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View all50-Person Search For Body Parts Near Cheyenne Got “All That We Could Find”
Laramie County officials have finished a 50-person search for human remains in a field south of Cheyenne, getting “all that we could find.” Now begins what could be a lengthy process of investigating who the person was.
Clair McFarlandOctober 17, 2024
Wyoming Part Of Huge Recall Of Foods Made With Possibly Tainted Meat
Wyoming is part of a nationwide recall of about 12 million pounds of potentially listeria-contaminated meat. The ready-to-eat chicken products are in a host of frozen dinners and brands, including the Walmart Great Value brand.
October 18, 2024
Challenger Calls Out Cheyenne Mayor For Keeping Massive Facebook Data Center Secret
Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins is being called out by his challenger in the Nov. 5 election for signing an NDA to keep the massive Meta (aka Facebook) data center secret.
Leo WolfsonOctober 17, 2024
Riverton Man Charged With Beating Friend To Death Pleads Not Guilty
Accused of beating his friend to death in March, a 30-year-old Riverton man pleaded not guilty Thursday to manslaughter. The parents of his alleged victim cried in court and clutched a framed photograph of their son during the hearing.
Clair McFarlandOctober 17, 2024
205-Acre Wind River Fire Started In Trash Barrel And Burned One Home
A fire near Riverton on the Wind River Indian Reservation on Wednesday started in a trash barrel and burned one home. The fire quickly blew up to more than 200 acres and jumped the river before firefighters knocked it down.
Clair McFarlandOctober 17, 2024
Jackson Hotel Worker Called In Sick A Month Ago, Hasn't Been Heard From Since
Police in Jackson, Wyoming, are asking for help in finding a 30-year-old hotel worker who’s been missing for a month. Braigene Collins called in sick to work Sept. 14 and hasn’t been heard from since.
Jen KocherOctober 17, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Thursday, October 17, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 17, 2024
New Charge For Laramie Man Accused Of Duct-Taping And Torturing Woman
A Laramie man accused to duct-taping and torturing a woman was charged Wednesday with intimidating his victim to recant. He’s now charged for allegedly forcing his to claim she “made it up” and that “everybody was high.”
Clair McFarlandOctober 17, 2024
Hageman says People In Path Of Wildfires Can Thank Feds And Their “Bad Policies”
A devastating Wyoming wildfire season got its start more than 20 years ago with a disastrous Bill Clinton roadless rule, Harriet Hageman said Wednesday. Those in the path of the fires can thank the feds and their “bad policies.”
Greg JohnsonOctober 16, 2024
Spry Wyoming Doe Has Burn Marks To Prove She Outran Huge Elk Fire
A Sheridan-area resident said a mule deer doe showed up on his property bearing burn marks from having outrun the massive, fast-moving Elk Fire. The fire has burned more than 92,000 acres across the face of the Wyoming Bighorns.
Mark HeinzOctober 16, 2024
Sheridan Area Residents Cheer Forecast For 7-13 Inches Of Snow
People in Story and other communities along the Bighorns were literally cheering Wednesday when the weather forecast predicted 7-13 inches of snow. It will help, but it’s probably not a fire-killer.
Renée JeanOctober 16, 2024
Grass Fire Threatens Wind River Homes, Planes Respond
Fremont County officials scrambled Wednesday afternoon when high winds whipped up a small grass fire on the north end of the Wind River Indian Reservation, which jumped the Wind River and headed toward dense brush and thicker residential areas of Riverton, and prompted the evacuation of at least one home.
Clair McFarlandOctober 17, 2024
Rock Springs Police Officers Literally Dodge Bullets Fired From House
Rock Springs police say a man shot at them from inside his home Monday, barely missing an officer who ducked. Police arrested Kevin William Lorentzen on suspicion of aggravated assault and reckless endangering.
Clair McFarlandOctober 16, 2024
Freedom Caucus Chair Claims Legislator Misusing Logos In Write-In Campaign
The chairman of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus filed a complaint with the state Tuesday against another legislator. She claims Jon Conrad is misusing the logos of the Wyoming Legislature and Freedom Caucus in campaign messages.
Leo WolfsonOctober 16, 2024
2,000-Pound Esther Morris, Chief Washakie Statues Moved To Final Spots In Capitol
Statues honoring Esther Hobart Morris and Chief Washakie at the Wyoming Capitol were moved Wednesday. Even moving them from one end of a hall to another, it’s not easy moving 2,000-pound works of art.
Leo WolfsonOctober 17, 2024
Opponents Say Proposed Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting Ban Is “Ballot-Box Biology”
Colorado voters on Nov. 5 will decide a proposed ban on mountain lion hunting. The ballot question has sparked a debate over what opponents call managing wildlife through “ballot-box biology.”
Mark HeinzOctober 16, 2024
Man Charged With Bludgeoning Mother To Death May Be Sane Now
Israel Melvin, 24, charged with murder after police found his mother bludgeoned to death in January, is sane enough for a competency hearing, his attorney and a judge indicated Wednesday.
Clair McFarlandOctober 16, 2024
Casper Anti-Abortion Protesters Want City Council To Stop Harassment
Nearly 20 people, including a state legislator, told the Casper City Council on Tuesday they're being harassed while protesting a local abortion clinic. They want to the city to do something about it.
