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UplinkRobotics is the result of four University of Wyoming students who leveraged imagination and technology to create a company that's revolutionizing the inspection industry with some pretty cool robots.

Entrepreneurs Say It's Easier To Do Business In Wyoming

The business community is bullish on Wyoming as the state is seeing more start-ups and venture capital deals — even without data centers. “Things are easier to do in Wyoming versus the rest of the world," said one business owner who relocated here.

Renée JeanMay 03, 2026

Keith Leithead, center, and Pete Baxendale at the summit of Lobouche East in the Himalayas.

Lovell Mountaineers Go To Everest On A Whim, Summit Nearby 20,000-Foot Peak

Two friends from Lovell decided to travel to Mount Everest on a whim, and ended up summiting a nearby 20,000-foot peak. They said the experience was life-changing. “More than the scenery, the people are amazing,” Kyle Leithead told Cowboy State Daily.

Dale KillingbeckMay 03, 2026

Urban Thistle doesn’t waste anything at its operation in a former north Casper elementary school. That includes the poop from the fish it raises, which becomes fertilizer that’s growing rows of “Jurassic” sized leafy greens.

Inside A Casper School Turned Farm That’s Growing Affordable Food With Fish Poop

Fish poop is key to the whole operation at an urban farm and food hub run through the Casper Housing Authority. It's a soil-free, closed-loop system that supports multiple edible plants. Aquaponics has gained acclaim as a way to produce affordable food.

Kolby FedoreMay 03, 2026

Bob Edgar had preserved the story of the Lady in Blue, a murdered prostitute from the town of Arland, and was given the opportunity to rescue Belle Drewry from an unmarked grave. She was exhumed from her grave in the ghost town of Arland on Oct. 12, 1986 and given a proper funeral and burial in the Old Trail Town the following spring.

Wyoming History: Digging Up The Bones Of A Notorious Old West Prostitute

A notorious Old West Wyoming prostitute known as the Lady in Blue was murdered in a revenge killing in 1897 near Meeteetse. Nearly 90 years later, her bones were dug up and reburied — and part of her dress was still her signature cobalt blue.

Jackie DorothyMay 03, 2026

Enrico Negrello owns Pertech in Wyoming, but has been quietly working behind the scenes to take his business in new directions. That includes the Bio Chest, a device that can detect your heart attack before you do.

Riverton Inventor Building Device That Can See Your Heart Attack Coming

An accomplished inventor living in Riverton is building a wearable medical device that can see your heart attack coming before it happens. “You wear it as a patch … I don’t even feel it,” he says about the Bio Chest, which also can alert doctors.

Renée JeanMay 03, 2026

The "American cheetah" chased after pronghorn at the end of the Ice Age in what would become Wyoming, but disappeared thousands of years ago. The best specimens of this big cat have been found 85 feet down in Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave. Pictured is a contemporary African cheetah, along with fossilized specimens of American cheetahs found in Wyoming.

Scientists Say Pronghorn Got Their Speed Eluding American Cheetahs Across Wyoming

The pronghorn is the fastest land mammal in the Americas. At top speed, they can hit 55 mph. But what are they running from? Scientists say in their DNA, they're still trying to outrun the American cheetah, which disappeared 10,000 years ago.

Andrew RossiMay 03, 2026

Colorado Parks and Wildlife agents used a taser to subdue a deer that had its antlers entangled in playground equipment. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department uses the same technique.

Game Agents Use Tasers To Subdue Animals, But Don’t Try It On A Charging Grizzly

When animals become stuck or get ornery with people, wildlife agents reach for Tasers to subdue them. But one thing they don't do is use them on charging grizzlies as the odds of landing an effective hit would be astronomical. "It would get you mauled," one biologist said.

Mark HeinzMay 03, 2026

Alex Petrovic helped the University of Wyoming to land one of only three super magnets of its kind in the United States that will power up advanced research on rare earths and trona. It’s a high-tech testbed that can push matter to extremes that ordinary magnets can’t touch. 

