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Brian Deurloo with Frog Creek Partners cleans out a gutter bin that was part of a pilot program in the Denver metro area that captured 1,300 pounds of trash in six months. This one also had a $100 bill.

At First, Wyoming Businessman Thought Invitation To Speak At United Nations Was Scam

Brian Deurloo of Sheridan will be in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to address the United Nations about artificial intelligence and water security. At first, the Wyoming businessman deleted the UN’s invitation, thinking it was a scam.

Renée JeanDecember 08, 2024

Made since 1987 by Aviat Aircraft in Afton, Wyoming, the Husky is considered by many as the best bush plane in the world.

Made In Afton, Pilots Say The Husky Is The Best Bush Plane On The Planet

The Husky, a small bulldog of an aircraft coveted for its ability to land and take off anywhere, is made in Afton, Wyoming. It’s considered by many pilots to be the best bush plane on the planet.

Greg JohnsonDecember 08, 2024

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Cassie Craven:  Live Not By Lies

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Justice Jackson’s Imaginary Equal Protection Clause theory reimagines that the law must protect you as a special category, even if your category is outside of reality. If this logic holds, next up are classifications for astrological sign, furry identification and favorite sandwich.”

Cassie CravenDecember 08, 2024

Wyoming House Speaker-elect Chip Neiman, R-Hulett, left, and Senate President-elect Bo Biteman, R-Ranchester.

Wyoming Dems Upset With Legislative Committee Assignments; Neiman Says He Tried To Be Fair

Although Democrats say they are outraged after Saturday’s announcement of committee assignments for the upcoming 2025 legislative session, incoming House Speaker Chip Neiman said he tried to be as fair as possible.

Leo WolfsonDecember 08, 2024

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Rod Miller: The 10 Worst Things In Wyoming In 2024

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Number 6 – The 'out of order' signs, and police tape that encircles the Independence Rock rest area as you are on your way home from Frontier Days, with your intestines full to bursting with funnel cakes. And you lock your keys in the car."

Rod MillerDecember 08, 2024

Amber Scholz was 21 when she disappeared from her Rock Springs, Wyoming, apartment in the early morning hours off Nov. 8, 1981.

Family Still Desperate For Answers 43 Years After Young Wyoming Mother Vanished

Amber Scholz was a 21-year-old mother in a custody battle with the father when she vanished from her Rock Springs home in 1981. Now 43 years later, her family is still desperate for answers.

Jen KocherDecember 08, 2024

A scout rifle is a short-barreled, all-purpose rifle with a low-powered scope for quick target acquisition. The design was conceived by Marine Corps veteran and legendary small arms expert Jeff Cooper. Van Dorsten Custom Firearms in Sheridan specializes in scout rifles.

Made In Wyoming: Gunsmith Gets Back To Basics Making Custom “Scout Rifles”

With the hunting rifle world increasingly dominated by magnum-caliber, extreme-range rifles, semiautomatics and super-powered scopes, a Sheridan gunmaker hopes to carve out his niche with compact, handy “scout rifles.”

Mark HeinzDecember 08, 2024

Jenna Rose Gerwatowski is a 23-year-old Michigan woman who has gone viral on TikTok telling her story of how her mail-in DNA test linked her grandmother, who was living in Pindedale, Wyoming, to a decades-old death of a baby in Michigan.

DNA Test Links Pinedale Woman To 27-Year-Old Cold Case Of Dead Baby Found In Septic Pit

A 23-year-old Michigan woman says she was shocked to learn that her Ancestry DNA test kit helped lead to the arrest of her grandmother living in Pinedale, Wyoming. Michigan State Police say the DNA links the grandmother to a 27-year-old cold case of a dead baby found in a Michigan septic pit.

Jen KocherDecember 08, 2024

A field of snow rollers about 18 inches tall or more.

What The Heck 
 Are Those Giant Snowballs That Seem To Roll Themselves?

Those giant snowballs that seem to roll themselves are a rare weather phenomenon called snow rollers, meteorologist Don Day says. Basically, wind and gravity roll them up the same way you would when making a snowman.

Greg JohnsonDecember 07, 2024

Expresso Lube in Gillette, Wyoming, is much more than a place to get your oil changed. It's also a cafe that serves breakfast and lunch, and is a comfortable place to wait for your vehicle.

Get An Oil Change And Lunch At Gillette’s Expresso Lube, But Not A Beer

Expresso Lube in Gillette already has a unique business model operating an oil change shop on one side and a diner on the other. But you can’t get a beer there after its liquor license was denied this week.

Renée JeanDecember 07, 2024

Randy Haas, an assistant professor in the University of Wyoming department of anthropology practices using an ancient weapon called an atlatl. He did it with his son, Hank, on his back to see if it was possible for ancient people to hunt huge beasts like mammoths while packing their kids.

Stone Age People Could Easily Hunt Packing A Baby, Wyoming Anthropologist Finds

Taking your toddler hunting is nothing new in Wyoming, or in human history for that matter. A University of Wyoming anthropologist says there's evidence that stone-age hunters took their kids hunting with them.

Mark HeinzDecember 07, 2024

Tiny bone needles, about 1-3 mm wide, have been found at the La Prele Mammoth site near Douglas, Wyoming.

