted adult the most.

Emergency Foster Care Parents There For Wyoming Kids When They Need Them Most

Taking in kids who have been abused and neglected takes training, dedication and a huge heart. It’s the most gratifying — and difficult — thing Wyoming emergency foster parents do for kids when they need a loving parent the most.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 18, 2025

The original concept for Mount Rushmore included not only the heads of the four presidents, but their torsos as well.

Did You Know The Presidents On Mount Rushmore Were Supposed To Have Bodies, Too?

It took more than 400 workers 14 years to carve the heads of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln into Mount Rushmore. Did you know the original plan was for them to have bodies, too?

Jackie DorothyJanuary 18, 2025

A $95,000 sculpture titled "Sunriser" was knocked over by a truck in the yard of Deselms Fine Arts in Cheyenne on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

Truck Takes Out $95,000 Sculpture In Yard Of Cheyenne Art Gallery

A collision at a busy downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming, intersection caused a truck to crash into a $95,000 bronze sculpture Thursday. It also nearly took out another large bronze worth $165,000.

Greg JohnsonJanuary 17, 2025

Between Friday and Tuesday, Wyomingites will experience the coldest temperatures of the winter season so far. Don Day says to expect dangerously low wind chills, black ice and wind-driven snow squalls. In this file photo, all three are happening along a Wyoming highway.

Subzero Surge To Bring Snow Squalls, Black Ice And Dangerous Wind Chills

Between Friday and Tuesday, Wyomingites will experience the coldest temperatures of the winter season so far. Don Day says to expect dangerously low wind chills, black ice and wind-driven snow squalls.

Andrew RossiJanuary 16, 2025

Jeanne Bryan, former executive director of the Wyoming Centennial Commission, died Jan. 8. She was 82.

Remembering Jeanne Bryan: State Centennial Director And Wyoming Booster

Jeanne Bryan, longtime Wyoming booster and former executive director of the Wyoming Centennial Commission died Jan. 8. Former Gov. Mike Sullivan said Jeanne "was immensely dedicated to Wyoming."

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 13, 2025

A glitch in the software of this electronic sign at Alpine Animal Hospital in Laramie, Wyoming, shows it's minus 196 degrees there in January 2024. If true, it would by far be the coldest place ever recorded on the planet.

Get Ready To Shiver — Cold Wave To Plunge Wyoming Below Zero This Week

A surge of polar air from Canada will move into Wyoming by the end of the week, plunging much of the state into below zero temperatures. It’s the start of what could be a prolonged period of serious cold.

Andrew RossiJanuary 13, 2025

Strong winds and gusts can make it dangerous for high-profile vehicles and semitrailers driving on Wyoming's interstates.

Just How Windy Does It Get In Wyoming?

The most powerful wind gust ever recorded in Wyoming was in the town of Clark in April, 2022. That's when the wind hit 128 mph. Luckily, wind speeds don't get this high that often.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 12, 2025

Elmer Fudd arrives in "Jellostone National Park" for a camping trip in the 1941 classic cartoon "Wabbit Twouble."

That Time Bugs Bunny Tormented Elmer Fudd While Camping In Yellowstone

The 1941 cartoon "Wabbit Twouble" had Bugs Bunny antagonizing Elmer Fudd in Jellostone National Park, aka Yellowstone. The cartoon was a crucial step for the iconic characters while also providing one of the internet's favorite memes: Big Chungus.

Andrew RossiJanuary 12, 2025

Kathleen and Michael Gear, Wyoming's first couple of writing.

Michael And Kathleen Gear: Wyoming’s First Couple Of Writing Have Published 88 Books

Every book New York Times best-seller Michael and Kathleen Gear write is influenced by Wyoming. After 88 published books, the Gears are scratching a new itch to write short stories.

Jackie DorothyJanuary 12, 2025

The 47 million-year-old plant fossil that continues to baffle researchers. It's become known as the "alien plant."

Fossils Of 47 Million-Year-Old "Alien Plant" Raise More Questions Than Answers

Researchers have found nearly every plant part they need to trace the prehistoric history of a 47 million-year-old "alien plant" from Utah. That’s why it's baffling that it remains so elusive and unlike anything else ever found on the planet.

Andrew RossiJanuary 12, 2025

Pinedale photographer Dave Bell says one of his most talked about photos was of light pillars in a cold Wyoming sky in 2017.

Perfect Weather Conditions Can Create Stunning Light Pillars Across Wyoming

Light pillars aren't rare or hard to see in Wyoming, but they require perfect weather conditions to create their stunning columns of color streaking into the night sky. It has to be freezing out and have hexagonal ice crystals to reflect the light.

Andrew RossiJanuary 12, 2025

The 30th annual Pedigree Stage Stop sled dog race across Wyoming begins Feb. 1. The sixth stage is in Lander.

Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race Returns To Dubois After 20-Year Hiatus

Dubois will once again host a leg of the world-famous Pedigree Stage Stop Dog Race after a 20-year hiatus. The town is planning an over-the-top weekend as the final stage for the event’s 30th year.

Renée JeanJanuary 12, 2025

A pet deer named Bimbo was part of the Wa-Wa Lodge staff in the 1950s. Here Jack Cummings and staff members give Bimbo some love.

