Late Tuesday afternoon 10/08/24 a fire is burning on the high ground above Chugwater Wyoming. As of 4:30 pm, it appears to not be contained and is out of control, according to some Chugwater residents. The fire is about one mile north of town. Here are photos and videos being...

The Albany County Commission has approved emergency fire restrictions to deal with a "severe to extreme fire situation" throughout the county. You can read the emergency resolution here. In the words of the resolution 'That all outdoor fires, any discharge of any Explosives, Division 1.4 ( common fireworks), or Division...

LARAMIE -- Isaac White claimed he was fine. The gray plastic walking boot on his left foot said otherwise. Wyoming's senior safety has officially been ruled out for this Saturday's meeting with San Diego State. Jay Sawvel, a week prior, feared that would indeed be the scenario. White received an MRI. The results obviously weren't favorable for what he nonchalantly referred to as a "foot, ankle thing."

Living in a state like Wyoming, you'd think the college-bound students would major in Agriculture, Wildlife, Biology, or Ranching. Interestingly enough, those majors aren't even in the top 10. I was shocked to see the list of Wyoming college majors from Wiingy, a tutoring website, compiled from Google searches over...

LARAMIE -- Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi completed nearly 70% of his passes. Colorado State's quarterback added 263 yards through the air to go along with two touchdowns, too. Almost 160 of those went to star wideout Tory Horton, who hauled in a team-high nine receptions. The super senior also snagged a 10-yard scoring strike in the fourth quarter.

LARAMIE -- The Wyoming Cowboys return to action after the bye week hosting San Diego State on Saturday inside War Memorial Stadium for a 1:30 p.m. start. It is the first meeting between the two schools since 2019 and the first in Laramie since the 2016 season. UW will celebrate...

LARAMIE -- The Jacksonville Jaguars got off the schneid this past weekend, edging Indianapolis, 37-34. Chad Muma had one of his better games in the victory. The former University of Wyoming linebacker made five tackles. For the season, Muma has recorded 23 tackles for 1-4 Jacksonville. The Jaguars play Chicago...

LARAMIE -- There was no challenge issued. A seminal moment didn't occur, either. It was simply a realization after four games of futility: Who can stretch a defense?. The answer: Chris Durr Jr. "We need to get him the ball," Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvel bluntly said during his Monday...

This past July, I got to be in the same room as Walter Longmire. Ok, maybe it was actor Robert Taylor who played the lead role in the show Longmire, but still, it was Longmire. Other stars from the show were also in the room, such as A. Martinez (Jacob Nighthorse), John Bishop (Bob Barnes), and Derek Phillips (Travis Murphy). The Q&A event I attended was just one of the many that were part of the weekend's fun.

The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has issued an Air Quality alert for a large swath of southeast Wyoming. As of last report the alert runs through 1 O'clock on Tuesday afternoon, October 8. The agency posted the following on its website:. Cheyenne Forecast. Today. Areas of smoke...

If you love Halloween and scary places, Wyoming is your jam. Ghost towns, haunted hotels, spirits roaming through the wilderness, and historic battles are all included with the price of admission to the Cowboy State. A new survey from Qrfy.com says Wyoming is the second spookiest state in the U.S.,...

SOUTH BEND, Ind., – In a field of four nationally ranked teams on the men’s and women’s side, the Cowboys finished fourth with five Top 15 program times and the Cowgirls finished eighth with another six Top-15 times, Friday morning. All 10 of the scoring five in...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.,– The University of Wyoming swimming and diving team concluded the Air Force Front Range Invite Saturday afternoon. The Cowgirls finished in second place with a total of 837 points while the Cowboys took third with 918.50 points. Several individuals and a pair of relay teams registered first place performances on day 2 of the meet.

LARAMIE -- The University of Wyoming soccer team put plenty of offensive pressure on San Jose State on Sunday at the Madrid Sports Complex. Unfortunately, that didn’t result in a score. The Cowgirls and Spartans finished in a 0-0 draw. That moves Wyoming to 3-4-5 on the season and...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Boise State junior running back Ashton Jeanty has been named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, while San Diego State sophomore edge Trey White is the MW Defensive Player of the Week. UNLV senior wide receiver Ricky White III is the MW Special Teams Player of the Week and San Diego State quarterback Danny O’Neil is the MW Freshman of the Week.

LARAMIE -- The Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team travels south to Colorado State for the first addition of the 2024 Border War Tuesday with a 6 p.m., contest in Fort Collins against the Rams. The Cowgirls (9-5, 1-3 MW) came up just short last time out in a five-set loss to...

LARAMIE -- DJ Jones is not currently with the team and will miss his second straight game due to "personal matters." Harrison Waylee's injured right knee isn't quite ready to go, either. Dawaiian McNeely, a senior who once upon a time sat atop the depth chart, is out for the season with a bum knee.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says speed may be to blame for a weekend motorcycle crash that left a man dead. It happened around 7:03 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at milepost 101.3 on Wyoming 120 (Belfry Highway) on the outskirts of Cody. According to a fatality crash summary, 56-year-old Illinois...

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and state Superintendent Megan Degenfelder recently wrote a joint letter to Wyoming superintendents, school board members, teachers and building administrators urging them to establish and enforce cell phone polilcies. While the letter does not contain the phrase "cell phone ban'," it does say “Unchecked cell phone...

Wyoming is known for many things, including these few important ones. One of the lowest populations in the U.S. - Just over 586,000. According to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 2023-2024 was one of the state's most successful elk hunting seasons, with more than 29,000 elk harvested. For the first time in over ten years, over 13,000 of those were cow elk.