Wyoming Lands Rare Super Magnet To Power Up Advanced Rare Earths Research

Wyoming has landed one of only three super magnets of its kind in the U.S. that will power up advanced research on rare earths and trona. It's a room-sized contraption that can generate a magnetic field a million times stronger than Earth’s.

Renée JeanMay 03, 2026

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Guest Column: Why Did I Vote To Let Hungry Kids Starve?

Rep. Ken Pendergraft writes, "Why did I vote to let hungry kids starve? Who in their right mind would deny food to a hungry child?  Certainly, I would not, so why did I vote against Sun Bucks?"

Guest ColumnMay 03, 2026

Hayattville carpenter Kirk Odegaard builds basic, Old West coffins and caskets for those who want a Western funeral. "This is another service I can provide for people who just want to be put in a pine box,” he says. “It’s the way of the Old West."

Hyattville Man Builds Old West Coffins For Those Who Want A Simple, Western Funeral

Hyattville carpenter Kirk Odegaard builds basic, Old West coffins and caskets for those who want a Western funeral. "This is another service I can provide for people who just want to be put in a pine box,” he says. “It’s the way of the Old West."

Andrew RossiMay 03, 2026

“Trespassers will be shot, survivors will be shot again” makes for a great pro-gun novelty sign, but such messages could open firearms owners to liability or theft, experts say.

Signs About Shooting Trespassers Good For Laughs, But Also Could Lead To Trouble

Novelty signs that say things like “trespassers will be shot, survivors will be shot again” are good for laughs in gun-friendly Wyoming. But legal authorities say prosecutors could use the sign to allege the shooter had a predisposition to violence.

Mark HeinzMay 03, 2026

Father Chad Ripperger grew up fly-fishing and hunting in Casper, Wyoming, who is one of the most influential and well-known exorcists in the Catholic Church.

The Exorcist From Casper: Chatting With One Of The World’s Top Demon Fighters

Father Chad Ripperger is one of the Roman Catholic Church’s most experienced and well-known exorcists. Originally from Casper, Ripperger also fly-fishes, likes good Scotch, and speaks with a mechanic's calm about the discipline he never asked for — fighting demons.

Zakary SonntagMay 03, 2026

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Tom Lubnau & Rod Miller: Government Secrecy And You

Columnists Tom Lubnau and Rod Miller write, "The only reason no one has disclosed the advice the attorney general gave to Secretary Gray is because Secretary Gray wants that advice secret."

Tom Lubnau & Rod MillerMay 03, 2026

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Wyoming People: The Powell Man Who’s Recruited Businesses To Wyoming Through Five Governors

Powell’s Dave Reetz is 80 and is technically retired, but says he just can’t pass up a chance to recruit new businesses to Wyoming. He’s done it through the terms of five Wyoming governors, including on a recent vacation to Hawaii.

Dale KillingbeckMay 03, 2026

Sam Cremer arrived in the Bighorn Basin in his early 20s and nearly did not survive his first few years “bronc stomping” for the Embar Ranch. Despite threatening to quit the rough life, he never did and cowboyed late into life. He lived to be 92-years-old and a father of three.

Wyoming History: The Adventures Of Sam Cremer, The Unluckiest Cowboy In The West

By all accounts, Sam Cremer was top cowboy in Wyoming in the early 1900s and a good hand on a roundup wagon. He also was unlucky — really unlucky. He was known to “get himself in more uncalled-for trouble than a pack of kids around a hornet’s nest."

Jackie DorothyMay 02, 2026

Jackson and Teton County is the undisputed king of Wyoming tourism, but even Torrington officials are stunned but the town’s 97% spike in visitors. Much of that is driven by archaeology, while other small Wyoming towns are showing similar trends.

Rural Tourism: Torrington’s Short-Term Rentals Take 97% Leap, Other Small Towns Spike Too

Teton County is the king of Wyoming tourism, but rural Wyoming towns are showing a spike in visitors. Torrington officials are stunned by the town’s 97% increase in visitors — much of that driven by archaeology. Rawlins and Powell are seeing it too.