Wyoming Pioneer Family Has Been Taming Casper Mountain For 90 Years

For more than six decades, Casper Mountain has been Julie York's home. Her family homesteaded there in 1932 and used to run the Wa-Wa lodge. And they had a pet deer named Bimbo.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 12, 2025

A U.S. Air Mail Service DH-4 in flight provides an example of an airplane modified for night-flying. Note the extended exhaust designed to keep flame from blinding the pilot at night, and the landing lights on the bottom of the top wing.

Wyoming History: Early Air Mail Pilots Put Lives On The Line To Connect The West

From 1920 to the late 1930s, pilots in open-cockpit planes put their lives on the line to deliver mail across Wyoming. All they had was a compass and nerves of steel.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 11, 2025

The 1964 Ford Galaxy restored as a vintage police car. Mills resident Hurk Wahl won the car in a raffle.

Mills Man’s 1964 Ford Galaxie Cop Car Looks Like It Came Right Out Of Mayberry

When Hurk Wahl gets behind the wheel of his 1964 Ford Galaxie, he says he feels like he's in a parade or on patrol. The black-and-white police cruiser with the round bubble cherry light looks like it drove out of a TV set from the “Andy Griffith Show.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 11, 2025

Teh Picklr in Cheyenne is Wyoming's second indoor pickleball facility, showing that the growing sport continues to gain traction in the Cowboy State.

Pickleball: It's Unavoidable -- Even In Wyoming

Even in Wyoming, where rodeo is king, pickleball appears to be unavoidable. It's considered easier to learn than tennis and more active than pingpong. The state’s second indoor pickleball facility is opening in Cheyenne on Saturday.

Leo WolfsonJanuary 11, 2025

David Lovelace, a museum scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geoscience, works on a fossil in plaster, part of the earliest dinosaur ever discovered in Wyoming.

North America's Earliest Dinosaur Is A 230-Million-Year-Old Chicken-Sized Wyomingite

Paleontologists released a new report last week showing that the earliest dinosaur ever discovered in North America is from Wyoming. It's a small, chicken-sized dino found in the Wind River Mountains.

Andrew RossiJanuary 11, 2025

Even in sub-freezing temperatures, car washes are open and do a brisk business. But there are risks washing cars when temperatures plummet.

For The Most Part, It's O.K. To Wash Your Car In Wyoming's Harsh Winters

When Wyoming's temperatures go below freezing, should you wash your car or just allow it to become an ice-encrusted dirt machine? Car washers explain that, for the most part, it's OK. But there are limits.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 11, 2025

A spectacular Wyoming sunrise looking west from Waiti in northwest Wyoming.

If You Like 8:30 a.m. Sunrises In Winter, You'll Like Permanent Daylight Saving Time

If Congress passes the Sunshine Protection Act, which was introduced earlier this week, daylight saving time would be permanent. That means later sunrises and sunsets in Wyoming and no changing of the clock.

Andrew RossiJanuary 11, 2025

Two firefighting helicopters touched down Thursday in Riverton, Wyoming, on their way to water-bomb Los Angeles County.

Huge Chinook Choppers Refuel In Riverton On Way To Fight California Fires

Two huge firefighting helicopters touched down Thursday in Riverton on their way to water-bomb the devastating wildfires burning in Southern California. The Chinook choppers can carry up to 26,000 pounds.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 10, 2025

What hit this BMW's windshield to cause this damage? That was the question in a contest by a Cody, Wyoming, glass repair shop. The answer is moose butt.

Moose Butt Wins Contest To Guess What Shattered A BMW Windshield Near Afton

A Cody auto glass company decided to have some fun by hosting a contest to guess what shattered the windshield of a BMW while driving near Afton, Wyoming. The winning guess? Moose butt at 9 mph.

Andrew RossiJanuary 10, 2025

A meteoroligist and taco expert say using tacos to describe the difference between a winter storm warning and a watch is a good idea, even if it makes you hungry.

Campbell County Uses Tacos To Explain Difference Between Winter Storm Watch And Warning

Campbell County is trying to help Wyomingites understand winter weather better by comparing the various alerts to tacos. It can be an appetizing and appropriate analogy — depending on the ingredients and how they come together.

Andrew RossiJanuary 10, 2025

Former Denver radio host, and Wyoming native, John Baggett stands in front of the Denver Broncos' three Vince Lombardi trophies.

Broncos Or Josh Allen — Who Will Wyoming Fans Cheer For On Sunday?

Sheridan's John Baggett worked in Denver radio for decades, including at 850 KOA, the Broncos flagship station. The longtime sports fan is wrestling with who to root for on Sunday: his beloved Broncos or former Wyo quarterback Josh Allen's Buffalo Bills.

Justin GeorgeJanuary 09, 2025

Wyoming author C.J. Box is dropping the next installment of his wildly popular Joe Pickett series, "Battle Mountain," next month.

C.J. Box Going On Book Tour For New Joe Pickett Novel, Which Drops In February

Wyoming author C.J. Box will travel across the country to promote “Battle Mountain,” the latest novel in his popular Joe Pickett series, which goes on sale Feb. 25. In it, Pickett spans Wyoming in search of missing elk hunters.

Andrew RossiJanuary 07, 2025

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