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Josh Allen, left, and Bo Nix.

A Denver Broncos-Buffalo Bills Playoff Game Could Test Wyoming’s Football Loyalties

The Buffalo Bills drafting Josh Allen in 2018 — and not the Denver Broncos — has split Wyoming’s die-hard Broncos fan base. Wyoming has adopted Allen and the Bills, and that loyalty to the Orange and Blue could be tested if the teams meet in the playoffs.

Justin GeorgeDecember 19, 2024

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Report That Wyoming Lost Winter Days To Climate Change Is Misleading, Says Don Day

A non-profit environmental group's claim that Wyoming has lost two days of winter because of climate change is misleading and incorrect, says Wyoming meteorologist Don Day. “I almost laughed when I saw that,” Day told Cowboy State Daily.

Andrew RossiDecember 18, 2024

Casper guitarist and songwriter Cory McDaniel, inset center, was a member of the Tremors, a prominent band in the Northwest during the 1970s and 1980s. He still occasionally returns to Seattle to play with old friends there.

Did Nirvana’s Rise As Grunge Rock Royalty Begin With A Wyoming Garage Band?

The early 1970s was a heyday for Wyoming garage bands. Legend has it that a band from Casper went to Seattle and inspired Kurt Cobain to start the 1990s grunge rock movement.

Mark HeinzDecember 17, 2024

Santa takes the reins for the Sweetwater County Chapter of the National Pony Express Association to get Christmas cards delivered. Riding with him is Fred Leslie, first vice president of the National Pony Express Association.

Santa Also Delivers Official Mail Through Wyoming With The Pony Express

Santa Claus spent part of Saturday delivering Christmas cards from Green River to Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Jolly Old Elf was an honorary Pony Express rider, delivering official U.S. mail.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 16, 2024

Teapot Rock, a distinctive sedimentary rock formation in Natrona County, Wyoming, that lent its name to a nearby oil field that became notorious as the focus of the Teapot Dome bruhaha, a bribery scandal involving misuse of funds related to the Teapot Dome oil fields in 1921-22 during the presidential administration of Warren G. Harding.

Wyoming History: It’s Been More Than A Century Since Marines Invaded Teapot Dome

It was August 1922, when five armed U.S. Marines arrived at Wyoming well in the Navy’s oil reserve at Teapot Dome. It was part of the first act in what remains one of the most sensational scandals in American history.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 15, 2024

A new tiny siesmograph called a Raspberry Shake has been placed in southern Wyoming. Along with earth movements surrounding it, the device also can detect earthquakes around the world. That includces Yellowstone National Park, which was hit by a 6.3 magnitude quake in 1959.

Tiny Box In Southern Wyoming Can Detect Earthquakes Around The World

A new seismograph technology has positioned a tiny box in southern Wyoming capable of monitoring earthquakes around the world. It's expected to reveal answers to mysterious smaller quakes in the region.

Andrew RossiDecember 15, 2024

This map from the Federalo Emergency Management Agency shows places where people can buy homes to avoid the impacts of nuclear war, as much as that's possible. Much of Wyoming is clear, except Cheyenne and the southeast corner of the state, which would likely be vaporized.

Much Of Wyoming May Be Safe If US Is Nuked, But Cheyenne Likely To Be Vaporized

A FEMA map showing the best places in the U.S. to survive a nuclear attack shows much of Wyoming clear. Cheyenne and surrounding areas, however, will likely be immediately annihilated.

Mark HeinzDecember 15, 2024

Dan Downs creates his "frost art" in a storefront in Douglas, Wyoming.

Douglas “Frost Artist” Creates Intricate Snowscapes On Wyoming Storefronts

Moving to Wyoming has inspired Douglas resident Dan Downs to return to doing his “frost art.” Now he creates intricate snowscapes and winter scenes on storefronts.

Andrew RossiDecember 15, 2024

Original glass globes are very rare to find and so Randy Nissen relies on reproductions on his restoration of old gas pumps. He does not restore the gas pumps to their original state and uses his imagination to come up with the design.

Discovery In Wyoming Weed Field Started Vintage Collection Of Restored Gas Pumps

A Worland, Wyoming, man is obsessed with antique gas pumps, finding them and restoring them to their former glory — or better. The obsession began 15 years ago when he found a rusted old pump in a field of weeds.

Jackie DorothyDecember 15, 2024

Luke Bell performs at Tree Town Music Festival on May 27, 2017, in Heritage Park, Forest City, Iowa.

Luke Bell’s Inspiring, And Devastating, Story Part Of Wyoming PBS Series

Luke Bell of Cody, Wyoming, was a rising country music star when his career and life were cut short with his unexpected death in 2022. Bell’s family shares his inspiring, and devastating, story in a recent installment of a Wyoming PBS series.

Amber SteinmetzDecember 15, 2024

Willie LeClair dressed in his regalia and head dress as a culture ambassador and preserver of the sign language of the Plains.

Willie LeClair: Eastern Shoshone Spiritual Leader, Teacher And Storyteller

Eastern Shoshone tribe member Willie LeClair walked dual worlds as a cowboy and an American Indian in Wyoming. His legacy is as a spiritual leader, storyteller and teacher who also had a “wicked sense of humor.”

Jackie DorothyDecember 15, 2024

University of Wyoming Professor Emeritus Phil Roberts has a new fellowship named for him to continue his legacy of teaching Cowboy State history.

UW Fellowship Honors Phil Roberts, Who Taught Wyoming History To Thousands

Nobody knows Wyoming like Phil Roberts, the University of Wyoming professor emeritus who literally wrote the book on Cowboy State history. A new UW fellowship has been named for Roberts, who taught tens of thousands of students over the years.

Jackie DorothyDecember 15, 2024

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