Hometown Heroes

Newcastle, Wyoming, resident Andy Sandness made national news this week when he became the first person to receive a face transplant from the Mayo Clinic. While you may have read his story, you've never seen it quite like this. Today, the Mayo Clinic released an amazing short film documenting Sandness' remarkable road to recovery after his face was disfigured in a failed suicide attempt in his tee

Fathom Swanson holds a unique claim to fame. She is the only Burlesque dancer from Wyoming to ever appear on the Jerry Springer Show. In 2013, the buxom redhead was featured in the episode "Strippers Go Round and Round". Swanson was one of several exotic dancers who took a spin on Springer's "Wheel of Strippers"...

This is Bob. He lives in Casper and he likes to cuddle. In fact, Bob  has his own Facebook page called "Cuddle With Bob". For the past two years, the big, cuddly biker has offered his services as a "alternative and holistic health service" online...

Before Larry Nance, Jr. was elected Mayor of Dunktown, before Josh Adams was posterizing opponents on the Sportscenter Top 10, a "White Tornado" swept over the old Fieldhouse in Laramie and delivered the greatest slam dunk in Wyoming hoops history...

Last week, President Donald Trump nominated Colorado native Neil Gorsuch to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Which begs the question: has there ever been a U.S. Supreme Court justice from Wyoming? Only one member of the Wyoming State Bar has ever served on the highest court in the land...

If you're a fan of country music or rodeo, you've probably heard of Chancey Williams. The Moorcroft, Wyoming, native is a second-generation saddle bronc rider, who has competed in the National High School Rodeo Finals, the College National Finals Rodeo and is a two-time winner at Cheyenne Frontier Days...

As we observe Black History Month, here's the remarkable story of Wyoming's first prominent African-American businessman, Tilford Ashford. Ashford was born in Missouri during the Civil War. In 1884, at the age of 22, he arrived in Cheyenne and opened a barber shop...

As we prepare for Super Bowl LI, here’s a look back at five times Wyoming shined on the biggest stage in sports. 1. Boyd Dowler in Super Bowl II – The pride of Cheyenne made one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history, hauling in a 62-yard touchdown pass from Bart Starr to give Green Bay a 13-0 lead over Oakland...

100 years ago today, on January 31, 1917, Governer Robert D. Carey signed a bill into law adopting the official Wyoming State Flag.

Many of the deadliest outlaws in the west passed through Wyoming in the late 1800s, but one lawman was widely considered to be the "fastest gun" in the territory. In 1876, at the age of 24, Daniel Boone May arrived in Cheyenne and found work hauling frieight up and down the dangerous Cheyenne-Deadwood stage line...

Over the years, 17 players with Wyoming roots have represented the Cowboy State on the biggest stage in sports. Of those, 12 former players, either Wyoming natives of University of Wyoming alums, have gone on to win the Super Bowl. Jay Novacek – The only three-time Super Bowl Champion in Wyoming history, Novacek starred at the University of Wyoming before winning three titles in four years with th

Today marks the 112th anniversary of Wyoming's grandest occasion; the wedding of Helen Warren and John Pershing.  The bride was the daughter of United States Senator Francis Warren, who had previously served as Wyoming's first Governor...