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Kenneth Goehring hopes to find the other two steam whistles that were at the Amoco refinery in Casper and make them all sound again.

Man Wants Amoco Refinery Steam Whistles To Sound Off Across Casper Again

A Wyoming man has one of three loud steam whistles from the old Amoco refinery that used to ring out across Casper. He’s searching for the other two in hopes to sound them off again.

Dale KillingbeckApril 14, 2024

A raid on a bootleg liquor operation shows how bootleggers in Natrona County practiced their craft.

Wyoming History: One Of Casper’s Most Upstanding Citizens Also A Huge Bootlegger

Dave Davidson was a true Casper renaissance man as a sheep rancher, oilman, real estate investor, saloon owner and baseball team manager. He was also one of Wyoming’s largest Prohibition bootleggers.

Dale KillingbeckApril 13, 2024

Wyoming’s Own Ian Munsick Returns Home With ‘Real West’ Country Music

Sheridan’s Ian Munsick says he will be back performing in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain Region, where he got his start in the country-western scene. “This will definitely be a homecoming for me,” Munsick told Cowboy State Daily.

Renée JeanApril 13, 2024

Team Wyoming’s 18U AA team became the first national champions at their age level for the state.

Blue-Collar Work Ethic Propels Wyoming Kids To National Hockey Championship

The 16- to 18-year-old members of Team Wyoming live hours apart and all across the state, but came together last week to sweep five games in five days to claim the USA Hockey National Championship. They credit their gritty blue-collar work ethic for the wins.

Dale KillingbeckApril 13, 2024

Janelle Gibson didn't let getting kidnapped her first day in Wyoming stop her from building a life here.

Boston Woman Got Kidnapped Her First Day In Wyoming, But Built A Life Here Anyway

A Massachusetts woman who moved to Wyoming last May was kidnapped her first day in the state. She escaped her attacker, reported the incident to police, got a job on a ranch and fell in love with Wyoming anyway.

Clair McFarlandApril 13, 2024

Micro Wrestling Building A Huge Following In Wyoming And Beyond

With superstars like Syko, Pinky Shortcake and Andrew the Giant, the Micro Wrestling Federation is building a huge following in Wyoming and across the U.S. Their live shows are a combination of wrestling bouts and Jerry Springer shows gone wrong. It’s the WWE for “South Park” fans.

Jake NicholsApril 13, 2024

The Big Boy 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will go on a tour of the western states this summer.

Wyoming’s Famed Big Boy 4014 — Largest Steam Locomotive Ever — To Tour Again

Union Pacific Railroad's famed Big Boy 4014, the largest steam locomotive ever built, will hit the rails for a 2024 summer tour, pulling out of Cheyenne June 30 on a monthlong run West to California and back.

April 12, 2024

Thousands Fill Downtown Casper To Honor Hero Teen Killed Defending Girlfriend

An estimated 4,000 people gathered in downtown Casper on Thursday night to honor Bobby Maher, the 14-year-old hero who was stabbed to death defending his girlfriend at Eastridge Mall on Sunday.

Dale KillingbeckApril 12, 2024

Calvin Blackman, Kindergartner at Arp Elementary views the eclipse in Cheyenne, Wyoming on April 8, 2024.

Total Eclipse A Huge Event, Even In Wyoming Where It Was Only About 60%

Although Wyoming wasn't on the path of totality for Monday's total eclipse like it was in 2017, plenty of people were looking to the sky around midday to see the eclipse, which was about 50% to 60% across the state.

Leo Wolfson, Coy Knobel & Andrew RossiApril 08, 2024

A tree described as "the biggest pine tree in Cheyenne" was felled onto a house over the weekend due to the early April wind storm.

91 MPH Winds Blast Cheyenne, Blizzard Hits Niobrara, Campbell Counties

A powerful spring storm pounded Wyoming in different ways over the weekend, with winds gusting up to 91 mph uprooting trees in Cheyenne to dumping more than a foot of snow on Niobrara and Campbell counties.

April 08, 2024

The B-29 bomber flown on bombing raids over Japan was named “Big Stick” and carried original art drawn by Walt Disney himself.

Casper WWII Pilot Flew B-29 Bomber With Nose Art Drawn By Walt Disney

Casper’s E.A. “Bill” Sikes flew dozens of bomber missions in Europe and the Pacific during World War II, including a B-29 nicknamed “Big Stick” that has nose art draw on it personally by Walt Disney.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

Anne Bina holds a photo of the 16-year-old boy, Ryan, who donated his kidney to her, allowing her many more years of life.

Casper Woman Has Been Living On Borrowed Time For 25 Years With Teen’s Kidney

A horrific crash in Wisconsin 25 years ago took the life of a 16-year-old boy, who then saved and extended the life of a Casper woman with his donated kidney. How she got her borrowed time from the boy still brings tears to her eyes.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

Dave Stephens has many photographs, but the one he likes best is the life-sized Marlboro Man portrait of his friend, Darrell Winfield.

