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A construction crew found a dead person Monday morning on private land south of Cheyenne. Authorities have been working all day to recover the body, says a top sheriff’s deputy.

50-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

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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

Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins, left, and challenger Rick Coppinger.

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

Nicholas Blackburn, center, walked to the Fremont County jail transport van Thursday after pleading not guilty to killing his friend.

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

Fremont County officials scrambled Wednesday afternoon Oct. 16, 2024, when high winds whipped up a small grass fire. It threatened to jump the Wind River into the thicker residential areas of Riverton.

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

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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

This mule deer doe showed up Oct. 7 on Dave Paullin’s rural property near Sheridan. The burn marks on her flank indicate the she barely outran the massive Elk Fire, which exploded across eight miles the night before.

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

The Elk Fire remains active in northern Wyoming, putting out large plumes of smoke.

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

A grass fire off of Red Crow Lane on the north end of the Wind River Indian Reservation threatened Wednesday evening to jump the Wind River, into residential Riverton. It also prompted the evacuation of at least one home on the reservation side of the river.

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

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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

State Reps. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams, R-Cody, and Jon Conrad, R-Mountain View.

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

The 1,500-pound Chief Washakie will now be more prominently displayed at the Wyoming Capitol.

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

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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

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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

Wellspring Wyoming Health Access Clinic in Casper.

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

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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

A helicopter helps in the early search for Austin King in this file photo.

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

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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

A billboard campaigning for the Democratic presidential ticket has been put up just outside Thermopolis, Wyoming, along Highway 20.

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

The historic Wagon Box in Story, Wyoming, will close for the winter.

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

Portable water ponds set up at a home in the path of the Elk Fire. Dozer line and fire retardant have already been set in place to protect the home if and when the fire gets to this point. It's part of the structure protection measures put in place for homes in the area.

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

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PinYour Wyoming Sunrise: Friday, October 18, 2024

Today's Wyoming sunrise was captured by Jean Allais. Jean writes, "Beautiful sunrise with pronghorn over Laramie this morning! "

Photo by Jean Allais

Today's question to Don Day

Mark James Mullins of Douglas
In regard to your thunderstorm season article, can you reassess the data on a per-capita basis, especially when considering population of the states? It could affect me as I own a hill on my property which I plan a communications tower and likely will have a lightning rod installed when it goes in.
Don Day
FEMA has a good lightning database that takes into account lightning risk, potential property loss, etc. based on population and lightning frequency. Data is available on a county by county basis. Lots and lots of lightning data available here which may help in quest for more lightning information. https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/lightning
DD

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Cassie 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

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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

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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

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