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Get An Oil Change And Lunch At Gillette’s Expresso Lube, But Not A Beer
Expresso Lube in Gillette already has a unique business model operating an oil change shop on one side and a diner on the other. But you can’t get a beer there after its liquor license was denied this week.
Renée JeanDecember 07, 2024
Stone Age People Could Easily Hunt Packing A Baby, Wyoming Anthropologist Finds
Taking your toddler hunting is nothing new in Wyoming, or in human history for that matter. A University of Wyoming anthropologist says there's evidence that stone-age hunters took their kids hunting with them.
Mark HeinzDecember 07, 2024
Tiny Bone Needles From Wyoming’s La Prele Site A Prehistoric Breakthrough
Archaeologists say Wyoming’s La Prele Mammoth site near Douglas has given up another big prehistoric find. They say the discovery of early 13,000-year-old tiny bone needles could help rewrite the history of early man.
Renée JeanDecember 07, 2024
Horsehair Thieves Cutting Off Horse Tails And Manes In Albany County
Thieves supply a black market for horsehair by sneaking into pastures and stalls and cutting off the animals’ tails and manes. Horse owners say there’s been a rash of such crimes around Laramie.
Mark HeinzDecember 07, 2024
Joan Barron: The Fight Over Triple Trailers -- The Undemocratic Initiative Process
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "If you add up the number of ballot questions Wyoming voters approved over the years, the number is mighty puny. This was the intent of the legislators who passed the initiative and referendum law in 1968."
Joan BarronDecember 07, 2024
LA To NY: Buddies On A Mission To Skateboard 3,000 Miles Across America
What started as a spur-of-the-moment trip for two friends to skateboard across the U.S. has turned into an effort to raise money to buy 1,000 skateboards for low-income children. They say skateboarding kept them out of trouble so they want to pass it forward.
Sydnee ChapmanDecember 07, 2024
Want To Buy A Wild Bison? Wyoming State Parks Is Selling 15
For the person who has everything, Wyoming State Parks is selling 15 wild bison. They’re huge, healthy and as close to genetically pure wild bison as is possible. They’re also available to the highest bidders.
Jackie DorothyDecember 07, 2024
Minerals Mystery: It’s Been 70 Years Since King Coal And The Silver Queen Vanished
In the late 1800s, Colorado mining magnates built a temple to the coal and silver that made them rich — the Mineral Palace. Inside was home to a 16-foot King Coal statue and an 18-foot Silver Queen statue. They vanished 70 years ago and haven't been seen since.
Justin GeorgeDecember 07, 2024
Lodges That Let People "Sleep With The Wolves" A Bad Idea, Wyoming Wildlife Experts Say
A wildlife preserve in Canada has lodges where visitors have only a pane of glass between them and a pack of wolves. Billed as a chance to “sleep with the wolves,” Wyoming wildlife officials say it’s a terrible idea.
Mark HeinzDecember 07, 2024
Bill Sniffin: Yogi, Smokey, And Old 399 Have Been Wyoming’s ‘Three Bears’
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “The most famous bear in the world was ‘Old 399,’ a much beloved grizzly sow that liked to hang around the highways south of Yellowstone and in the Jackson Hole and Togwotee Pass areas. She was an amazing breeder.”
Bill SniffinDecember 07, 2024
The American West: Edward Curtis and His Legacy
Edward Curtis was convinced that he must photographically document the life and lifestyles of American Indians before they became more displaced and marginalized than they already were. With the enthusiasm of a zealot, he embarked on his monumental project.
James A. CrutchfieldDecember 07, 2024
Rawlins Boot-Waving Motorcycle Crash Survivor Marvels At Second Chance
With a motorcycle on top of him and trapped in a culvert, Phil Bollinger could only wave his boot into the air for help. Hours later someone finally spotted him, and although a severed artery nearly killed him, his survival has given him a positive outlook on life -- even when he got his car stolen in Denver last week.
Clair McFarlandDecember 07, 2024
Why It's Against The Law To Decorate Your Vehicle With Christmas Lights
Although you may be tempted to string thousands of Christmas lights on your car to show off your holiday glee, it's against the law. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says it would even ticket Santa.
Renée JeanDecember 07, 2024
Yippie-Ki-Yay! Cody Gun Range Offers Holiday “Die Hard” Experience
For those who think “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie, a gun range in Cody will let you shoot the weapons Bruce Willis uses in the classic action film. Yippie-Ki-Yay!
Mark HeinzDecember 07, 2024
Students, Parent Argue Against Banning Cellphones In Wyoming Schools
Wyoming teens and a parent say there are good reasons for students to have cellphones at school. They argue banning them won’t be a slam dunk answer to poor test scores and lack of socialization, and could increase safety risks.
Leo WolfsonDecember 07, 2024
Rock Springs Man Gives Grisly Account Of Stabbing Victim 30 Times
A Rock Springs, Wyoming, man gave a grisly confession Friday about stabbing a man more than 30 times, killing him, and dumping his body last year. He said it happened after a meth-fueled argument about a woman with whom they were both involved.
Clair McFarlandDecember 07, 2024
Wyoming Raw Milk Producers Part Of New Federal Mandate To Test For Bird Flu
A new federal mandate to test raw, unpasteurized milk for possible bird flu contamination goes into effect in less than two weeks. That’s news to some Wyoming producers who say they haven’t heard from federal officials about the new rule.
Jackie DorothyDecember 06, 2024
The Roundup: A Conversation with Jake Ivanoff
This week, host Wendy Corr chats with Cody entrepreneur Jake Ivanoff. Jake talks about the real estate market, opening a new restaurant, and what it takes to be a leader in the next generation of Wyoming business professionals.
Wendy CorrDecember 06, 2024
Canadian Man Severely Mauled After Jumping On Polar Bear To Save Wife
A Canadian man was severely mauled on Monday after jumping on a polar bear that was attacking his wife. His heroics are similar to how a Wyoming wrestler saved a friend by jumping on a grizzly bear in 2022.
Mark HeinzDecember 06, 2024
Lummis Joins Elon’s DOGE Push In “Herculean Effort” To Cut Government Pork
Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis has joined the DOGE Caucus in Congress to help Elon Musk and the incoming Trump administration’s efforts to cut government pork. Lummis said Friday it will be “a Herculean effort” to slash spending by $2 trillion.
Leo WolfsonDecember 06, 2024
Jonathan Lange: Talk Of 'Secondary Sex Characteristics' Endangers Children By Avoiding The Primary Fact
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: While euphemisms and medical sleights of hand can make discussion of “puberty blockers” and “cross-sex hormones” seem almost normal, even the most radical ideologues can’t defend putting children under the knife and cutting off perfectly healthy and normally functioning sex organs.
Jonathan LangeDecember 06, 2024
Wyoming Expected To Be Worst State For Holiday Retail Sales As Shoppers Go Online
Wyoming is projected by a market research firm as the worst-performing state for 2024 holiday retail sales in a study released Thursday. State business officials say residents are shopping online more than ever, causing the decline.
Justin GeorgeDecember 06, 2024
Dennis Sun: Keeping Consumers Informed
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "People always ask me when the price of beef will come down. I have to tell them prices are currently not high – they reflect what beef is worth at this time. And then I tell them why this is so."
Dennis SunDecember 06, 2024
The American West: What You Know About The Wright Brothers May Be Wrong
Every school child in America learns that Orville and Wilbur Wright were the first men to fly, but the schoolbooks could be wrong. There's plenty of evidence that Jacob Brodbeck actually took flight in an air-ship in Texas 40 years before the Wright's event.
R.B. MillerDecember 06, 2024