Tiny Bone Needles From Wyoming’s La Prele Site A Prehistoric Breakthrough

Archaeologists say Wyoming’s La Prele Mammoth site near Douglas has given up another big prehistoric find. They say the discovery of early 13,000-year-old tiny bone needles could help rewrite the history of early man.

Renée JeanDecember 07, 2024

Thieves are targeting horses, stealing their tails to sell on the black market for big money.

Horsehair Thieves Cutting Off Horse Tails And Manes In Albany County

Thieves supply a black market for horsehair by sneaking into pastures and stalls and cutting off the animals’ tails and manes. Horse owners say there’s been a rash of such crimes around Laramie.

Mark HeinzDecember 07, 2024

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Joan Barron: The Fight Over Triple Trailers -- The Undemocratic Initiative Process

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "If you add up the number of ballot questions Wyoming voters approved over the years, the number is mighty puny. This was the intent of the legislators who passed the initiative and referendum law in 1968."

Joan BarronDecember 07, 2024

Jason Vanporppal, right, and Gregorio “Orio” Ramirez skate through Pittsfield, Illinois, as part of their cross-country trip from California to New York. The duo hopes to raise enough money on the trip to buy 1,000 skateboards for low-income kids.

LA To NY: Buddies On A Mission To Skateboard 3,000 Miles Across America

What started as a spur-of-the-moment trip for two friends to skateboard across the U.S. has turned into an effort to raise money to buy 1,000 skateboards for low-income children. They say skateboarding kept them out of trouble so they want to pass it forward.

Sydnee ChapmanDecember 07, 2024

Wyoming State Parks maintains small herds of semi-wild bison that roam freely across Hot Springs and Bear River state parks. To keep the herd at optimal size, the state is selling 15 to the highest bidders.

Want To Buy A Wild Bison? Wyoming State Parks Is Selling 15

For the person who has everything, Wyoming State Parks is selling 15 wild bison. They’re huge, healthy and as close to genetically pure wild bison as is possible. They’re also available to the highest bidders.

Jackie DorothyDecember 07, 2024

Left, King Coal in the Mineral Palace in Pueblo, Colorado. Right, The Silver Queen in the Mineral Palace.

Minerals Mystery: It’s Been 70 Years Since King Coal And The Silver Queen Vanished

In the late 1800s, Colorado mining magnates built a temple to the coal and silver that made them rich — the Mineral Palace. Inside was home to a 16-foot King Coal statue and an 18-foot Silver Queen statue. They vanished 70 years ago and haven't been seen since.

Justin GeorgeDecember 07, 2024

Parc Omega is a wildlife preserve in Canada that lets people stay in lodges next to a wolf preserve, with large picture windows to view the predators up close.

Lodges That Let People "Sleep With The Wolves" A Bad Idea, Wyoming Wildlife Experts Say

A wildlife preserve in Canada has lodges where visitors have only a pane of glass between them and a pack of wolves. Billed as a chance to “sleep with the wolves,” Wyoming wildlife officials say it’s a terrible idea.

Mark HeinzDecember 07, 2024

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Bill Sniffin: Yogi, Smokey, And Old 399 Have Been Wyoming’s ‘Three Bears’

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “The most famous bear in the world was ‘Old 399,’ a much beloved grizzly sow that liked to hang around the highways south of Yellowstone and in the Jackson Hole and Togwotee Pass areas. She was an amazing breeder.”

Bill SniffinDecember 07, 2024

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The American West: Edward Curtis and His Legacy

Edward Curtis was convinced that he must photographically document the life and lifestyles of American Indians before they became more displaced and marginalized than they already were. With the enthusiasm of a zealot, he embarked on his monumental project.

James A. CrutchfieldDecember 07, 2024

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Rawlins Boot-Waving Motorcycle Crash Survivor Marvels At Second Chance

With a motorcycle on top of him and trapped in a culvert, Phil Bollinger could only wave his boot into the air for help. Hours later someone finally spotted him, and although a severed artery nearly killed him, his survival has given him a positive outlook on life -- even when he got his car stolen in Denver last week.

Clair McFarlandDecember 07, 2024

Nobody can drive around on Wyoming roads with their cars and trucks decked out in Christmas lights, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says — not even Santa.

Why It's Against The Law To Decorate Your Vehicle With Christmas Lights

Although you may be tempted to string thousands of Christmas lights on your car to show off your holiday glee, it's against the law. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says it would even ticket Santa.

Renée JeanDecember 07, 2024

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Yippie-Ki-Yay! Cody Gun Range Offers Holiday “Die Hard” Experience

For those who think “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie, a gun range in Cody will let you shoot the weapons Bruce Willis uses in the classic action film. Yippie-Ki-Yay!

Mark HeinzDecember 07, 2024

Left, Laramie High School student Kai Edwards, 16, believes cellphones are necessary tools for students. Right, Laramie High School student Ash Mead, 16, worries about being able to access his phone if there’s a bomb threat or active shooter at his school.

Students, Parent Argue Against Banning Cellphones In Wyoming Schools

Wyoming teens and a parent say there are good reasons for students to have cellphones at school. They argue banning them won’t be a slam dunk answer to poor test scores and lack of socialization, and could increase safety risks.

Leo WolfsonDecember 07, 2024

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