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Wyoming’s Ian Munsick is a rising country music star who’s about to find a huge audience. In April 2025, he performed “God Bless the West” on national television on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”

Rising Wyoming Country Star Ian Munsick To Be On ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show'

Wyoming’s Ian Munsick is a rising country music star who’s about to find a huge audience. On Tuesday, he’ll perform his latest song, “God Bless the West,” on national television on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”

Renée JeanApril 15, 2025

Cody resident Jona Harris recently resigned her position as executive director of the Park County Animal Shelter over the shelter’s policy to perform spay abortions on pregnant cats.

Park County Animal Shelter Director Resigns Over Cat Abortions Policy

Cody resident Jona Harris recently resigned her position as executive director of the Park County Animal Shelter over the shelter’s policy to perform spay abortions on pregnant cats.

Leo WolfsonApril 14, 2025

Connie Morgan shows of a sign she created for a pizza place in South Dakota.

Casper Artist Saves Vintage Wyoming Neon Landmarks One Sign At A Time

Casper artist Connie Morgan has a passion for intense heat, bending glass and neon gas. She’s saving Wyoming’s vintage neon landmarks one sign at a time, like the giant Tumble Inn Cowboy.

Dale KillingbeckApril 13, 2025

The First National Bank of Meeteetse is listed on the National Historic Register and was once the richest bank in the Big Horn Basin. It's now a museum.

That Time Robbers Only Got Away With $40 From Richest Bank In The Bighorn Basin

The First National Bank of Meeteetse, Wyoming, was never hit by the infamous Wild Bunch. It was the richest bank in the Bighorn Basin and a tempting target in 1958 when robbers used a crowbar to break into the vault. They only get away with $40.

Jackie DorothyApril 13, 2025

Cowboy State Daily’s Wendy Corr shared a stage with Reba McEntire, Graham Greene, and Brooks & Dunn in Oklahoma City on Saturday for the Western Heritage Awards. Her podcast won the 2025 Wrangler Award for Outstanding Western Lifestyle Program.

Cowboy State Daily’s Wendy Corr Wins National Award For Podcast

Cowboy State Daily’s Wendy Corr shared a stage with Reba McEntire, Graham Greene, and Brooks & Dunn in Oklahoma City on Saturday for the Western Heritage Awards. Her podcast won the 2025 Wrangler Award for Outstanding Western Lifestyle Program.

Andrew RossiApril 13, 2025

April's full moon is known as the Pink Moon, but it's also a micromoon, the smallest moon of the year and the one the Catholic Church uses to tell us when to celebrate Easter. It’s visible now, but really not that pink.

Rare Full Pink Micromoon Is Smaller Than A Normal Moon, And Really Not That Pink

April's full moon is known as the Pink Moon, but it's also a micromoon, the smallest moon of the year and the one the Catholic Church uses to tell us when to celebrate Easter. It’s visible now, but really not that pink.

Andrew RossiApril 13, 2025

William Kay, 8, is reunited with Dog after it was lost at a rest stop along Interstate 80, then found by a Carbon County Sheriff's Office deputy and returned to him in St. Louis, Missouri.

Wyoming Sheriff Returns Stuffed Dog To 8-Year-old Lost Along Interstate 80

William Kay, 8, couldn’t sleep without his well-worn stuffed dog named Dog, which blew out of the family car at a rest stop along Interstate 80 in Wyoming. The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office found Dog and returned it.

Andrew RossiApril 13, 2025

Jaelin Kauf of Team United States wins the gold medal during the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships on March 21, 2025, in Engadin, Switzerland.

Wyoming’s Queen Of Moguls Skiing Sweeps World Cup Championships

Olympic silver medalist Jaelin Kauf of Alta, Wyoming, made history in March when she swept all three World Cup events in mogul skiing. She also won gold in dual moguls at the World Championships.

Amber SteinmetzApril 13, 2025

It’s not science fiction anymore — Kawasaki has unveiled it’s developing a futuristic hydrogen-powered fully functional and rideable robot horse. Would Wyoming cowboys ever replace their real horses with robots?

