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Rare ‘Space Smiley’ Will Be Visible In The Early Morning Sky On Friday

1 day ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Andrew Rossi

Very few people are all smiles before sunrise. But if they’re willing to wake up and look up before dawn Friday, they’ll see a rare smiling face in the eastern sky. The planets Venus and Saturn will be aligned with the crescent moon in a way that makes a smiling face. It could put a smile on anyone’s face, assuming they’re willing to wake up at 5 a.m. to see it.
Another Northern Lights Show Is Anticipated Over Wyoming This Week

3 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Andrew Rossi

There’s a good chance Wyoming will see the Northern Lights on Tuesday evening. The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Space Weather Prediction Center is monitoring activity from the latest surge of solar energy lighting up the night skies this week. Several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) emanated from the sun over the last week. When these CMEs reach Earth and interact with its atmosphere, they manifest as aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights.
Don Day Says Don’t Be Fooled By 80-Degree Days In April In Wyoming

3 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Andrew Rossi

When it comes to Wyoming’s weather, expect the unexpected. However, there are certain truisms that new residents should learn sooner rather than later. Several days of unseasonably warm weather last week were followed by a chaotic cold front that dropped temperatures over 50 degrees and dumped several inches of snow across Wyoming. It was the kind of spring storm that reminds us winter isn’t over until it’s over.
Cheyenne Celebrity Chef Is Part Of Martha Stewart’s New Cooking Competition

3 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Renée Jean

No one who has ever tasted anything by Wyoming’s celebrity chef Petrina Peart would ever guess she has any self-confidence issues behind the smiling face that’s presenting her latest masterpiece. After all, the Cheyenne-based chef was just one vote shy of beating celebrity chef Bobby Flay on the Food Network’s “Beat Bobby Flay” show — no easy task — and she was tapped to serve as a U.S. culinary diplomat.
Wyoming Girl Gets Her Ranch Chores Done Before Winning Gymnastics Titles

3 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Renée Jean

Things are greening up at the historic 1887 Double Rafter Ranch near Parkman, Wyoming, and the little baby chicks are at that stage where they get mighty hungry overnight. That means an early morning for seventh grade Wyoming cowgirl Raelee Warner. It doesn’t matter what the weather is like, or what else she’s got to do on any given day. Rain or shine, state championship or not, there are no days off when you’re a Wyoming cowgirl. Take last weekend.
Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, April 21, 2025

4 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Coy Knobel

Chance of rain/snow in much of Wyoming on Monday, otherwise mostly sunny. Windy in some locations with gusts as high as 50 mph. Highs from the mid 40s to the upper 60s and lows from the low 20s to the low 30s. Central:Casper: Chance of rain, otherwise windy and gradually becoming sunny today with a high near 58 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 31 and wind gusts as high as 37 mph.
Mega Millions Makes Odds Better, But They’re Still Not As Good As Winning WyoLotto

4 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Renée Jean

Lottery lovers have new math to consider with changes to the multistate Mega Millions game. Bigger jackpots, better odds of winning — but also, higher ticket prices. That has those who play the lottery on a regular basis in a wait-and-see mode right now. At a busy Maverik Adventure’s First Stop station in Cheyenne, there was just one lottery ticket buyer ahead of Tuesday night’s draw in more than 45 minutes. That’s not typical, Cowboy State Daily was told.
Gillette Family Builds A Frankensteined Six-Door F-350, And It’s A Monster

4 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Andrew Rossi

David Porter has decided it’s time to sell the family vehicle, although theirs is more unique than most. It's less of a traditional family station wagon or van and more of an off-road-capable but still luxurious limousine — a preposterous pinnacle of opulence for a Wyoming ranch that incredibly and improbably exists. "This combo is one of one ever built," Porter told Cowboy State Daily.
Man Promises To Pay Fines On Wyoming Library Book He Checked Out 31 Years Ago

4 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Renée Jean

Josiah Harlow made a connection with a technicolor Robin Hood novel from the 1950s while he was a teenager at Cheyenne’s Central High School in 1994. How it happened exactly remains a mystery to him to this day. Like a lot of people who have inadvertently kept a library book for 30-some years, he doesn’t remember the entire chain of events. In this case, he just remembers that there was something about the book that caught at him, and he picked it up. Sometimes, that’s just how life is.
Wyoming Man Starts Treasure Hunt Similar To One Now Featured On Netflix

4 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Renée Jean

Forest Fenn’s treasure, an antique bronze chest that had millions of dollars in gold and gems, was found in Wyoming in 2020. But was all of it found? Wyoming treasure hunter Ronnie Gonzales, who is based in Douglas, thinks not. He believes the finder of Forest Fenn’s challenge, a 32-year-old medical student named Jack Streuf, dropped an emerald on his way out of the Wyoming wilderness, as well as a coin.