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‘Black Cat Bias’: Even At Halloween, Wyoming Shelters Can’t Find Homes For Them
“Black cat bias” is a real thing that keeps them from being adopted from Wyoming animal shelters — even during the Halloween season. Despite their reputation, shelter workers say black cats aren’t witches in disguise or bring bad luck.
Andrew RossiOctober 28, 2025
Wyoming Halloween Superfans Turn Neighborhoods Into Over-The-Top Scare-Fests
Go big at home seems to be the motto of Wyoming’s Halloween superfans, who turn neighborhoods into over-the-top scare-fest. From giant skeletons to immersive animatronic displays, they’re making Halloween great again.
Renée JeanOctober 28, 2025
Big Boy 4014 May Make Its First Coast-To-Coast Run For America’s 250th
Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena says he wants the world’s heaviest operational steam locomotive — Big Boy 4014 — to make its first coast-to-coast tour for America’s 250th anniversary next year. Big Boy has never been to the East Coast since rolling off the assembly line in 1941.
Renée JeanOctober 27, 2025
Haunted Wyoming: Some Guests Still Haunt Cody’s Famous Irma Hotel
Buffalo Bill’s famous Irma Hotel has been a destination for more than 120 years. It’s even popular with guests who never really checked out, like the well-dressed gentleman who keeps showing up at the restaurant, or the soldier who shot up Room 35 in 1912.
Jackie DorothyOctober 27, 2025
Wyoming Women Say Safety Is Top Concern When They Conceal Carry
Safety is the major factor for many Wyoming women when deciding to conceal carry firearms. Beth Douglas of Wheatland knew she wanted to carry a gun when three side-by-sides full of men approached her from behind one day.
Jackson WalkerOctober 26, 2025
Casper Man Known Around The Globe For Working Muscle Car Miracles
Steve Cutler’s love of Mopar and muscle cars began when he was 14 and his dad bought him a $450 1968 Dodge Charger. Now his expertise and huge collection of Mopar parts has people around the globe seeking him out to help restore their cars.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 26, 2025
When A Pumpkin Spice Latte Isn’t Enough, Folks In Jackson Get Pumpkin-Yam Facials
You know fall has arrived when everything has pumpkin spice added to it. When a pumpkin spice latte isn’t enough to scratch their holiday itch, folks in Jackson unwind with pumpkin-yam facials.
David MadisonOctober 26, 2025
How A Wyoming Kid Became That Other Guy On Screen With Cruise, Swayze And Lowe
Darren Dalton (top left) grew up in Worland chasing sugar beet trucks. He then became that other guy on screen with Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze and Rob Lowe in movies like “The Outsiders” and “Red Dawn."
David MadisonOctober 26, 2025
Way Off The Beaten Path Are State's Most Unspectacular ‘Entering Wyoming’ Signs
The “Welcome to Wyoming” signs at state borders on major highways are large, colorful and magnets for selfies. But way off the beaten path, the most unspectacular “Entering Wyoming” signs announce that you’re in the Cowboy State.
Andrew RossiOctober 26, 2025
Spirits Haunt Old Morgue In Basement Of Cheyenne Mansion-Turned-Government Offices
Wyoming state government workers swear clients of the century-old morgue in the basement still haunt the 1883 Idelman Mansion across from the Capitol. “I’ve never been so scared in my life,” said Buck McVeigh, former chief of staff for Gov. Mark Gordon.
Zakary SonntagOctober 26, 2025
Jackson Community Theater’s ‘Velveteen’ Reimagines Children’s Classic Tale With Local Flair
“Velveteen” is a reimagination of a classic tale that shows what happens when a small town comes together to create something live and undeniably local.
David MadisonOctober 25, 2025
Rock Springs Filmmakers Explore Amelia Earhart’s Wyoming Connection
For years, a single photograph has captivated filmmaker Mark Pedri. It's an image that's displayed at the Rock Springs airport and the local museum. It shows Amelia Earhart standing in front of an aircraft in 1931 in Rock Springs.
