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Sheriff Investigating Check Passing Scandal In Wyoming Legislature
Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak told Cowboy State Daily on Saturday that his agency is investigating the Monday incident in which a Teton County GOP leader handed checks to lawmakers on the state House floor after adjournment — after multiple citizens voiced bribery concerns.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 15, 2026
Search And Rescue Teams Cost A Lot Of Money In Wyoming, Especially With "Extreme Sports"
Just one search and rescue mission last year took nearly 1,800 manpower hours and 220 flights. Without volunteers, it would have cost $1.7 million. Now with nearly 9 million visitors coming to Wyoming, the cost of helping stranded people is breaking the bank.
Jen KocherFebruary 14, 2026
Park County Man Accused Of Terrorizing Pregnant Woman, Two Young Kids With Hammer
A Park County man is accused of terrorizing his pregnant fiancée and her two young kids with a hammer during a three-day drinking binge. He was bound over to felony-level court on Wednesday.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 13, 2026
Parents Desperate To Find Missing Lovell Teen
The parents of 17-year-old girl Kourtnee Roper of Lovell are asking for the public’s help in locating her, and an anonymous donor is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to her safe return.
Jen KocherFebruary 13, 2026
DoorDash Fires Sheridan Driver For Sending Sexually Explicit Texts
DoorDash has fired a driver after a Sheridan woman said she received sexually explicit text messages from him. Police have confirmed a complaint was filed and several other women have since said they also received inappropriate texts.
Mark HeinzFebruary 13, 2026
Riverton Woman Admits Stabbing Man During Altercation At Motel
An 18-year Riverton woman who admitted to stabbing a man at a local motel could face significant prison time if convicted. The knife was found hidden under a mattress in her room.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 12, 2026
Men Killed In Semi Explosion On I-80 Were Father-Son Driving Duo
The two men killed Sunday when their semitrailer exploded on impact with another semi on I-80 near Green River were identified Wednesday as a father-son driving duo. They collided with another semi that was illegally parked on the interstate.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 12, 2026
Illegal Immigrant Living In Laramie Gets 30 Years For Making Child Porn
An illegal immigrant convicted of making child porn in Laramie will spend 30 years in prison before being deported, the Wyoming U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. He was caught with nearly 2,700 files, including videos he made of a Wyoming child.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 12, 2026
Cody Roberts Wants No Testimony About Running Wolf Down, Taping Its Mouth Shut
A lawyer for Cody Roberts wants to bar testimony about him allegedly running a wolf down with a snowmobile or taping its mouth shut. Those are “prior acts” to taking the wolf to a local bar, according to a motion filed Monday in Roberts’ animal cruelty case.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 11, 2026
Evanston Man Accused Of Mowing Down Woman Trying To Save Costco Parking Space
An Evanston man was charged with a felony Tuesday, accused of driving his truck into a woman trying to save a parking space at a Costco in Salt Lake. He claims she fell after he revved his engine, but witnesses and video say he accelerated into the woman.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 11, 2026
Supreme Court Grills Wyoming Education Association Over Challenge To School Choice Program
Three Wyoming Supreme Court justices grilled the Wyoming Education Association on Tuesday after the advocacy group called Wyoming’s school-choice scholarship program unconstitutional and harmful.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 11, 2026
Torrington Woman Accused Of Serving Up Young Child To Boyfriend For $5,000 Offer
A Torrington woman is accused of providing a young child to a now-convicted child sex predator for the promise of $5,000. She denies the charges, saying the alleged acts were simply his fantasies.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 10, 2026
Cody Man Accused Of Stealing At Least $100,000 From 90-Year-Old With Failing Memory
A Park County man who claims to be the “business partner” of a 90-year-old Cody woman with a failing memory is accused of stealing more than $100,000 from her over at least a three-year span.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 09, 2026
Two Dead After Semi Explodes On Impact With Another Semi Parked Along I-80
Two people are dead after their semitrailer exploded when it hit another semi that was parked illegally on the side of Interstate 80 near Green River on Sunday. The crash “was a pretty bad one,” said one responder. “It was almost like a movie scene.”
Greg JohnsonFebruary 09, 2026
Cheyenne Police Say Policy Violated In Suicide Of Handcuffed Man In Cop Car
The Cheyenne Police Department announced Friday the completion of a “comprehensive” internal investigation into the suicide of a handcuffed man secured in the back of a cop car. A policy violation was identified, and more training for officers ordered.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 07, 2026
Sheridan Man Accused Of Threatening To ‘Charlie Kirk’ Musician
After allegedly threatening to assassinate a country music artist on tour like Charlie Kirk, a Sheridan man found himself behind bars this week. He warned the musician “don’t come to Rapid City” and that “a 30-06 would blow your head off.”
Greg JohnsonFebruary 06, 2026
Supreme Court Rejects Sheridan Man's Self-Defense Claim In Hockey Coach's Death
A Sheridan man who fatally punched a local hockey coach during a 2024 fight will not have his four-to-six-year prison sentence overturned, since the Wyoming Supreme Court concluded Thursday that he failed to show he acted with self-defense.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 06, 2026
SWAT Team Coaxes Suspect From Attic During Cheyenne Drug Bust
Cheyenne police used a fully armed SWAT team with an armored vehicle to breach a suspected drug house Thursday. One of two suspects arrested holed up in the home’s attic for two hours before finally giving up.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 06, 2026
Sheriff: Public Baby Changing Tables Are For Babies, Not Cooking Crack
A makeshift crack-cooking station on a baby changing table at a gas station prompted a Wednesday warning from the Teton County, Idaho, Sheriff’s Office. Even a Cheyenne gas station worker said that “there’s no way I’d ever put my baby on one of those.”
Greg JohnsonFebruary 05, 2026
Transient Accused Of Stabbing Man In The Back Tells Police It Was Self-Defense
A 25-year-old transient accused of plunging a knife into the back of a Cheyenne man to steal his backpack and sunglasses will wait another week to enter a plea to charges of attempted second-degree murder. Police say he claimed the stabbing was self-defense.
Greg JohnsonFebruary 04, 2026
$25M Lawsuit Against Jackson Newspaper Settled: "Should Have Never Been Published"
An Arizona man settled what was originally a $25M defamation suit vs. the Jackson Hole News & Guide over the paper claiming he'd abused his son. The paper wrote, "We acknowledge, plainly and without qualification, that this article should never have been published."
Clair McFarlandFebruary 04, 2026
'I Will Shoot You In The Head': Evanston Man Posts Video Threat To Kill Neighbors
A 62-year-old Evanston man faces felony charges after posting a video online threatening to shoot and kill his neighbors over a property dispute. Wearing a cowboy hat, he leans into the camera and says, “I will (expletive) shoot you in the head."
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 03, 2026
Body Of Cody Man Missing Since Jan. 23 Found In Beck Lake
The body of David Kelsey was found in Beck Lake and recovered Tuesday. The 50-year-old Cody man had been missing for more than a week.
Jen KocherFebruary 03, 2026
No Dismissal For Cody Roberts In Wolf Torture Case, Trial Could Start Next Month
A request to dismiss an animal cruelty charge against accused wolf torturer Cody Roberts was denied Tuesday. The Sweetwater County judge in the case confirmed he won’t dismiss the case early and that Roberts’ case can go to trial, set to begin March 9.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 03, 2026