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Champions Of The Outdoors Featured In Original Jackson Musical
Just about everyone in Jackson who has ever hiked, biked or paddled in the backcountry knows of famed conservationists Olaus and Mardy Murie. Celebrated Jackson playwright Andrew Munz has made a musical celebrating them.
Jake NicholsMay 27, 2024
Acts Of Kindness: Gillette Teens Rescue Baby Birds, Wildlife Rehabber Does The Rest
The easy part for two Gillette teens was rescuing the baby birds who were motherless and appeared doomed. But then what? Thankfully, one of two certified mammal wildlife rehabbers in Wyoming lived in Gillette and she took care of the rest.
Jen KocherMay 27, 2024
Casper Man Committed To Keeping Mountain Man History Alive
Dale Gregory of Casper never quite grew out of his childhood dream of being a Wyoming mountain man. Now he lives the lifestyle and shares it with others at the Fort Caspar Museum because he says it's important to keep the history of the West alive.
Dale KillingbeckMay 27, 2024
Cheyenne’s Historic C.B. Irwin Barn Once Stabled Steamboat
Cheyenne’s historic C.B. Irwin Barn, about a block from the Wyoming Capitol and now home to Cowboy State Daily, once stabled the legendary Steamboat.
Renée JeanMay 27, 2024
Wyoming Mother Of Nine Gets Personal Best In Triathlon Despite Breaking A Rib
Evanston's April Lange, a mother of nine, set a personal best by 10 minutes in a 70-mile triathlon earlier this month in St. George, Utah. Even more impressive, she did it with a broken rib that she suffered five minutes into the race.
Clair McFarlandMay 27, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, May 27, 2024
Monday's headlines include: * Standoff Over Wolf Torture In Daniel * UPS Drivers Dish Dirt Over Rural Delivery Practices * Grizzly Attack Survivor Said He Never Let Go Of Bear Spray
Wendy CorrMay 27, 2024
Getting Wyoming’s Iconic 1 Million Pound Big Boy Locomotive Ready For Summer Tour
The race is on to get Wyoming’s iconic Big Boy locomotive ready for its summer 2024 tour. It takes a lot of work for the largest operating steam engine on the planet at more than 1 million pounds.
Renée JeanMay 27, 2024
Wyoming History: No. 115 In Sheridan Is State’s Last Original Streetcar
For a time in the early 1900s, Sheridan was a modern municipal wonder with electric trolleys and inter-urban cars ferrying people to mines, shopping and the old fort. Now car No. 115 is Wyoming’s last original streetcar.
Dale KillingbeckMay 26, 2024
Standoff Over Wolf Torture: Locals Block Motorcycle Rally From Daniel Bar
Friends and family of Daniel resident Cody Roberts, who gained international exposure for torturing a wolf, lined up trailers and vehicles on Sunday so motorcycle rally participants couldn't hold a presentation in front of the bar.
Mark HeinzMay 26, 2024
Wyoming Dog Dazzles At Westminster Show, Wins Best Of Breed
Rowan, a Bracco Italiano dog who lives in Douglas, won Best of Breed at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He received a giant medallion for the win and bragging rights that the best Bracco Italiano dog in the world lives in Wyoming.
Dale KillingbeckMay 26, 2024
Conservative Advocacy Group Lowers Gas To $2.38 A Gallon At Cheyenne Gas Station
On a nationwide bus tour, conservative activist group Americans for Prosperity gave a $1 discount to motorists filling up at a Cheyenne gas station Sunday, rolling back the price to $2.38 a gallon, what it was at the beginning of the Biden administration.
Pat MaioMay 26, 2024
Family Desperate To Find Missing Cheyenne Woman Who May Have Had Mental Emergency
The family of 38-year-old Shanna Brubaker, who’s been missing from her Cheyenne home since April 29 and may be experiencing a mental health emergency, is desperate to find her. The family is asking for the public's help.
Jen KocherMay 26, 2024
100 Years Of Driving Through Spectacular Wind River Canyon
At $1 million, building the Yellowstone Highway through Wind River Canyon in 1924 was the most expensive American road project ever. What’s followed has been a century of breathtaking views and nearly unbelievable stories.
Renée JeanMay 26, 2024
Wyoming Man Says Becoming A Certified Beer Judge Harder Than Masters In Biology
Paul Dey of Cheyenne has an enviable hobby — he’s a certified beer judge. And he said earning that certification was harder than getting his Master of Biology degree.
Renée JeanMay 26, 2024
Cowboy Hat 101: What Your Western Topper Says About You
From cut to color to cost, a cowboy hat tells a story. Buying a new cowboy hat when visiting out West is fun and flirty, but wearing one for real Wyoming cowboys and cowgirls is serious business.
Jake NicholsMay 26, 2024
Rod Miller: In Praise of Flawed Horses
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The poor guy had two strikes against him from the git-go. But he had something intangible that convinced me not to ship him. I can’t describe what that something was. Midnight turned out to be one of the best horses I ever rode."
Rod MillerMay 26, 2024
Joan Barron: Hugely Unpopular Proposed Book Policy
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "A local newspaper poll recently showed amazingly strong opposition to the Cheyenne school board’s proposed new policy on books."
Joan BarronMay 26, 2024
Motorcycle Rally For Tortured Wolf Rolls Into Green River, Wyoming
A national motorcycle rally held to bring awareness to the wolf torture and killing in Sublette County arrived at the Harley Davidson dealership in Green River on Saturday. The rally concludes on Sunday in Daniel.
Mark HeinzMay 26, 2024
Eating Wyoming: From Bangkok To New York To Thermopolis
Authentic Bangkok Thai cuisine in Thermopolis? Yup. Tanon “James” Thapphum grew up in Thailand, had a food cart in Bangkok, went to cooking school in New York, and then set up shop in downtown Thermopolis.
Renée JeanMay 26, 2024
Wyoming History: FDR Escaped A Political Pressure-Cooker At Yellowstone
It was September 1937 and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was politically exhausted from unsuccessfully trying to stack the Supreme Court, so he escaped the pressure cooker of Washington, D.C., politics in Yellowstone.
Dale KillingbeckMay 25, 2024
Wyoming Has A Front-Row Seat For Rare Parade Of Planets Lineup
People in Wyoming have a front-row seat to view a rare “parade of planets” lineup of six planets and a crescent moon that will be visible in a line June 4. It's the first time such an alignment has been visible in at least 30 years.
Andrew RossiMay 25, 2024
Bill Sniffin: Lord, Please Give Wyoming One More Boom
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “It is important to note that usually all our recent booms were short-lived, like 5-10 years. One bust that I lived through was 20 years, 1982-2002. That was a long dry spell.”
Bill SniffinMay 25, 2024
As Wyoming Camping Season Kicks Off, Popular Snowy Range Road Remains Closed
Jurisdiction over Boswell Road, a popular public lands access in the Snowy Range Mountains, remains murky and the road is still officially closed to the public as camping season kicks off in Wyoming.
Mark HeinzMay 25, 2024
Gigantic Corpse Flower Set To Bloom Over Memorial Day Weekend
Cosmo, a rare 7-year-old corpse flower at Colorado State University, is preparing to bloom for the first time over Memorial Day Weekend. The gigantic flower, which can grow up 12 feet tall, is known for the overwhelming stench of death it produces when it blooms
Andrew RossiMay 25, 2024