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Kolby Fedore

Born and raised in Wyoming, she has deep roots in the communities she covers and a strong connection to the region.

Before getting into news, she spent a handful of years teaching college writing at Montana State University. She eventually made her way back to Wyoming, where she found her stride in news media and radio.

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Signs of elation when missing Missouri hiker Shaun Mackelprang was found dehydrated and disoriented but alive on Wednesday.

Missing Missouri Hiker Found Disoriented But Alive After Summiting Gannett Peak

Missing Missouri hiker Shaun Mackelprang was found dehydrated and disoriented Wednesday, five days after summiting Gannett Peak and three days after he was reported missing. The signed registry atop Wyoming's tallest peak helped searchers find him.

Kolby FedoreAugust 26, 2026

After five days on the run, Tango was back with his family after he was found outside of Casper — scratched and thinner but otherwise OK.

Hooray! After Massive 5-Day Search, Wyoming Family Finds Missing 120-Pound Dog Tango

After five agonizing days searching the Wyoming prairie for their missing 120-pound white livestock guard dog Tango, Kendra Green's family finally found him Wednesday morning in the BB Ranch area. He was skinny, scraped up and hungry — but alive.

Kolby FedoreAugust 26, 2026

A Northern Water GIS rendering shows the planned Glade Reservoir filling the valley where the existing U.S. Highway 287 now runs. The highway will be relocated east before the reservoir begins filling.

A Stretch Of U.S. 287 From Laramie To Fort Collins Is Going To Bottom Of A Lake

Colorado is moving a part of U.S. 287 to make room for a massive reservoir, meaning some of the existing route will be under about 200 feet of water. "The old highway will be basically at the bottom of the reservoir," said the developer.

Kolby FedoreAugust 25, 2026

View of Gannett Peak from Dinwoody Pass in Wind River Range. Inset: Shaun Mackelprang

55-Year-Old Hiker Missing Five Days After Setting Out For Wyoming’s Highest Peak

A solo hiker who left a rental car at the edge of Wyoming’s Wind River Range five days ago and headed into the mountains for Gannett Peak is missing, triggering a ground-and-air search as rescuers try to reconstruct where he went.

Kolby FedoreAugust 25, 2026

Evanston Woman Accused Of Cooking ‘Bath Salts,’ Burning Batch Too ‘Dangerous’ To Sell

An Evanston woman admits she was cooking the synthetic drug known as “bath salts”, including a burned batch she deemed too "dangerous" to sell. She is charged with having an unlawful clandestine drug lab operation and faces up to 30 years in prison.

Kolby FedoreAugust 24, 2026

The Sheridan man shot by three police officers in April after allegedly opening fire on them from an upstairs window has now been arrested and accused of trying to murder the officers who ultimately shot him.

Sheridan Man Shot By Police Now Accused Of Trying To Murder Three Officers

A Sheridan man appeared in court Monday to face three attempted murder charges after allegedly opening fire on police officers who then shot him in his driveway. He allegedly fired shotgun blasts out of a window screaming "Just let me die!"

Kolby FedoreAugust 24, 2026

Tango, right, with his brother and members of the Green family at their Gillette home.

Extraordinary All-Out Search Launched North Of Casper For Runaway Livestock Guard Dog

An extraordinary search for a 120-pound white livestock guard dog has been launched after he ran away on Friday. Personnel from Wyoming Game and Fish, law enforcement, someone with a plane and even the previous owners have all joined in on the search.

Kolby FedoreAugust 24, 2026

Katie Garner is a server at Wyoming Ale Works in Casper, where she said tipping 20% "is normal."

Wyomingites Among America’s Most Generous Tippers, Averaging Nearly 21%

According to a new restaurant industry report, Wyomingites are among the nation's most generous tippers, averaging nearly 21%. One Casper bartender says 20% is normal. She considers 15% on the low end and estimates her own tips average closer to 30%.

Kolby FedoreAugust 23, 2026

Wyoming police, including the Sheridan Police Department, are testing using AI to write reports and analyze evidence, but the rules of how that happens haven’t caught up. “The thing that worries me about AI is just the ability to hallucinate,” said former Attorney General Gay Woodhouse.

Wyoming Police Departments Testing AI To Generate Reports, Look At Evidence

Wyoming police are testing artificial intelligence to write reports and analyze evidence, but the rules of how that happens haven’t caught up. A former Wyoming attorney general has mixed reactions on it and said her concern is AI's ability to "hallucinate."

Kolby FedoreAugust 23, 2026

A Casper contractor renovating a “cat squatter house” says feral felines keep coming back to trash the place. He said the cats have turned the project into a nightmare, he can't figure out how to stop them and the city is no help.

Feral Cats Of Casper Turn Remodel Of Trashed House Into Contractor’s Nightmare

A Casper contractor has spent weeks trying to make a trashed house livable again, tearing out urine-soaked flooring, ripping down drywall and digging moldy cat food from clogged drains. There’s just one problem. The cats refuse to move out.

Kolby FedoreAugust 23, 2026

Somewhere on the long dirt road to Hog Park in Carbon County, Snoopy still waits after 30 years. Nobody knows who painted the giant beagle on a Sierra Madre boulder on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, but Wyoming families have grown up watching for him.

