Cowboy State Daily

2 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Coy Knobel

Chance of afternoon rain in much of western Wyoming, partly sunny to sunny in the east on Tuesday. Breezy in some areas. Highs from the low 50s to the upper 80s. Lows from near 30 to the upper 40s. Central:  Casper:  Partly sunny and breezy today with a high near 79 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of rain, a low near 43 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph.

2 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Renée Jean

Helium is good for a lot more than fun party tricks like floating balloons and chipmunking your voice. It’s also state of the art when it comes to coolant for rockets and semiconductors, and it’s considered irreplaceable for many medical devices, including magnetic resonance imaging machines. It’s vital for diagnosing things like cancer, brain or spinal cord injuries, and stroke or heart conditions.

3 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Coy Knobel

Mostly sunny in Wyoming on Monday. Windy in some areas. Highs from the low 70s to near 90. Lows from the low 30s to the upper 50s. Central:  Casper:  Sunny and windy today with a high near 84 and wind gusts as high as 38 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 56 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Riverton:Mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 86 and wind gusts as high as 34 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 50 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph.

3 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Renée Jean

You don’t have to tell Dorothy Greenwood that Crook County is special. She grew up on Odin Hill off Highway 14, and the view out her window every night was none other than the famous Devils Tower, featured so prominently in the cult classic, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” But the tower’s not the only magical place in Crook County. In fact, to Greenwood, it’s not even the most magical.

3 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Renée Jean

One blustery day in May 2023, Meeteetse Museum personnel made an unwelcome discovery. Their roof had started leaking, in part due to age and in part thanks to some hail damage. On top of that, leaves had clogged the gutters, freezing in place. This eventually caused even more water to get backed up into a building full of historical artifacts and exhibits.