The songwriters behind some of the biggest hits of Garth Brooks, Martina McBride, George Strait, Vince Gill, and others will be attending the Yellowstone Songwriter Festival from September 8 – 10 in Cody.
A Cody Stampede Board member told Cowboy State Daily that he resigned from the Cody Stampede because of the way a 2,000-pound elderly Brahma bull was being treated at the Cody Nite Rodeo.
In a community as conservative as Cody, putting on “The Laramie Project” that highlights controversial social issues was a challenge, according to director Bethany Sandvik.
Cody’s vibrant arts community was singled out last week as one of the ten best small town art scenes in the country.
The Buffalo Bill Center in Cody is building a gigantic grizzly bear skeleton as part of a new exhibit. The bone-builder, an Alaskan who has assembled whale & moose skeletons, says it’s like “adult legos.”
A social media influencer best-known for eating raw liver and raw animal organs as part of his nutrition company is working to purchase Kanye West’s giant 31,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Cody.
Comedian Will Ferrrell and his family were on their way to visit Yellowstone when they got stranded in Cody due to the floods. So they stayed a few days in their RV and checked out the sights.
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More than 500 motorcyclists are in Cody for a Harley rally this week. Originally, the plan was for the motorcyclists to enter Yellowstone at their leisure, but now all 500 will enter at the same time.
Two Cody residents pushed to have the 1982 Pulitzer Prize winning book “The Color Purple” banned in the Cody School District. But the request, on Thursday night, was ultimately denied.
According to reports, the Colorado National Guard was called out twice — in 1917 and again in 1948 — to protect Buffalo Bill’s body from being stolen.
Buffalo Bill Cody, once the most famous man in the world, was buried on Lookout Mountain in Colorado despite specific instructions to be buried near Cody, Wyoming. Although some believe Bill’s body was stolen from his Colorado grave and moved to Cody after all.
A shortage of pilots has caused Delta Airlines to cancel all of its flights in and out of Cody. This means air traffic will be reduced by nearly half this summer.
The impending arrival of 1,000 bikers converging in Cody in late June is expected to generate more than $2 million in economic impacts for the community.
Cody Stampede officials announced that Yellowstone actor Cole Hauser will serve as grand marshall for the Cody Stampede parade on July 4.
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Representatives from the cities of Cheyenne and Laramie have reached out to Cody about its six geodesic domes that provide outdoor-like experiences without the winter winds of Wyoming.
Six clear geodesic domes, designed to withstand 150mph wind gusts, have been constructed in Cody to provide people a way to gather outside but remain sheltered from the elements.
A catastrophic injury doesn’t have to mean a death sentence for a horse. Dr. Ted Vlahos specializes in fitting horses for prosthetic limbs.
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Rachel was found in Cody curled up in a sleeping bag with her tent and campsite intact around her.
When the gavel dropped on the final piece of artwork at the 40th annual Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, nearly $1.18 million worth of art had been sold.
The Patron’s Ball has been cancelled due to the recent spike in COVID cases, which have caused local health care facilities to go into crisis mode.
The sharp rise in COVID cases in Park County has caused health officials to re-implement crisis procedures.
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A billboard warning new residents not to “California Our Cody” has ruffled some feathers in the northwest community.
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Cody Regional Health has converted an entire wing into a COVID treatment ward — something that has not occurred since last winter.
A memorial plaza was dedicated on the spot where the first actual newspaper building stood — established by Buffalo Bill Cody.
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The restaurant and bar in Cody’s iconic Irma Hotel have been closed down because of a cluster of positive coronavirus cases.
The Bighorn Basin Chapter of ‘Sleep in Heavenly Peace’ has organized “build days” about once a month to construct beds that will be distributed throughout the region.
A wildfire burning west of Cody forced the closure of the highway between Cody and Yellowstone National Park over the weekend.
The good news is it’s not something people have to attach to themselves after having a burrito dinner.
A group of Cody high school students will be lobbying the Wyoming State Legislature.
