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Wyoming Celebrity Chef Puts A Jamaican Twist On Her Classic Thanksgiving
Wyoming celebrity chef Petrina Peart talks turkey, including a family favorite Jamaican jerk seasoning for her Thanksgiving bird, as well as a sour cream and raisin pie she discovered in Dubois.
Renée JeanNovember 19, 2023
Napoleon Dynamite, Uncle Rico & Pedro Reunite To Discuss Movie 20 Years Later
It’s been nearly 20 years since “Napoleon Dynamite” was released and the actors who played Napoleon, Uncle Rico, and Pedro reunited on Friday night in Missoula to discuss the movie with hundreds of fans.
Andrew RossiNovember 18, 2023
Clark Is the Windiest Place in Wyoming, So Why Do People Live There?
When any other Wyoming community has wind gusts of 80 mph, it’s a noteworthy event. That’s an average day in Clark, which regularly records gusts over 100 mph. Last year, winds hit 128 mph -- which is nearly a class 4 hurricane.
Andrew RossiNovember 18, 2023
Wyoming Woman Was 43 When She Learned She Was Switched At Birth
Gillette resident Shirley Munoz Newsom was 43 when she discovered she had been switched at birth. Now she’s sharing her story and learning that babies switched at birth isn’t as uncommon as people may think.
Amber SteinmetzNovember 18, 2023
Who Was First To Summit Grand Teton Still A Fierce Mountaineering Debate
Recent controversy over who exactly made the first summit of Grand Teton in western Wyoming has cast credible doubt on the current attribution — William O. Owen, Franklin Spalding, along with ranch hands Frank Petersen and John Shive — and spurred more research on alternate claims.
Jake NicholsNovember 18, 2023
Enjoy Unseasonably Warm Weather Now, Changes Coming To Wyoming Next Week
After weeks of a warm and dry November, Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day says this weekend will get much cooler, and Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday will bring the winter weather Wyoming's missed so far this season.
Andrew RossiNovember 14, 2023
Why The Heck … Does Green River, Wyoming, Have An Intergalactic Spaceport?
The Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport began nearly 30 years ago as a joke. But the FAA actually approved the name change to the city's backup airstrip, and the town became home to the nation’s only official intergalactic spaceport.
Greg JohnsonNovember 13, 2023
On The Road With Renee: Rawlins Two-Headed Cadillac Turning Heads For 61 Years
A customized vintage Cadillac with two 1955 front ends has had people pulling into a Rawlins Conoco station doing double-takes for 61 years. The car requires two drivers to operate and is “always moving ahead.”
Renée JeanNovember 12, 2023
Pair Of Cody Students First Wyomingites To Serve As Special Olympics Youth Ambassadors
Brindi Brittain and Adrian Wood, from Cody High School, are the first Wyomingites to serve as Special Olympics U.S. Youth Ambassadors. They will serve with 30 other youth leaders with and without intellectual disabilities who are striving to make America a more inclusive place.
Amber SteinmetzNovember 12, 2023
Wyoming People: Less Is More For Smitty, One Of Jackson’s Underground Bush Pilots
Flying your own plane isn’t just for Fortune 500 CEOs. In fact, there’s an active community of Jackson underground pilots. They call themselves bush pilots and fly small aircraft that can cost as little as the average new car.
Renée JeanNovember 12, 2023
That Disappointing Time Jonny Quest Fought Cavemen And A Nazi On Devils Tower
The connection between Wyoming and the 1960s action-adventure cartoon Jonny Quest is misleading and disappointing. The 21st episode of the 1965 series "The Devil's Tower" which features a caveman army, a Nazi war criminal — and not much else.
Andrew RossiNovember 12, 2023
Wyoming History: Sacajawea, A Culture Broker For America
For a long period of time there is no record of where Sacajawea was, but eventually, she made her way to Fort Lupton on the South Platte River and then continued north to join Chief Washakie’s people in Wyoming, where she lived the remainder of her life.
