Latest from Jen Kocher

Mother Of Missing Sheridan Man Kyle Ellis Relieved Remains Have Been Identified
The mother of a Sheridan man missing since 2018 said she is relieved to know that remains discovered in Park County are of her son Kyle Ellis. “We are forever grateful that Kyle was found and he's been in God's hands for almost eight years,” she said.
Jen KocherOctober 17, 2025

Belongings Of Missing Moorcroft Man Chance Englebert Found Near Body, ID Pending
Authorities are one step closer to identifying the human remains discovered Friday near a national park site in rural western Nebraska as missing Moorcroft man Chance Englebert. His family confirms several of his belongings were found near the remains.
Jen KocherOctober 16, 2025

Body Discovered In Nebraska May Be Missing Moorcroft Man Chance Englebert
A body found Saturday near rural Gering, Nebraska, may be that of Moorcroft man Chance Englebert, who has been missing for more than six years, say his family and a private investigator working to solve the disappearance.
Jen KocherOctober 11, 2025

More Than 40 Years Later, Search Continues For Clues To Murder Of Buffalo Teen
In 1982, 18-year-old Naomi Kidder vanished while hitchhiking from Rawlins to Buffalo, Wyoming, and her body was found months later. Four decades later, police still seek answers in the unsolved murder and hope new leads will bring justice.
Jen KocherOctober 11, 2025

Casper Parents Channel Grief Of Losing Baby Son Into Dart Tourney
One day, Deklyn Dean Lemp was a healthy baby boy. The next thing his parents knew, the Casper 14-month-old died in his sleep in 2017 of a mysterious ailment. An annual dart tournament keeps his memory alive and raises money for local causes.
Jen KocherAugust 11, 2025

Woman Hasn’t Given Up On Sister Who Vanished From A Pinedale Ranch 62 Years Ago
Decades after her 16-year-old sister Lynn Dianne Olson vanished from a Pinedale-area ranch in 1963, Camillia Olson has returned to her hometown. Now 77 herself, Camillia is desperate to uncover a long-cold mystery and finally put her sister to rest.
Jen KocherAugust 03, 2025

Family Of Missing Sheridan Man More Desperate As Creek Search Turns Up No Clues
With still no clues, Sheridan police and the family of a man missing for three months are baffled by what might have happened to James “Bo” Galloway. A volunteer search of Big Goose Creek last week turned up nothing.
Jen KocherJuly 26, 2025
Former Wyoming Cop Forgives Bank Robber Who Shot And Left Him For Dead 43 Years Ago
A bank robber shot a Wyoming cop and left him for dead more than 40 years ago. Now that Mark Corbett is out of prison, former Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Steve Watt says he forgives him and advocates for second chances for other long-term inmates.
Jen KocherJuly 13, 2025

Now Retired, Wyoming Sheriff Still Haunted 28 Years After Camper Went Missing
David Crouch, 27, went missing while camping in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in August 1997. He was last seen on the banks of Island Lake with a fishing rod in hand. His disappearance has haunted retired Sublette County Sheriff Hank Ruland for nearly three decades.
Jen KocherJuly 12, 2025

Drugs Fly Out Window During 40-Mile High-Speed Chase Through Carbon County
A more than 40-mile high-speed chase through Carbon County on Tuesday ended in Saratoga. During the chase, suspected drugs were flying out a window, and the driver and a passenger face felony drug charges.
Jen KocherJune 25, 2025

Huge Service Areas, Tiny Departments Strain Wyoming’s Rural Law Enforcement
Rural Wyoming law enforcement is under the gun, battling crime with small departments, low pay, and tiny budgets while covering huge service areas. They’re now figuring out how to do it with less money with a new 25% property tax cut.
Jen KocherJune 22, 2025

2 Months Before Trial, Search On For Knife Used To Kill 4 Idaho College Students
There’s less than two months before the trial of the man accused of brutally murdering four Idaho college students. A private investigator hopes to recover a key piece of missing evidence this weekend: The knife used to kill them.
Jen KocherJune 21, 2025

Judge Won’t Overturn Wyoming’s First Fentanyl Manslaughter Conviction
A Greybull man who was the first person in Wyoming to be convicted of manslaughter for selling fentanyl-laced drugs won’t get a new trial. A judge Wednesday rejected a motion that challenged his plea deal, which got him 15-20 years in prison.
Jen KocherJune 19, 2025

Spitting, Kicking And Screaming — It’s Shearing Day At Gillette Alpaca Ranch
A Gillette couple enjoys raising alpacas, a challenging line of work given their stubbornness and tendency to spit, kick and bray when cornered. That’s especially true on shearing day, a once-a-year adventure that occurred last week.
Jen KocherJune 14, 2025

Gillette Woman Last Seen Two Months Ago Turns Up In Colorado
A Gillette woman last seen two months ago after mysteriously disappearing from a trailer home in Gillette was located safe in Colorado on Thursday. Even so, her family and friends remain worried for her safety.
Jen KocherJune 13, 2025
Friends Of Gillette Woman Killed By Half-Brother Protest His Self-Defense Claim
Family and friends of a Gillette woman killed by her half-brother in January showed up in force at the Campbell County Courthouse on Wednesday. They were there to protest the man’s self-defense claim.
Jen KocherJune 11, 2025

Gillette Man To Face Attempted Murder Charge For Stabbing Brother-In-Law 8 Times
A former Gillette high school track coach said Tuesday that he won't fight extradition to Washington state to face an attempted first-degree murder charge. He’s accused of stabbing his brother-in-law eight times.
Jen KocherJune 10, 2025

Still No Sign Of Missing Sheridan Man After Two-Day Search With Cadaver Dogs
There’s still no sign of a Sheridan man who went missing more than a month ago. A two-day weekend search that included five K-9 teams and cadaver dogs turned up no new clues.
Jen KocherJune 10, 2025

Attempted Murder Charge For Gillette Man Accused Of Stabbing Brother-In-Law
A former Gillette coach and driver’s ed teacher was arrested Wednesday, accused of driving to Washington state and stabbing his brother-in-law multiple times. He’s wanted there on an attempted first-degree murder charge.
Jen KocherJune 05, 2025

North Dakota Woman Accused Of Stabbing Man In Neck While Driving
A North Dakota woman is facing attempted second-degree murder charges after Campbell County Sheriff's Investigators say she stabbed a driver twice in the neck. The woman was on her way to Las Vegas when the stabbing happened.
Jen KocherJune 02, 2025

He Almost Fell For It: Cheyenne Business Owner Exposes High School Sports Team Scam
The owner of a Cheyenne coffee shop almost fell for it, nearly buying a $310 sponsorship of a local high school sports team. But in checking out Elite Sports, he exposed it as a probable scam, even if a company rep insists it’s not.
Jen KocherMay 30, 2025