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Skydivers in formation set a new world record jumping from more than 38,000 feet over New Mexico.

Wyoming Meteorologist Don Day Helps Set World Skydiving Record

Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day helped set a new world skydiving record last week in Roswell, New Mexico, as part of the Alpha 5 team that jumped from the world’s largest hot air balloon at 38,067 feet.

Renée JeanOctober 07, 2023

Floyd Tillery was surprised to see this pickup submerged in the Bighorn River on Thursday still connected to a trailer and boat.

Oooops! Angler On Bighorn River Forgets To Detach Pickup From Boat

It was a great day for fishing on the Bighorn River in Thermopolis on Thursday. One angler found a perfect location but, sadly, forgot one detail: detaching his pickup from the boat.

Andrew RossiOctober 05, 2023

A painting is auctioned off during last month's Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale in Cody, Wyoming.

Around Wyoming: Here Are The Top-Dollar Pieces From The Buffalo Bill Art Show

After two days of live and silent auctions, this year’s Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale brought in $1.3 million. Here are the 10 pieces that sold for the most.

Andrew RossiOctober 05, 2023

A juvenile Tyrannosaurus skeleton on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in California. Based on the size and shape of a tooth found in Yellowstone, paleontologists determined it was a premaxillary tooth from a juvenile Tyrannosaurus, roughly the same size and age as this skeleton. It's the first dinosaur ever identified from a fossil found in Yellowstone, and most likely is the first of many other dinosaurs yet to be found in the park.

A Tyrannosaurus Is The First Confirmed Dinosaur Fossil Found In Yellowstone

Grizzly bears may be the apex predators in Yellowstone National Park, but they weren’t always. A new scientific paper has identified the first identifiable dinosaur fossil from Yellowstone as a Tyrannosaurus.

Andrew RossiOctober 03, 2023

A couple views the solar eclipse in the first phase of a total eclipse in Grand Teton National Park on Aug. 21, 2017, outside Jackson, Wyoming. Tens of thousands of people flooded into the Cowboy State to view the total solar eclipse, which was at its peak across Wyoming.

Don't Miss Oct. 14 Eclipse, As Next One Over Wyoming Comes In 2084

While Wyoming isn’t in the sweet spot to see the full effect of the Oct. 14 annual eclipse as it travels across the U.S., it will still be plenty impressive at 60% to 80% full. The next chance to see one won’t come until July 3, 2084.

Andrew RossiOctober 03, 2023

Long drive specialist Kyle Berkshire cranks off a world-record drive of 579.65 yards at Rochelle Ranch Golf Course in Rawlins, Wyoming, on Oct. 2, 2023.

Mammoth 579-Yard Drive At Rawlins Golf Club Is New World Record

Professional long driver Kyle Berkshire shattered his own personal best and set a new world record for hitting a golf ball Monday when he sent a Titleist Pro V1x more than 579 yards.

Jake NicholsOctober 03, 2023

Worland pumpkin king Jay Richard won a Littleton, Colorado, weigh-off over the weekend, coming in at 1,686 pounds.

Wyoming’s Pumpkin King Dominates Colorado, Wyo State Championship Next

Worland’s Jay Richard won another pumpkin championship over the weekend with 1,686-pound “Joanie” taking first place honors in Colorado. Next up, the Wyoming State Championship in Worland on Saturday.

Andrew RossiOctober 02, 2023

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Former Super Bowl Champ, Cody Radio Host Russ Francis Dies In Plane Crash

Russ Francis, a Super Bowl football champion who recently lived in Cody, including a stint hosting a local radio show, died in a plane crash Sunday afternoon.

Leo WolfsonOctober 02, 2023

A row of stores has been rebuilt at the Little Snake River Museum in Savery and show commerce much as it would have been in the Little Snake River Valley.

On The Road With Renee: Little Snake River Museum Is World Class

Guests, many of whom are world travelers, often tell Little Snake River Valley Museum Director Lela Emmons that the museum in tiny Savery, Wyoming, is one of the best they’ve ever been to.

Renée JeanOctober 01, 2023

Matt Mossbrucker explains the excavation process to the citizen scientists of the Triceratops Gulch Project. Mossbrucker is the director of the Morrison Natural History Museum in Morrison, Colorado, and leads the summer programs for the Paleon Museum in Glenrock.

Wyoming Places: Digging For 67 Million-Year-Old Fossils At Triceratops Gulch

Triceratops Gulch is a large swath of exposed rock on a private ranch near Glenrock. In 28 years of digging, over 70 sites have been identified, containing everything from complete skeletons and massive skulls to micro-sites and plant impressions.

Andrew RossiOctober 01, 2023

Dick Blust researches vintage firearms for the Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River. He's seen here with a rare Warner Infallible, which is so ugly it's endearing and so dangerous it shouldn't be fired.

This Gun Is So Ugly It’s Endearing And So Dangerous It Shouldn’t Be Fired

The Wyoming owner of a Warner Infallible pistol said it’s such a hideous-looking gun that it’s cool. A museum’s firearms expert said the rare pistol, which is more than a century old, also is so dangerous it should not be fired.

October 01, 2023

Donald Siegel with a flag that was flown over the U.S. Capitol in his honor for his service during World War II.

