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Rare 144-Year Seven-Planet Parade Lines Up Over Wyoming This Week
Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will all be visible in the night skies over Wyoming after sunset Friday, an alignment that only happens once every 144 years.
Andrew RossiFebruary 25, 2025
Northern Wyoming Swings 85 Degrees — From Minus 27 To 58 — In Four Days
Parts of northern Wyoming that broke records for cold on Thursday hit 58 on Sunday. That’s a huge 85-degree swing in just four days.
Andrew RossiFebruary 25, 2025
Josh Allen To Be Inducted Into Wyoming Cowboys Hall Of Fame
Buffalo Bills star quarterback Josh Allen, fresh off being named the MVP of the NFL earlier this month, has another accolade upcoming: The University of Wyoming Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame announced him as part of the Class of 2025.
Justin GeorgeFebruary 24, 2025
Texas Red Chili Wins Popular Casper Chili Cook-Off For Fifth Time
A Texas red chili was voted No. 1 at the popular API Chili Cook-Off in Casper on Saturday. It’s the fifth time Norman Jackson’s secret recipe has won, as thousands of people packed the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper for the 32nd annual event.
Renée JeanFebruary 24, 2025
Meet Mia The Walmart Dog — Casper’s Tutu-Wearing Celebrity K-9
When Casper Walmart greeter Billy Welch started bringing his service support dog Mia to work with him, he didn’t expect the pit bull-mastiff mix would become a local celebrity. Now the tutu-wearing K-9 has her own social media with thousands of followers.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 23, 2025
Montana Man Recovers Lost Stories Of Chinese Who Helped Build The American West
Chinese immigrants flocked to the American West in the 1800s to help build railroads and amid a mining boom. Many of their experiences have largely been forgotten by history, but a Montana man is helping recover their stories.
Anna-Louise Jackson for Cowboy State DailyFebruary 23, 2025
1904 Casper Police Docket Full Of Prostitutes, Drunks And Horses On Sidewalks
In January, someone donated a Casper police docket book from 1904 to a local thrift store. It gives a fascinating glimpse into the most prevalent crimes of the day: prostitutes, drunks and people fined for riding horses on sidewalks.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 23, 2025
Huge 153,000-Pound Tanker Becomes Biggest Addition To Wyoming Flight Museum
Tanker 97, a Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter, a new addition to the Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting in Greybull, has immediately become the crown jewel of the museum's collection. The aircraft has a 141-foot wingspan and weighs 153,000 pounds.
Andrew RossiFebruary 23, 2025
Strange On The Range: Wyoming Comic Artists Create Eclectic Compilation Of Wild & Weird
Strange on the Range is a new underground publication that features an eclectic mix of Wyoming comic artists. The hard-copy magazine is dedicated to the work of Wyoming comic illustrators.
David MadisonFebruary 23, 2025
He Lost A Leg In Combat, Now Wyoming Vet Teaches Others To Adapt And Overcome
Karl Milner lost a leg in combat, but the Gillette veteran used his military training to adapt and overcome to map out a new mission in life. Now he treats others facing mental and physical challenges to ski. He's a better teacher, he says, because "he's been there."
Jackie DorothyFebruary 23, 2025
Wyoming Only State Not Sending A Pinball Wizard To North American Championships
A budding pinball scene fizzled out a few years ago in Cheyenne, which means Wyoming will be the only state without someone competing at the North American Championships. But a Cinderella pinball wizard from Montana is going full-tilt to earn a title.
David MadisonFebruary 23, 2025
Wyoming History: The Wyoming Man Who Designed B-52 Jet Engine That Transformed Aviation
Leonard Hobbs was born in small Carbon, Wyoming, in 1895 and grew up to help transform aviation, designing one of the most important jet engines in history. It was the workhorse of America's B-52 jet bombers.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 23, 2025