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After winning this year's NASA TechRise Student Challenge, a group of Evanston eighth graders are now working with scientists and engineers with the space agency to test their thermal moon mapping technology.

Evanston 8th Graders Build Cutting Edge Moon Mapping Tech For NASA

For the second year in a row, a group of Evanston eighth graders has won the NASA TechRise Student Challenge for their thermal moon mapping technology, which they’re developing with the space agency.

Tracie SullivanMarch 24, 2024

Mark Eisele, who operates the King Ranch in Laramie County, is president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Wyoming Rancher, National Cattleman's Beef Association President, Talks Priorities

As president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Cheyenne-area rancher Mark Eisele said he’s in a position to look out for Wyoming ranchers while pushing for national change, like country of origin labeling and death tax reform.

Tracie SullivanFebruary 25, 2024

Rock Springs Spanish teacher Chris Clifton shows a Black Butte High School flag at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Rock Springs Teacher Climbs Kilimanjaro, Africa’s Tallest And Most Mysterious Peak

Rock Springs teacher Chris Clifton checked off a bucket list item the day after Christmas when he reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest peak in Africa. As the temperatures plummeted and the weather worsened the higher he got, Clifton thought, "The brutal winter we had in Wyoming last year was worse.”

Tracie SullivanFebruary 25, 2024

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, tells a packed crowd for a Rock Springs town hall meeting Feb. 22, 2024, that border security is the No. 1 issue facing the U.S. now.

Hageman: Border Security And Immigration No. 1 Threat To US

During a town hall meeting in Rock Springs, Wyoming, on Thursday, Harriet Hageman said the growing border crisis is the No. 1 threat to the U.S., and that we’re only months away from having a new president.

Tracie SullivanFebruary 23, 2024

Beef prices have been continuing to climb as ranchers don't have enough supply for demand, like these prices at King Soopers in Cheyenne.

‘Megadrought,’ Big Meat Packers Drive Prices Up For Wyoming Beef

Years of drought and dealing with big meat packing conglomerates has limited the supply of beef available to consumers, driving prices up at grocery stores and record profits for Wyoming ranchers.

Tracie SullivanFebruary 12, 2024

One of a pair of giant 9-ton Moai statues on the campus of Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs. They were built in 1987 but, like the Easter Island heads they resemble, why they're there is a mystery.

Why Are There Two 9-Ton Easter Island Heads In Rock Springs, Wyoming?

An archaeologist who was a professor at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs once lived on Easter Island and had a theory on how its statues were moved on the island. Nearly 40 years ago, he had two 9-ton stone Moai statues replicated at the college to test his theory.

Tracie SullivanFebruary 11, 2024

Wyoming farmers say they're skeptical of a new partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX corp. and Starlink to connect internet to John Deere tractors.

Wyoming Farmers Worry Starlink-Connected Tractors Could Hack Their Data

Although the partnership between John Deere and SpaceX to provide satellite terminals for current and future agricultural equipment may sound good on the surface, Wyoming farmers say it is unclear if their data and privacy would be protected.

Tracie SullivanFebruary 09, 2024

Jody's Diner is pure 1950s kitsch with cravable comfort food.

Eating Wyoming: Jody’s Diner In Evanston Is Pure 1950s Kitsch With Great Soup

Evanston locals swear by Jody’s Diner, where people actually talk to teach other, the cheesecake is made by a local 80-year-old baking legend and the soup is great. Out of 2,200 online reviews, the average score is an impressive 4.6 stars out of 5.

Tracie SullivanFebruary 04, 2024

Wyoming Ranchers Say They Don’t Want Taxpayer Money, Just Level Playing Field

Wyoming’s legacy ranching operations say a Biden administration proposal to give taxpayer money to smaller beef operations does nothing to level the playing field of an industry dominated by the giant “Big Four” meatpackers.

Tracie SullivanFebruary 04, 2024

Leah Perry, an 18-year-old high school student from Laramie, does body work on a stripped down car.

13 Wyoming Students Win Scholarships From The Mike Rowe Foundation

13 Wyoming students were awarded apprenticeship and trade school scholarships from the Mike Rowe foundation. Rowe says today's culture has glorified corner office jobs while denigrating the jobs that build the corner office. His foundation aims to change that.

Tracie SullivanFebruary 03, 2024

Carbon County 16-year-old Madi Dunning won the junior division of the National Make It With Wool competition with her stunning green coat.

Forget Tik Tok, This Wyoming Girl Is Influencing With A Sewing Machine

When other teens spend most of their time on their smartphones and other devices, 16-year-old Madi Dunning from Encampment, Wyoming, has become a national champion with her sewing machine.

Tracie SullivanJanuary 27, 2024

Shadow Hawke is a registered quarter horse that's missing and feared stolen from a ranch in Uinta County, Wyoming.

Wyoming Ranchers Fear Someone Stole $25,000 Stallion During Big Storm

Fort Bridger ranchers Peggy and Virgil Peterson fear someone took advantage of a recent snow and windstorm to steal Shadow Hawke, a 1,200-pound registered stallion worth $25,000.

