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This Year’s Edge Fest Will Be Last For Wyoming’s Largest Free Music Event
Edge Fest in Cheyenne has grown to be Wyoming’s largest free music event over the last decade. This year’s event marks it’s 10th — and also last, as organizers announce Edge Fest won’t return.
March 19, 2024
First Day Of Spring Is Wyoming's Groundhog Day — Still 6 More Weeks Of Winter
Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day says Tuesday might be the first day of spring but for Wyoming it might as well be Groundhog Day because there’s still six more weeks of winter left.
Andrew RossiMarch 18, 2024
Casper 17-Year-Old Places 2nd In Nation In VFW Voice Of Democracy Essay Contest
Casper’s Ella Catchpole took second place nationally in the VFW Voice of Democracy essay contest and pocketed $21,000 for college. She credits being the daughter of a U.S. Marine in better understanding government and its impact on people.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 17, 2024
Man Who Killed Natrona County Sheriff In 1902 Couldn’t Escape Vigilante Justice
Natrona County Sheriff Wilson Ricker was shot and killed by an escaped prisoner Jan. 2, 1902. His death was more merciful than the one an angry mob gave the killer, who broke into the jail and lynched him hours before the scheduled execution.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 17, 2024
Bill, Wyoming: The Micro-Town That Refuses To Die
Bill, Wyoming, is far removed from its boomtown days when it boasted a population of 5. But even with its iconic post office and store closed up -- and now its town sign has disappeared -- Bill refuses to die.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 17, 2024
Wyoming’s Pioneering ‘Sheep Queen’ Faced Down Cattlemen And Mountain Lions
Lucy Morrison, Wyoming’s “Sheep Queen,” was a force to be reckoned with. The tough-as nails rancher, who moved to South Pass City in 1881, faced down cattlemen, mountain lions, and anything else that got in her way -- and always won.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 17, 2024
Wyoming History: That Day In 1955 When A Plane Slammed Into Medicine Bow Peak
Back in 1955, when United Airlines Flight 409 slammed into Medicine Bow Peak, exploding on impact and killing all 66 onboard, it was the worst air disaster in U.S. history. To this day, climbers still find pieces of that aircraft in the area.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 16, 2024
Gillette Police Retire Biko, The ‘Michael Jordan’ Of Wyoming K-9 Officers
It's never easy for a K-9 police dog to retire. Biko, who Gillette police call the 'Michael Jordan' of crime dogs, is adjusting to being a family dog but his handler says Biko's whining tugs on his heartstrings as he heads out the door to work.
Jen KocherMarch 16, 2024
Wyoming’s Bettie Daniels, 90, An Active Girl Scout 75 Years And Counting
Bettie Marie Daniels of Cody, Wyoming, first became a Girl Scout in 1939, and the 90-year-old has spent most of her adult life actively involved in the organization — 75 years and counting.
Amber SteinmetzMarch 16, 2024
‘The Dome’: Tiny Mountain View, Wyoming’s Cathedral To Basketball
Like a lot of Wyoming small towns, Mountain View lives and dies by its basketball team during the long, cold winters. The gym-dandy place they call “The Dome” is where the Buffalos roam, and it’s unlike any other arena in Wyoming.
Jake NicholsMarch 16, 2024
Central Wyoming College Swaps ‘Uggawugg’ Lyrics For Arapaho In ‘Peter Pan’
Central Wyoming College theater director Joey West got his colleague Ron Howard to rewrite the tribal “Uggawugg” song in the “Peter Pan” musical with real Arapaho lyrics and purge the 1954 play’s other Native American stereotypes.
Clair McFarlandMarch 15, 2024
Actually, There’s 1 More Spur Award Winner From Wyoming (And He Won 2 Of Them)
Saratoga's J.B. Zielke has rolled his experiences cowboying on six continents into his acclaimed novel "The Lost Cowboy," which won two 2024 Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America. He joins four other Wyoming writers to be honored.