David MadisonOctober 25, 2025
Haunted Wyoming: Plenty Of Ore — And Angry Spirits — In State's Historic Mines
When miners flocked to Wyoming in the late 1800s, they brought with them from the Old World their ancient superstitions of tommy knockers and ghostly apparitions. But fear of these spirits was not enough to stop miners from rushing to a ghostly mine when it meant gold.
Jackie DorothyOctober 25, 2025
Real Joe Picketts: Wyoming Game Wardens See Themselves In C.J. Box Novels
Real-life game wardens say author C.J. Box has elevated their profession across America, while also educating people on all the real-world issues they face. "I appreciate what he's done for the profession," says retired Wyoming Chief Game Warden Rick King.
Renée JeanOctober 25, 2025
Wyoming Man Donates Kidney Not Knowing Who Would Get It
A Clark, Wyoming, man donated one of his kidneys without knowing who would get it, only that it would help someone. This week he lobbied on Capitol Hill for a bill promoting kidney donation.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 24, 2025
Rural Cheyenne Residents Fed Up With Drivers Taking Out Their Mailboxes
When drivers kept taking out her mailbox and leaving without so much as an “I’m sorry” note, a rural Cheyenne woman took her complaint public. Turns out others in her neighborhood are also fed up with drivers plowing into their mailboxes.
Renée JeanOctober 21, 2025
Historian Says She's Traced Wyatt Earp’s First Gunfight To Orin, Wyoming
A Wild West historian says she uncovered evidence in a family diary suggesting Wyatt Earp’s first gunfight happened near Orin, Wyoming, not Illinois. That could reshape Earp's early legend and add a new chapter to Wyoming’s Wild West legacy.
Renée JeanOctober 21, 2025
Wyoming History: Rock Springs Inventor’s Panoramic Camera Changed Photography Forever
A Rock Springs inventor’s panoramic camera revolutionized photography in 1905. He developed a camera that swiveled with a motor to take panoramic photos. It changed photography forever.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 19, 2025
Cody Woman Teaches Ice Skating Decades After Grandfather Built Heart Mountain Rink
Christine Castillo's grandfather was one of about 14,000 Japanese Americans relocated to the Heart Mountain internment center, where he shared his love for ice skating by building a sheet of ice for the camp. Now, decades later, she coaches ice skating in Cody.
Jackie DorothyOctober 19, 2025
Ghostly Wyoming: Haunted Trees Hold Echoes of Violence From Murders Beneath Their Branches
Chilling accounts of frightened hounds and blood-streaked apples have been reported around Wyoming hanging trees and spots where people were lynched — either by the law or vigilantes. Some say the trees are haunted by the murders beneath their branches.
Jackie DorothyOctober 19, 2025
Drinking Wyoming: The Drinks At Lander Bar Come With A Taste Of Western History
The historic Lander Bar was a saloon when it first opened in 1907, and has also been a brothel and hotel before operating as a popular hangout for years. In the 1990s, a ski patrolman stopped in for a beer, and with two buddies decided to buy and restore the place.
Renée JeanOctober 19, 2025
North Of Crazy: How A Publishing Heiress Fueled A Wyoming Art Renaissance
An heiress to the Doubleday publishing family escaped her privileged - but abusive - high-society life for the wilderness of Wyoming. That’s where she fueled an art renaissance that’s still growing even after her 2021 death and published her memoir "North of Crazy."
Wendy CorrOctober 19, 2025
Wright At 50: A Half-Century For The Wyoming Town That Coal Built
As one of Wyoming's youngest towns, Wright is celebrating its 50th year in existence this year. It may have started as a camp for workers at nearby coal mines, but Wright has grown into its own.
Renée JeanOctober 18, 2025
Haunted Wyoming: The Ghostly Legends That Haunt Cheyenne’s Historic Train Depot
Employees of Cheyenne's train depot were absolutely convinced the building was haunted after a series of supernatural events. A newspaper reporter investigated for the structure for six months and, he too, came away certain spirits were there, especially at the "witching hour."
Jackie DorothyOctober 18, 2025