Wyoming Life

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, greets the faithful as he appears from the Central Loggia of St. Peter's Square on May 8, 2025, in Vatican City, Vatican. Former Wyoming Gov. Mike Sullivan said he was "tickled to death" with the selection.

Wyoming Catholics Celebrate Election Of First American Pope

Catholics across Wyoming celebrated the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday. Former Wyoming Gov. Mike Sullivan, who was fishing the North Platte, told Cowboy State Daily he was "tickled to death" to hear the news.

Justin GeorgeMay 08, 2025

A prairie dog peeks its head out of a burrow in Rawlins Cemetery. The City of Rawlins has pledged to stop the plague of gravedigging prairie dogs by tripling the number of poison-laced traps throughout the cemetery this year.

Rawlins Residents Fed Up With Gravedigging Prairie Dogs In City Cemetery

Prairie dogs are digging holes daily in the Rawlins Cemetery, including into graves, and local residents are fed up with them. The city is tripling the number of poison traps around the cemetery to try and cut out the critters.

Andrew RossiMay 08, 2025

Wyoming Can Expect Warm, Sunny Weather For Mother’s Day — For A Change

Winter in Wyoming often likes to hang around until after Mother’s Day, says meteorologist Don Day. But for a change, this weekend should be warm, sunny and summer-like with temperatures reaching the high 70s and into the 80s.

Andrew RossiMay 07, 2025

A large barn with 170 pregnant ewes burned early Monday morning on a ranch near Wright, Wyoming. The rancher said the barn was fine at 4:30, then by 5:15 was fully engulfed and too hot to approach.

170 Pregnant Ewes Burn In Devastating Ranch Fire Near Wright

A large barn with 170 pregnant ewes inside burned early Monday morning on a ranch near Wright, Wyoming. The rancher said the barn was fine at 4:30 a.m., then by 5:15 was fully engulfed and too hot to approach.

Greg JohnsonMay 06, 2025

Spring Can Begin — Bob The Barrel Reaches The Shore Of Fremont Lake

After spending two months on the ice of Fremont Lake near Pinedale, Bob the Barrel finally reached the shore of Fremont Lake at 6:25 a.m. Sunday. Locals have been watching and waiting on the barrel to break through annually for 85 years.

Andrew RossiMay 06, 2025

Horse racing in Gillette, Wyoming, is growing more popular as horses from around the nation are being entered and the Wyoming races are becoming known for their safety.

Wyoming’s Home-Grown Live Horse Racing Sparks Resurgence Of Industry

Jack Greer grew up on the racetrack, and the Gillette resident is now part of a home-grown movement that’s sparking a resurgence of live horse racing in Wyoming. That’s partly because he and others in the Cowboy State are racing their own horses.

Jackie DorothyMay 05, 2025

Patsy Dorman poses in front of her line of clear glass insulators. Her passion for collecting the glass relics began on a camping trip to Tough Creek. Lineman had tossed the insulators aside and she thought they were too pretty to abandon.

For Wyoming Collectors, Vintage Glass Power Line Insulators Are Prized Finds

Those funky glass blobs that used to hang on and around power lines are highly prized by Wyoming collectors. These vintage glass insulators are prized finds for those with a passion for them.

Jackie DorothyMay 04, 2025

A view from the old Cheyenne Regional Airport control tower shows the former United Airlines terminal, top center, and warehouse top right. The building with the curved roof is the former airport terminal that closed in more recent years.

Wyoming History: In 1930s-40s, United Made Cheyenne The ‘Air Capital Of The West’

In the 1930s and 1940s, United Airlines made Cheyenne its hub for maintenance, research and training, even making the city the “air capital of the West.” But in 1961, the last of the airline’s ties to the city took off for the last time.

Dale KillingbeckMay 04, 2025

9-year-old Mikey Jonnassen of Casper is pictured here with his mom Shantae Smith, stepdad Roy Smith and younger sisters Kinsley and Ella Jonnassen. The family hopes to find a service dog to help Mikey with his medical needs.

After Surviving A Brain Tumor, Casper Boy Can’t Wait To Get A Service Dog

After Mikey Jonnassen was diagnosed with a brain tumor, doctors told his mom that he would spend the rest of his life bedridden. But he wasn’t having any of that. Now he’s walking, talking and looking forward to a service dog.

Mark HeinzMay 04, 2025

Ashley Cuevas found her rooster on Facebook Marketplace and the prior owner was rehoming it because it wasn't getting along with the flock. That rooster quickly blended in with Cuevas' flock at her farm outside Cheyenne.

Roast Or Let Roost? What Should Backyard Chicken Owners Do With Roosters?

Wyoming communities have long been debating whether to allow people in populated areas to keep backyard chickens. Those who have them inevitably face the great debate about what to do with roosters — roast or let roost?

Anna-Louise JacksonMay 04, 2025

Wyoming Allows, But Doesn’t Regulate, Self-Driving Cars — Yet

As more self-driving cars are on roads across the country, more states are regulating the use of them. Wyoming hasn’t regulated self-driving vehicles, but legislators say it’s only a matter of when that will happen, not if.

Leo WolfsonMay 04, 2025

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Rock Springs Deputy Who Rescued 3-Year-Old 15 Years Ago To Give Him Diploma

David Lew will graduate this month from Rock Springs High School. But he wouldn’t if it hadn’t have been for a Sweetwater County Sheriff’s deputy who rescued him from Flaming Gorge Reservoir when he was 3. Now that deputy will give him his diploma.