What The Heck … Is That Giant Snoopy Head High In Wyoming’s Sierra Madre Range?

Somewhere on the long dirt road to Hog Park in Carbon County, Snoopy has been hanging out for at least 30 years. Nobody knows who painted the giant beagle on a Sierra Madre Range boulder, but Wyoming families have grown up visiting him.

Kolby FedoreAugust 22, 2026

Kyle Berkshire sent a golf ball screaming above a windswept Rawlins golf course for 588.1 yards on Wednesday, breaking his own world record for longest tee shot. It took the 29-year-old long-drive specialist from Maryland more than 200 swings to do it. He did it at the same Rawlins golf course he set the previous record in 2023.

Golfer Sets New World Record For Longest Drive At Rawlins Golf Course

Kyle Berkshire sent a golf ball screaming above a windswept Rawlins golf course for 588.1 yards on Wednesday, breaking his own world record for distance. It took the 29-year-old long-drive specialist from Maryland more than 200 swings to do it.

Kolby FedoreAugust 22, 2026

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Wyoming Police Push To Name Mountain Peak After Fallen Officer Sgt. Krinkee

A former Wyoming police chief wants to name the tallest peak in Sheridan County for Sgt. Nevada Krinkee, who was killed in the line of duty in 2024. The 11,000-foot peak known to locals as “Sheridan High Point” doesn’t have an official name.

Kolby FedoreAugust 21, 2026

Wyoming Man Says He Cruised Billings Homeless Shelters 'Looking For Hookers'

A 78-year-old Wyoming man has pleaded not guilty to felony aggravated sex trafficking after telling investigators he was “looking for hookers” as he cruised Billings, Montana, homeless shelters. He allegedly offered women cash, food and vodka for sex.

Kolby FedoreAugust 20, 2026

An Alta coffee shop owner asked pro-life group not to meet at his Driggs, Idaho, shop — then compared his right to do so in his business to refusing to host the KKK. Death threats have been "nonstop" since their clash went viral.

Alta Coffee Shop Owner: 'Nonstop Death Threats' Since Clash With Pro-Lifers

An Alta, Wyoming, man says he and his wife have received "nonstop death threats" since a confrontation with a pro-life group inside their Driggs coffee shop, Wydaho Roasters, went viral. “You'd think we're performing abortions in our shop," the owner said.

Kolby FedoreAugust 19, 2026

Rock Springs Fire Chief James Wamsley Knocks Down CheckGate's Darin McCann

Rock Springs Fire Chief James Wamsley beat Rep. Darin McCann by a commanding 59%-40 margin ending a one-term run that included McCann’s involvement in the Legislature’s controversial “CheckGate” controversy.

Kolby FedoreAugust 19, 2026

Majority Floor Leader & Founding Member Of Freedom Caucus Scott Heiner Ousted

Newcomer Kenneth Roberts knocked off House Majority Floor Leader and founding member of the Freedom Caucus Scott Heiner in Tuesday’s Republican primary for House District 18, ousting one of the most powerful members of the Wyoming House.

Kolby FedoreAugust 19, 2026

A surveillance camera on Chris Eberline’s ranch near Kinnear captures a Great Pyrenees that she says is among the dogs owned by Kerri Johnson, above, repeatedly roaming neighboring properties.

Kinnear Woman To Face Trial On Charges Her Ranch Dogs Attack Neighbor’s Cattle

A Kinnear woman has pleaded not guilty to two felonies after years of accusations involving her Great Pyrenees livestock dogs roaming other properties, chasing cattle and killing calves. “We’re just tired of it,” says one rancher who's lost calves.

Kolby FedoreAugust 18, 2026

Newcastle Man Accused Of Chasing Woman With Knife, Pointing Revolver, Kicking Cop

A 27-year-old Newcastle man accused of chasing a woman with a knife and pointing a revolver at her was tased with four cartridges during his arrest. Police say the violence continued at jail, where Kealob James Dondero kicked an officer in the stomach.

Kolby FedoreAugust 18, 2026

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center ER staff pose with 18 pizzas donated by L’Osteria Mondello after a prank order went unclaimed.

Cheyenne Pizza Joint Gets Stiffed With $300 Order, Donates 18 Pizzas To Hospital

After a so-called "prankster" left a Cheyenne pizza joint stuck with 18 pizzas and a $300+ bill, the restaurant donated them to emergency room workers at the Cheyenne hospital. “Let's reward them,” said Dave Agovic, owner of L'Osteria Mondello.

Kolby FedoreAugust 17, 2026

The intersection of U.S. Highway 85 and Wyoming Highway 313 in Goshen County where two young Bible college students were killed in a 2021 crash.

Colorado Trucker Wanted For Homicide Nearly 5 Years After Wyoming Crash Killed 2

Nearly five years after a semi T-boned a car in Goshen County, killing two young students from a Wyoming Bible college, the Colorado trucker involved is wanted on a homicide-by-vehicle charge. One victim was killed on his 18th birthday, the other was 19.

Kolby FedoreAugust 17, 2026

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