Hometown Heroes

The number of Wyoming war heroes are enough to continue this series well passed Memorial Day, but William Ernest Eder, Junior was all Wyoming. He would one day receive the Navy Cross.

God willing, the oldest athlete in the Cowboy State will return to Laramie in August to defend his medal at the Wyoming Senior Olympics. One month shy of his 92nd birthday, Joe Chasteen was the only male contestant in the 90 - 94 age group at the Senior Olympics last year, competing in bowling...

Just in time for the 143rd "run for the roses" this weekend, here's a Kentucky Derby tribute to the greatest horses in Wyoming history. 1. Steamboat – Born in 1896 near Chugwater, Wyoming, Steamboat was widely considered among the best bucking broncos in rodeo history...

Before Patrick Kelly took over as the Executive Chef at Panzano in Denver, he honed his skills at several legendary restaurants across the country, including La Folie in San Franciso, Spiaggia in Chicago and Angele in Napa Valley. His passion for food, however, began in the family kitchen at his childhood home in Cheyenne, Wyoming...

In honor of this week's Star Wars Day celebration, here's a tribute to the self-proclaimed geeks who will be relying on the force to pass Professor Ryan Croft’s “Star Wars and Medieval Literature” class at the University of Wyoming...

This week, millions of geeks around the world will observe Star Wars Day. To celebrate, here's a comparison featuring several of your favorite Star Wars characters and the Wyoming towns that remind us of them. May the 4th Be With You...

Wyoming wonderkid Maverick Schutte was back in the national news this week after winning the Courage Award at the Children and Athletes Regenerative Medicine Foundation Gala in Boston. During the ceremony, the seven year-old boy, who suffers from a congenital heart defect, reunited with his hero, former Boston Red Sox slugger David "Big Papi" Ortiz...

With all due respect to Curt Gowdy and Dave Walsh, who are legends in their own right, Larry Birleffi is the greatest sportscaster in Wyoming history. This week, Birleffi, who passed away in 2008, would have celebrated his 101st birthday...

Wyoming is one of the most popular fly fishing destinations in the world. While there is a long list of outfitters who create their own custom flies here in the Cowboy State, some anglers prefer to improvise. According to Buck Peterson's Complete Guide to Fishing, a group of anglers in southwestern Wyoming found themselves in need of a "streamer" fly, which mimics a minnow...

There's a list for everything online these days, inclucing the United States of Hot Dogs "Best Hot Dogs From Every State".  Their pick for the best dog in the Cowboy State is...the Weenie Wrangler? The Weenie Wrangler is a hot dog cart set in up the parking lot at the Home Depot in Cheyenne...

This week marks the 74th anniversary of the greatest moment in Wyoming sports history. On March 30th, 1943, the University of Wyoming defeated Georgetown by a score of 46-34 at Madison Square Garden in New York City to claim the NCAA Championship...

Many of the television news reporters here in Wyoming are just beginning their professional careers, which can make for some hilariously awkward "learning experiences". Today, we dug up an old YouTube clip featuring 12 glorious minutes of vintage bloopers from Casper's KGWC, circa the year 1999...