Andrew Rossi
Andrew Rossi is a features reporter for Cowboy State Daily based in northwest Wyoming. He covers everything from horrible weather and giant pumpkins to dinosaurs, astronomy, and the eccentricities of Yellowstone National Park.
Previously, Rossi was the News Director for Big Horn Basin Media in Cody. He earned several awards from the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters, including multiple awards for Best News Reporter and Best News Talk Show.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Rossi previously worked at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis. He has collaborated with Disney/Pixar, the BBC, The Washington Post, the Wyoming Office of Tourism, and several other national and international media outlets. He is also a cofounder of The Cody Theatre Company in Cody.
Latest from Andrew Rossi
Little America Wyoming’s Plan To Keep A Living Penguin Was Doomed From The Start
Back in the 1930s, an ill-advised plan was hatched to keep a living penguin at the Little America hotel in southwest Wyoming. The emperor penguin started its journey from Antarctica alive but died during transport. The stuffed penguin is still on display there and another at the Little America hotel in Cheyenne.
Andrew RossiDecember 28, 2025
Eastern Wyoming Is Hot And Dry, But Western Part Of State Is Buried In Snow
While much of Wyoming has record warmth and dryness, the mountains in western Wyoming are buried in snow. The snowpack is between 90% and 143% of average in what meteorologists say is a pattern where record-breaking warmth is building a huge snowpack.
Andrew RossiDecember 27, 2025
Wyoming Breaks 150-Year-Old High Temperature Records
Meteorologists are still analyzing Wyoming's Christmas temperatures, but it seems this was the warmest Christmas on record going back over 150 years. Temperatures on Christmas Day were up to 36 degrees higher than seasonal averages.
Andrew RossiDecember 26, 2025
Andrew Rossi: "Wyoming's Dinosaur Mummies" Was My Favorite Story Of 2025
Andrew Rossi writes, "I immediately knew that this story was special. I wanted to do a story on "Wyoming's dinosaur mummies" since I started at Cowboy State Daily, and here was an exciting new discovery from Lusk, published by Paul Sereno and his colleagues in Chicago. I had to cover this one."
Andrew RossiDecember 24, 2025
Yellowstone’s Unpredictable Black Diamond Pool Erupts Twice In Two Days
Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park has been active since its massive hydrothermal explosion in July 2024. It’s also “decidedly unpredictable,” erupting twice in two days last week, spewing mud and water 40 feet into the air.
Andrew RossiDecember 23, 2025
Crew Clears 100+ Derailed Freight Cars From Track Near Cheyenne In 18 Hours
After a massive derailment near Cheyenne on Friday, the BNSF Railway was left with an enormous task — clearing more than 100 blown-over freight cars and getting trains moving again.
Andrew RossiDecember 23, 2025
