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Wyoming Weather Guru Don Day Helps Team USA At Europe’s Oldest Aviation Race
Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day was part of Team USA in the oldest gas balloon race in the world. His job was to read and predict the weather so the balloonists could catch the best wind currents.
Andrew RossiSeptember 29, 2024
The Kindest Doctor In Wyoming: Remembering Rock Springs' Dr. George Harrison
Dr. George Harrison never turned down anyone, for any reason. Even 35 years after his death, people tear-up remembering his kindness -- mentioning his house calls at any hour, $3 office visits and refusing payment when people couldn't afford it.
Jen KocherSeptember 29, 2024
It’s Been 35 Years Since Casper Man Set 3 World Hang Gliding Distance Records
Casper’s Kevin Christopherson set three world records in 1989 for soaring hang gliders nearly 300 miles from Wyoming to South Dakota. At 63, he still enjoys taking off from Casper Mountain and landing at home.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 28, 2024
Jae Bob Bing’s Legacy: Hope Through Free Cowboy Boots For High School Seniors
High school students in Natrona County and some others around the state are getting free cowboy boots and a conversation about hope from the Jae Foundation. The foundation wants the boots to trigger suicide prevention talks that otherwise may not happen.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 28, 2024
Classic Cody Diner Had Become A Chicken Coop, Now Restored To Its 1950s Glory
A classic Cody, Wyoming, stainless steel diner spent decades feeding people under many owners and names. Now it’s been restored to its 1950s glory after it was rescued from being someone’s chicken coop.
Andrew RossiSeptember 28, 2024
This Year’s Wyoming Giant Pumpkin Drop To Obliterate 8-Foot Wile E. Coyote
The highlight of the annual Wyoming State Champion Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off is dropping 1,000-pound pumpkins from 200-feet up and watching them explode -- and destroy things like cars, RVs and pianos. At this year’s event on Oct. 5, an 8-foot Wile E. Coyote will be obliterated.
Andrew RossiSeptember 28, 2024
Boysen State Park’s Abandoned Tunnel Is Last Reminder Of Fierce Railroad Fight
A crumbling abandoned tunnel in Boysen State Park is all that’s left of one man's fierce fight with the railroad in the early 1900s. It’s the last reminder a failed gold rush and a showdown with the railroad for ownership of Wyoming’s Wind River Canyon.
Jackie DorothySeptember 28, 2024
Cody Museum Gets One-Of-A-Kind Andy Warhol Custer Portrait
The museum in the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody has acquired a one-of-a-kind portrait of Gen. George Armstrong Custer created by pop artist Andy Warhol. The colorful portrait is a huge get for the Whitney Western Art Museum.
Andrew RossiSeptember 26, 2024
UPS Driver Tracks Down Colorado Kid Who Lost Suitcase Along I-80 In Wyoming
When UPS driver Cary Lambert saw a suitcase along I-80 near Buford, Wyoming, on his daily route, he stopped to pick it up. When he saw it was full of a child's belongings including a shirt from an elementary school in Colorado, he was able to get in touch with the child's family and get it back to them.
Andrew RossiSeptember 26, 2024
The McDaniels From Casper A Rare Wyoming Family On “Family Feud”
The McDaniels from Casper is one of the rare Wyoming families to appear on the popular TV game show “Family Feud” on Wednesday. That they were from central Wyoming seemed to fascinate, and confuse, host Steve Harvey.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 25, 2024
Wyoming Simmering In September With Temps 20 Degrees Above Average
Most of Wyoming is flirting with record high temperatures in the 80s and 90s, as much as 20 degrees above average. Meteorologist Don Day says this weekend will be the "peak opportunity" to view fall foliage.
