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Gillett’s Big Bull Fight #411: Benjamin F. Davis Papers
Newspaper article about the 1895 Mexican Bull Fight held in Gillett, Colorado. Box 9, Benjamin F. Davis papers, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. In 1895 the mountainous town of Gillett,...
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A Worland dog’s illness has potentially changed her life and another’s. Northern Wyoming News reports Haley needed emergency surgery to remove her spleen and a blood transfusion after. Sasha the...
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With strong July numbers, Yellowstone visitation is approaching all time highs
This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.Visitation in Yellowstone National Park could be record breaking this...
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Museum Minute: What a Paris-made firearm can tell us about Winchester’s founder
A lever action shotgun owned by Oliver Winchester is on display in the Cody Firearms Museum.Oliver Winchester was the founder of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Cody Firearms Museum Curator...
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Two fires burn near Yellowstone National Park
( Park County Sheriff's Office)This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.The Clearwater Fire near the east...
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Job growth and community resiliency will be boosted by federal funding on the...
(Hannah Habermann / Wyoming Public Media )This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.The Wind River Development...
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Clearmont school district teachers have found a unique way to bring levity to the less-than-ideal situation of hitting an animal on your drive to or from work. The Sheridan Press reports that most have...
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Wyoming Republican Party files lawsuit against Laramie County Clerk's Office
This T-shirt was displayed in the window of Laramie County GOP headquarters in downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming, Aug. 7 2024(David Dudley / Wyoming Public Media)The Laramie County Clerk's Office tested its...
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UW boots up new Bitcoin Research Institute, the first of its kind
A bitcoin ATM at a grocery store in Laramie on May 22. The Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology met in Jackson this week and discussed fallout from a...
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Deadline looms to spend money on students experiencing homelessness
(LStockStudio / Shutterstock)The clock is ticking to spend federal money helping students experiencing homelessness.The plan for that $800 million in one-time American Rescue Plan funds must be laid...
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Health insurance coverage ticks upward in Wyoming and across U.S.
The percentage of people under the age of 65 without health insurance in Wyoming remains higher than the national average.(U.S. Census Bureau's Small Area Health Insurance Estimates tool )This story is...
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What were your top moment(s) of the 2024 Summer Olympics?
A Canada fan dons an Olympic mascot Phryge hat before the women's quarter-final football match between Canada and Germany during the Paris Olympics. What were your top moment(s) of the 2024 Summer...
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According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on August 11, 1898, Billy Owen and his friends climbed to the top of the Grand Teton. They claim to have been the first, though two others disputed it. On...
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Public comment closes on Dubois mule deer herd proposal
(Hannah Habermann / Wyoming Public Media )A mule deer migration corridor in northwest Wyoming is getting a close look from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD). The agency is proposing to...
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The BLM’s Rock Springs resource management plan expected any day now
A storm rolls across the Red Desert near the Oregon Buttes. (Caitlin Tan / Wyoming Public Media )Anticipation is building for the forthcoming land-use plan for millions of federal acres in southwest...
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‘Selfie control’: Instagram filter judges distance from wildlife
A crowd of people get too close to a bull elk at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.(Neal Herbert / National Park Service)“Get some Selfie Control.” That’s the tagline for a new...
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A new wildfire is threatening ranches in Sublette County, plus western...
The Merna Butte fire is burning nearing three ranches in Sublette County. (Bridger Teton National Forest Service )Several wildfires are burning in western Wyoming, and a newer one in Sublette County...
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Historic Cody tour continues during a slower summer
Aili George shares about the town of Cody’s history on a trolley tour in August.(Olivia Weitz )Cody Trolley Tours shares the story of Buffalo Bill and some of the historic sites around the town he...
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America’s Little Switzerland #412: Robert H. Burns Papers
Article from <i>The Westerner</i> magazine titled “Star Valley Is America’s Switzerland”, June 1945. Box 13, Robert H. Burns papers, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. With...
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A volunteer at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum has hit a major milestone. The Rock Springs Rocket Miner reports Diane Butler has completed digitizing the entire Album Collection. She organized...
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