Hometown Heroes

From "Liver Eating" Johnson to "Mother Featherlegs" to "The Sundance Kid", these are the greatest nicknames in the history of the Cowboy State.

Tomorrow, Jason McManamen will play his final game in the state of Wyoming. The Torrington native recently set a new UW record for the most career three-point field goals and will rank among the best homegrown products to ever wear the brown and gold...

Here's a President's Day trivia question: What future President once called the Cowboy State home? Including President Trump, 25 of the last 27 United States Presidents have visited Wyoming, dating back to Ulysses S. Grant, who first came to the Cowboy State while serving in the Army and returned during his second term in office...

In honor of Presidents Day, here’s a list of six Wyoming natives or residents who have been appointed to serve as Cabinet members. Stan Hathaway – The first Wyomingite ever appointed to serve on the President’s cabinet, Hathaway had been elected to two terms as Wyoming’s Governor before being named Secretary of the Interior by President Gerald Ford in 1975...

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...