Andrew RossiSeptember 25, 2024
Utah State Ditches Mountain West, Leaving UW Athletics In Limbo
The future of University of Wyoming athletics became more uncertain Monday when Utah State University left the Mountain West Conference. Meanwhile, UW has few options.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 24, 2024
Cody Group To Repair And Restore Beat Up Statue Honoring Buffalo Bill
A buffalo that stands on Cedar Mountain overlooking Cody, Wyoming, honors the town’s famous founder, Buffalo Bill Cody. It’s also in bad shape, having been shot up and vandalized over the years, but a local group is going to restore it.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 24, 2024
Here’s The Top-Selling Art From The $1.25 Million Buffalo Bill Art Show And Sale
After two days of live and silent auctions, this past weekend’s Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale brought in at least $1.25 million. Here are the top-dollar pieces that sold for the most.
Andrew RossiSeptember 23, 2024
Wyoming’s Al Hubbard Defining New Past-Modern American Indian Art Movement
Wyoming’s Al Hubbard is an Arapaho and Navajo artist who’s defining a new past-modern art movement. His blend of tradition with contemporary life captures the soul of his culture while inspiring Native American youth.
Jackie DorothySeptember 22, 2024
Scientists Vaccinating Bats Against Deadly Disease In Fort Laramie & Devils Tower
Scientists are vaccinating bats in Fort Laramie and Devils Tower against diseases which have significantly decreased their numbers in Wyoming. They're working on a vaccine "goo" to put on cave walls so bats will, in effect, vaccinate themselves.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 22, 2024
Sheridan Mountaineer Trains 2 Years For “Pretty Intense” 30 Minutes Atop K2
Sheridan, Wyoming, mountaineer Darren Rogers planned and trained for more than two years to climb to the top of K2. Once there, he spent a “pretty intense” 30 minutes atop the mountain considered the most dangerous to climb in the world.
Jackie DorothySeptember 22, 2024
Where In Wyoming? Unincorporated Bonneville Is Peaceful & Quiet, But It Wasn't Always That Way
If you ask the residents of the unincorporated town of Bonneville, Wyoming, why they live there, they'll tell you it's the peace and quiet. The remote community, northeast of Shoshoni, has a rip-roaring wild past but has calmed down over the years.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 22, 2024
“Wood Week” On Author Craig Johnson's Ranch — Hard Work And Lots Of Rainier Beer
Longmire author Craig Johnson makes a celebration of putting up a dozen cords of wood on his Wyoming ranch each fall. It’s called “Wood Week,” and it’s full of hard work and lots of Rainier Beer.
Jackie DorothySeptember 22, 2024
Mental Health Experts Say Stop Saying People “Commit Suicide” — They “Kill Themselves”
Two Natrona County commissioners said they agree with a Wyoming psychologist and other mental health experts who say people should stop saying the phrase “commit suicide.” Instead, they need to be open about it and simply say “kill themselves."
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 22, 2024
Cody's Buffalo Bill Art Show Sale Hits $1 Million In One Night
The Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale in Cody, Wyoming, hit $1 million in sales on Friday night, a first for the 43rd annual event. During Friday’s auction, the two highest-selling pieces each sold for $42,500.
Andrew RossiSeptember 22, 2024
100-Year-Old Woman Celebrates Birthday By Ziplining In Montana Mountains
Douglas resident Chris Lynn went to Red Lodge, Montana, to celebrate his mother’s 100th birthday in April. Last weekend, he received a video showing his mother's belated birthday present: ziplining high above the forest floor outside of Gardiner.
Andrew RossiSeptember 22, 2024
Meet Porshia Birdsley, The Wyoming “Girlie Girl” Who Deadlifts Over 400 Pounds
Porshia Birdsley describes herself as a “girlie girl” who just qualified to compete in the Official World Strongman Competition in December. She carries a fire hydrant around Thermopolis, Wyoming, to train and deadlifts over 400 pounds.
Jackie DorothySeptember 22, 2024
Pilot Makes Emergency Landing On I-25, Fixes Plane, Then Takes Off Again
A pilot flying from Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Oregon on Saturday morning had a mechanical issue and had to land his plane on Interstate 25 about 23 miles north of Cheyenne. The pilot, also a mechanic, was able to fix the plane and then took off again from the Interstate.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 21, 2024