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
Wyoming Supreme Court Declines To Hear Abortion Lawsuit
Abortion remains legal in Wyoming as challenge to states trigger ban law sent back to Teton County court.
Clair McFarlandDecember 23, 2022
Man Who Claimed Discrimination For Being White, Male, Christian Gets Most Of His Lawsuit Thrown-Out
A former University of Wyoming employee who said he was targeted for being a white, straight, Christian male has had most of his allegations thrown out by a federal court judge.
Clair McFarlandDecember 21, 2022
Wyoming Ranchers Laugh At New Yorkers In ‘Chic’ Ranch Wear
Wyoming ranchers couldn't help but laugh when reading a New York Post story about New Yorkers wearing western wear and proclaiming their "hearts were in Wyoming."
Clair McFarlandDecember 21, 2022
Cheyenne Corporation Disputes Report That It Is Shell For Trump Superhero Cards
A Cheyenne company on Tuesday disputed claims by a national journalist that it is a front for the company selling digital trading cards featuring former President Trump. "(Our company) has nothing to do with Trump or the NFT cards," the business told Cowboy State Daily.
Clair McFarlandDecember 21, 2022
‘Ma, I Don’t Feel Good’: Prosecutor Gives Harrowing Account Of Wyo Toddler’s Death
A prosecuting attorney in a Rock Springs courthouse on Tuesday said a 2-year-old boy was found on the floor "cold and stiff" next to his father after ingesting his father's illegal drugs.
Clair McFarlandDecember 21, 2022
FBI: Sextortion Against Boys Exploded This Year; Watch Kids During Christmas Break
The FBI and Wyoming law enforcement are warning parents over Christmas break that kids can be persuaded to make pornographic videos by online predators who then blackmail them.
Clair McFarlandDecember 20, 2022
Rock Springs Man Charged In Drug Death Of 2-Year-Old Son
Accused of involuntarily killing his toddler son by having illicit medications accessible in his home, Daniel Scott James, 27, of Rock Springs could face up to 20 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2022
Gordon Tells Biden To End The COVID Emergency, “It’s Time We Move On”
Gov Mark Gordon joined his GOP colleagues on Monday by demanding President Biden end his COVID emergency. "It's time we move on from the pandemic and get back to life as normal," they wrote.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2022
37-Year-Old Campbell County Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse of 15-Year-Old Gets New Trial
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled a 37-year-old Campbell County man can seek a new trial on two of his third-degree sexual abuse convictions because of vague jury instruction.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2022
Settlement: Wyoming’s Largest Homeless Shelter Can Refuse To Hire Non-Christians
After the state Department of Workforce Services launched a hiring discrimination investigation into the Wyoming Rescue Mission, a Christian homeless shelter in Casper, the mission sued for the right to hire only Christians, and won.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2022
Rescuers Who Fell Through Ice At Keyhole Reservoir Found Dead On Sunday
Two local citizens who drove onto the ice at Keyhole Reservoir to assist a rescue mission on Thursday were found dead on Sunday, Crook County authorities announced.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2022
Six Months After Gillette Family Killed By Speeding Semi, Driver Charged
Six months after a semi truck slammed into the back of a slowed car, killing a family of five that was heading home to Gillette, the driver has been charged with vehicular homicide.
Clair McFarlandDecember 17, 2022
Two Men On Rescue Mission Fell Thru Ice At Keyhole Reservoir, Haven’t Been Found
Three people who were reportedly helping with an ice rescue fell into the ice themselves on Thursday; one of the helpers was rescued while two others haven't been found.
Clair McFarlandDecember 16, 2022
Trump Superhero Cards Sell Out, Double In Value Hours After Launch
"I don't know why people don't give him credit," said the Fremont County Republican Party Chairwoman on Friday, after former President Donald Trump's superhero digital trading cards sold out and doubled in value hours after their launch.
Clair McFarlandDecember 16, 2022
Clair McFarland: Inspiration From A Castrated Wizard Cat
Clair McFarland writes: "Something ate my indoor cat six months ago when I let her out for one of her brief hunting excursions. After that, my favorite barn cat got run over on the canal road."
Clair McFarlandDecember 16, 2022
Trump Releases Superhero Action Cards Of Himself; Wyoming Republicans Mixed
Unveiled Thursday, new $99 digital trading cards depicting former President Donald Trump as a superhero and as various action figures didnt immediately inspire many prominent Wyoming Republicans.
Clair McFarlandDecember 15, 2022
Gillette Woman Sues, Claims Pressure Cooker Exploded Hot Food All Over Her
A Gillette woman says in a lawsuit filed Monday that a defective pressure cooker spewed scalding food onto her, causing serious and substantial bodily injuries and damages.
Clair McFarlandDecember 14, 2022
Black Female Disabled Christian Wyoming Prison Warden Sues, Alleges Discrimination In Firing
The first African American female warden to serve the Wyoming Department of Corrections is suing the prisons system for firing her, claiming her termination stemmed from her race, sex, religion, being disabled, and from investigating an alleged marital affair within her staff.
Clair McFarlandDecember 14, 2022
Riverton Man Who Shot Friend In Head Gets New Trial Because Police Botched Miranda Rights
A man convicted of second-degree murder for mercy-killing his best friend can receive a new trial, after the Wyoming Supreme Court determined much of the mans confession invalid.
Clair McFarlandDecember 13, 2022
Riverton Man Charged With Breaking Twin Daughters’ Legs Pleads Not Guilty
The Riverton man accused of fracturing the legs and other bones of his twin infant daughters pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two counts of child abuse.
Clair McFarlandDecember 13, 2022
Church Elder Not Sure If He Will Sue The University Of Wyoming Over Suspension
Amid backlash and public First Amendment debates, the church elder whose tabling privileges were suspended after he called out a transgender student at the University of Wyoming said he doesn't know if he wants to sue, but hopes the school reverses his suspension.
Clair McFarlandDecember 13, 2022