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Court In Niobrara County, Wyoming, Goes Almost A Year With No Felonies
The Niobrara County District Court hadn't had a local felony criminal charge since early November — until Tuesday, when the case of a Lusk woman accused of beating and choking another woman hit the docket.
Clair McFarlandAugust 31, 2023
Accused Riverton Wheelchair Thief Charged With Punching Cop
After being caught having allegedly stolen a wheelchair from the Riverton Walmart, Buddy Trosper, 22, fought with police officers, including punching one in the head.
Clair McFarlandAugust 31, 2023
Judge Dismisses Some, But Keeps Most, Of Church Elder's UW Trans Speech Lawsuit
A federal judge Thursday dismissed parts of a Laramie, Wyoming, church elder’s free-speech discrimination lawsuit against the University of Wyoming for naming a transgender sorority member on a sign, but let the bulk of his complaint continue.
Clair McFarlandAugust 31, 2023
Drug Charge Could Add 30 Years For Man Accused Of Torturing Wyoming Woman
A man accused of confining and torturing his ex-girlfriend from Wyoming for about six excruciating weeks now faces a felony drug charge that could add 30 years in prison, $11 million in fines to potential punishment.
Clair McFarlandAugust 31, 2023
Family Shocked At Teen's Murder Arrest: 'It Took All The Air Out'
As the family of a 15-year-old Cheyenne girl killed in a drive-by shooting mourns, so does the family of the 17-year-old accused of pulling the trigger, whose shocking arrest "took all the air out" of their world.
Clair McFarlandAugust 30, 2023
WEA Claims State Trying To Set Precedent To Justify Underfunding Schools
The Wyoming Education Association claims in new court filings Tuesday that the state is trying to unravel 40 years of legal precedent to justify underfunding public schools.
Clair McFarlandAugust 30, 2023
Boyfriend Tells Police Mother Of 2-Year-Old Boy Swung Him ‘Like A Baseball Bat’
A Cheyenne woman and her boyfriend are charged with attempted murder for allegedly brutally beating her 2-year-old son, including swinging him “like a baseball bat.”
Clair McFarlandAugust 29, 2023
Cheyenne Transient Dies From Beating, Reward Offered
The Laramie County Sheriff's Office is investigating the beating homicide of Cheyenne transient Jason Mullen, 50, whose real name was Stacey Mullen, after Mullen died Sunday at a medical clinic.
Clair McFarlandAugust 29, 2023
Green River Man Charged After Infant Sex Torture Porn Found On Phone
A Green River Man who had recently moved to Casper has been charged after police found dozens of videos and thousands of images depicting disturbing sex torture of infants and toddlers.
Clair McFarlandAugust 29, 2023
10 Years In Prison For Wyoming Man Who Hurled Screwdriver At Child, Tortured Others
A Wyoming federal judge has sentenced a Fort Washakie, Wyoming, man to 10 years in prison for hurling a screwdriver at a child and committing other acts of abuse.
Clair McFarlandAugust 28, 2023
Gillette Men Accused In Scheme To Scam Woman, 87, Out Of More Than $300,000
Court documents outline an alleged scam by a pair of Gillette men to cheat an 87-year-old woman out of more than $300,000, including attempting to get a power of attorney over her.
Clair McFarlandAugust 28, 2023
Cops Banned From Donut Shops? Not In Wyoming
A Wyoming undersheriff, gun advocate and bakery all say a California chain of bakeries that’s banned cops because they carry guns is “extremism taken to the max.”
Mark HeinzAugust 28, 2023
Man Who Died Hiking Wyoming’s Backcountry Remembered As A Free Spirit
A Minnesota man who was the focus of a backcountry search last week until his body was found in the Wind River Mountains was a free spirit who loved solo traveling, his family said.
Andrew RossiAugust 28, 2023
Kansas City Man Who Shot At Trooper At Least 28 Times Denied A New Trial
A Kansas City man who led a Wyoming State Trooper on a high-speed chase at speeds reaching 100 mph and off-road while firing at the trooper at least 28 times won’t have a new trial, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled.
Clair McFarlandAugust 28, 2023
Two Dead In Casper Murder-Suicide After Physical Fight
The Natrona County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide in which a 33-year-old Casper man fought with and shot a 58-year-old man, then shot himself.
Clair McFarlandAugust 28, 2023
Whoa! Runaway Stagecoach Barrels Out-Of Control Down Broadway In Jackson
A popular tourist attraction in downtown Jackson got a little more Western than usual when a two-horse team pulling a stagecoach got spooked and barreled out of control toward the town’s busiest intersection.
Jake NicholsAugust 27, 2023
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Transgender UW Sorority Member
Saying private organizations can interpret their own rules — including how to define “woman” — a Wyoming federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit six women brought challenging their sorority’s induction of a transgender member.
Clair McFarlandAugust 26, 2023
Cheyenne Man Accused Hitting Pedestrian, Then Driving Off With Him On Hood
A Cheyenne man is in jail on suspicion of ramming an adult male pedestrian and recklessly driving with the pedestrian on his hood, severely injuring him.
Clair McFarlandAugust 25, 2023
Feds Won’t Tell Public About Shooting Death On Wyoming Reservation
Cowboy State Daily has confirmed through three sources an Aug. 8 shooting death of an Arapahoe, Wyoming, man, but federal investigators won’t tell the public that a shooting happened.
Clair McFarlandAugust 25, 2023
Neighbor Recounts Helping Grandmother During ‘Insanely Scary’ Attack
When a 26-year-old Pine Bluffs man was allegedly assaulting his grandmother with a chair on Tuesday, a neighbor went to her rescue, pulling the woman out of harm’s way during a “really intense and just insanely scary” attack.
Clair McFarlandAugust 25, 2023
Drunk Michigan Man Burned On Thermals Banned From Yellowstone, Faces Federal Charges
A Michigan man accused of being dangerously drunk and then getting burned after he walked through a thermal pool appeared in court on Wednesday. He has been banned from Yellowstone and faces federal charges.
Clair McFarlandAugust 24, 2023
Trial Delayed For Kemmerer Babysitter Accused Of Killing 5-Year-Old Girl
The 52-year-old Kemmerer woman who allegedly admitted to “clapping” a 5-year-old girl’s head “five to 10 times” has had her first-degree murder trial delayed for health reasons.
Clair McFarlandAugust 23, 2023
Repeat Drunk Driver Denied Prison Credit For Days In Treatment
The case started seven years ago when a Rock Springs man drove on the wrong side of the road and almost hit a Sweetwater County Sheriff’s deputy head-on. It was his fourth DUI offense within 10 years, making it a felony.
Clair McFarlandAugust 23, 2023
Straight, White Male Who Sued UW For Discrimination Settles For $15,000
Saying the move cost less than taking the case to trial, the University of Wyoming has settled a claim by a former employee he was fired for being a straight, white, Christian man for $15,000, about 1.7% of the damages originally sought.
Clair McFarlandAugust 23, 2023