Hometown Heroes

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...

Next week, the Wyoming Cowboys will take on Coastal Carolina in a three-game series for the CBI Invitational Tournament title. Admittedly, the CBI is not the NCAA...or the NIT, for that matter. But long-suffering Pokes fans will take all the titles we can get...

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch calls Colorado home, but his mother is a Wyoming native.

When Nate Marquardt was born in Lander, Wyoming, the sport of 'mixed martial arts' didn't exist yet. Now 37, the former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and three-time Pancrase Middleweight Champion is widely considered among the greatest ultimate fighters of all time...

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here's a tribute to some legendary "Patrick's" from here in the great state of Wyoming. Nic Patrick - In 2013, Patrick was working on his ranch near Cody when he was attacked by a grizzly bear. After fending off the animal, he walked a quarter mile into town to get help...

Irish immigrants were among the first European settlers here in the Cowboy State. They first came as Army soldiers in the 1840s, assigned to protect wagon trains travelling on the Oregon Trail. When the railroad arrived in the 1860s, more Irish workers followed...

Patrick Joseph Sullivan ranks among the most prominent political leaders in Wyoming history. He is also credited for throwing the craziest St. Patrick's Day party the Cowboy State has ever seen. Sullivan arrived in Wyoming in 1888. Like many other Irish immigrants in the area, he found work on a sheep ranch...

It's a long way from Laramie, Wyoming to Nashville, Tennesee. 1,238 miles, to be exact. That's where Shelby Means lives these days, performing with the band Sally and George. Although she's been all over the world, the Cowboy State will always be her home...

Wyoming earned its nickname as the "Equality State" before it even became a state. In 1869, 21 years before it was officially granted statehood, Wyoming was the first territory in America to give women the right to vote. Over the years, Wyoming women have continued to make historic progress...