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Moses J. Brings Plenty atop a horse named Louie, right before the Cheyenne Frontier Days parade with the Cheyenne Capitol in the background.

“Yellowstone” Star Mo Brings Plenty Back In Wyoming As Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade Grand Marshal

“Yellowstone” star Mo Brings Plenty is back again for Cheyenne Frontier Days, this time as grand marshal of the parade. Growing up, the A-lister heard many stories about CFD, and says it’s the most prestigious rodeo in the world.

Renée JeanJuly 22, 2025

It took a Montana company three heavy-duty wrecker trucks hours to recover a semitrailer hanging over a cliff on Wyoming Highway 14A on Tuesday. The driver wasn’t hurt, but it took much more than a regular tow truck to pull the semitrailer back over the highway barrier.

Trucker Survives Accident Which Left Semi Dangling Off Of Cliff On Wyoming Highway

A semi driver is alive and well after his truck careened off U.S. Highway 14-A in northern Wyoming. Somehow the semi managed to hang on and remains dangling perilously over a cliff.

Andrew RossiJuly 22, 2025

A Mounted Juvenile Ceratosaurus Skeleton, Late Jurassic, Kimmeridgian Stage

One of a Kind Wyoming Ceratosaurus Sells for $30.5 Million at Sotheby's Auction

A juvenile Ceratosaurus, one of only four known specimens of the rare Jurassic carnivore, sold for $30.5 million at a Sotheby's auction. It was discovered in Bone Cabin Quarry, one of the most significant fossil sites in the world, located near Medicine Bow, Wyoming.

Andrew RossiJuly 22, 2025

Robert Taylor and Craig Johnson pose together for Cowboy State Daily after their "Two Walts" presentation during Longmire Days in Buffalo.

Longmire Star Robert Taylor Comes To Buffalo Every Year Because He Loves Wyoming

If Longmire Days had to pay Australian actor Robert Taylor to attend, it would be far out of reach. The actor doesn’t come for the money. He comes to Longmire Days in Buffalo every year for something else. He loves Wyoming.

Renée JeanJuly 21, 2025

The pessimistic belief that anything that can go wrong likely predates modern history, but calling it “Murphy’s Law” began in Wyoming, a historian says. It dates back to the early 1880s and building the Ames Monument in the wrong place.

Historian Says Wyoming’s Ames Monument Is The Birthplace Of ‘Murphy’s Law’

The pessimistic belief that anything that can go wrong will likely predates modern history, but calling it “Murphy’s Law” began in Wyoming, a historian says. It dates back to the early 1880s and building the Ames Monument in the wrong place.

Jackie DorothyJuly 21, 2025

An emu named Gary that was wandering around Evanston, Wyoming, on Sunday died when his neck was broken while police officers tried to wrangle the large bird. Gary’s owner says it was an accident but questions whether too much force was used.

Emu Gets Loose In Evanston, Has Neck Broken While Police Try To Wrangle It

An emu named Gary that was wandering around Evanston on Sunday died when his neck was broken while police officers tried to wrangle the large bird. Gary’s owner says it was an accident but questions whether too much force was used.

Andrew RossiJuly 21, 2025

Samatha and Austin Hawkins were working at Teton National Forest when she became ill and started experiencing brain hemorrhaging. The couple moved to Lander where she would have a consistent doctor and Austin discovered an urgency to write his book, “Going Nowhere Slow.”

When His Wife Nearly Died, Lander Man Started Writing — And He Hasn’t Stopped

When Austin Hawkins' wife developed life-threatening brain hemorrhages, he realized he couldn’t waste any more time thinking about writing a book. The result was “Going Nowhere Slow,” a dark comedy he had been wanting to write for more than a decade.

Jackie DorothyJuly 20, 2025

A young Laramie native named Walter Doyle, left, left Wyoming in 1909 and returned in 1947. In the years between, he forged a career in the U.S. Navy that included becoming a submarine commander and a friendship with famed Admiral Chester Nimitz.

