Wendy Corr
Wendy Corr is a Broadcast Media Director for Cowboy State Daily, and is based in Cody. She covers unique people, places and events in Wyoming, highlighting the best of the Cowboy State and occasionally reaching beyond our borders to highlight happenings in nearby states as well.
Previously, Wendy was the news director at the Bighorn Radio Network in Cody, earning six "News Reporter of the Year" awards from the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters. She also contributes television news stories to stations in Billings, Montana, as well as in Casper and Cheyenne.
Additionally, Wendy is a professional singer and instrumentalist with the "Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue" based in Cody, although the band often travels around the country, bringing "Wyoming to the world."
Latest from Wendy Corr
High Schoolers Lobby Legislature Against Substance That Put 6 Classmates In Emergency Room
Six high school students from Cody have had to go to the emergency room after ingesting a psychoactive substance called Delta-8. Students from Cody lobbied the Legislature on Monday to make it restricted.
Wendy CorrJanuary 16, 2023
Couple’s Library Tour Of Wyoming Continues; Impressed With Story, Moorcroft, Newcastle
Since Cowboy State Daily featured Vern and Shireen Liebl in November, they've visited many more Wyoming libraries. The couple is new to the state and deciding where they live in Wyoming will be heavily influenced by their favorite library.
Wendy CorrJanuary 15, 2023
Cheyenne March, Other Events Mark MLK Day/Equality Day In Wyoming
Wyoming was far from the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. But residents and businesses here observe the day set aside to honor the movements highest-profile leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wendy CorrJanuary 15, 2023
Citizen Rescuers Were Trapped In Cab Of Vehicle At Keyhole When Plunged Through Ice
The chief ranger for Wyoming's State Parks said when rescuers drove off the ice shelf at Keyhole Reservoir last month, they were trapped in the cab of the vehicle and drowned.
Wendy CorrJanuary 15, 2023
Multiple Deaths, Skyrocketing Costs, Overflows: The History Of Wyoming’s Original Boysen Dam
More than 1,000 men worked on the Boysen Dam in the early 1900s, living in tar paper shacks during the construction, which took place in winter when temperatures sometimes dipped to minus 55 degrees. Several men died while working on the project.
Wendy CorrJanuary 15, 2023
For 143 Years, Wyoming’s Wild West Heritage Bolstered By Buffalo’s Occidental Hotel
Built in 1880, 10 years before Wyoming became a state, the hotel has hosted a number of famous guests: Calamity Jane, Buffalo Bill Cody, Wister, Tom Horn, Herbert Hoover and President Teddy Roosevelt all have hung their hats at the Occidental, as have Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Ernest Hemingway.Â
Wendy CorrJanuary 14, 2023
Tree-Killing Squirrels To Blame For Removal Of 100-Year-Old Cottonwoods From Cheyenne Park
An overpopulation of aggressive squirrels and aging cottonwoods are clashing, prompting two dozen century-old trees to be removed from Holliday Park in Cheyenne. City officials say the overmature trees are no match for the damaging rodents.
Wendy CorrJanuary 10, 2023
Dutch TV Show Reunites Lander Family That Lost Two Young Children In Fire With Relatives
A devastating house fire took two of a Lander couples five children in 2014. More than eight years later with his mother in failing health, a Dutch reality TV show pulled off an emotional reunion with their overseas family.
Wendy CorrJanuary 09, 2023
Wild Wyoming Stories: Woman Gives Birth After Horse-Drawn Rowboat Ride In Blizzard Of ’57
In the middle of nowhere near Buford, Wyoming during a blizzard in 1957, April Sims mother went into labor. The ranching family hooked a rowboat up to a team of horses and April's birth made headlines from Laramie to Hawaii to Paris.
Wendy CorrJanuary 05, 2023
What’s The Story Behind The Abandoned Tunnel Near Boysen Dam?
Off by itself, with no tracks leading to it, this now-abandoned, solitary tunnel is the only remaining evidence that the railroad tracks running through the Wind River Canyon once took a different route prior to the construction of Boysen Dam.
Wendy CorrJanuary 04, 2023
Wyoming Senior Citizens Start Weight Lifting To Battle Disease, Improve Quality Of Life
One 91-year-old Cody woman began deadlifting 45 pounds in November. Now she's up to over 70 pounds. The goal is not to compete but rather to improve their quality of life.
Wendy CorrJanuary 04, 2023
How Lois Herbst Became Wyoming ‘Ranching Royalty’ And Remains An Industry Pioneer
Lois Herbst of Riverton remains the only woman ever to serve as president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association. At nearly 90, shes still a vocal advocate for ranchers.
Wendy CorrJanuary 02, 2023
Wyoming Police Officer Restores 1957 Chevy Bel Air As Police Cruiser
For many classic car buffs, a restored 1957 Chevy Bel Air would be the jewel of their collection. Thermopolis Police Officer Dood Jaussaud not only found one, he restored it to its original glory while also equipping it to function as a police cruiser.
Wendy CorrDecember 31, 2022
Casper Events Center: 40 Years Of Rock, Rallies And Rodeo
From Black Sabbath to championship rodeo to last springs Trump rally, the opening of the Casper Events Center 40 years ago signaled the beginning of a new era as Wyomingites finally had their own space to hold large concerts, major conferences and sporting events.
Wendy CorrDecember 29, 2022
Pay Fines With Food? Interesting Idea, Say Wyoming Courts and Food Banks
A municipal court in Butte, Montana, allows some criminal offenders to donate to food banks in lieu of paying fines. Some Wyoming authorities say its a good idea but it wouldn't necessarily but in a town's interest because they need the money.
Wendy CorrDecember 28, 2022
Thermopolis Concerned With Dangerous Ice Floe Crushing Parts Of Community
In conditions similar to 2014 where a boat dock near Thermopolis was destroyed by ice buildup, last weeks deep freeze caused rising water and dangerous ice floes on the Big Horn River.
Wendy CorrDecember 27, 2022
Cowboy State Daily Staff Recall Lovely, And Weird, Christmas Memories
From trying to bribe Santa to age-inappropriate explosive chemistry sets, the Cowboy State Daily team shares some of their strangest, and most endearing, holiday memories.
Wendy CorrDecember 23, 2022
Despite The Sub-Zero Temps, Wyoming Delivery Drivers Still Getting The Job Done
Roads are closed, streets are snowy and wind chills are reaching dangerous levels. But delivery drivers are still out there providing services to people in their warm homes.
Wendy CorrDecember 22, 2022
Cody Woman Is Grand Prize Winner In Outdoor Magazine’s Annual Wildlife Photo Competition
Cody wildlife photographer Meg Sommers won the grand prize in Outdoor magazine's annual wildlife photography competition for her photo of a lion cub and his mother perched on a tree branch in Kenya.
Wendy CorrDecember 20, 2022
Remarkable 24,000 Photo Archive By Wyoming Woman Shows Life On The Frontier In Early 20th Century
What was life like on the plains of Wyoming in the early 20th century? A Wyoming woman started taking photos documenting her life back in 1899. More than 24,000 photos later, her work is likely the largest photographic record of this era and region.
Wendy CorrDecember 19, 2022
Wyoming Family Escapes Ukraine With 2 Adopted Kids, Now Hit With Heartbreaking Medical Diagnoses
The Witbrod family from Douglas survived a terrifying ordeal in February, bringing home two adopted children from Ukraine. Now the family faces heartbreaking diagnoses with both children.
Wendy CorrDecember 19, 2022