History

Remember the good ole days, when you and your friends would pile into a car like clowns just to save a few bucks at the drive-in movie theater? And who could forget those magical nights when you and your high school sweetheart would go to the drive-in and steam up the windows...

99 years ago today, one of the biggest horse races in Wyoming history began. Dubbed "The Great Horse Race of 1908", the 500-mile run from Evanston, Wyoming, to Denver was sponsored by The Denver Post. Although there were 25 official entries, the betting favorites were Cody, Wyoming, native Charles Workman and his horse Teddy and Greeley, Colorado, native Dode Wykert and his horse, Sam...

It's graduation weekend and, to salute the Class of 2017, here's a tribute to Laramie High School's legendary alumni. Kenny Sailors, Class of 1939 - Credited as the inventor of basketball's "jump shot", Sailors moved to Laramie as a teenager and was a star athlete at Laramie High...

As Cheyenne East High School prepares to honor the Class of 2017, here's a tribute to five former Thunderbirds who have earned national acclaim for their alma matter. Cynthia Lummis, Class of 1972 – Before becoming a member of the United States House of Representatives, Congresswoman Lummis studied at East...

This weekend, Cheyenne Central High School will honor its 113th graduation class. Of the thousands of students who have graduated from Central High since it was founded in 1904, most of them went on to have productive careers and raise families...

According to the annual Global Drug Survey, psilocybin mushrooms are the "safest" recreational drug. Statistics show that, for every 10,000 people who "trip shrooms", only 20 will need medical treatment. In 2001, the National Drug Intelligence Center concluded that magic mushrooms are available in Wyoming, but generally are  "not considered a significant threat" by la

In a simpler time, the circus brought magic, exotic animals, mysteries and wonders from a world most would never see. It was "The Greatest Show On Earth!"

John Godina is one of the greatest athletes in Wyoming history. During his illustrious career, the Cheyenne shot putter won three World Championships, two Olympic Medals and one World Indoor Championship. Godina also set a Wyoming State Record that stood for nearly 30 years...

According the Wyoming State Library, over 4,200 patents have been issued to inventors here in the Cowboy State. Here's a look back at some of the greatest inventions in Wyoming history. The first patent in the Territory of Wyoming was issued in 1870 to George Choate, who developed an improvement to shovel handles...

Did you know, before the famous brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened, the most prestigious car race in America was the Cheyenne 200? In August of 1909, just days before the first event in Indianapolis, promoters built a four-mile track around the grandstand at Cheyenne Frontier Days and staged the biggest automobile race of the era...