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Amazon Hit ‘Outer Range’ Is Latest Example Of Wyoming Filmed Elsewhere
“Outer Range,” the Western/sci-fi thriller supposedly set in Wyoming, dropped Season 2 last month. While the show’s crew goes to great lengths making sure what viewers hear and see is authentically Wyoming, those who live here might be able to spot the goofs.
Jake NicholsJune 16, 2024
Wyoming History: Battle Of The Rosebud Started Great Sioux Wars Of 1876
Battle of the Rosebud was the opening shot of the Great Sioux Wars of 1876, bolstering Sitting Bull and his allies to a historic victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Dale KillingbeckJune 16, 2024
There Are Plenty Of Coyotes And Wolves In Wyoming, So Why No Coywolves?
in the eastern United States, coyotes people encounter are likely to be coywolves, or coyote-wolf crossbreeds. But in Wyoming, wolves and coyotes tend to avoid each other and coywolves have not been documented.
Mark HeinzJune 16, 2024
Keeping Bulls From Being Bullied Just Part Of The Gig For CNFR Stock Manager
For 25 years, Kirsten Vold has conducted a symphony of controlled chaos managing the bulls and broncs from 10 College National Finals Rodeo stock contractors. That includes keeping bulls from being bullied.
Dale KillingbeckJune 15, 2024
Forget The Calendar, Cody’s Ishawooa Snow Horse Is The True Sign Of Wyoming Summer
Every year, the snowpack in the southern stretch of the Absaroka Range melts to reveal the Ishawooa Horse's Head. Ranchers on the South Fork have looked at it as a sign of summer and they've done it for more than a century.
Andrew RossiJune 15, 2024
Bill Sniffin: I Am The Pater Familias – But How Did I Get Here?
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Family legend has it that my grandpa rode into town on his motorcycle and swept Allie off her feet. They defied old Irish family traditions, drove off, and got married. That event was critical to me ultimately being here.”
Bill SniffinJune 15, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: Pine Bluffs Distillery’s Coming-Of-Age Whiskey And Spirits
Pine Bluffs Distillery is Chad Brown’s American dream, creating his own unique whiskey and spirits in a town with more elevation than people. It’s an all-around Wyoming coming-of-age story.
Renée JeanJune 15, 2024
American West: The Rendezvous Was — And Still Is — One Hell Of A Party
In 1825, Gen. William Ashley introduced a system known as the rendezvous, a methodology that revolutionized, but also simplified, the entire concept of trading with the American Indians. A total of 15 annual rendezvous were held between 1825 and 1840 and 11 of them were in Wyoming.
James A. CrutchfieldJune 15, 2024
It’s Mating Season, Which Means Bears Are Beating The Crap Out Of Each Other
When love is in the air among bears, it’s not exactly lovely. This is the time of year when male bears beat the crap out of each other, because it's mating season. That means bears in Wyoming and all over are fighting for access to females.
Mark HeinzJune 15, 2024
‘Catastrophic’ Teton Pass Failure Had Been Building For Decades
WYDOT is a week into an all-hands-on-deck response to get a temporary fix to a “catastrophic” failure of Teton Pass, but it wasn’t a surprise. It had been unstable and building up to a collapse for decades.
Jake NicholsJune 15, 2024
Wyoming's Loneliest EV Chargers Sits In The Middle Of Nowhere
Many may ask why the heck someone would put a solar-powered EV charger in the middle of nowhere in central Wyoming. Turns out it's left from Rivian's testing of EV trucks in the rugged and brutal Cowboy State terrain and weather.
Andrew RossiJune 15, 2024
Wowzers! 50 Rare $4 Million Pagani Supercars Converge On Jackson, Wyoming
Spotting a rare $4 million Pagani, an Italian-made supercar, isn’t unusual in Jackson, Wyoming, during the summer. But 50 of them were spotted in Jackson earlier this week.
Jake NicholsJune 15, 2024
The Roundup: A Conversation With Cody Beers
This week, host Wendy Corr has a conversation with WYDOT spokesperson Cody Beers. A lifelong Wyoming resident, Cody is not only the go-to information guy for anyone traveling to Yellowstone National Park, he’s also the broadcasting voice for the Wyoming Indian High School Chiefs and Lady Chiefs.
Wendy CorrJune 15, 2024
After State Kills 3 Wyoming Bighorn, Wildlife Researcher Questions Policy
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department killed three bighorn sheep that wandered into Sinks Canyon State Park out of concern for disease, but a local wildlife researcher questions the need for the killings.
Mark HeinzJune 15, 2024
Meet Ashlea Roberts: The Rattlesnake Wrangler Of Rawlins, Wyoming
Rattlesnakes populate about two-thirds of Carbon County in southern Wyoming. When people there encounter the pit vipers, they call Ashlea Roberts, the rattlesnake wrangler of Rawlins.
Clair McFarlandJune 14, 2024
In Gillette, Challenger May Have More Name Recognition State House Incumbent
The House District 32 Republican primary race between state Rep. Ken Clouston, R-Gillette, and George Dunlap brings a certain amount of intrigue due to the local name recognition that each candidate has.
Leo WolfsonJune 14, 2024
Calif., Other States Still Grabbing For Wyoming’s Share Of Colorado River Water
Fighting between California and other states over Wyoming's share of water from the Colorado River, which is partly fed from Cowboy State sources, isn’t likely to be resolved anytime soon, a pair of experts say.
Mark HeinzJune 14, 2024
Rod Miller: Searching For The Center Of The Big Empty
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Ask anyone where the political center of Wyoming is located and all you’ll get is confused glances. The political center of Wyoming does not seem to be where it used to be. But that’s not true. The center hasn’t moved. Only people’s ideas of the center have moved."
Rod MillerJune 14, 2024
Dennis Sun: The Consolidation Of Our Ranches
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Census of Agriculture found there were 1.9 million farms and ranches in the U.S. This is the smallest number since 1950."
Dennis SunJune 14, 2024
Jonathan Lange: “One Nation Under God” Is Cornerstone Of America’s Republic
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "On this day 70 years ago, President Eisenhower signed a bill which added the words, 'under God,' to the Pledge of Allegiance. Both chambers agreed unanimously that 'under God' should be added."
Jonathan LangeJune 14, 2024
Led By Barrasso, Trump Gets A Birthday Cake That Was All Wyoming
Invited by Sen. John Barrasso, former President Trump celebrated his birthday Thursday with Senate Republicans, complete with a cake that was all Wyoming bought and delivered. “It was all Wyoming,” Barrasso told Cowboy State Daily.
Leo WolfsonJune 14, 2024
It’s The Middle Of June, But There’s A Winter Storm Watch Out For Yellowstone
It may be the middle of June, but Yellowstone tourists may be in for a cold dose of Wyoming weather Monday and Tuesday with a Winter Storm Watch out for the national park and Beartooth Pass.
Andrew RossiJune 14, 2024
Wyoming’s Haiden Thompson Eyes Pro Card, But Won’t Repeat As CNFR All-Around Cowgirl
2023 College National Finals Rodeo All-Around Cowgirl Haiden Thompson won’t repeat, but that hasn’t stopped the Gillette College rider from planning to get her PRCA card.
Dale KillingbeckJune 14, 2024
Wyoming Delegation Says Supreme Court Was Right To Shoot Down Bump Stock Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to shoot down a Trump administration ban on bump stocks for semiautomatic weapons on Friday is being hailed by Wyoming’s U.S. senators as a victory for the Second Amendment.
Clair McFarlandJune 14, 2024