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Herd Of 32 Life-Sized Elephants On Way For Month-Long Stay In Jackson
The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson will have 32 life-size elephant sculptures for a month starting this week. It’s a stop on The Great Elephant Migration, a public art exhibit promoting conservation and coexistence with wildlife.
Andrew RossiMay 11, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Barrasso And Lummis Don't Really Represent Wyoming
Dear editor: If anyone still has those "Keep Public Lands In Public Hands" bumper stickers, send them to Sens. Barrasso and Lummis.
May 11, 2025
Explore Wyoming: Deep Into Spirit Mountain Cave Above Cody
Not only is Spirit Mountain Cave above Cody full of history, it’s a passageway into a mysterious and dark underworld where even night goggles won't work. Only a few hundred people explore these caves every year.
Leo WolfsonMay 11, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Why Are We Paying Any Residential Property Taxes?
Dear editor: We have over $30 billion in reserves. Our bi-annum budget is around $14 billion or $7 billion a year. Why are we paying any residential property taxes?
May 11, 2025
Latest Tactic To Keep Wolves Away From Livestock: Dive-Bomb Them With Drones
Dive-bombing wolves with drones equipped with lights and speakers have scared them away from cattle in Oregon and a wolf conservation advocate hopes to work with ranchers in Colorado and Wyoming to see if drones have a similar effect here.
Mark HeinzMay 11, 2025
Cassie Craven: Lawsuit Challenging Wyoming Voter ID Law Treats Women Like Idiots
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, "The Left appears conflicted on women, as if we were only a means to an end: Take our sports, our definitions and our dignity – but moralize about women’s rights when we’re asked to get our voting documentation in order."
Cassie CravenMay 11, 2025
Gail Symons: What I Actually Mean When I Say 'Fourth-Generation Wyomingite'
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "We’re fiercely protective of Wyoming’s identity because we’ve seen how hard-won it is. But that perspective, if not tempered with humility, can come across as arrogant. As if being born here makes someone more Wyoming than anyone else. That’s not how it works."
Gail SymonsMay 11, 2025
Tracie Binkerd: Wyoming's Ace Horseshoe Champ
You don’t have to know much about horseshoes to appreciate Tracie Binkerd’s pitching prowess. In her first seven years of competitive play, she’s won the Wyoming women’s state champion title four times.
Anna-Louise JacksonMay 11, 2025
More Tourists Discovering Small, Rural Wyoming Counties
Wyoming has long had a goal of encouraging tourism in other parts of the state other Teton County. In 2024, more tourists discovered small, rural Wyoming areas, with Crook and Sublette counties showing the biggest boost.
Renée JeanMay 11, 2025
Casper Man Risks Prison And Death Smuggling Bibles Into Closed Countries
A Casper-based ministry has for 30 years smuggled Bibles into closed countries around the world. Founder Patrick Klein risks prison, and even death, on his mission to share the Christian faith with others.
Dale KillingbeckMay 11, 2025
Federal Cuts Have Wyoming Museums Scrambling At Start Of Busy Summer Season
Several Wyoming museums say they were caught by surprise when federal grants were cut. That’s left some on the hook for thousands of dollars as they scramble at the start of the busy summer season.
Renée JeanMay 11, 2025
Find Your "Inner Rambo" At Big Gun Fun In West Yellowstone
Want to shoot an MP5, AK-47, M16, M4, a KRISS Vector or a Thompson submachine gun like the one toted by Bonnie and Clyde? No problem. At Big Gun Fun in West Yellowstone, you can fire weapons most people only see in news footage and action films.
David MadisonMay 11, 2025
Rural Wyoming Reservation Kids Ride Waves Surfing In The Pacific Ocean
For Riverton's Kai Quiroz, the waves of the Pacific Ocean are a reminder of how amazing the world is. Wanting to share that, he created an organization called Warrior Waves, which takes kids from the Wind River Reservation to California to learn to surf.
Amber SteinmetzMay 11, 2025
Cannabis Sellers Warn Against Taking Marijuana Into Yellowstone
Smoking pot is legal in some states, but it’s not in Yellowstone. That's why West Yellowstone cannabis sellers warn against taking marijuana into the park as it becomes a federal crime -- and the charges can be harsh.
David MadisonMay 11, 2025
Patton Oswalt Doing Two Nights Of Comedy At Casper's Rialto Theater
After realizing he had played in every state except Wyoming and Montana, comedian Patton Oswalt booked a ‘mini-tour’ to cross them off their lists. He appears in Casper on May 16 and 17 and in Bozeman on May 15.
Andrew RossiMay 11, 2025
Richard Pitt: Wyoming Pilot And Vietnam Vet Who Smuggled Drugs For Pablo Escobar
Richard Pitt grew up in Thermopolis and lived a life straight out of 1980s drug-running movies like “Scarface.” Decades later, he’s coming clean while also divulging details of his sordid career smuggling for the likes of Pablo Escobar.
Jen KocherMay 11, 2025
Laramie County Man Gets Four Years For Mercy-Killing Friend
A Laramie County man was sentenced Friday to four years in prison, for mercy-killing his friend. Court documents say Switzer's friend had a pending criminal case for child pornography, had just increased his life insurance policy and made other end-of-life arrangements.
Clair McFarlandMay 11, 2025
Drinking Wyoming: Laramie Locals Believe Bud’s Bar Inspired Moe’s Tavern In ‘The Simpsons’
Bud’s Bar is a local joint, a Wyoming dive bar on the west side of Laramie that’s been serving beer and gossip for more than 80 years. Many locals also believe in a legend that says it was the inspiration for Moe’s Tavern in “The Simpsons.”
Leo WolfsonMay 11, 2025
Can You Catch ‘Food Poisoning?’ It’s Not Common, But, Yes, And Here’s How
Food-borne illnesses are among the most common in America, sickening more than 48 million each year. But can it be passed on to others? The answer is yes -- as a Cheyenne couple recently found out.
Renée JeanMay 10, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming County Commissioners Association Helps Commissioners Across The State
Dear editor: I thought this whole Freedom Caucus thing was about limited government, not heavy-handed state government taking away local decision making.
May 10, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Trump Is Right, If You Can't Speak English, Get Off The Road
Dear editor: Imagine this, you're halfway down a mountain and you see in your mirror that a semi, with smoke rolling out from his truck, is barreling at an extremely high rate of speed, totally out of brakes, and about to run over and wipeout you and your family.
May 10, 2025
Bill Sniffin: A Time To Celebrate The Mothers In Our Family And All Other Mothers Too
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “She was the prettiest girl and the nicest girl. Would I ever have a chance to get a gal like that?”
Bill SniffinMay 10, 2025
Joan Barron: New Changes Are An Opportunity for Change In The Wyoming Legislature
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Legislative leaders recently adopted sweeping changes in the interim committee bill process that collapsed in the last session. It is an opportunity."
Joan BarronMay 10, 2025
Famous Cheyenne Gunslingers To Be Homeless, Have To Move From Downtown Spot
The famous Cheyenne Gunslingers will have to find a new spot for its Wild West shootouts. The city has approved another historical attraction to take over their location and now the Gunslingers, who delight crowds every summer by shooting each other, have to find a new home.
Renée JeanMay 10, 2025