How A Guy From Laramie Became A Sub Commander And Friend Of Admiral Nimitz

A young Laramie native left Wyoming in 1909 and returned in 1947. In the years between, he forged a career in the U.S. Navy that included becoming a submarine commander and a friendship with famed Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 20, 2025

The Nowood International Airport sign at the Orchard Ranch south of Ten Sleep, Wyoming, has been in place for many years and was a gift to the Orchard family from some hunters.

What Is The "Nowood International Airport" In The Middle Of Nowhere, Wyoming?

Driving down a remote Washakie County dirt road is not the place one would expect to see an “international” airport. But there it is — a weathered little building with a metal roof and a large sign that declares it’s the “Nowood International Airport.”

Dale KillingbeckJuly 20, 2025

Stephanie Key, clarinet, Miika Gregg, violin, David Mollenauer, cello, along with Meaghan Heinrich, the festival’s education curator.

At Teton Raptor Center, Birds Are Encouraged To Chime In During Concerts

At the Teton Raptor Center in Wilson, Wyoming, visitors on Saturday were part of a unique marriage of music and wildlife. An avian-inspired concert of chamber music encouraged birds to chime in.

David MadisonJuly 20, 2025

Maya is a border collie that never took to herding sheep at the Warren Livestock Company ranch near Cheyenne. Instead, she gets to hang out in the ranch house with her favorite human, Susan Samuelson.

Meet Maya, The Pint-Sized Wyoming Sheep Dog That Doesn’t Like Sheep

Maya is a border collie that was literally born to herd sheep. Born under a Wyoming sheep wagon, she’s undersized, doesn’t like sheep and is terrified of the barn cat. Even so, she’s living an enviable ranch dog life.

Mark HeinzJuly 20, 2025

Rider Brian Sweat from Driggs, Idaho, braces for 30 minutes of bone-rattling thrills.

Adrenaline Rush: New Record In Longest Downhill Mountain Bike Race In The Tetons

The Colter Cup is not just the longest downhill mountain bike race in the Tetons, it’s an insane adrenaline rush that pushes the stamina of racers. An 18-year-old from Victor, Idaho, set a new record in Saturday’s race.

David MadisonJuly 20, 2025

A B-17 Flying Fortress coming out of the wall is one of the vocational art student's latest pieces.

Ambitious Art Students Turn Powell High School Into A 3D Museum

Powell High School’s art program, taught by Jim Gilman, is turning Powell High School into a 3D museum. It’s an ambitious effort that makes even walking the halls an interactive learning exercise.

Amber SteinmetzJuly 20, 2025

Terry Anderson looks for gold flakes during Gold Rush Days at South Pass City. He was one of several Wyoming Prospector Association members at the event, helping newcomers learn to pan for gold.

There’s An Art To Panning For Gold That’s Part Patience, Part Recklessness

Six tiny flakes of gold in one pan of pay dirt are a nice haul. Panning for gold takes patience and a bit of reckless abandon — then rinse and repeat. Finding those flakes sparks an annual Wyoming gold rush to South Pass City.

Renée JeanJuly 19, 2025

The Pendleton version of the cow purchased by Joe’s Liquor and Bar is the last one. It will be sold to a private buyer.

One ‘Last Rodeo’ For Legendary Rock Springs Dive Bar’s Tipsy Cow

The upside-down cow that sat outside Joe's Drive-In Liquor Bar in Rock Springs is back. Property owner Angela Gaensslen said it's the “last rodeo” for the symbol of the dive bar that served Rock Springs for 64 years before closing in March.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 19, 2025

Cheyenne Man Survived The Devastating 1976 Big Thompson Flood In A Ford Pinto

Cheyenne native Alan O’Hashi vividly remembers being caught in the canyon when the Big Thompson Flood hit on July 31, 1976. He survived the deadliest flood in Colorado history when somehow a floating portable toilet snagged onto his Ford Pinto bumper and carried the car to the canyon wall instead of “over the edge.”

