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Jackson Ski Resort, Rental Company Say 'Catastrophic' Crash Was Skier's Fault, Not Theirs
A Jackson, Wyoming, ski resort and a rental company, along with a ski equipment manufacturer, all say it's not their fault a ski binding burst and caused a Texas woman to crash down the mountain and suffer serious injuries.
Clair McFarland4 min read
Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Gillette Mechanics Found Sane Enough For Trial
A Gillette man who is accused of threatening to kill a mechanic at a Ford dealership in Gillette because his car wasn't ready, has been found sane enough to participate in a trial.
Clair McFarland6 min read
Park County Sheriff's Lieutenant Justified In Killing Man During Fight For Shotgun
An independent prosecutor declared Park County Sheriff's Lt. Mark Hartman justified Wednesday for shooting a Park County man last August after the pair wrestled over a shotgun on a canal road.
Clair McFarland5 min read
Cheyenne Man Who Accidentally Killed Teen Has Bond Revoked, On House Arrest Ahead Of Sentencing
Tirso Munguia, who was 19 when arrested in January in the death of 16-year-old Angelina Harrison, got out of jail on bond this month, went back to jail, and now is back out on house arrest after a heated encounter with the victim's parents.
Clair McFarland3 min read
Riverton Man Who Stalked, Snuck Through Ex's Doggie Door To Stay In Prison
David Hembree's conviction of stalking his girlfriend and sneaking through her dog door stands, though he claimed on appeal that the prosecutor slighted him for his choice to remain silent at trial.
Clair McFarland5 min read
Riverton Man Who Mercy-Killed Best Friend Gets Probation As Prosecutor Has Change Of Heart
Mario Mills gets a second chance after a judge sentenced him to probation for mercy-killing best friend Trevor Bartlett in 2020. Bartlett's insistent mother said all along that Mills is like another son to her and he didn't act maliciously.
Clair McFarland6 min read
Woman Narrowly Escapes Man Trying To Kidnap Her From Gillette Walmart
A woman in Gillette was able to escape a kidnapper because she had her key fob programmed to only open the driver’s side door, she told police. She was able to get in her car and speed away.
Clair McFarland6 min read
California Trio Charged With Robbing Casper Pharmacy; One Had Never Heard Of Wyoming Before
Court documents say three men from California drove to Casper after watching a how-to-rob-a-store video on Instagram and then stole thousands of opioid pills from a Casper Walgreens. One of the men said he picked Wyoming because he always wanted to visit the state. Another said he had never heard of Wyoming before.
Clair McFarland9 min read
Girlfriend Of Man Who Killed And Chopped Up Romantic Rival In Laramie Motel Gets A Year In Jail
Erin Brittany Wade was sentenced to one year in jail for interfering with a police investigation into her boyfriend's killing and mutilation of a man who kissed Wade at a bar in Laramie.
Clair McFarland3 min read
Teton County Judge Rules Wyoming Right To Life, Other Pro-Lifers Can't Join Abortion Lawsuit
Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens ruled Friday that Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, Wyoming Right To Life and Republican state Reps. Chip Neiman and Rachel Rodriguez-Williams can’t join a lawsuit defending Wyoming’s abortion bans.
Clair McFarland5 min read
Reservation Man Charged With Hurling Screwdriver At Child, Tormenting Another
Federal authorities on Thursday charged Denver Lee John Sr. with two counts of child abuse for allegedly hurling a screwdriver at a child and mentally abusing another child to the point of hurting that child's ability to function.
Clair McFarland2 min read
Multiple Volunteers Want To Adopt Toddlers Abandoned By Parents In Gillette
Since Cowboy State Daily published a story about two Louisiana parents rejecting their 1- and 2-year-old boys in Gillette on Monday, multiple people have asked about how they can adopt the toddlers.
Clair McFarland3 min read