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First Major Snowfall Drops A Foot On Beartooth Highway & Parts of Wyoming
Wyoming's mountains got a foot of snow over the weekend, enough to close Beartooth Highway and many roads in Yellowstone, in the first big snowfall of the winter ahead. Photographer Dave Bell called it a "winter wonderland."
Andrew RossiOctober 06, 2025

Cheyenne Man Breaks Wyoming State Record With 2,085-Pound Pumpkin
Cheyenne’s Andy and Amy Corbin broke Wyoming’s state record for the heaviest pumpkin on Saturday with a massive 2,085-pound pumpkin. They were actually disappointed in the result, as they thought the pumpkin was encroaching on world-record territory.
Andrew RossiOctober 06, 2025

Haunted Wyoming: The Mysterious Sandwich-Eating Ghost At Bridger Creek In The Big Horn Basin
In the remote Big Horn Basin, cowboys and locals tell of a spooky legend involving a woman’s ghost, eerie lights, and mysterious happenings at the infamous Rech Cabin, where history and the supernatural collide.
Jackie DorothyOctober 05, 2025

How To Make It To 100 Years Old? "Don't Even Think About Retirement"
The state of Montana recently celebrated 20 living centenarians, and four of them revealed what everyone wants to know: what’s their secret? It’s simple, they agreed: walk a mile a day and “don’t even think about retirement."
Anna-Louise JacksonOctober 05, 2025

Cheyenne Native Representing Wyoming On Rob Lowe's Trivia Game Show 'The Floor'
Sydney Kapp is one of two Wyomingites on the fourth season of "The Floor," a game show hosted by Rob Lowe where 100 contestants duel each other in a trivia battle. “You duel until there’s only one contestant left,” she told Cowboy State Daily.
Andrew RossiOctober 05, 2025

The Challenging And Charmed Basketball Life Of Hudson’s Mike “Moose” Dabich
From crashing through doors in tiny Hudson, Wyoming, to battling basketball legends Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to snatching a gun pointed at Doug Moe, Mike “Moose” Dabich’s life journey is a slam dunk of grit, humor and mountain-sized memories.
David MadisonOctober 05, 2025

1,800-Pound Pumpkin Dropped From 200-Foot Crane, Destroys Outhouse
A 1,788-pound pumpkin was dropped on an outhouse from a 200-foot crane on Saturday at the Wyoming State Pumpkin Championship in Worland on Saturday. “You can’t get more redneck than pumpkins, an outhouse, and a 200-foot crane,” Wyoming pumpkin king Jay Richard said.
Andrew RossiOctober 05, 2025

Haunted Wyoming: Locals Say Spirits Are Restless In Worland's Bootlegger Tunnels
When Worland business owners reported intruders in their locked basement, police found no one — but they also heard sounds in the bootlegger tunnels beneath the town. Locals swear spirits are still restless in the tunnels.
Jackie DorothyOctober 04, 2025

It's Her Wyoming Life: The Now-Solo Face Of State's Largest Ag YouTube Channel
Erin Galloway took over the popular Our Wyoming Life YouTube channel from her ex-husband in 2024 and continues to grow it into an influential voice for Wyoming agriculture. Oh, and she's also raising three kids and running a cattle operation.
David MadisonOctober 04, 2025

Wyoming’s Insect Cowboy Has Discovered New Bugs That Are In The Smithsonian
Aaron Clark has a small cow-calf operation on a ranch near Wheatland. But what he likes to lasso most are insects, and he's discovered several new ones in Wyoming — and some are now in the Smithsonian.
Renée JeanSeptember 28, 2025

Artists From Around The World Compete For Coveted UCross Residency Program
Artists from around the world compete for coveted residency spots in tiny UCross, Wyoming. The town of 26 triples in size with the prestigious program, which has drawn American and international talent for 40 years.
Jackie DorothySeptember 28, 2025

Wyoming History: A Counterfeit Butch Cassidy Blew Himself Up In Laramie In 1900
Some modern history sleuths say Butch Cassidy died when he blew himself up with dynamite in 1900. Nope, says a prominent historian. That was Cassidy's cousin, Robert Parker Heap, not the infamous outlaw, whose real name was Robert Parker.
Jackie DorothySeptember 28, 2025

