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Holy Cow, Is It Windy! Extreme Winds, Blow-Overs Close I-25 Near Colorado Border
Extreme winds and gusts closed a section of I-25 between Cheyenne and the Colorado border on Monday, causing truckers to line up and wait. It was even worse in Colorado with near 100mph winds reported.
Leo WolfsonMay 06, 2024
Cold, Wet, Windy And Snow — Welcome To Springtime In Wyoming
Get ready for cold, wet, windy and even snowy weather in parts of the state, says Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day. In other words, typical springtime in Wyoming.
Andrew RossiMay 06, 2024
Irrigating Wyoming – It’s Complicated, Involves Lots of Dams And Careful Monitoring
In central and southern Wyoming, a system of dams, canals and irrigation that allows agriculture to thrive today goes back to the vision of the first U.S. president to ever live west of the Mississippi River -- Teddy Roosevelt.
Dale KillingbeckMay 05, 2024
Wyoming’s New Medicine Lodge Immersive Exhibit Unlike Anything Else In The US
Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site's newest, first-of-its-kind educational experience is open, and it’s a mind-blowing integration of technology and culture that immerses visitors in thousands of years of indigenous history through seasons, sights and sound.
Andrew RossiMay 05, 2024
Wyoming Bull Rider’s Relentless 10-Year Comeback Featured In New Documentary
At 37-years-old, Yoder bull rider Clayton Savage isn't done. Although 60 injuries have taken its toll on the NFR-qualifying cowboy, he's back in top form and the focus of a new documentary: "Savage, the Relentless Pursuit of a Dream."
Amber SteinmetzMay 05, 2024
Split Rock, Wyoming’s Natural Gunsight, An Important Landmark On Historic Trails
For hundreds of years, or perhaps longer, a peculiar gunsight-like rock formation called Split Rock has provided direction for travelers in central Wyoming’s Sweetwater River Valley, including the historic Oregon, Mormon and California trails.
Dale KillingbeckMay 05, 2024
Wyoming History: The Old Faithful Times, Yellowstone's First And Only Newspaper
It only had a short, five-year run from 1978 and 1982, but Yellowstone National Park once had its own weekly newspaper, the Old Faithful Times. And it wasn't just a flyer either. Each issue was 64 pages long packed with stories about Yellowstone.
Andrew RossiMay 05, 2024
Champion Wyoming Aussie Shepherd Off To Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Sansa, a champion Australian shepherd from Casper, will join a Douglas pooch representing Wyoming at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the Super Bowl of dog shows, in New York on May 11.
Dale KillingbeckMay 05, 2024
Wyoming History: Casper Sailor Crossed Equator With Herbert Hoover 100 Years Ago
A globe-trotting Casper sailor who enlisted in the U.S. Navy after a scrape with the law in 1925 crossed the equator with Herbert Hoover and took plenty of photos. His photos are on display at the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum in Casper.
Dale KillingbeckMay 04, 2024
Medal Of Honor Recipient Maj. Drew Dix In Wyoming Promoting U.S. Patriotism
Fifty-five years after President Johnson awarded Maj. Drew Dix the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Vietnam War, Dix was in Pinedale to promote patriotism. “It starts with family, then schools. Families can’t be looking to the government to raise their kids.”
Jake NicholsMay 04, 2024
Periodic Spring In Star Valley Is World’s Largest On-Again, Off-Again Stream
Periodic Spring in Swift Creek Canyon outside Afton turns itself on, then off, then back on. There's only a few of these in the world and Wyoming's is the world's largest. Scientists have no idea why it happens.
Jake NicholsMay 04, 2024
Wyoming Cowboy Hall Of Fame Announces Class of 2024 Inductees
The men and women who will be inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame as members of the Class of 2024 have worked the open range, remote grazing allotments, and they have herded thousands of head of livestock.
Candy MoultonMay 03, 2024
Virus Ends Wyoming Mountaineer's Second Attempt To Climb Mount Everest
Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley’s second attempt to summit Mount Everest in a year has been stopped by a cold virus that is affecting his heart. Everest remains his last of climbing tallest peaks on all seven continents.
Dale KillingbeckMay 03, 2024
Tourists Stuck 10 Hours In Snow On Closed Road Near Yellowstone — Again
Six people became stuck on Highway 212 near Cooke City for 10 hours when Google sent their two-wheel-drive vehicle on a closed, snowpacked road. The tourists somehow missed the 'road closed' sign and the massive amount of snow.
Andrew RossiMay 02, 2024
Former Wyoming Man Is Hero Beekeeper From Dodgers Game
Matt Hilton, who grew up in Buffalo, Wyoming, is the hero beekeeper who saved Tuesday’s Diamondbacks-Dodgers game from 20,000 Africanized bees. After completing the task to a standing ovation, he was invited to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Jake NicholsMay 02, 2024
Wyoming’s Whiplash Winter Returns With Weeks Of May Snow And Rain
The first day of May will be cloudy and colder across Wyoming with rain, thunderstorms and snow showers overnight — typical for Wyoming spring, says Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day.
Andrew RossiApril 30, 2024
Casper Woman Survives Son’s Suicide By Keeping Others From Theirs
A Casper mother said her son was depressed and openly talked about suicide. When he took his life, Jenny said her own sense of despair was overwhelming. Now she keeps going by trying to help others from making the same choice her son did.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Wyoming Woman Preserves Art Of Printing With 125-Year-Old, 250-Pound Press
Kayla Clark teaches graphic design at University of Wyoming, but her true passion is in the centuries-old art of printing, which she preserves and teaches with Poco, her 125-year-old, 250-pound “portable” press.
Renée JeanApril 28, 2024
Casper Man Pieces Together Decades-Old WWII Wyoming Training Flight Crashes
On New Year’s Day 1945, the Liberator bomber from Casper Army Air Base slammed into Shirley Basin during a winter storm. Pieces of that crash and 90 others from 1942-1945 are still out there. A retired Casper geologist is piecing them together.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Historical Artist Recreates Images Of Wild West Wyoming In Exact Detail
A historical artist has recreated images of some of the most important Wild West events in eastern Wyoming history. Goshen County has so much history because it is located at a popular spot along the Oregon Trail.
Renée JeanApril 28, 2024
Ghost Hunting at Wyoming's Fort Caspar
Twice a year, in October and April, Wyoming's Fort Casper allows ghost hunters to investigate paranormal happenings at the 162-year-old fort.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Youth Leader Says Casper Has To Stop Finger-Pointing After Bobby Maher Stabbing
YMCA youth leader DC Martinez says finger-pointing must stop and everyone needs to work together to end violent youth “fight culture.” Martinez grew up in Las Vegas and said he understands gang culture and the pressures facing the city’s youth.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Wyoming Cowboy Carver Whittled To Pass Time And Created Timeless Western Art
A Wyoming-raised rancher spent decades keeping his hands busy by whittling tiny Western figurines. His great-grandson owns the collection now and calls them timeless and soulful cowboy art that reflects the Code of the West.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Globetrotting Wyoming Wrangler J.B. Zielke Has Cowboyed On Six Continents
Saratoga cowboy J.B. Zielke has travelled all around the globe, taking ranch jobs and learning how the world does Western. In Mongolia, he rode reindeer. In Sweden, he coaxed cows into a trailer because roping is illegal.
Jake NicholsApril 28, 2024