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Former Wyoming congresswoman Barbara Cubin and the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.

Delegation Wants To Name Casper Trails Center For Former House Rep. Barbara Cubin

Wyoming’s congressional delegation want to honor the political legacy of Barbara Cubin, the state’s second-longest serving U.S. House rep. They’ve introduced a bill to name the Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper for her.

Leo WolfsonNovember 25, 2024

After chasing off a photographer that got too close, a bull moose checks out a camera near Wyoming’s Grand Tetons.

Spot Near Grand Teton Is A Moose Magnet, But Too Many People Could Ruin It

If you want to see a moose, there's a spot near Kelly, Wyoming, that draws a ton of them during the early winter. It's so popular that locals are worried that the area will be discovered and ruined by the gawking humans.

Mark HeinzNovember 25, 2024

A photo taken from U.S. Capitol Police body cam video shows a man, identified by the FBI as Douglas Harrington of Wyoming, assaulting an officer with a flagpole.

Wyoming Man Gets 3 Years In Prison For Swinging Flagpole At Police On Jan. 6

Bedford, Wyoming, resident Douglas Harrington was sentenced to three years in prison Monday for assaulting police with a flagpole during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Riot. It’s the harshest sentence so far for a Wyoming resident related to Jan. 6.

Leo WolfsonNovember 25, 2024

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Guest Column: Wyoming’s Legacy of Opportunity: Protecting Rights for Women and Girls

Rep. Martha Lawley writes, "I’m introducing two bills focused on safeguarding the rights of women and girls in Wyoming: one that protects the integrity of women’s sports and another that ensures privacy and safety in spaces where it matters most."

CSD StaffNovember 25, 2024

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Clair McFarland: Not Letting An Airborne Desk Chair Have The Last Laugh

Clair McFarland writes, "But in my hatred for the alien throne, I forgot (or never had the commonsense) to measure my desk’s height. So the huge inflatable ball posing as my new desk chair arrived three inches too high."

Clair McFarlandNovember 25, 2024

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Dave Simpson: The Ugly Cookies Taste Just As Good

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “Whenever Gramps visits, cookies are to be baked, first with the assistance of one grand daughter, then two years later, with two. (Red hair, blue eyes, both cute as buttons.)”

Dave SimpsonNovember 25, 2024

For the 15th year, German Segura, second from left, has decorated a lone tree in the median of Interstate 90 between Sheridan and Billings, Montana.

For 15th Year, Trucker Returns To Decorate Lonely Tree In The Middle Of Nowhere

For 15 years and counting, a Texas long-haul trucker has decorated a lonely tree in the middle of nowhere north of Sheridan, Wyoming. The locals on the Crow Reservation say the tree holds his soul.

Greg JohnsonNovember 25, 2024

Blaire Fleming, left, is a junior on the San Jose State University volleyball team.

Judge Rules Transgender Volleyball Player Can Compete

A Colorado-based federal judge declined Monday to remove a transgender player from the Mountain West Conference women’s volleyball tournament. He also didn’t reverse six forfeit losses teams have taken by boycotting matches against that player.

Clair McFarlandNovember 25, 2024

Property owners around state lands in Casper are suing the Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners for not giving them proper notice of a gravel mining firm’s intent to lease the lands before approving the leases.

Casper Property Owners Sue State Over Gravel Pit Leases, Claim Rights Violations

A Casper group and six property owners sued the Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners on Friday. They claim lack of notice about the board’s approval of leases to mine gravel near the base of Casper Mountain violated their constitutional rights.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 25, 2024

On Nov. 10, 2024, the University of Wyoming Symphonic Band performed “Beyond Her Years,” a musical interpretation of Adelaide Bomberger’s story of dealing with cancer.

Cheyenne Teen’s Fight For Life Against Brain Cancer Inspires A Symphony

Adelaide Bomberger’s battle for life against a rare form of brain cancer has inspired a symphony by an L.A. composer and University of Wyoming band director. The 18-year-old from Cheyenne got to hear her story performed for the first time this month.

Jackie DorothyNovember 25, 2024

Locomotives involved in the crash are shown at the Arminto wreck.

Casper Train Engineer May Have Had Premonition Of Fatal 2001 Wreck, Son Says

Outside the Casper Depot is a memorial stone for 48-year-old engineer Mike Hoover, killed in a train crash in 2001. Hoover was “nervous about something” before going to work that day, says his son, and may have had “a premonition” of the crash.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 25, 2024

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Boxing Still Going The Rounds In Wyoming Despite Rise Of MMA

Although MMA has grown significantly, boxing is still alive in Wyoming. In fact, in many Wyoming communities, boxing is seeing a resurgence of interest.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 24, 2024

Wojtek was an orphaned brown bear cub that was adopted by Polish soldiers during World War II and served honorably during the war. He helped move ammunition during battle and achieved the rank of corporal.