Renée JeanMay 02, 2026

James Cary Lambert learned a lot during his 33-year career as a UPS driver. Chiefly, that the little things matter, and people are more important than packages.

Wyoming Jobs: What James Lambert Has Learned After Driving A UPS Truck For 33 Years

For 33 years, UPS driver James Lambert has delivered much more than boxes on his UPS route, the last 15 in a remote section of Laramie County. He’s turned a sometimes rough-and-tumble job into friendships, snowy rescues, and laughter-filled memories.

Renée JeanMay 02, 2026

Worland's Jay Richard, known as Wyoming's Pumpkin King, is making available hundreds of his super pumpkin seeds to raise money for the Worland Community Garden. Richard is best known for dropping 2,000-pound pumpkins from a giant crane each autumn.

Plant Now, Drop Later: Wyoming Pumpkin King Shares His Super Pumpkin Seeds

Worland's Jay Richard, known as Wyoming's Pumpkin King, is making available hundreds of his super pumpkin seeds to raise money for the Worland Community Garden. Richard is best known for dropping 2,000-pound pumpkins from a giant crane each autumn.

Jackie DorothyMay 02, 2026

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Bill Sniffin: For U. S. House Race, Wyoming Politics Will Definitely Be Personal

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Nine different candidates make the GOP race for U. S. House a real horse race this year. Here is my take on the insiders and outsiders.”

Bill SniffinMay 02, 2026

Wyoming outfitter Dax McCarty (left) is pictured here with hunter Ernie Dosio, of California (center) and hunting guide AJ Henson. McCarty was good friends with Dosio, who was killed by an elephant in Africa.

Man Killed By Elephants Was Frequent Wyoming Hunter, Close Friends With Outfitter

A California man who was killed by elephants while on safari in Africa was a frequent hunter in Wyoming and close friends with a Douglas outfitter. Dax McCarty said the media portrayal of his friend is wrong. “He dang sure respected animals," he said.

Mark HeinzMay 02, 2026

Scientists have been monitoring a 19-mile-wide bulge in Yellowstone National Park caused by pressure 10 miles deep. “It's a pretty dynamic feature,” says the scientist in charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.

Yellowstone's 19-Mile-Wide, Chicago-Sized Bulge Near Volcano Has Stopped Growing

Scientists say the 19-mile-wide bulge in the northern rim of a volcano's caldera in Yellowstone has stopped growing. The head of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory says scientists are excited about it but it's not an indication of an apocalyptic eruption.

Andrew RossiMay 02, 2026

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Joan Barron: We Don't Trust Nukes – For Good Reason

Columnist Joan Barron writes, “The lack of any major protests against construction of a nuclear energy plant in Kemmerer is surprising, given Wyoming’s history."

Joan BarronMay 02, 2026

A woman sex-trafficked by a Satanic cult still haunts — and motivates — former Converse County Undersheriff Justin Scott. Forced to medically retire from law enforcement, he’s found a new mission to rescue human trafficking victims in Wyoming. Many of those come into the state on one of its three major interstates.

Woman Used By Satanic Cult Motivates Former Wyoming Cop To End Human Trafficking

A woman sex-trafficked by a Satanic cult still haunts — and motivates — former Converse County Undersheriff Justin Scott. Forced to medically retire from law enforcement, he’s found a new mission to rescue human trafficking victims in Wyoming.

Jen KocherMay 02, 2026

In Wyoming, cattle outnumber people, but the number of veterinarians treating food animals has shrunk by about 90% since World War II, and only 5% of new vets are interested in the job. That puts Wyoming’s, and the nation’s, food supply at risk.

Wyoming In Dire Need Of Large-Animal Veterinarians

In Wyoming, cattle outnumber people, but the number of veterinarians treating them has shrunk by 90% since World War II, and only 5% of new vets are interested in the job. One vet in Wheatland said desperate ranchers outside his area are "begging for help."

Renée JeanMay 02, 2026

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