Leo WolfsonOctober 16, 2024
Rod Miller: Where the Sun Don’t Shine In The Wyoming Legislature
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "There should be no 'safe spaces' in the capitol where legislators can go to hide so their feelings don’t get hurt by a curious press or a demanding public. Any public official in Wyoming who thinks otherwise would be well-advised to remember Richard Nixon."
Rod MillerOctober 16, 2024
Search For Missing Hiker Stopped After U.S. Forest Service Denies Helicopter Drop
U.S. Forest Service authorities declined to authorize a helicopter drop of searchers into a remote region to look for missing hiker Austin King, who vanished last month. Federal officials said the attempt was too risky.
Clair McFarlandOctober 15, 2024
Forest Service Won't Blow Up Dead Horses Due To Fire Danger
When a horse dies in the Wyoming backcountry, sometimes the best option is to blow it to pieces so it won’t attract grizzlies. In Wyoming right now, the U.S. Forest Service says the fire danger is too extreme to explode any dead backcountry horses.
Mark HeinzOctober 15, 2024
Local GOP Chair Says Kamala Billboard On Wyoming’s Highway 20 Will Help Trump
A billboard endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president has gone up along Highway 20 just outside Thermopolis, Wyoming. The local GOP chair says putting it in the middle of Republican-dominated Wyoming will only help Trump.
Leo WolfsonOctober 15, 2024
Story’s Historic Wagon Box Restaurant Is Suddenly Closing For Winter
The owner of the Wagon Box in Story, Wyoming, announced Tuesday that the historic eatery and campground will close for the winter. The announcement caught employees completely off guard and scrambling to find new jobs.
Renée JeanOctober 15, 2024
Massive Effort Building 7-Mile Line To Keep Elk Fire From Wyoming Towns
Firefighters have charred a 7-mile strip of ground between Big Horn and Story, starting from Goose Creek. It’s a buffer zone between Wyoming communities at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains that will act as a “catcher’s mitt” to stop the Elk Fire.
Renée JeanOctober 15, 2024
Daily Features
View allOpinion
Sally Ann Shurmur: University Of Wyoming's Football Season Is Half Over, Now What?
Opinion by Sally Ann Shurmur
Tom Lubnau: Sometimes Wyoming Urban Legends Are True
Opinion by Tom Lubnau
Candy Moulton: The Work of Fall - Celebrating Cowboys
Opinion by Candy Moulton
Dave Simpson: These Memories Last Forever
Opinion by Dave Simpson
Clair McFarland: Firewood Warms You Til You're Sick To Your Stomach
Opinion by Clair McFarland
Opinion
View allCassie Craven: They Don’t Want To Call Anyone Daddy
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Why are we all pretending that a baby is not the result of male sperm? When a woman gets an abortion without the knowledge of the father, is that not the government allowing a decision to be made about his body too?”
Cassie CravenOctober 13, 2024
Rod Miller: There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World, The Cow Crew Figures
Columnist Rod Miller writes: “Rawhide from Rawlins, who had a year of community college under his Stetson, offered his educated opinion. ‘The only two kinds of people in the world are men an’ woman. I read that in a biology book once.’”
Rod MillerOctober 13, 2024
Clair McFarland: Firewood Warms You Til You're Sick To Your Stomach
Clair McFarland writes, "As we hauled logs I had to visualize my cozy fire to keep myself going. Don’t laugh: I’m a mother first, runner second. Lifter of anything heavier than a milk jug last."
Clair McFarlandOctober 14, 2024
Wyoming Life
View allWinter Finally Coming, With Desperately Needed Snow For Huge Wyoming Wildfires
Andrew RossiOctober 14, 2024
Trying Not To Get Lost In An Elaborate Corn Maze A Wyoming Fall Rite Of Passage
Dale KillingbeckOctober 14, 2024
Haunted Wyoming: The Ghost Ship Of The North Platte
Jackie DorothyOctober 13, 2024
Wyoming History: The Daring 1920s Flyers From Lusk Who Became Famous Alaska Bush Pilots
Dale KillingbeckOctober 13, 2024
Wyoming Vietnam Vets Get Emotional Welcome Home “55 Years Late In Coming”
Dale KillingbeckOctober 13, 2024
Outdoors
View allElk, Pack Trail Fires Each Close In On 100,000 Acres, Snow Can’t Come Soon Enough
Greg JohnsonOctober 15, 2024
Gang Of Raccoons Mobs Woman In Casper Hotel Parking Lot
Mark HeinzOctober 15, 2024
Townspeople Of Story, Wyoming, Rally To Protect Homes In Path Of Huge Wildfire
Renée JeanOctober 14, 2024
Mountain Lions Gobble Up Pets And Four Goats In Story, Wyoming
Mark HeinzOctober 14, 2024
13 Aircraft Maintaining An All-Out Air Assault On 90,000-Acre Elk Fire
Renée JeanOctober 14, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allWyoming Wants Supreme Court To Let States Decide Bans On Child Sex Changes
Clair McFarlandOctober 16, 2024
Special Prosecutor To Review Thermopolis Officer-Involved Shooting
Clair McFarlandOctober 15, 2024
50 Investigators Search For More Body Parts In Field South Of Cheyenne
Clair McFarlandOctober 15, 2024
Construction Workers Find Human Remains South Of Cheyenne
Clair McFarlandOctober 15, 2024
Lander Man Accused Of Stalking And Beating Ex With Bat Caught After Four Years
Clair McFarlandOctober 14, 2024