Three Weeks And 600 Miles: Robert Redford’s True Adventure On The Outlaw Trail
Robert Redford’s love of the West, Wyoming and their notorious outlaws was well-known. It led him in 1976 to retrace 600 miles of The Outlaw Trail on horseback, by car and by boat over three weeks for National Geographic magazine.
Jackie DorothySeptember 28, 2025

They Think Their Tractors Are Sexy — And So Do Parade Crowds
The Centennial Antique Engine & Tractor Club is a group of people in southeastern Wyoming and northern Colorado who have one thing in common — they love vintage farm equipment. Especially tractors, which they think are pretty sexy.
Renée JeanSeptember 27, 2025

She Was A Foster Kid, Now Sheridan Woman Is On A Mission To Make The System Better
After her own difficulties as a foster kid, Carla Crayton has vowed to make sure other children don't have the same experiences. The Sheridan woman has built a nonprofit dedicated to her mission of making the system better for kids and foster parents.
Renée JeanSeptember 27, 2025

Wyoming Coffee Klatch: Scotty Ratliff’s Kitchen Is Where World Problems Are Solved
Officially, Riverton is run by its elected city council. But the town's problems, and all the world's problems, are really solved by this group of old guys in Scotty Ratliff's coffee klatch.
Jackie DorothySeptember 27, 2025

Missing Wyoming WWII Vet’s B-17 Bomber Discovered In New Guinea Jungle
After vanishing over the Pacific in 1942, Sgt. Thomas Cotner of Casper was presumed lost forever. Now eight decades later, wreckage of the B-17 Flying Fortress where Tom served as a radio operator and gunner was discovered.
David MadisonSeptember 27, 2025

‘Two Worlds Collide’: CJ Box Says Cassie Dewell To Show Up In Joe Pickett Novel
As fans of CJ Box’s mystery-solving game warden Joe Pickett count down the days until the release of his 26th adventure, the Wyoming author dropped a bombshell Wednesday: Cassie Dewell and Pickett are going to cross paths.
Greg JohnsonSeptember 24, 2025

Hole In The Wall Film Uses Wyoming Voices To Tell Story Of Infamous Outlaw Hideout
Wyoming’s infamous Wild West outlaw culture has inspired a documentary filmmaker to feature the Hole in the Wall hideout. He uses Wyoming voices to tell the story of the infamous outlaw outpost.
Renée JeanSeptember 21, 2025
Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Wyoming's Snake Community
A Wyoming herpetologist says the state’s 14 snake species and subspecies have some rarely seen varieties. One snake looks fake, another turns blue when it dies and one puts on a show by ‘dying’ for any creature or person who threatens it.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 21, 2025
Grammy Winner Shelby Means Headlines Laramie Music Fest In Homecoming
Laramie native Shelby Means is a Grammy winning bluegrass star who is playing stages around the world. This weekend, she returned to her hometown to headline the inaugural Snow Train Festival.
Renée JeanSeptember 21, 2025

Two Old Guys In Their 70s Build A Cabin, Part 2: Raising The Roof
Earlier this year, we told you about two 70+ year-olds who were building a cabin at 9,500 feet in Wyoming's Snowy Range. Their goal was to put the roof on before snow started flying. Mission Accomplished. Now, the typical 8-feet of snow can commence.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 21, 2025

Wyoming Silversmith Ernie Marsh Presented National Heritage Fellowship Award
Lovell's Ernie Marsh was presented the National Heritage Fellowship Award on Wednesday. The silversmith and bit and spur maker received the highest honor in the nation for folk and traditional arts. He’s one of only five artists from Wyoming to receive the award since its inception.
Jackie DorothySeptember 21, 2025

Goodbye Wyoming: A Couple's Love Letter To The Cowboy State
Charles and Kay Bohlen fell in love with Wyoming over 30 years of living, working and raising family here, developing a deep emotional bond with the people, places and spirit of the Cowboy State. That's why it was so hard last week to say goodbye.
Anna-Louise JacksonSeptember 20, 2025