Rick Roddam

December 5, 1944, a Japanese balloon bomb landed just outside of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Around 6:15 p.m., four coal miners heard a whistling noise overhead, followed by an explosion that sent flames parachuting across the night sky.

Here in Wyoming, Christmas has been officially observed since the territory was first granted statehood in 1890. But a lot has changed since then.

Many of the television news reporters here in Wyoming are just beginning their professional careers, which can make for some hilariously awkward "learning experiences". Today, we dug up an old YouTube clip featuring 12 glorious minutes of vintage bloopers from Casper's KGWC, circa the year 1999...

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.

Nearly 4,500 Wyomingites work for Walmart according to a list ranking the largest private employers in each state.

Wyoming's largest brewery recently debuted their first "breakfast beer", made with coffee and pure maple syrup.

September 14, 1975, Fleetwood Mac came to Casper on their first tour with Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham, headlining a legendary concert at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds.

30 years after Taco John's officially trademarked the phrase "Taco Tuesday", the Cheyenne-based corporation may have a new legal challenge from basketball star LeBron James.

At the annual event, kids learn how to load and fire a real cannon, blasting pop bottles, lead balls, and bowling balls 500 yards into the air.

When the Foo Fighters rocked the Casper Events Center just over a year ago, Dave Grohl learned about jackalopes. Now, Wyoming's official mythical animal is part of a new football-themed video written and directed by Grohl.

Following an incident involving University of Texas Longhorns mascot "Bevo" at the Sugar Bowl this week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are calling for the removal of live mascots from collegiate sporting events.