Robot Horses Are Coming — Would A Real Wyoming Cowboy Ride One?

It’s not science fiction anymore — Kawasaki has unveiled it’s developing a futuristic, hydrogen-powered, fully-functional and rideable robot horse. Would Wyoming cowboys ever replace their real horses with robots?

Zakary SonntagApril 13, 2025

Members of the 1949 Reliance state championship basketball team. Top row, from left: Coach Jack Smith, Ronald Wilson, Robert Burns, Tony Tsakakis, Everett Hernandez, John Fortuna, George “Bud” Nelson, Stan Kouris, Claude Thomas, Walter Sawick, assistant coach Thomas Manatos. Bottom row: Manager Henry Telck, George Jelaco, Michael Fresques, James Rafferty, William Strannigan, Ernest Mecca, Spiro Varras.

Wyoming’s ‘Hoosiers’: How Tiny Reliance Beat The Unbeatable To Make Run At 1949 Title

Forget Hollywood, Wyoming had its own real “Hoosiers” Cinderella story in 1949. That’s when the high school basketball team from the tiny coal town of Reliance beat the unbeatable, defending state champion Cheyenne High School, to make the title game.

Leo WolfsonApril 12, 2025

Paleontologists uncovered a bonebed containing more than 19 giant amphibian skeletons from the Popo Agie Formation near Dubois, Wyoming. The bonebed is a smorgasbord of skeletons, dense with dismembered heads, chests, hips and tails.

Mass Grave Of Prehistoric Amphibians With Toilet Lid-Shaped Heads Found Near Dubois

Paleontologists are uncovering a bonebed containing more than 19 giant amphibian skeletons from the Popo Agie Formation near Dubois, Wyoming. They may have been victims of “boiling frog syndrome.”

Andrew RossiApril 12, 2025

The Frontier Town Bar was constructed from a single 50-foot log of Douglas fir and in its heyday, it was the king of rustic Montana bars. And now a new generation hopes to see the bar and its diorama reopen to the public.

Montana’s Historic Frontier Town Bar Made From A Single Giant 50-Foot Log

A California couple bought Frontier Town, the inspiration for Disney’s Frontierland. It’s also home to one of the largest bars ever made from a single giant 50-foot, and the new owners hope to reopen it.

David MadisonApril 12, 2025

Rob O'Neill is the Navy SEAL who killed the world’s most wanted terrorist. He told Cowboy State Daily that the May 2, 2011, mission to kill Osama bin Laden “went to hell” from the start. He thought he was going to die, then put three bullets into bin Laden’s head.

He Thought He Was Going To Die, Then He Killed Osama bin Laden

The man credited with killing the world’s most wanted terrorist tells Cowboy State Daily the May 2, 2011, mission to kill Osama bin Laden “went to hell” from the start. He thought he was going to die, then put three bullets into bin Laden’s head.

Zakary SonntagApril 12, 2025

Willie LeClair dedicated much of his life teaching Plains Indian Sign Language.

Wyoming Humanities Shell-Shocked By Federal Cut, Loses 80% Of Its Budget

Wyoming Humanities has been shell-shocked by the federal government cutting a National Endowment for the Humanities grant. That money makes up 80% of its operating budget.

Jackie DorothyApril 11, 2025

Liam Cobb, 19, a wind turbine technician from Dougals, died Wednesday from a fall while working on a turbine in Carbon County. His family says he’ll be remembered for his kindness and intense curiosity about the world.

19-Year-Old Wyoming Wind Technician Dies In Fall From Turbine

Liam Cobb, 19, a wind turbine technician from Douglas, died Wednesday from a fall while working on a turbine in Carbon County. His family says he’ll be remembered for his kindness and intense curiosity about the world.

Leo WolfsonApril 11, 2025

Astrophotographer Dan Bartlett got this image of the newly discovered Comet 2025 F2 (SWAN) as seen on earthsky.org.

Newly Discovered Comet Can Be Seen From Wyoming If You Wake Up Early Enough

It's been less than two weeks since Comet 2025 F2 (SWAN) was discovered, but it can already be seen from Wyoming with binoculars. If you wake up early enough, you can see it, and it could be brighter than Uranus if it survives rounding the sun May 1.

