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.
Latest from Kolby Fedore
‘No Pulse’: Life Flight Responds To Side-By-Side Crash On Casper Mountain
A side-by-side rolled Sunday afternoon in the remote country between Casper and Muddy mountains, triggering a major emergency response. Dispatch radio traffic carried a grim report from the scene: “She is not breathing. No pulse.”
Kolby FedoreSeptember 07, 2026
Casper Pastor Faces Long Recovery After I-25 Wreck Crushed His Whole Body
A Casper pastor and mechanic faces a long recovery after suffering a broken neck, hip, ribs and shattered leg in a crash on I-25 that nearly killed him. He told Cowboy State Daily on Monday that he was crushed when his car “folded like an accordion."
Kolby FedoreSeptember 07, 2026
Hooray! Good Samaritan Returns Casper Woman’s Lost Wallet With All Her Money
A Casper woman and her boyfriend searched all over the city for her lost wallet last week without any luck. Then they came home and found it in an envelope under their welcome mat — with all her money and credit cards untouched. "It was amazing," she said.
Kolby FedoreSeptember 06, 2026
Douglas 'Wind Phone' Is Dead, But People Still Use It To Talk To Their Loved Ones
The old phone in a booth in Douglas has no dial tone and no one on the other end. Still, people pick up the receiver and reach out on the "Wind Phone" to talk to their departed loved ones. There's something powerful about saying the words out loud, says a local artist.
Kolby FedoreSeptember 06, 2026
Homeless Torrington Woman Living Out Of Her Car Helps Combat Veterans, Families
Torrington's Beverly Dale has $994 a month, no permanent home and little more than a car to her name. Still, she's trying to build a business to help veterans, caregivers and survivors find the support she says was missing from her own life.
Kolby FedoreSeptember 05, 2026
Gillette Man Already Convicted Of Assaulting Woman Now Accused Of Strangulation
A Gillette man who is already convicted of assaulting a woman is now accused of choking her until her vision went black, and he is blaming her. Confronted with a bite mark on her back, the man told police: “No, no, no. Maybe [another woman] bit her.”
Kolby FedoreSeptember 04, 2026
Equipment Failure Knocks Cheyenne National Weather Service Office Offline For Days
An equipment failure knocked the National Weather Service office in Cheyenne off its normal channels for days this week, cutting its ability to send weather information directly to the outside world and apparently taking its radar data offline with it.
Kolby FedoreSeptember 04, 2026
Search For Wyoming Hiker Lost In Grand Canyon Flood Still A Rescue, Not Recovery
Five days after Timothy Smith vanished in a deadly Grand Canyon flash flood, there is no sign of the Wyoming hiker. As his immediate family heads to Texas to be around more family, the Park Service still calls it a search-and-rescue, not recovery, mission.
Kolby FedoreSeptember 03, 2026
Newcastle Man With Prior Stalking Convictions Charged Again After 38 Calls To Woman
A Newcastle man is facing up to 10 years in prison on felony stalking charges after he allegedly called a woman 38 times in three hours and banged on her doors and windows because she was "ghosting" him. Court records show he is a convicted stalker.
Kolby FedoreSeptember 03, 2026
Casper Man Thrown From Bike Had Life-Threatening Injuries After Car Turned Into Path
Casper police say Gabe Holcomb suffered life-threatening injuries after a car pulled into his lane Wednesday. Holcomb, who lost two friends to motorcycle crashes this summer, said he was thrown from his bike. “I feel like warmed-over sh*t on toast,” he said.
Kolby FedoreSeptember 03, 2026
Colorado Man Killed On Teton Pass After Truck Crossed Highway, Launched Into Air
A Colorado man was killed Wednesday on Teton Pass when his Ford F-250, which was towing a trailer, crossed the highway and launched into the air before crashing. "Unfortunately, It's become normal," said Kelly Halpin, who lives at the base of the pass.
Kolby FedoreSeptember 03, 2026
Arizona Man Accused Of Kidnapping 15-Year-Old Wyoming Girl Captured In South Dakota
A 36-year-old Arizona man suspected of kidnapping a 15-year-old Sundance girl was captured hundreds of miles away in South Dakota less than five hours after she was reported missing. Authorities credit license plate technology for the quick arrest.
Kolby FedoreSeptember 02, 2026
Wyoming Pilot Missing In Grand Canyon Flash Flood That Killed His Two Friends
A Wyoming pilot and father of three remains missing after a devastating Grand Canyon flash flood over the weekend that killed two of his friends. His wife and children are holding out hope through what she calls a “journey of not knowing where Tim is.”
Kolby FedoreSeptember 02, 2026
Greybull Rancher Facing Trial For Sexual Assault of 13-Year-Old Ranch Hand In 2006
Greybull rancher Boyd Van Fleet is facing trial over allegations he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old ranch hand nearly 20 years ago. Van Fleet has a long criminal history including the receipt of stolen property and an illegally branded horse.
Kolby FedoreSeptember 01, 2026
Sheridan Man Accused Of Blackmailing Sister Over Their Dead Father's Ashes
A Sheridan County man faces two felony blackmail charges after police say he threatened to expose his half-sister over an alleged childhood sex act unless she gave him some of their dead father's ashes. The man said it was "just a joke."
Kolby FedoreSeptember 01, 2026
Hiker Found Dead Near Montana's Highest Peak After Massive Two-State Search
A 21-year-old Connecticut hiker was found dead near Montana’s highest peak ending a three-day search that drew rescue crews, aircraft and military resources from Wyoming and Montana. The man's family says he died “doing what he loved, in a place he loved."
Kolby FedoreSeptember 01, 2026
5-Year-Old Gets Off At Wrong Rock Springs School Bus Stop, Found Behind Strip Club
A Rock Springs mom says her 5-year-old was let off her school bus several stops early and found wandering behind the Astro Lounge strip club. She said neither the bus driver nor the school district contacted her to say her daughter was missing from the bus.
Kolby FedoreSeptember 01, 2026
Police: Gillette Man Tried To Lure Undercover 14-Year-Old To Be His 'Sex Slave'
A Gillette sex offender allegedly sent an undercover cop posing as a 14-year-old a picture of his genitalia, offered $4,500 for sex and asked the “teen” to be his sex slave. Reports say he used the handle 'HugeD' when chatting with the presumed teen.
Kolby FedoreAugust 31, 2026
Wyoming Ranch Manager Accused Of Cattle Rustling, Pocketing $300K From Ranch
A ranch manager faces up to 100 years in prison for rustling cattle and pocketing more than $300,000 from cattle grazing, elk hunts, gravel and equipment from the Twin Eagle Ranch in Sublette County. The alleged thefts took place from 2014-23.
Kolby FedoreAugust 31, 2026
What The Heck ... Is A 48-Foot, 8,100-Pound Eagle Doing In Mills, Wyoming?
A 48-foot, 8,100-pound steel eagle in Mills was the biggest of 95 giant birds created by Montana artist Todd Berget. When a Casper businessman saw it while on a bus going to Glacier National Park, he decided to bring it to Wyoming.
Kolby FedoreAugust 30, 2026
Rural Wyoming Woman Takes Out The Trash With A 12-Gauge
After living 20 years in remote corners of Alaska, Melissa Cook is back home in rural Wyoming, where adventure means Jeeping the backcountry — and taking out the trash with a 12-gauge when a watermelon goes bad.
Kolby FedoreAugust 30, 2026