Candy MoultonNovember 12, 2023
Jackson Pollock Only Lived In Wyoming For 10 Months But Had Big Influence On Western Art
Jackson Pollock, one of the most influential and iconic artists in American history, was born in Cody but left with his family at age 10 months and never returned. Despite this, he had an enormous influence on western art and on one Wyoming artist in particular.
Andrew RossiNovember 11, 2023
After Suffering Traumatic Brain Injury, Gillette Bull Rider Turns To Stand-Up Comedy
Diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury after countless concussions, Gillette cowboy Nick Morrison had to quit riding bulls at the age of 21. He’s now a successful stand-up comic breaking out on the national scene.
Jake NicholsNovember 11, 2023
Worland ‘War Babies’ Were Raised By Wyoming’s Greatest And Silent Generations
Cathy Healy, a former editor for National Geographic, was amazed at the stories her classmates were telling as the Worland Class of 1960 was planning its high school reunion. Healy convinced 20 of her classmates to participate in her “War Babies of Worland” project.
Renée JeanNovember 11, 2023
Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame: Frank E. Miller Rode The Range In Carbon County
Frank Miller began riding for his father in 1924 when he was five years old. He only rode for one brand in his life, the I Lazy D, and in 55 years he rode a lot of horses to move cattle and sheep all across the 160,000 acres of ranch northeast of Rawlins.
Candy MoultonNovember 11, 2023
The 1911 Wyoming State Penitentiary All-Stars Was The Baddest Baseball Team Ever
The 1911 Wyoming State Penitentiary All-Stars was the baddest ball club ever assembled, with a murderer at shortstop, a burglar at third, and the team’s star player in right field had a date with the hangman before the season was scheduled to end.
Jake NicholsNovember 11, 2023
Wyoming High School Football Championship Weekend Like Déjà Vu All Over Again
Wyoming high school gridiron powerhouse programs Sheridan and Star Valley are building modern day football dynasties in their respective high school classes.
Jake NicholsNovember 11, 2023
University of Wyoming Building New Vomitories At War Memorial Stadium
In their renovation plans for War Memorial Stadium, it may sound like the University of Wyoming is installing areas for football fans to barf after drinking too many beers, but a "vomitory" is actually an architectural term for exit.
Clair McFarlandNovember 09, 2023
Wyoming's Famous ‘Big Al’ Dinosaur Getting Another Autopsy
A team in Montana is studying Wyoming’s famous Allosaurus, “Big Al.” Although it’s been extensively studied, they hope more intense research will reveal more about the dinosaur's dramatic story in Shell, Wyoming, 150 million years ago.
Andrew RossiNovember 08, 2023
Michigan Football Staffer At Center Of Cheating Scandal Owns Wyoming Business
Embattled University of Michigan staffer Connor Stalions, who’s at the center of a high-profile cheating scandal, also owns a mysterious business registered in Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonNovember 08, 2023
Rare First-of-its-Kind Wyoming Fossil Bird Donated To Chicago Museum
A rare fossilized bird uncovered by In Stone Fossils in Kemmerer was bought by an anonymous donor and given to the Field Museum in Chicago for research and display.
Andrew RossiNovember 07, 2023
Strange ‘Rocket Cloud’ Over Wyoming Has Even An Expert Guessing
A strange straight-up vertical cloud that looks like the aftermath of a rocket launch has those who saw it around Casper, Wyoming, guessing. Even Don Day’s not sure, saying his best guess is it could be a “meteor contrail.”
Andrew RossiNovember 06, 2023
Wyoming Pumpkin King Explodes Gigantic 1,800 Pound Pumpkin
To celebrate the end of his best growing season ever, Worland giant pumpkin grower Jay Richard loaded his humongous 1,784-pound pumpkin with explosives and blew it to smithereens.
Andrew RossiNovember 06, 2023