Clair McFarland
Clair McFarland is a general assignment reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Riverton, Wyoming. She specializes in crime and court reporting and social issues coverage. Clair also writes a twice-monthly column on motherhood and country living.
Previously, Clair wrote for The Ranger, the Lander Journal and the Wind River News. She is an award-winning journalist, columnist and poet, who joined Cowboy State Daily on Valentine's Day, 2022.
Latest from Clair McFarland
Prosecutor Wants 30 Years For Florida Man Who Killed, Chopped Up Laramie Man
Hunter Fulton pleaded guilty in January to manslaughter and other charges for killing and trying to chop up Laramie resident Mathew Caggiano. Now the prosecutor is urging the court to sentence him to 30 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandMay 16, 2023
Dessie Bebout, A True Wyoming Woman, Dies At 102
Dessie Bebout was among the first enlisted women in the U.S. military after the attack on Pearl Harbor. She went on to be a tough and loving wife and mother, and an example of true Wyoming work ethic and character. She died Friday at her Riverton home. She was 102.
Clair McFarlandMay 15, 2023
Woman Found Dead In Car Stuck In Yellowstone Snowbank, Driver Arrested On Drug Charges
Yellowstone National Park rangers arrested a man Saturday evening for drug and traffic violations after they found his vehicle lodged in a snowbank and his female passenger dead in the car. The woman's death is under investigation.
Clair McFarlandMay 15, 2023
Review: Rod Miller's "The Dog's Pancake" Takes You To Wyoming — Whether You Want It Or Not
Cowboy State Daily columnist Rod Miller's first volume of published poems hits bookstores this month. The 65 anthems, mostly free-verse, will take readers to Wyoming — whether they want to go there or not.
Clair McFarlandMay 15, 2023
Cheyenne Gym-Goers Tackle Would-Be Robber, Pin Him Down Until Police Arrive
Gym members at the Gold's Gym franchise in Cheyenne paused their workouts long enough Friday evening to pin down an alleged robber who said he had a bomb.
Clair McFarlandMay 15, 2023
Two Dead In Private Plane Crash In Albany County
A male pilot and female passenger died Sunday when their private plane left Denver and crashed in a remote area of Albany County, Wyoming, authorities say.
Clair McFarlandMay 15, 2023
Wapiti Man Admits Shooting Grizzly Near Cody, Wyoming, Says He Thought It Was A Black Bear
A Wapiti man turned himself in the day after he shot a grizzly bear about 30 yards off the North Fork Highway near Cody. He said he thought it was a black bear, but realized it was a grizzly when examining the carcass up close.
Clair McFarland & Mark HeinzMay 15, 2023
Kemmerer Man Accused Of Having His Mom Help Kidnap Ex-Girlfriend Pleads Not Guilty
Trayven Hays, 19, is accused of yanking his ex-girlfriend from a truck and throwing her into a Jeep his mother was driving, then cornering her at his home and jabbing her in the face with his finger.
Clair McFarlandMay 12, 2023
Wright Man Accused Of Strangling, Smothering And Throwing Wife Asks To Finish Breakfast Before Going To Jail
When deputies caught up with Peter Reno, 50, of Wright, on suspicion that he'd strangled his wife, slammed her head into a nightstand and smothered her while asking how she liked it, Reno asked if they'd let him finish breakfast before taking him to jail.
Clair McFarlandMay 12, 2023
South Dakota Fugitive Carjacks Man At Gunpoint Near Gillette, Deputy Hospitalized After High-Speed Chase
Campbell County Sheriff's deputies and Gillette police officers chased, spiked, surrounded, ambushed and fought with a South Dakota man brandishing a gun during a high-speed chase outside of Gillette on Wednesday.
Clair McFarlandMay 11, 2023
School Board Votes To Keep Controversial Meth And Sex Books In Casper High Schools
The Natrona County School Board voted to keep "Crank" and its sequels in the high school libraries, despite critics' claims the books glamorize meth use and teen sex.
Clair McFarlandMay 10, 2023
Cheyenne Teens — Ages 17 And 16 — Charged As Adults In Drive-By That Killed 15-Year-Old Girl
The Cheyenne teens suspected in drive-by that killed a 15-year-old girl were charged as adults on Wednesday morning and now could face life in prison if convicted on first-degree murder charges.
Clair McFarlandMay 10, 2023
Teen Boys, 17 And 16, Arrested In 15-Year-Old Cheyenne Girl's Death
Cheyenne police on Tuesday arrested two teenage boys on suspicion of murder for what authorities believe was a drive-by shooting that killed a 15-year-old girl in a Cheyenne park last week.
Clair McFarlandMay 10, 2023
Riverton Police Issue Warning As Online Encounter Leads To Sextortion Of Local Teen
Riverton police responded Monday to a report that someone photoshopped the face of a local teen on a pornographic photo, then demanded $500 from the boy as extortion for not posting the photo online.
Clair McFarlandMay 09, 2023
Wyoming Father Reunites With Daughters Taken By Mother For 74 Days
Jace Walsh of Alpine, Wyoming, was frantic for 74 days after his wife Stephanie, while battling mental health issues, took off with their two daughters. On Monday, he held his daughters for the first time since February.
Clair McFarlandMay 09, 2023
Parents Grill Rock Springs School Board Over Gender Transition Lawsuit
Parents, grandparents and a state representative confronted the Sweetwater County School District No. 1 board Monday over a lawsuit alleging the district hid a student's gender transition from her parents.
Clair McFarlandMay 09, 2023
‘I Miss Him Every Day:’ One Year Later, Mother Of Fort Washakie Man Bludgeoned To Death Mourns Unsolved Murder
It's been a year since Bryant Tillman, 33, died of complications from being bludgeoned in a Fort Washakie trailer house. His mother hasn't stopped grieving, but no one has been arrested.
Clair McFarlandMay 08, 2023
Four Laramie County Deputies Hold Down Colorado Man For Blood Draw Drug Test
It took at least four Wyoming police officers to hold down and subdue a Colorado man who swore no one would draw his blood as evidence — moments before he told hospital workers he takes oxycodone for back pain.
Clair McFarlandMay 08, 2023
Wyoming Highway Patrol Rolls Out New Slate-Grey Patrol Cars But No One Likes Them
The Wyoming Highway Patrol assures the public that despite negative reaction over its new slate-grey patrol cars, most of the fleet will remain the sleek black many drivers already keep a sharp eye out for.
Clair McFarlandMay 05, 2023
Woman Strikes Plea Deal In Riverton Burning Tire Murder, Second Woman Headed To Trial
Chasity Washington gave a variant of guilty plea last month to a second-degree murder charge, but Kasia Monroe is still headed to trial in July for allegedly stabbing and beating a woman to death, then leaving her in a bathtub under a burning tire.
Clair McFarlandMay 05, 2023
Man Found Dead In Casper, Police Investigate As Homicide
Casper police are asking for help to solve what the Natrona County coroner has ruled a homicide in the Tuesday death of Daniel R. Swope, 48.
Clair McFarlandMay 05, 2023