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Four Cheyenne Stampede Hockey Players Chosen for All Star Team

Grateful Mike — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:33:18 +0000

Congratulations to the Cheyenne Stampede hockey players chosen as 'All-Stars' to play at the tournament in Las Vegas this week.

At the end of the Cheyenne Stampede season, the Western States Hockey League announced their picks for the 'Best of the Rest' All-Star teams. Dario Trupina and Kevin Rosset were chosen for the over 20 league and Heath Lantz and Ian Johnson were selected for the under 20 team to play at the National AAU Ice Hockey Tournament.

Local High School Players Chosen for All-State Basketball Team

Grateful Mike — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:41:05 +0000

Congratulations to all the local high school players selected to the All-State Basketball Team! Coaches around Wyoming picked the best players for the All-State Basketball Team after the season ended last weekend and several local standouts were recognized. Girls chosen for the class 4A All-State Basketball Team include East High School’s Kayla Cheney, Rachel Erickson [...]

Past Oscar Winners Then and Now

Kristy Puchko — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:38:55 +0000

The stars burn brightest during Oscar season. But for some the spotlight is short-lived, even when they win. With all the talk of stars and snubs, established luminaries finally getting their due, and ingÃ©nues dazzling audiences, we wondered what happened to some the Academy Award winners who have come before. And so we took a [...]

Winners Of The 55th Grammy Awards [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:57:39 +0000

Just in case you were watching “Walking Dead” or somehow otherwise occupied, here are the winners of the 55th Grammy Awards, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday night:Album of the Year Mumford & Sons, Babel Record of the Year Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know” Song Of The [...]

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Hosts 32nd Glass Art Celebration Through February 17

Grateful Mike — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:58:54 +0000

How many Glass Art Celebrations have you seen?

This is the 32nd year the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens in Lions Park have hosted the Glass Art Celebration at their conservatory.

Thanks to their sponsors; US Bank, Glass Artists of Wyoming, Cheyenne Beverage Company and Norther Colorado Stained Glass Supply, Wyoming's largest glass art show is free through February 17.

January VIP Winners Announced

Townsquare Media — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:16:36 +0000

Congratulations to the most recent winners in the VIP Program. Samsung 40″ TV – Gary Shultz Kindle Paperwhite – Marlys Lawrence $100 Target gift card – Jolie Williams $250 cash – Vicki Wood Garmin GPS – Lee Zindler Xbox 360 w/ Nike bundle – Val Stinger Samsungy Galaxy Tab – Sherri Falcone $100 Lowe’s gift [...]

19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:44:04 +0000

Argo is on a roll this awards season. Ben Affleck’s thriller picked up another major award Sunday night at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.These are the awards during the “way too many Awards shows season” that the actors actually award to each other! The [...]

2013 Oscars: All Six James Bonds to Appear Together For the First Time?

Eric Walkuski — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:00:44 +0000

Yesterday we brought you the news that Adele will be appearing at the 2013 Oscars to perform the Best Original Song nominated "Skyfall." But now there’s even bigger James Bond news to share: it’s looking like every actor who has portrayed the classic character are set to appear on stage together for the first time ever to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of James Bond. This calls for a martini!

Lincoln Leads 85th Annual Academy Awards [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:54:45 +0000

Lincoln is the leading nominee for the 85th annual Academy Awards. The Steven Spielberg-directed film starring Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role picked up 12 nominations Thursday morning. The next most-nominated film is Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, followed by Les Miserables and Silver Linings Playbook, each of which received eight nominations. The nominations were [...]

2013 Razzies: 'Twilight' Finally Gets the Recognition It Deserves!

Nick Romano — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:23:20 +0000

After all these months, it's finally happened -- 'The Twilight Saga' has been nominated for the 2013 Razzies... in literally every category! What's the rule, again? If your only awards come from the MTV Movie Awards and People's Choice, expect to get a Razzie?