Tracie SullivanJanuary 22, 2024

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Ice fishing on Seminole Reservoir in Wyoming.

Even With The Risk Of Breaking Through, Wyoming Winter Anglers Love Ice Fishing

Angel Smith loves ice fishing so much that even a potentially deadly fall through the ice didn’t deter him from going back. Despite the harrowing experience, Smith said it gave him an opportunity to educate others.

Mark Heinz & Tracie SullivanJanuary 20, 2024

Artist Stephanie Lewis created this life-size Grinch for the Rock Springs community holiday display, but for the second year in a row, someone has stolen the Grinch.

Life-Size Grinch Stolen From Rock Springs Display For Second Year In A Row

For the second year in a row, someone has Grinch-napped a life-size Grinch from the Rock Springs downtown holiday display.

Tracie SullivanJanuary 03, 2024

A recent group of local volunteers built a fence around Teddy Bear Corner and replaced its post, preserving the spot for another century.

What The Heck … Is That Pile Of Teddy Bears In The Middle Of Nowhere Near Kemmerer?

For more than a century, the origins of Teddy Bear Corner near Kemmerer has been a mystery. But it’s become a local landmark with deep connections for locals and visitors.

Tracie SullivanJanuary 01, 2024

Tyler seems content after spending a day traveling to Denver on his way home to Decatur, Illinois. He was staying at a kitty B&B with Linda Goldman.

Trucker Loses Cat In Nevada, Cat Rescued In Rock Springs, Now Cat Heading To Illinois

After a long-haul trucker lost his cat named Tyler in Nevada, it somehow found its way to Rock Springs, Wyoming. A microchip means he’ll complete an 1,800-mile journey home in Illinois.

Tracie SullivanDecember 31, 2023

The historic brick Opal Mercantile building was vacant for 40 years and on the verge of being demolished when it was saved by a father and son who moved from California to restore the building and open an ammunition manufacturing business.

Vacant For 40 Years, Father-Son Duo Save Historic 130-Year-Old Opal Mercantile

After languishing in vacancy for 40 years, the historic Opal Mercantile in southwest Wyoming was on the verge of demolition when a father and son bought the building and are now restoring it.

Tracie SullivanDecember 30, 2023

This file screenshot from a Wyoming Department of Transportation webcam shows a long line of semi trucks trying to get off Interstate 80 where it's closed just past Evanston.

Mayor: Evanston Needs Giant Semi Parking Lot Because Utah Won’t Close I-80 During Storms

Despite some opposition in the city council, Evanston’s mayor and other local officials say they welcome a new WYDOT 365-space semitruck parking facility. It’s needed, they say, because Utah won’t close I-80 on its side during storms.

Tracie SullivanDecember 21, 2023

State Sen. John Kolb, R-Rock Springs, listens to Sweetwater County residents about their concerns over the controversial BLM Rock Springs Resource Management Plan.

Rock Springs Pushes For More Local Comments On Controversial BLM Plan

In a final push before a Jan. 16 deadline, Sweetwater County officials are organizing people to submit comments on a controversial BLM plan that some say will devastate local energy industries.

Tracie SullivanDecember 19, 2023

Ryan Pasborg of Sweetwater County was honored as a Wyoming hero during the 2023 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.

Green River Man Receives Highest Civilian Honor For Heroism

Ryan Pasborg, a Wyoming oil field worker who saved a woman and her young son from a burning home has been awarded the Carnegie Medal, North America’s highest civilian honor for heroism.

Tracie SullivanDecember 18, 2023

A retired law enforcement officer, Dick Blust now uses his lifelong love for firearms to research and study vintage, rare and unusual guns.

Retired Wyoming Investigator Is The Expert’s Expert On Rare And Vintage Guns

Dick Blust of Rock Springs spent 30 years solving crimes, now the retired sheriff’s investigator has built a reputation as the expert’s expert when it comes to researching rare and vintage guns.

Tracie SullivanDecember 17, 2023

Evanston Officials Angry Over WYDOT Plan To Build Giant Parking Lot For Semis Off I-80

Some Evanston City Council members are angry that the State of Wyoming is building a gigantic parking lot for 365 semi-trucks off of I-80 in Evanston. They say they were never asked about it and it will make their city look like a giant truck stop.

Tracie SullivanDecember 13, 2023

The Wyoming Department of Transportation's office in District 3, which covers the southwestern corner of the state, is read to deploy its newest weapon against winter — the tow plow.

Wyoming's New Transformer-Looking Snow Plow Can Clear 2 Lanes At Once

Interstate 80 through western Wyoming will be patrolled by a new snow plow that looks like a Transformer. The new $150,000 "tow plow" extends off the side of a typical plow truck to clear more than two lanes at once.

Tracie SullivanDecember 09, 2023

Members of the Green River Fire Department and its Swift Water Rescue Team with a large deer buck that broke through the ice at Expedition Island Sunday afternoon.

Large Buck Rescued From Green River After Breaking Through Ice

A sharp-eyed Wyoming state fire marshal likely saved a large buck deer when he spotted it had broken through and become stuck in the ice of the Green River on Sunday.

Tracie SullivanDecember 05, 2023