A morning ride on Wyoming's Green River Drift

Hitch a ride with 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker along the Green River Drift, the longest running cattle drive in the U.S.

• Oct 17, 2021
• 03:20

New details revealed about shooting death of airman in Wyoming

Marucs White-Allen, who was arrested after the shooting death of Brayden Lovan, was found dead on Oct. 8.

• Nov 1

Library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlement

Terri Lesley was fired amid an uproar over books ​with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for youngsters.

• Oct 9

Man shares why his internment camp story endures

Few people willingly return to their old prison, but 92-year-old Sam Mihara did. He doesn't want people to forget what happened at Heart Mountain, a Japanese internment camp in Wyoming. Ian Lee reports.

• Sep 4
• 02:38

Plane crashes in Wyoming mountains, killing girl and injuring family

A medical helicopter spotted the downed aircraft after its crew was asked to fly over the area in Bighorn National Forest.

• Sep 3

Snowmobiler indicted for allegedly tormenting, killing wolf

Photos showed Cody Roberts posing with the wolf, its mouth bound with tape, in a bar. Video showed the same animal lying on a floor, alive but barely moving.

• Aug 25

Dow surges more than 800 points after Fed's Powell hints at rate cut

Wall Street rallied on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled a rate cut could be on the horizon.

• Aug 22

Stock futures tilt up ahead of Fed chief Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech

Investors will be closely eyeing Powell's speech in Jackson Hole on Friday to see if the Fed chair hints at a potential rate cut at the central bank's next meeting.

• Aug 22

Fed Chair Powell faces delicate balancing act in Jackson Hole speech

Jerome Powell will address the state of the U.S. economy — and perhaps offer hints about interest rates — in a closely watched speech on Friday.

• Aug 22

Wyoming launches state-issued stablecoin

Wyoming has become the first state to issue its own stablecoin. Brady Dale, crypto reporter for Axios, joined CBS News to discuss.

• Aug 20
• 03:11

2 Wyoming airmen accused of manslaughter in separate shootings

A second airman in a month at a U.S. Air Force base in Wyoming stands accused of involuntary manslaughter for a shooting death.

• Aug 19

Hundreds may have been exposed to rabies in Grand Teton National Park

Up to 500 people stayed at the eight Grand Teton National Park cabins that were affected, officials said.

• Aug 16

Riding along on the Green River Drift

Bill Whitaker saddles up for one of the last enduring symbols of the Old West, a Wyoming cattle drive that travels the same route pioneered 125 years ago.

• Jul 6
• 14:02

Breathtaking sights and sounds from Wyoming's Green River Drift

Take in the sights and sounds from Bill Whitaker's 60 Minutes report on the longest-running cattle drive left in the U.S.

• Jul 6

Like a cowboy's therapy: The Green River Drift's 70-mile cattle drive

Bill Whitaker saddles up for one of the last enduring symbols of the Old West, a Wyoming cattle drive that travels the same route pioneered 125 years ago.

• Jul 6

6/16: Face the Nation

This week on "Face the Nation," Margaret Brennan speaks to Bill Gates as he moves ahead with a nuclear power plant in Wyoming. Plus, House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner joins to discuss new security threats.

• Jun 16, 2024
• 45:49

A taste of Indian on the Interstate

At the Akal Travel Center truck stop in Laramie, Wyoming, the Indian food that Mintu Pandher and his staff are cooking up in a small kitchen attracts truckers and locals from miles around, with food they can't find anywhere else along Interstate 80. Turns out there's money in all those smells of turmeric, coriander, and other spices rarely used in truck stop cuisine: his café is a hit, especially given the changing face of trucking, since nearly 19% of long-haul truck drivers in America are now immigrants. Jim Axelrod reports.

• Nov 24, 2019
• 04:13

Nature: Beavers

On this Sunday before Labor Day we take you to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, where beavers are as busy as, well, beavers. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg.

• Sep 1, 2019
• 02:40

Grizzly killed by vehicle after famous mama bear met same fate

The bear was one of four cubs that emerged in 2020 with their mother, Grizzly No. 399, who was often called the world's most famous grizzly bear.

• May 9

Florida man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park

This marks the first time a bison has gored a Yellowstone National Park visitor in 2025.

• May 8

U.S. agency kills wolf suspected of killing sheep in Wyoming

The animals are protected in Colorado, but in large parts of Wyoming it's legal to kill them.

• Mar 21

Alan Simpson, moderate GOP senator who bridged partisan gaps, dead at 93

Relatives and colleagues remember former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming as a figure who was "gifted in crossing party lines."

• Mar 14

Alan Simpson, former Wyoming senator, dies at 93

Former Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming died Friday at the age of 93. Simpson was from a bygone era: A conservative who supported gay rights and said abortion was so personal men shouldn't even have a vote on it.

• Mar 14
• 00:53

"Unforeseen consequences" of Forest Service cuts

Every summer, tens of millions of Americans visit National Forests. But this summer, the parks might look a little different. Ian Lee sat down with three Forest Service workers fired amid Trump administration cuts.

• Feb 25
• 02:05

Bird flu case with "flu-like symptoms" reported in Colorado, 1 person hospitalized

The case marks at least the third confirmed bird flu hospitalization in the U.S.

• Feb 15

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