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
Convicted Murderer Suing Dept Of Corrections Because They Took Away His PlayStation
Convicted murderer John Hereford is suing Wyomings prisons system saying the confiscation of his PlayStation console following the discovery of mature-rated games is a punishment that does not fit the crime.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 13, 2023
Teens Tell Police Shooting Death Of Cheyenne High Schooler Was Accidental
Two Cheyenne teens say the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl on Monday evening was unintentional. The two appeared in the Cheyenne Circuit Court on Thursday to hear the charges against them.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 12, 2023
Bill Would Raise Community College Construction Without Approval Threshold To $500,000
Wyoming legislators are considering allowing Wyoming community colleges to launch their own state-funded construction projects costing $500,000 or less without a state commissions approval.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 12, 2023
Testimony: Alleged Dealer Admitted Selling Fentanyl-Laced Drugs That Killed Wyoming Man
A Greybull man accused of being an overdose victims drug dealer was transferred Wednesday to a higher court for felony-level prosecution.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 12, 2023
Bill To Address Sexually Graphic Books In School Libraries Likely Unconstitutional, Says Top Free-Speech Lawyer
Rep. Jeanette Ward says she drafted the bill to keep child-sexualizing books out of Wyoming schools, but the state's preeminent First Amendment attorney says the proposed law likely wouldnt hold up to a legal challenge
Clair McFarlandJanuary 11, 2023
Bill Would Set State Policies For School Expulsions, Suspensions In Wyoming
Wyoming legislators on Wednesday advanced a proposed law change requiring the state Superintendent of Public Instruction set statewide guidelines for public-school suspension and expulsion policies.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 11, 2023
Changing Terms Of Federal Act Could Mean More Money For Wyoming Schools
The Wyoming Senate Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to urge Congress to tweak a regulation that caps some grazing leases at 10 years.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 11, 2023
Casper Man Says He ‘Just Lost It’ When Stabbing Elderly In-Laws, Killing Stepfather-In-Law
George Kevin Dickerson told Casper police that he thought his 'brain was broken' after turning himself in for stabbing an older Casper couple. Hes been charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 10, 2023
Alleged Fentanyl Dealer From Greybull Charged With Delivery In Cody Man’s Overdose Death
During an undercover investigation following the death of Cody man, DCI agents posed as a potential drug buyer and watched as the suspected dealer from Greybull arranged to deliver fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 10, 2023
Kemmerer Babysitter Charged With Beating 5-Year-Old Girl To Death Pleads Not Guilty
Charged with beating a 5-year-old girl to death and abusing both the girl and her little sister, a Kemmerer babysitter pleaded not guilty to all three charges Monday morning.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 09, 2023
Platte County Jail Inmate Demands $2 Million, Says Deputy Touched Him In ‘Sexual’ Way
Claiming a deputy touched his chest in a sexual manner, a male Wyoming jail inmate on Jan. 1 sued Platte County Detention staffers and demanded $2 million in taxpayer funds.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 09, 2023
Wyoming Man Sues For Right To Make His Own M16 Machine Gun
A Wapiti man who wants to make his own machine gun is suing the U.S. government for denying his application to do so, saying a federal anti-machine gun law violates his Second Amendment right.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 09, 2023
Mother Of 5-Year-Old Beaten To Death, Now Arrested On Drug Charges In Kemmerer
Along with her boyfriend, the mother of a 5-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered by a babysitter in November has been arrested on drug charges in Kemmerer.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 06, 2023
Prosecutor: Police & News Reports Were Wrong, Transient Did Not Try To Kidnap Riverton Child
A police report and subsequent news story that a transient in Riverton was trying to kidnap a child were not true, according to the Fremont County attorney. He said the transient was trying to steal a purse instead.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 06, 2023
Wyoming GOP Committeewoman Nina Webber Pleads Not Guilty In Shooting Incident
Accused of nearly shooting a local couple while hunting, Wyoming GOP national committeewoman and two-time state House candidate Nina Webber pleaded not guilty Friday morning to a charge of reckless endangering.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 06, 2023
Wyoming Man Accused Of Gunning Down Two Friends On Casper Highway Pleads Not Guilty
Accused of intentionally murdering his two traveling companions on the side of a Casper highway and pointing a gun at a potential witness, Luke Thomas Young pleaded not guilty Friday morning to all charges against him.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 06, 2023
Wyoming Littles: First-Graders Discuss Their Strategies To Get Rid Of Spiders
From sucking them into a vacuum to smashing them with a hammer, first graders from Tongue River Elementary School in Ranchester, Wyoming told Cowboy State Daily their strategies for getting rid of spiders.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 06, 2023
Wyoming Law Prof: New California Law Banning Doctors From Advising Against COVID Vax Is Unconstitutional
A UW law professor and a retired Riverton doctor told Cowboy State Daily that a new California law that can de-license doctors for advising patients against COVID vaccines is alarming and likely unconstitutional.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 05, 2023
Sledding Death Of 10-Year-Old On Wind River Reservation Ruled Accidental
A report released Wednesday confirms that the incident that killed a 10-year-old boy while sledding on the Wind River Indian Reservation on Nov. 26 was accidental.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 04, 2023
Gillette Teen Who Died Unexpectedly Had Abdominal Infection, Coroner Says
The Campbell County Coroner told Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday that a 17-year-old high school basketball player is suspected to have died of complications from a sports injury.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 03, 2023
Semi-Truck Kills 13 Bison Near Yellowstone, State Vet Says Deadliest Collision He’s Seen
A semi-truck crashed into a herd of bison on Wednesday evening killing 13 of them. Montana's state veterinarian told Cowboy State Daily it's the deadliest crash of its type he's aware of.
Clair McFarlandDecember 30, 2022