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Northeast Wyoming Already Blowing Up As Wildfire Hot-Spot
Wyoming’s premier national forests might be safe from a nasty fire season, but in the northeast corner of the state, it’s already blowing up — and expected to get worse.
Mark HeinzMarch 25, 2024
Once-In-A-Lifetime Nova Explosion Will Lighten Up Wyoming's Skies This Year
Scientists are predicting a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion before September. The light from the nova explosion, which happened 3,000 years ago, will reach Earth and be visible to the naked eye. Wyoming will be a great spot to view it.
Andrew RossiMarch 24, 2024
Wyoming History: Cleaning Up Scene Of 1955 Plane Crash Was What ‘Hell Looks Like’
Robert Harrower, now 87, was 18 when he was tasked with helping clean up human remains from a 1955 plane crash on Wyoming’s Medicine Bow Peak that killed 66. He still vividly remembers the scene as what he envisions “hell looks like.”
Dale KillingbeckMarch 24, 2024
Wyoming History: Two Men ‘Blown To Bits’ In 1921 When Truck Hauling Nitro Exploded
The driver of a truck hauling nitroglycerine and the unlucky hitchhiker he picked up, were “literally blown to bits” in 1921 when it exploded in Bonneville, Wyoming, leaving a hole 16 feet deep. Nearly all 75 buildings in the small community were damaged by the blast.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 24, 2024
Wyoming’s Kindness Ranch Rescues 10 West Bank War Refugee Dogs
A few days ago, these 10 dogs were refugees in war-torn West Bank, shellshocked and some missing limbs. They were rescued last week by the Wyoming-based Kindness Ranch, a 1,000-acre animal sanctuary near Hartville.
Jen KocherMarch 24, 2024
Jackson Hill Climb A High-Octane Snowmobile Sprint Up North America’s Steepest Ski Run
The World Championship Snowmobile Hill Climb in Jackson this weekend is NASCAR for sledheads, an annual highmarking event that’s high-octane, adrenaline-fueled mayhem straight up the steepest ski run in North America on a snowmobile.
Jake NicholsMarch 24, 2024
Evanston 8th Graders Build Cutting Edge Moon Mapping Tech For NASA
For the second year in a row, a group of Evanston eighth graders has won the NASA TechRise Student Challenge for their thermal moon mapping technology, which they’re developing with the space agency.
March 24, 2024
Beginning Of Spring Is The Start Of Milky Way Season & Wyoming Is Prime Viewing
Astrophotographer Dave Bell says Wyoming is one of the best places in the country for Milky Way season, which just started. His favorite photo, which took him two years to get, has the Milky Way rising out of Square Top in Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Andrew RossiMarch 23, 2024
Rare 221-Year Cicada Apocalypse In Eastern US Will Bury Wyoming’s Cricket Swarms
Last year, swarming hordes of crickets covered entire towns in Wyoming like Edgerton which was buried by millions of them but that's nothing compared to the rare 221-year cicada apocalypse expected in the East next month. The last time this happened, Thomas Jefferson was president.
Andrew RossiMarch 23, 2024
The ‘Wyoming Way’ Of Knowing For Sure When Spring Has Sprung
Spring officially arrived this week, but next week’s forecast calls for snow every day in some parts of the state. Therein lies the difficulty of pronouncing the change of seasons in the Cowboy State. Those who live here use the "Wyoming way."
Jake NicholsMarch 23, 2024
Frozen Dead Guy Days -- Still A Great Party And Now In Estes Park
Frozen Dead Guy Days all started because the townspeope of Nederland, Colorado, wanted to celebrate the frozen body of Bredo, who was put on ice in a backyard shed. This year, Bredo was moved to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, and the party came with him.
Renée JeanMarch 23, 2024
The Next Taylor Swift? Discovering Cody's Teen Sensation Jillian Nordberg
Jillian Nordberg says she would not mind being the next Taylor Swift. The teen singer out of Park County could be on that type of trajectory with an estimated thousand gigs already under her belt buckle.
Jake NicholsMarch 22, 2024
Lane Frost Documentary To Be Screened At Cheyenne Frontier Days This Summer
A documentary focusing on rodeo legend Lane Frost, who died after a bull ride at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 1989, will be screened in Cheyenne during CFD this summer. The film features interviews with Frost’s parents, his widow Kellie, and fellow rodeo star Tuff Hedeman along with footage shot from Wyoming videographer Mike McCrimmon.
March 21, 2024
Wyoming A Great Place To View The Two-Horned ‘Devil Comet’
The latest visitor to the night skies of Wyoming is an out-of-this-world dirty snowman with two tails — aka the devil comet — returning for its first visit to Earth in 70 years.
Andrew RossiMarch 20, 2024
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