Sublette County Auctioneer’s 41-Year Collection Fills Up House And Two Garages

After 41 years of auctioneering, Dave Stephens of Sublette County has amassed an eclectic collection of curiosities and historic Wyoming artifacts that cuts a wide swath of Cowboy State history.

Renée JeanApril 07, 2024

Lugging 35-pound backpacks over the course of a full marathon, UW ROTC cadets Justin Stiles, from left, Louis Torres, Ryan Engle and Jack Harrington finished in 16th place at the Bataan Memorial Death March competition.

Wyoming Cadets Among Nation’s Elite At Grueling Death March Race

ROTC cadets from the University of Wyoming finished at or near the top of more than 5,000 competitors in the grueling annual Bataan Memorial Death March competition in New Mexico.

Jen KocherApril 07, 2024

Archaeologists from South America work in the deep test unit at the Powers II site in Wyoming where two artifacts dating 14,000 years old were found.

Ghost Town Of Sunrise, Wyoming, Poised To Become International Tourist Draw

The discovery of 14,000-year-old artifacts near the historic former mining town of Sunrise, Wyoming, has the area poised to become an archaeology tourism destination with a new field school to study them.

Renée JeanApril 06, 2024

In a secret Cheyenne warehouse dubbed "Area 51," thousands of Wyoming's new license plates are being made.

Wyoming’s New License Plates Made In A Secret Warehouse Called ‘Area 51’

In a plain-Jane secret warehouse in Cheyenne dubbed “Area 51,” Wyoming’s new dark, solid-colored license plates are coming off the press by the thousands. WYDOT insists the color of the plates is dark blue, not black.

Renée JeanApril 06, 2024

Newspapers in the Cheyenne region and in following days across the state and into Nebraska carried stories of Bertha Rhinehart’s heroism in saving her students from a prairie fire.

Wyoming History: The Heroic Teacher Who Died Saving Her Students From A Wildfire

Nov. 19, 1914, began as a normal day for Bertha Rhinehart, a teacher at a school 30 miles northwest of Cheyenne. Before the morning was over, the 28-year-old had saved her students from a wind-driven wildfire — but had been badly burned and died the next day.

Dale KillingbeckApril 06, 2024

John Huff checks to ensure a piece of neon glass that is part of the Tumble Inn sign fits in the right place.

Restoration Of Iconic 21-Foot Tumble Inn Cowboy On Pace To Be Finished This Year

An effort almost as tall as the iconic 21-foot-tall Tumble Inn cowboy to restore the neon giant to its former glory is progressing quickly and could be finished by the end of the year.

Dale KillingbeckApril 06, 2024

The Holliday House mansion, just west of Laramie, is for sale for $525,000.

Why Hasn't One Of Wyoming’s Oldest — And Largest — Mansions Sold?

Laramie’s Holliday House, originally built downtown in 1878 and moved out of town in 1978, features 13 bedrooms, seven baths and 7,000 square feet of space. Most recently it was the home of a socialist LGBTQ commune. The listing price has decreased by nearly $300K but it still hasn't found an owner.

Mark HeinzApril 05, 2024

Wyoming Department of Transportation workers, from left, Craig Brown, Fred Sherburne, Catarino Zapata and Logan Whipple were recently recognized for their heroic actions saving a man from a suicide attempt in January.

Wyoming Highway Workers Honored For Saving Life Of Driver After Suicide Attempt

Four Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance workers from Basin have been honored for saving the life of a motorist who had attempted suicide in his car.

April 05, 2024

Comedian Larry the Cable Guy has been named the 2024 Cody Stampede Parade grand marshal.

No Joke: Larry the Cable Guy Named Grand Marshal For Cody Stampede Parade

The Cody Stampede Parade Committee announced Monday that Larry the Cable Guy will be the grand marshal the famous Stampede Parades on July 3-4.

Andrew RossiApril 01, 2024

Wyoming History: First Female State Senator Anti-Prohibition, Pro Veteran's Hospital

Wyoming’s first female state senator Dora McGrath had a colorful life. She helped lead the fight against prohibition, was nearly gunned down in a street fight, and is the legislator primarily responsible for the veteran's hospital in Cheyenne.

Leo WolfsonMarch 31, 2024

A pair of technicians lower a body into a cryonics vessel.

Science Behind Frozen Dead Guys Advancing Beyond Sci-Fi

The Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale has 227 cryopreserved patients including the brain of Boston Red Sox icon Ted Williams. You can be frozen for $220,000 for whole-body preservation or $90,000 for just your brain.

Renée JeanMarch 31, 2024

Nicholas Resch with a finished 3D print of the Bighorn Mountains in the Map and Skulls studio. It's the largest project Resch has printed so far, printed in multiple blocks, glued together, and painted to match the actual landscape.

Cody 3D Printing Artist Shows How Technology Is Revolutionizing Modeling Industries

Technology is revolutionizing the souvenir, modeling and collectibles industries as 3D printing takes off. Cody artist Nicholas Resch was able to print his own 3D replica of Devils Tower which is much more realistic than anything the Park Service can provide.

Andrew RossiMarch 31, 2024

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