Latest from Jake Nichols
Yes, The Skin From Wyoming's Notorious Wild West Outlaw "Big Nose George" Was Used To Make Shoes
This is the macabre story of a once-common practice of binding books with human skin — and how Wyoming did that one better by skinning notorious Wild West outlaw "Big Nose George" and making him into a pair of shoes.
Jake NicholsApril 30, 2023
Wyoming Couple Has Tricked Out One Far-Out, Groovy And Out-Of-Sight '70s Van
This is a story about how a newly married Wyoming couple found each other, then found a van. Or rather, how the van found them in a totally groovy, far-out time warp to the out-of-sight 1970s.
Jake NicholsApril 29, 2023
Here’s What Truckers Say Wyoming Drivers Are Doing Wrong
You're traveling along the vast emptiness of Interstate 80 and you pull into the left lane to pass two 18-wheelers when the first one pulls into the passing lane right in front of you. Do they do that on purpose?
Jake NicholsApril 24, 2023
Is Professional Pillow Fighting The Next Big Thing?
Professional pillow fighting is for real. There’s a league, star athletes, pay-per-view specials, and international events already underway. The promoter who brought bare-knuckle fighting and Ice Wars hockey fighting to the Cowboy State, said it could work in Wyoming.
Jake NicholsApril 23, 2023
Aggravating Rite of Spring: It’s Pothole Season in Wyoming
No matter how bad it gets, don't try to fill that neighborhood pothole on your own. Leave it to the experts, not the Terminator.
Jake NicholsApril 16, 2023
Why Aren't These Trampoline-Jumping Acrobats Being Towed By A Tractor Flying Off Into Oblivion?
The physics and fun of tractor pull trampoline. Answers to burning questions like why don’t the bouncers fly off? And what would possess someone to do this?
Jake NicholsApril 15, 2023
At Nearly 600 Inches, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Sets All-Time Snow Record
595 inches, or nearly 50 feet of snow, fell at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort this season -- an all-time record.
Jake NicholsApril 11, 2023
Wyoming Rodeo Legend Kenny Clabaugh Makes ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Arvada cowboy Kenny Clabaugh was the consummate rodeo 'pickup man' for more than 3 decades. He was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame last week.
Jake NicholsApril 08, 2023
Singer Came In 2nd Place In Lincoln County Contest But Keeps Advancing On American Idol
Paige Anne never hit a sour note in her audition for American Idol, but she did manage to share her favorite Sour Patch snow cones for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, prior to belting out her version of P!nk’s “What About Us” last week. She followed that up with a soulful performance of “Hallelujah” on Sunday in the first round of the hit talent competition’s Hollywood auditions. First, she worked with mentor David Archuleta on maintaining her confidence on stage.
Jake NicholsApril 03, 2023
Wyoming Woman Trains World Champion Border Collie Stock Dogs
Wendy Auzqui loves everything about working with ranch animals, but especially training border collies as stock dogs. She won the 2019 world championship with Frank, and repeated in 2022 with Quirt.
Jake NicholsMarch 29, 2023
Life Is Simpler In Lusk, Wyoming, Where New Owners Of The Local Tire Shop is ‘Braking’ News
Lusk, Wyoming, is about as small-town, slice of Americana as it gets. But when news happens in Lusk, it's news. Take the grand opening of a new tire store, you've never seen a community so collectively excited.
Jake NicholsMarch 26, 2023
Legendary Wyoming Big-Bore Handgun Pioneer John Linebaugh Dead At 67
John Linebaugh became a pioneer in the shooting and hunting community with his legendary .500- and .475 caliber handguns -- some of the most powerful in the world. He died earlier this week at the age of 67.
Jake NicholsMarch 24, 2023
Big Bud, World’s Largest Tractor At 70,000 Pounds, Is Back After 40-Year Break
A legendary piece of giant farming equipment, the 70,000-pound (135,000-pound fully ballasted) Big Bud tractor, is being built again after 40-year absence. It was reintroduced at the Con Expo last week in Las Vegas.
Jake NicholsMarch 20, 2023
Linked In Grief: Pair Of Powell Mothers Each Lose 2 Children In Crashes Nearly A Year Apart
It’s unimaginable what happened to two mothers in Park County. Both named Brenda, both from the Powell area, both lost two offspring in car crashes on U.S. Highway 14 almost a year to the day apart.
Jake NicholsMarch 20, 2023
Special Olympics Makes Wyoming Return In Jackson After 3-Year Hiatus
Following a three-year hiatus since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the 2023 Special Olympics State Winter Games wrapped up this week in Jackson. About 350 Special Olympics athletes, coaches and volunteers attended the games.
Jake NicholsMarch 17, 2023
Yee-Haw Hardin: At Full-Gallup, High School Basketball Team Gets True Western Sendoff
Why do we live in the Rocky Mountain West? Because we get to see things like horseback riders sending their girls basketball team off to the state tournament. This is how the Hardin, Montana team got sent-off.
Jake NicholsMarch 13, 2023
Sublette County Denies Resort Expansion For Wall Street Billionaire Joe Ricketts
In denying billionaire Joe Ricketts' proposal to build a "Little Jackson Hole" in rural Wyoming, Sublette County Commissioner Doug Vickrey said, I would like Mr. Ricketts to know that with all his wealth, there are some things in this world money cannot buy, and by God Im one of them."
Jake NicholsMarch 13, 2023
Who’s At Fault? Wyoming Cop Weighs In On Viral Crash Video Showing Motorcyclist Flipping Over Car
A video showing a motorcyclist plowing into the back of a car that stopped suddenly for a three-legged dog in the road has sparked a storm of debate as to who's to blame. But a 20-year Wyoming cop says its not a close call.
Jake NicholsMarch 08, 2023
Wyoming’s Own Mogul Medalist Jaelin Kauf Wins Silver At World Ski Championships
Freestyle skier and mogul maven Jaelin Kauf ended an eight-year U.S. medal drought by winning silver at the World Ski Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. Kauf said she is looking for Gold at the 2026 Olympics.
Jake NicholsMarch 07, 2023
Faleena Hopkins Is Now A Fugitive: Romance Novelist Blows Off Wyoming Court Date
The romance novelist who led cops on a highspeed chase through a national park in Wyoming failed to appear at arraignment last week. Two warrants have been issued for Faleena Hopkins.
Jake NicholsMarch 05, 2023
Jake Nichols: What I Learned Watching These Winless Wyoming Girls Play Basketball
SAT scores are nice but you wanna build character? Try surviving a 37-game losing streak. Hold your head up when your team hasnt won a game in a month. Or a year.
Jake NicholsMarch 04, 2023