MusiCares Charity Names Bruce Springsteen "Person Of The Year" [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:29:05 +0000

Some of music’s top stars are lining up to pay tribute to The Boss next month. MusiCares, the Recording Academy’s charity, has named Bruce Springsteen its Person of the Year. Stars including Elton John, Sting and Jackson Browne will be on hand to salute Bruce by performing his songs at a gala Los Angeles event [...]

KING's December 'Album Side Sunday' Features Bruce Springsteen's 'Wrecking Ball'

Grateful Mike — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 04:16:54 +0000

What was your favorite new album release of 2012?

We've made it to the last weekend of the year and that means we'll be playing half of an album in the 8 o'clock hour of 'Your Sunday Brunch.'

One of my favorite albums this year was Bruce Springsteen's 'Wrecking Ball' released in March. Rolling Stone magazine named it the Best Album of 2012 and it's nominated for a Best Rock Album Grammy Award in February.

The opening track, 'We Take Care of our Own,' is also nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance Grammy Awards.

2013 People's Choice Awards Nominees [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:14:53 +0000

It’s all about action when it comes to nominees for the 2013 People’s Choice awards. Summer blockbusters The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises dominate the film categories, including favorite movie, action movie, action movie star, favorite actress and actor categories, and others. Favorite network TV comedy nominees include The Big Bang Theory, Glee, How [...]

40th Anniversary American Music Awards

Gailen Sprague — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:59:49 +0000

Rihanna and Nicki Minaj are the leading nominees for the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards, announced this morning by Christina Aguilera. Christina is the first artist confirmed to perform on the awards show, which will air November 18 on ABC. (This is video of her performing last year) Nicki and Rihanna each have four nominations [...]

The Best Moments From the 2012 Emmys

Emerald Catron — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:32:18 +0000

If you cut about 90% or so out of last nightâ€™s Emmy Awards, they were actually pretty entertaining. Hereâ€™s a recap of the entertaining stuff that happened, or, as we like to call it, the â€œgood versionâ€ of last nightâ€™s awards ceremony. Julia Louis-Dreyfuss and Amy Poehler accidentally swap speeches Seth MacFarlaneâ€™s mic fail Jon [...]

Led Zeppelin To Be Saluted With 2012 Kennedy Center Honor

Loudwire Staff — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:06:40 +0000

Congrats to rock legends Led Zeppelin, who will be bestowed with the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor in December. For Zeppelin fans, it will be the rare opportunity to see Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones together in person as their reunions since the death of John Bonham have been few and far between. Their last one took place in London in 2007.

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 12 — Allyson Felix Wins Gold as US Track Team Nabs 7 Medals

Joe Student — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:30:41 +0000

Led by seven medals from its track athletes, the United States ran past China into the lead in the overall medal count at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Wednesday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights: After finishing second in the race in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, US sprinter Allyson Felix [...]

'Girls Like Cars Too' Car Show Coming Saturday

Gailen Sprague — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:32:25 +0000

Job’s Daughters have put together a really cool car show to benefit HIKE which is the Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment, and you ought to go! The second annual ‘Girls Like Cars Too’ car show is this Saturday from 10am to 4pm at Cheyenne North Community Park. There will be of course cool [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 9 — Usain Bolt Wins Gold Again in 100 Meters

Joe Student — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:15:10 +0000

The spotlight turned to the track and field events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday. Here’s a recap of the day’s action: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won his second consecutive gold medal in the men’s 100 meters on Sunday night, running the race in an Olympic record 9.63 seconds — the [...]

Wyoming and Local Athletes Update from the London Olympics

Grateful Mike — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:20:31 +0000

Wyoming athletes didn't win any medals at the London Olympics, but a Colorado swimmer has won several.

Missy Franklin from Aurora, set a world record in the 200 meter backstroke on Friday, August 3, and claimed the gold medal. It was her third gold and fourth medal total of the London Games.