Andrew RossiApril 11, 2025

Number crunching shows that March was one of the windiest on record overall in the U.S. and record-setting for many states. But Wyoming is always windy, which means even with a normal year, it blows away the record-breaking March for other states.

Wyoming’s Normal Winds Blow Away Record-Breaking March For Other States

Number crunching shows that March was one of the windiest on record overall in the U.S. and record-setting for many states. But Wyoming is always windy, which means even with a normal year, it blows away a record-breaking March for other states.

Andrew RossiApril 10, 2025

Current class members of Wyoming LEAD, an agriculture and rural policy leadership group, pose for a photo at a Washington, D.C., restaurant Friday. Left to right: Cody Alps of Yoder, Laramie Seymour of Crook County, Marie McClaren of Kemmerer, Mattie Stevenson of Jeffrey City, Beth Butler of Douglas and Katie Shockley of Cheyenne.

Wyomingites Say Washington, D.C., Is OK, But The Ranch Is Better And Friendlier

A group of young Wyoming ranchers and farmers toured Washington, D.C., last week, experiencing the history and culture shock of the nation’s capital. They also say that while it’s OK, life on the ranch is better — and friendlier.

Sean BarryApril 09, 2025

Rancher Eddie Shumway built his lookout tower to enjoy the view above Owl Creek in Hot Springs County. He installed a solar light on his tower which can be seen for miles around.

Mischievous Rancher Behind Those Mysterious Lights In Rural Hot Springs County

The mysterious red, blue and green lights that flash in the middle of nowhere around Hot Springs County aren’t UFOs. They belong to Eddie Shumway, a mischievous rancher who likes giving people something to talk about.

Jackie DorothyApril 06, 2025

Public archaeologist Colin Ferriman with the Cultural Resource Analysts company surveys proposed project sites to look for potential historic and prehistoric artifacts that may need to be protected. Over the years, he and his team have discovered many interesting sites pertaining to Wyoming’s varied history including a mountain man trap and discarded bottles on the Oregon Trail.

Archeologists Have Only Begun Digging Up Wyoming’s Secrets Of The Past

Archaeologist Colin Ferriman travels around Wyoming and the region searching for historic artifacts at project sites for developing energy development. The Cowboy State has only begun giving up its secrets of the past.

Jackie DorothyApril 06, 2025

Promotional photo of Laurie Anders in her movie, “The Marshal’s Daughter” are on display at the Fort Caspar Museum.

Meet LoRayne Day, The Casper Beauty Who Became A Hollywood Star

Before she gained fame in the 1950s as a Hollywood and Western star, LoRayne Day was a student at Natrona Count High School in Casper. A beauty, she got the lead in a Western, had a hit record and even had a doll made of her.

Dale KillingbeckApril 06, 2025

President Donald Trump’s order in February to stop minting new pennies has many people saying good riddance. It’s also creating a buzz because pennies are now instantly more collectible.

Instantly More Collectible: No One Wants Pennies, Until They're Gone

President Donald Trump’s order in February to stop minting new pennies has many people saying good riddance. It’s also creating a buzz because pennies are now instantly more collectible.

Zakary SonntagApril 06, 2025

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Wyoming Man Flies Around On Motorized Paraglider Dropping Toys To Kids

Adam Roadcap lives in Burns, Wyoming, and flies a motorized paraglider. Sometimes he drops parachute toys to surprised children below.

Renée JeanApril 06, 2025

Dave Freitag of Lander, Wyoming, has a pair of valuable nephrite jade boulders for sale on eBay. One is 195 pounds, left, that's listed for $9,500 and the other a 12,700-pound boulder for $12,500, right.

You’ll Need A Crane, A Truck And $20K To Buy 2 Wyoming Boulders Listed On eBay

Dave Freitag has been selling Wyoming rocks on eBay for more than a decade and has been trying to off-load two giant nephrite jade boulders for the past five years. You’ll need a crane, a truck and $20,000 to get them.

Anna-Louise JacksonApril 06, 2025

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