GARRETSON, S.D. — In 1876, legendary outlaw Jesse James and his brother Frank were on the run after committing a bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota. Chased by a posse, the two Missouri natives ...

Author Joseph Shelton will look at the career of "Montana Frank" McCray, a mysterious Wild West performer whose career spanned from the 1890s to the 1950s.

In “The Gunfighters,” Bryan Burrough sets out to debunk the myth of the Colt-toting cowboy hero.

Wukong,’ with strong religious themes, gain popularity, a course uses the interactive experience to teach students about the ...

Nonetheless, most Americans know very little about them, including where they came from, where they live, or even that they run wild in the American West by the tens of thousands, according to a ...

In Kingman, Arizona, an 8-mile section of Route 66 at the western edge of this state may be one of the most scenic — and white-knuckled —drives this country has to offer.

Livestock ranchers receive undue praise and tax dollars while they disregard damage to life on the planet, in a political ...

Evidence shows e-cigarettes help more smokers quit than patches alone, but experts warn that trendy pods and puffs can fuel ...

In their new podcast series “ Howl ,” host Heath Druzin and Idaho Capital Sun reporter Clark Corbin journey deep into the ...

Western movies are not for everyone, but these classics of the genre offer a glimpse at what makes them so thrilling, epic, ...

Drawing on folklore traditions from around the world, these thrilling and entertaining books put fresh spins on classic tales ...

For decades at the end of the 1800s, the American West was a crucible of change, with the highest murder rate per capita in American history. The reasons behind this boil down to one word: Texas.