Wyoming Life

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

Built to be the height of modern luxury at the time in 1907, the Emery Hotel in Thermopolis was to be the centerpiece of a tourism destination that would make the town bigger than Denver — at least that was the vision.

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

Teri and Randy Rowland of Sheridan are happy to have Teri’s wedding ring back. The couple have been married for 25 years, and she lost hers last Sunday at an exit along I-25. Against all odds, she got it back.

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

A south-facing roof made of polycarbonates like those used for greenhouses seals the walipini from the outdoors.

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

Growing up with his crop-duster father taught Dallas a few things about airplane mechanics. As an aeronautical engineer graduate, he learned a lot more. He still enjoys working on his airplane.

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

For more than 50 years, the unique angular 90-foot-tall First United Methodist Church in Laramie has been a landmark, nicknamed the "Boat Church."

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

Harold and Ruth Shelden would be married only a short time. After Harold was killed in the Netherlands, his Purple Heart was sent to Ruth, who had already remarried. (Note: The War Department misspelled his name on the decoration)

After More Than 80 Years, Wyoming Paratrooper’s WWII Purple Heart Comes Home

Last week, relatives of a Douglas native who died in World War II’s Operation Market Garden received the Purple Heart that the paratrooper earned more than 80 years ago.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 09, 2024

Summer is a draft horse up for adoption through the Broken Bandit Wildlife Center near Cheyenne.

Wyoming Animal Rescue Adopts Massive 2,500-Pound Draft Horses

Patricia Wyer of Cheyenne has rescued many small animals through her Broken Bandit Wildlife Center. Recently, she started also fostering massive 2,500-pound draft horses.

Mark HeinzMarch 09, 2024

Ranger chases grizzly bears that get too close to Brooks Lake Lodge, earning him the nickname "Ranger Danger."

Meet Ranger, The Wyoming Cowdog That Chases Grizzlies At Brooks Lake Lodge

Guides at Brooks Lake Lodge affectionately call this black-and-white pooch “Ranger Danger” — and with good reason. Ranger has proven himself time and again by fearlessly chasing off grizzly bears. It’s not what Hangin’ Tree dogs were bred for, but with him, it’s instinct.

Renée JeanMarch 09, 2024

Daylight Saving Time: Wyoming Passed A Law To Kill Changing Of Clocks But It's Still Here

Wyoming is one of nearly 20 states that want to just make daylight saving time permanent and get rid of the twice-a-year clock changing, but can’t because federal regulations won’t allow it.

Andrew RossiMarch 08, 2024

Cheyenne Frontier Days Announces 2024 Night Show Concert Lineups

Cheyenne Frontier Days on Thursday announced its 2024 night show concert lineups including Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Machine Gun Kelly, T-Pain, and Ludacris.

March 08, 2024

University of Wyoming student athletes are emotional during Wednesday's memorial for three swim team members who were killed in a car crash Feb. 22, 2024.

UW Swimmers Killed In Crash Remembered As Dedicated, Loving Teammates

Three University of Wyoming swim team members killed in a Feb. 22 car crash were remembered Wednesday as dedicated, fun-loving and caring teammates.

Clair McFarlandMarch 07, 2024

Don Day Says Women In Viral Video Lucky They Weren’t Fried By Lightning

Two women laughing and smiling in a viral video with hair standing straight up from static electricity were likely in the path of an imminent lightning strike and are lucky they weren’t fried, Don Day says.

Andrew RossiMarch 06, 2024

Snow Moves 3 Feet Up Wyoming Stop Sign In A Week, Boosting Odds It Gets Buried

A week ago, the outlook was bleak that a lonely stop sign on Togwotee Pass in the middle of nowhere in Wyoming would be buried in snow. But by Wednesday morning, the snow had moved 3 feet up the sign, upping the odds it gets buried by April 1.