Wyoming People: Donald Siegel, 99, Saw Action At Iwo Jima In World War II

Few who saw action in Iwo Jima and Okinawa are alive today, like 99-year-old Donald Siegel of Jackson, Wyoming, who was a Navy gunner during World War II.

Jake NicholsOctober 01, 2023

Cheyenne South Senior Keelan Anderson, left, and coach Eli Moody celebrate after Anderson nailed a state-record 61-yard field goal.

Wyoming High School Kicker Smashes State Record With 61-Yard Field Goal

Cheyenne South High School senior Keelan Anderson has booted the four longest field goals so far this season, including a state record 61-yarder against Natrona County.

Jake NicholsSeptember 30, 2023

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How Custard's Last Stand Led To Custer's Last Stand And The Naming Of Casper

The Battle of Red Buttes in 1865 — aka "Custard's Last Stand" — was a small but significant skirmish that directly contributed to the Battle of Little Bighorn and the naming of Casper, Wyoming.

Andrew RossiSeptember 30, 2023

Both Carl Higdon (left) and Pat McGuire (right) claimed to have been abducted by aliens in the 1970s

Alien Abductions Of 2 Wyoming Men In The 1970s Remain Unexplainable

Both Carl Higdon and Pat McGuire made national headlines in the 1970s when, in separate incidents, they claimed to have been abducted by aliens. Strange instances of cattle mutilations were in the news and both Wyoming men became household names because of their baffling stories.

Jake NicholsSeptember 30, 2023

The final supermoon of 2023.

Final Supermoon Of The Year Hangs Huge In Wyoming Sky

The final supermoon of 2023 will be in the Friday night sky, so get your cameras ready. This final harvest moon technically peaked early Friday morning, but it will still be at 99% visibility when it rises and hangs around until Saturday morning.

Andrew RossiSeptember 29, 2023

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Don Day's Long-Term Winter Forecast: Longer Winter Ahead

Long-range forecasts are notoriously difficult to get right, but Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day says Wyoming's upcoming winter season will start sooner, last longer but could be less brutal than last year.

Andrew RossiSeptember 28, 2023

Fort Phil Kearny between Buffalo and Sheridan in northern Wyoming was a particularly brutal stop along the "Bloody" Bozeman Trail.

Disease, Brutality And Amputations Part Of Fort Phil Kearny’s ‘Bloody’ Legacy

This week’s annual Full Moon Tours highlight the bone-chilling stories of death, disease and dismemberment during the brutal two-year occupation of Fort Phil Kearny along the “Bloody” Bozeman Trail.

Andrew RossiSeptember 27, 2023

Jay Richard stands on "Marion," his personal-best pumpkin that weighed in at 1,784 pounds.

Worland Man Wins Utah Pumpkin Championship With Humongous 1,784-Pound Pumpkin

Worland pumpkin grower Jay Richard won a Utah pumpkin-growing championship with a gigantic 1,784-pound pumpkin named "Marion." Richard's pumpkin is the 2nd-largest pumpkin ever grown in Wyoming.

Andrew RossiSeptember 25, 2023

David Frederick Riley paints "American Dream" during the 42nd Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale Quick Draw. The painting won the People's Choice Award for the Quick Draw and was the highest-selling piece at the morning's live auction.

Western Art Lovers Pony Up More Than $1 Million — Again — At Renowned Cody Show

The annual Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale has become one of the preeminent Western art events in the United States, as shown by bringing in more than $1 million from its auction.

Andrew RossiSeptember 25, 2023

Tara Holzinger captured this image of a fogbow — also called a ghost rainbow — while walking Sunday in the Hoback Range near Bondurant.

Wyoming Woman Gets Photograph Of Unusual White ‘Ghost’ Rainbow

A woman in Wyoming’s Hoback Range near Bondurant on Sunday was in the right place at the right to time to snap a photo of an unusual white fogbow, often called "ghost rainbows" because they have the same shape but no color.

Andrew RossiSeptember 25, 2023

The camel is the mascot for Campbell County High School in Gillette, and the school's "Camel pride" is emphasized with the large camel sculpture in front of the school. Called Humphrey, the sculpture is painted by student classes and clubs multiple times a year, including the Hope Squad.

Why The Heck … Is A Camel The Mascot For A Wyoming High School?

For more than 100 years, a camel has been the mascot for Campbell County High School in Gillette. And for more than a century, people have been asking why?

Greg JohnsonSeptember 24, 2023

The historic Sheridan Inn is considered one of Wyoming's most haunted hotels.

UW Researcher Takes Scientific Approach To Studying Wyoming’s Haunted Hotels

Debbie Cobb has long had a fascination with ghost stories. Now the University of Wyoming researcher is putting that fascination to work on a study of Wyoming’s most haunted hotels.

Renée JeanSeptember 24, 2023

Students Jack Tolson, Tynlee Smith and Brady Saunders conduct a science experiment with their teacher Karin Unruh at Bondurant Elementary School.

Bondurant Elementary, A Modern One-Room Wyoming Schoolhouse With 3 Students

Bondurant Elementary School’s three students are taught with a unique learning style that’s also a challenge for teachers. It’s one of 20 Wyoming one-room public schools with fewer than 10 students.

September 24, 2023

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