Polish Army Fought Alongside 600-Pound Bear Who Liked Booze & Cigarettes In World War II

As a Polish war unit prepared to enter the war zone in Italy in 1943, they hit a snag because animals were not allowed to accompany troops into battle but they got around that rule. They officially enlisted the bear as a private, giving him a salary and a serial number. 

Mark HeinzNovember 24, 2024

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Rod Miller: Free Speech and the Hypocrisy of the Wyoming GOP

Rod Miller writes, "It’s almost as if the Wyoming Republican Party wants to prevent any voice other than their own from being heard out in the Big Empty. It’s almost as if Party leadership wants Wyomingites to hear only their officially-sanctioned speech."

Rod MillerNovember 24, 2024

Thousands of Wyoming Republicans rallied in Casper for a visit by former President Donald Trump in May 2022. Already a solidly red state politically, data shows Wyoming is getting redder as people move from neighboring Colorado and other blue states.

Newcomers to Wyoming, Montana More Likely To Be Republican Transplants

Republicans looking to get away from more liberal states are choosing Wyoming, Montana and other Western states, and they've turned some already conservative states even a deeper shade of red. The migration may have helped Republicans dominate Election Day.

David MadisonNovember 24, 2024

Bill Gates-backed TerraPower and the nuclear plant its building in southwest Wyoming have secured another potential source of uranium. It’s struck a deal to get laser-enriched uranium.

Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Strikes Deal To Get Laser-Enriched Uranium

Bill Gates-backed TerraPower and the nuclear plant it's building in southwest Wyoming have secured another potential source of uranium. It’s struck a deal to get laser-enriched uranium.

Renée JeanNovember 24, 2024

Lucy Barnard walked into Wyoming over the Continental Divide in October 2024. Her goal is to walk to Yellowstone National Park by December before she must return to Australia to renew her passport. She is walking the length of the earth and is gathering a group of women to join her on the last leg of the trip in Alaska.

Australian Woman Hiking Through Wyoming On Quest To Walk Length Of The Earth

Australian Lucy Barnard is walking 18,000 miles from the tip of South America to the top of North America to become the first woman to walk the length of the earth. She’s now in Wyoming, getting to Lander after hiking across the Red Desert.

Jackie DorothyNovember 24, 2024

Travelers can expect more of the same backups, closures and slow-downs along Interstate 80 over Thanksgiving week as has happened the past few weeks. This backup on eastbound I-80 near Sinclair was Nov. 13, 2024.

Thanksgiving Week Travelers Can Expect Snowy, Icy Highways Around Wyoming

Mother Nature won’t make the busiest travel week of the year any easier for people across Wyoming leading up to Thanksgiving. Don Day says to expect snowy, icy highways around Wyoming, especially Interstate 80.

Andrew RossiNovember 24, 2024

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Cassie Craven:  I Did Vote for Women

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “If the women of the Left care about women’s rights at all, they should wake up and see the world for what it actually is and act. We are so much more than a set of pronouns. We must be more than radical zealots fighting to kill our own babies."

Cassie CravenNovember 24, 2024

For 53 years, the only unsolved hijacking in the nation's history has remained one of world's greatest mysteries. The bombshell discovery of the parachute likely used by D.B. Cooper in his infamous hijacking may finally close the case.

Part 2: Who is D.B. Cooper? The Bombshell Discovery That Could Solve Infamous Hijacking

Part 2 of a series. For 53 years, the only unsolved hijacking in the nation's history has remained one of world's greatest mysteries. The bombshell discovery of the parachute likely used by D.B. Cooper in his infamous hijacking may finally close the case.

Jen KocherNovember 24, 2024

Cathy Ringler and her horse Zigzag have had many adventures over the years. Zigzag was originally supposed to be a barrel horse; however, he did not enjoy performing and much preferred being out on the trail.

Wyoming People: Award-Winning Horseback Storyteller Cathy Ringler

Cathy Ringler is a Wyoming cowgirl who told stories to her daughters while they rode horseback in Park County. Those stories have become a series of award-winning books based on Ringler’s own experiences riding horses on the range and teaching school in a two-room schoolhouse.

Jackie DorothyNovember 24, 2024

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