Andrew RossiMarch 06, 2024

Jake Nichols: Locals Reeling Over Ski Death Of Kelly Krause, Restaurateur And Soul Of Old Jackson

Jake Nichols writes, "Krause died Friday while skiing at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. He fell into a tree well on the North Woods run between Rendezvous Trail and The Hobacks. It was the second such incident in the area in less than two weeks."

Jake NicholsMarch 05, 2024

Power lines were down and roads nonexistent over the weekend when as much as 10 feet of snow fell in parts of California's central mountains.

With 70 Inches Of Snow, Jackson Gets Leftovers From Historic California Storm

California was buried over the weekend with a massive snowstorm that had enough punch left to cover the Jackson Hole Ski Area with 70 inches of snow over the weekend. Meteorologist Don Day says more snow is on the way.

Andrew RossiMarch 04, 2024

This gun reported to have belonged to notorious outlaw "Big Nose" George Parrott was recently discovered after spending decades in storage at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum.

Lost For Decades, ‘Big Nose’ George’s Gun Found In Wyoming Museum Archives

“Big Nose” George Parrott’s reign of terror as a Wyoming highwayman, cattle rustler and cop killer came to an abrupt halt at the end of a rope. His gun, lost for decades, was recently found in the archives of a Green River museum.

Andrew RossiMarch 03, 2024

Casper historian Johanna Wickman discovered a rare photo of James Greer, an 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry officer, while searching through an online auction.

Wyoming Historian Uncovers Only Known Photo Of 1865 Cavalry Captain

A Wyoming historian has uncovered the only known photo of U.S. Cavalry officer Capt. James Ellbridge Greer who was the commander at the 1865 Battle of Platte Bridge Station near present-day Casper.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 03, 2024

A Triceratops skeleton in the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Alberta, Canada. This is a replica of the Triceratops skeleton in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The skull was found in Niobrara County in 1909.

Digging Wyoming: Triceratops, The State Dinosaur, Are ‘Like A Dime A Dozen’

There's a reason the Triceratops is the Wyoming State Dinosaur -- they're everywhere across the state. Not only that, it was the first dinosaur ever excavated in Wyoming. Back in 1872, a headless Triceratops was found in Sweetwater County.

Andrew RossiMarch 03, 2024

Bruce Tippets grew up in Riverton and now makes sports dreams come true for people with serious health challenges with his nonprofit, Dreams in Motion.

Former Riverton Man Nearly Died, Now Makes Sports Dreams Come True For Others

Bruce Tippets grew up in Riverton and nearly died before getting a kidney transplant. Now to help others dealing with serious health challenges, he provides first-class sports experiences so "for a little while, they don't have to worry about anything."

Amber SteinmetzMarch 02, 2024

Albert J. Bothwell, front left, with family and friends.

Wyoming History: The Wyoming Rancher Who Kept Wolves And Hung His Neighbors

Albert J. Bothwell was an early Wyoming rancher and businessman who kept wolves, lynched his neighbors from a tree, put a fence up on the Oregon Trail, and helped start the infamous Johnson County War.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 02, 2024

Brooke Sawyer, left, and Garth Dowling in a close-up shot during the auditorium scene in the blockbuster movie "Oppenheimer." Dowling spent four decades as a photojournalist in Jackson before moving and becoming an extra in the movie.

Longtime Wyoming Photographer Gets Some Screen Time In Oscar-Nominated ‘Oppenheimer’

Garth Dowling spent four decades as a photojournalist in Jackson, Wyoming, but got some time in front of the camera in the 13-time Oscar-nominated film “Oppenheimer.” He played the role of 'Scientist A31' and can be seen many times in the movie.

Jake NicholsMarch 02, 2024

Grass fire in Cheyenne on Friday, March 1, 2024

More Grass Fires Break Out Near Cheyenne; Tornado-Like Fire Skips Along Prairie

Homes were evacuated and roads were closed as more grass fires broke out north and west of Cheyenne on Friday. One fire looked like a tornado skipping along the prairie north of Cheyenne.

Andrew RossiMarch 01, 2024

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