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Wyoming Climber To Take On Everest’s North Face To Hit 7 Peaks On 7 Continents
Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley leaves Sunday to take on the north face of Mount Everest and achieve a bucket-list goal he’s been chasing for years — summitting the tallest peak on each of the seven continents on Earth.
Dale KillingbeckApril 16, 2024
Where’s Dino? Someone Swipes One-Of-A-Kind Sculpture From Cheyenne Yard
A Cheyenne family is asking the community to be on the lookout for Dino, a one-of-a-kind brontosaurus sculpture stolen last week from their fenced-in yard.
April 15, 2024
Former Teen Actor Gave Up Hollywood Hills For Wyoming Mountains
Stewart Petersen grew up in Cokeville but found fame as a teen actor in major movies like “Where the Red Fern Grows.” But he gave up acting, preferring Wyoming to Hollywood and has had successful roles as husband, father, building contractor and outfitter.
Dale KillingbeckApril 14, 2024
Wyoming History: Casper Air Base Was Last Stop For WWII Bomber Crews Heading To War
Built quickly in 1942, the Casper Army Air Base, was the last training stop for thousands of heavy bomber crews during World War II. In fact, it became the training ground for a dominant part of America’s fight for freedom from the air.
Dale KillingbeckApril 14, 2024
Man Wants Amoco Refinery Steam Whistles To Sound Off Across Casper Again
A Wyoming man has one of three loud steam whistles from the old Amoco refinery that used to ring out across Casper. He’s searching for the other two in hopes to sound them off again.
Dale KillingbeckApril 14, 2024
Wyoming History: One Of Casper’s Most Upstanding Citizens Also A Huge Bootlegger
Dave Davidson was a true Casper renaissance man as a sheep rancher, oilman, real estate investor, saloon owner and baseball team manager. He was also one of Wyoming’s largest Prohibition bootleggers.
Dale KillingbeckApril 13, 2024
Wyoming’s Own Ian Munsick Returns Home With ‘Real West’ Country Music
Sheridan’s Ian Munsick says he will be back performing in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain Region, where he got his start in the country-western scene. “This will definitely be a homecoming for me,” Munsick told Cowboy State Daily.
Renée JeanApril 13, 2024
Blue-Collar Work Ethic Propels Wyoming Kids To National Hockey Championship
The 16- to 18-year-old members of Team Wyoming live hours apart and all across the state, but came together last week to sweep five games in five days to claim the USA Hockey National Championship. They credit their gritty blue-collar work ethic for the wins.
Dale KillingbeckApril 13, 2024
Boston Woman Got Kidnapped Her First Day In Wyoming, But Built A Life Here Anyway
A Massachusetts woman who moved to Wyoming last May was kidnapped her first day in the state. She escaped her attacker, reported the incident to police, got a job on a ranch and fell in love with Wyoming anyway.
Clair McFarlandApril 13, 2024
Micro Wrestling Building A Huge Following In Wyoming And Beyond
With superstars like Syko, Pinky Shortcake and Andrew the Giant, the Micro Wrestling Federation is building a huge following in Wyoming and across the U.S. Their live shows are a combination of wrestling bouts and Jerry Springer shows gone wrong. It’s the WWE for “South Park” fans.
Jake NicholsApril 13, 2024
Wyoming’s Famed Big Boy 4014 — Largest Steam Locomotive Ever — To Tour Again
Union Pacific Railroad's famed Big Boy 4014, the largest steam locomotive ever built, will hit the rails for a 2024 summer tour, pulling out of Cheyenne June 30 on a monthlong run West to California and back.
April 12, 2024
Thousands Fill Downtown Casper To Honor Hero Teen Killed Defending Girlfriend
An estimated 4,000 people gathered in downtown Casper on Thursday night to honor Bobby Maher, the 14-year-old hero who was stabbed to death defending his girlfriend at Eastridge Mall on Sunday.
Dale KillingbeckApril 12, 2024
Total Eclipse A Huge Event, Even In Wyoming Where It Was Only About 60%
Although Wyoming wasn't on the path of totality for Monday's total eclipse like it was in 2017, plenty of people were looking to the sky around midday to see the eclipse, which was about 50% to 60% across the state.
Leo Wolfson, Coy Knobel & Andrew RossiApril 08, 2024
91 MPH Winds Blast Cheyenne, Blizzard Hits Niobrara, Campbell Counties
A powerful spring storm pounded Wyoming in different ways over the weekend, with winds gusting up to 91 mph uprooting trees in Cheyenne to dumping more than a foot of snow on Niobrara and Campbell counties.
April 08, 2024
Casper WWII Pilot Flew B-29 Bomber With Nose Art Drawn By Walt Disney
Casper’s E.A. “Bill” Sikes flew dozens of bomber missions in Europe and the Pacific during World War II, including a B-29 nicknamed “Big Stick” that has nose art draw on it personally by Walt Disney.
Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024
Casper Woman Has Been Living On Borrowed Time For 25 Years With Teen’s Kidney
A horrific crash in Wisconsin 25 years ago took the life of a 16-year-old boy, who then saved and extended the life of a Casper woman with his donated kidney. How she got her borrowed time from the boy still brings tears to her eyes.
Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024
Sublette County Auctioneer’s 41-Year Collection Fills Up House And Two Garages
After 41 years of auctioneering, Dave Stephens of Sublette County has amassed an eclectic collection of curiosities and historic Wyoming artifacts that cuts a wide swath of Cowboy State history.
Renée JeanApril 07, 2024
Wyoming Cadets Among Nation’s Elite At Grueling Death March Race
ROTC cadets from the University of Wyoming finished at or near the top of more than 5,000 competitors in the grueling annual Bataan Memorial Death March competition in New Mexico.
Jen KocherApril 07, 2024
Ghost Town Of Sunrise, Wyoming, Poised To Become International Tourist Draw
The discovery of 14,000-year-old artifacts near the historic former mining town of Sunrise, Wyoming, has the area poised to become an archaeology tourism destination with a new field school to study them.
Renée JeanApril 06, 2024
Wyoming’s New License Plates Made In A Secret Warehouse Called ‘Area 51’
In a plain-Jane secret warehouse in Cheyenne dubbed “Area 51,” Wyoming’s new dark, solid-colored license plates are coming off the press by the thousands. WYDOT insists the color of the plates is dark blue, not black.
Renée JeanApril 06, 2024
Wyoming History: The Heroic Teacher Who Died Saving Her Students From A Wildfire
Nov. 19, 1914, began as a normal day for Bertha Rhinehart, a teacher at a school 30 miles northwest of Cheyenne. Before the morning was over, the 28-year-old had saved her students from a wind-driven wildfire — but had been badly burned and died the next day.
Dale KillingbeckApril 06, 2024
Restoration Of Iconic 21-Foot Tumble Inn Cowboy On Pace To Be Finished This Year
An effort almost as tall as the iconic 21-foot-tall Tumble Inn cowboy to restore the neon giant to its former glory is progressing quickly and could be finished by the end of the year.
Dale KillingbeckApril 06, 2024
Why Hasn't One Of Wyoming’s Oldest — And Largest — Mansions Sold?
Laramie’s Holliday House, originally built downtown in 1878 and moved out of town in 1978, features 13 bedrooms, seven baths and 7,000 square feet of space. Most recently it was the home of a socialist LGBTQ commune. The listing price has decreased by nearly $300K but it still hasn't found an owner.
Mark HeinzApril 05, 2024
Wyoming Highway Workers Honored For Saving Life Of Driver After Suicide Attempt
Four Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance workers from Basin have been honored for saving the life of a motorist who had attempted suicide in his car.
April 05, 2024