Dale KillingbeckJuly 19, 2025

Michael and Sandra O'Hare are a pair of New Yorkers who say they love the Western culture shock that comes with being a visitor at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

New Yorkers Love The Western Culture Shock That Comes With Cheyenne Frontier Days

Cheyenne Frontier Days has officially busted out of the chute of its 129th year, bringing wall-to-wall cowboy culture to the masses. For city slickers from New York, they cite the cowboy fashion, the attention-deficit proof rodeo and western culture shock as reasons they keep coming back.

Zakary SonntagJuly 19, 2025

Nate Janousek, whose company Fun Biz is the exclusive concessionaire for Cheyenne Frontier Days, shows off his pistachio goat cheese pizza drizzled with hot honey.

Eating Cheyenne Frontier Days: Bringing An Elevated Approach To So-Called Carnival Food

Rather than traffic in cheap thrills, Cheyenne Frontier Days' head concessionaire, Nate Janousek, brings an elevated approach to so-called carnival food. He's not above the traditions of fair food but seeks to marry gimmick with sophistication -- like his hot honey goat cheese pizza and his pineapple chicken bowl.

Zakary SonntagJuly 19, 2025

Ian Munsick performs at Cheyenne Frontier Days as the first Wyoming native to headline the CFD stage.

Ian Munsick Makes History As First Wyoming Native To Headline Cheyenne Frontier Days

Friday was an huge night for Sheridan's Ian Munsick, who fulfilled a dream by headlining Cheyenne Frontier Days. An emotional Munsick called being the first Wyoming native to headline CFD the biggest stage of his career so far.

Renée JeanJuly 19, 2025

Artist Chris Navarro, center, at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show. In the foreground, his sculpture, Chasing Rainbows, one of four pieces he brought to this premier Western art show. Navarro said it's one of his favorite shows, one he doesn't miss.

Cheyenne Frontier Days Isn’t All Rodeo, There’s Also World-Class Western Art

One thing to know about the celebrated Western Art Show at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is that it’s not a stereotypical stuffy art show. In fact, it’s considered by many as the signature social event of the Daddy of ’em All.

Renée JeanJuly 18, 2025

Archaeologists use obsidian to determine how far people traveled on ancient trade routes in early Wyoming. Each obsidian flake bears a unique volcanic fingerprint that points to their place of origin. Here, workers excavate a lost outpost in the Laramie Valley.

Wyoming’s Obsidian Trails A Roadmap Of Critical Ancient Trade Routes

Archaeologists use obsidian to determine how far people traveled on ancient trade routes across Wyoming. Each obsidian flake bears a unique volcanic fingerprint that points to its place of origin, which can be hundreds of miles away.

Jackie DorothyJuly 16, 2025

Mud And Rocks Washed From Elk Fire Area Close U.S. 14 Overnight, More Could Follow

It’s what WYDOT officials have expected since the Elk Fire burned nearly 100,000 acres in the Bighorn Mountains last fall. Heavy rain caused a mud and rockslide, closing a section of U.S. Highway 14 overnight Tuesday. More debris flows could follow.

Andrew RossiJuly 16, 2025

Jay Richard stands on "Marion," his personal-best pumpkin that weighed in at 1,784 pounds.

Pumpkin King Is So Serious His Greenhouse Has Air Conditioning — His Home Doesn’t

Worland’s “Pumpkin King” is serious about growing a 2,000-pound pumpkin. He’s pampering them with 500 gallons of water a day, sends his soil for lab testing and has installed air conditioning in his greenhouse, something his own house doesn’t have.

Andrew RossiJuly 15, 2025

Riders taking off for Sinks Canyon, a couple of them with cowboy hat bike helmets they purchased online.

Cyclists Say Exclusive Tour De Wyoming One Of Best Bike Tours In The Nation

The Tour de Wyoming rolled out for a loop trail around Sinks Canyon at about 6 a.m. Tuesday as the cyclists hit the event’s halfway point. Camped in Lander, riders in the exclusive 250-bike event say it’s one of the best in the nation.

Renée JeanJuly 15, 2025

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