Andrew RossiMarch 15, 2024
Town Of Hudson Rallies Around Family Who Lost Everything In Fire
It took nine fire trucks, four fire crews and nearly 50 firefighters to stop the blaze that took everything from the Watts family in Hudson, Wyoming. But the fire did not take their friends -- and strangers -- who have rallied to help them after the loss.
Clair McFarlandMarch 15, 2024
Eating Wyoming: The Bunkhouse Bar & Grill, A Wagon Wheel-Free Sanctuary
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Their prime rib sandwich is as good a reason I can think of for a cow to die. If you leave the Bunkhouse still hungry, it's your own damn fault."
Rod MillerMarch 13, 2024
Goose Exploding On Power Line Prompts Gunshot Calls In Thermopolis
Several Thermopolis residents called the police on Tuesday reporting loud gun shots near Hot Springs State Park. Turns out it was a large goose which flew into a power line and exploded. No one was injured (except the blown-up goose).
Andrew RossiMarch 13, 2024
Three Wyoming Authors Awarded Western Writing's Highest Honor
Wyoming authors Craig Johnson, Candy Moulton, and W. Michael Gear are winners of the Western Writers of America's 2024 Spur Awards. The Spur Award is considered one of the most prestigious awards in American literature.
Andrew RossiMarch 12, 2024
SpaceX's Dragon Endurance Soaring Over Wyoming Early Tuesday Morning
The SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts will be visible in the Wyoming skies between 2:30 and 3:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. The crew is heading home after six months aboard the International Space Station.
March 12, 2024
Weather Patterns Likely To Collide Over Wyoming This Week, Bringing Snow
When a cold front from Canada collides with Pacific moisture over Wyoming this week, there is growing confidence it will produce heavy snowfall for parts of the state on Wednesday and Thursday. But it all depends on the timing.
Andrew RossiMarch 11, 2024
City Attorney For Rock Springs Captures Video Of "UFO" Near Green River
The Rock Springs city attorney and part-time UFO investigator captured 40 minutes of video early Sunday morning of an unidentified flying object near Green River. He's reaching out to local airports now and radar stations to see what they picked up.
Greg Johnson & Andrew RossiMarch 11, 2024
The Emery Hotel Was Built To Make Thermopolis Bigger Than Denver, Then It Was Torn Down
The luxurious three-story Emery Hotel opened in 1907 in Thermopolis as the most modern in the West with visions of making the town bigger than Denver. It was demolished in 1965, something that was bitterly opposed by most of the town's residents.
Andrew RossiMarch 10, 2024
Against All Odds, Wyoming Woman Who Lost Wedding Ring Along I-25 Gets It Back
A Sheridan woman traveling along I-25 last weekend lost her wedding ring while stopped at an exit. She posted about it on Facebook, and against all odds she got it back, thanks to a good Samaritan.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 10, 2024
Year-Round Produce: Wyoming Gardener Outsmarts Winter With Underground Greenhouse
Sara Ross loves gardening but lives in Daniel, Wyoming, where there are only 57 growing days a year. So she's outsmarted Wyoming’s brutal winters by building an underground Bolivian greenhouse called a walipini.
Renée JeanMarch 10, 2024
Casper Pilot Has Been Navigating Wyoming’s Wild Weather For 70 Years
Casper's Dallas Chopping, who's been navigating Wyoming's wild weather for 70 years, isn't slowing down. He helps the Civil Air Patrol, search and rescue missions, and teaches ranchers how to fly in and out of their ranches.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 10, 2024
Iconic Laramie 90-Foot-Tall ‘Boat Church’ To Be Demolished
Laramie’s “Boat Church," which opened in 1968, towers 90 feet tall. But acoustically, it's always been terrible. When it first opened it had a 7-second echo. Plus, it's falling apart. So, it's scheduled to be demolished next week.
Mark HeinzMarch 09, 2024