Good morning, Laramie.

Wildlife experts say that cellphone cameras with add-on lenses can capture good images on bright days—yet professional cameras with larger sensors are needed for clear shots in low light—and that serious photographers must spend thousands to upgrade their gear.

The University of Wyoming’s 11th annual Giving Day raised over $4 million in 24 hours as 9,271 donors supported its colleges, programs and student groups — boosting funding for key university initiatives.

Don Day, a Wyoming meteorologist raised in Michigan, recalled how the fierce Witch of November storm sank the SS Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years ago and took all 29 crew members.

He compared the loud wind to those of Wyoming windstorms — a detail that links local weather experiences with this historic tragedy.

Perrier, a racehorse who was cut from racing, became a key donor for stem cell research at CellDrop Biosciences to treat injured horses—his cells were harvested at 18 and 24 months old—and Natalie Lombard now cares for him in Loveland as researchers plan FDA-approved trials for broader use in performance horses.

Thanksgiving Downhill Mile

8 AM – 2 PM — Indian Paintbrush Elementary School — Cost info not specified — Sprint, run, jog, or walk down this fast downhill mile course before Thanksgiving.

Turkey Trot

Join us at Optimist Park/Greenbelt for a 5K or 1 mile run on Thanksgiving morning. Registration opens at 7:30AM with the 1 miler starting at 8:30 and the 5K at 9:00AM.