CODY, Wyo. — For Yellowstone National Park visitors arriving in the peak of summer, a 15-minute wait at a busy entrance gate can be a frustrating and disheartening delay. For Bob Richard, the wait to get in during the winter has lasted over four decades.

LARAMIE, Wyo.—A classic rivalry matchup ended in spectacular fashion when the Wyoming Cowboys (5-13, 0-6) hosted the Colorado State Rams (CSU) (10-10, 2-5) for their edition of the Border War Saturday.

CODY, Wyo. — Living in a remote mountain community can come with unique challenges. But that’s something Joelle Passerello knew in 2019 when she moved to Cooke City, Mont., a tourist town literally at the end of the road.

Amber Travsky has been running the Tour de Wyoming, an annual six-day road cycling event that travels the state with a different route, since 1997. Each year, nearly 300 cyclists from Wyoming and beyond ride throughout the state, tackling mountains, flatlands and more.

Mariah Jeffery has escaped from Alcatraz two times, so it is clear she is no stranger to challenges.

Her “escapes" were part of an annual triathlon held in San Francisco that requires athletes to swim a mile and a half from Alcatraz Island through freezing, shark-infested waters, bike 18 miles up and down San Francisco’s famously hilly terrain and finish with an eight-mile run. Jeffery has participated in four of the six World Marathon Majors and is training for her fifth and sixth to take place in London and Chicago later this year.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Wyoming Cowboys basketball team cannot manage to get back in the win column. After a trip to the U.S. Air Force Academy Tuesday, the Pokes failed to get their first Mountain West Conference victory.

The University of Wyoming’s move to ban a Laramie church elder from its student union last month has sparked a First Amendment debate on campus and across the state.

Kevin Goldberg, a First Amendment specialist with the Freedom Forum Institute in Washington, D.C., said the elder’s rights have been violated, and some conservative Wyoming legislators agree.

LARAMIE, Wyo.—The Wyoming Cowboys hosted the Boise State Broncos (13-4, 3-1) in a late night game at the Arena-Auditorium Saturday.

In cowboy culture, stoicism rules the day—even in the face of personal challenges. But a Wyoming social worker is determined to change that mindset in the suicide capital of the United States.

LOGAN, Utah—In the past five years, the Wyoming Cowboys were 2-3 against the Utah State Aggies on their home court—and only 4-6 in their last 10 matchups.

In the wake of the final report about the floating foot discovered at Yellowstone last summer, local leaders remain optimistic about tourism this year given that there were no signs of foul play and fatalities have previously occurred at the national park.

CODY, Wyo. — Dozens of adventurers gathered here over the weekend to strap sharp metal blades to their feet and grip long, pointed axes in each hand before venturing into the Shoshone National Forest in pursuit of their dangerous and elusive prey: frozen waterfalls.

LARAMIE, Wyo.— The beaten and battered Wyoming Cowboys could not right the ship against the San Diego State Aztecs Saturday, losing the game 80-75. The Aztecs arrived in Laramie 11-3 on the season and 2-0 in the conference—the preseason favorite to win the Mountain West Conference (MWC).

On a holiday ski trip in December 1994, Lisa Eades’ life changed forever. Her family of four, which included her husband, Rocky, and two young children, always looked forward to skiing together in Jackson, especially their son. At age 8, Jason was already an accomplished downhill skier.

Standing around the guide house during a mandatory internship to Mount Denali in Alaska, Taylor Pyle spoke with fellow guides, many of whom were older and more experienced, and realized he’d made the correct decision to study at Central Wyoming College.

It’s the new year. Time again to look ahead and set goals!

Come January 1st, people vow to break bad habits and establish new ones. With that in mind, we asked prominent Wyomingites from across the state to share their resolutions–personal, professional or both—for 2023.

From all of us at the Wyoming Truth, here’s to a healthy and happy new year!

LARAMIE, Wyo.—When the No. 22 New Mexico Lobos (13-0) came to town, not many had hope that the Wyoming Cowboys would stand a chance against the unbeaten squad. The Cowboys entered the game on a three-game losing streak, including dropping their conference opener against Fresno State on Wednesday. The 5-8 Cowboys hoped to right their wrongs back home for the first time in three weeks.

TUCSON, Ariz.—The Wyoming Cowboys’ fifth bowl game appearance in seven years was a return to the desert in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. Streamed live from the Barstool Sports website, the game pitted Wyoming against the Ohio Bobcats (9-4).

What if?

What if you were sent to prison for life–not for what you did but for what you thought about doing?

Ever thought about doing something bad?

Jerry Brad McAnally did.

FRESNO, Calif.— The University of Wyoming began Mountain West Conference (MWC) play with a 5-7 record when the team faced the Fresno State Bulldogs on Wednesday. For the 2021-22 season, the Cowboys only lost seven games in the entire regular season, so they arrived in California with something to prove against a team that had an even worse record, 4-7.