Wyoming History

September 25, 1963, is a day that many people in Wyoming will never forget. President John F. Kennedy visited Cheyenne, Laramie, and Jackson.

August 1, 1985, a tragic flash flood in Cheyenne claimed 12 lives and caused over $60 million in property damage.

If you thought your co-workers were loud, here's a fun fact. Happy Jack Road was named for a guy who wouldn't stop singing at work.

In 1907 a landmark ruling by the United States Supreme Court kept the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

We hear a lot about meth and prescription drug abuse here in Wyoming. 100 years ago, the Cowboy State had a different drug of choice, cocaine.

As Wyoming residents bundle up and brace for frigid temperatures, here's a look back at five of the worst winter storms in the state's history.

Charles Starkweather was one of the most infamous serial killers in American history. Thanks to a friendly stranger on a desolate highway in Wyoming, his reign of terror finally ended just outside of Douglas on January 29, 1958.

On Jan. 20, 1913, a heated debate in the Wyoming House of Representatives turned into a brawl on the floor of the Wyoming State Capitol.