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Cheyenne Teens Charged With Killing 16-Year-Old Girl Have Until March 30 To Reach Plea
Tirso Munguia, 19, has until March 30 to strike a plea deal for the alleged accidental shooting and killing of a 16-year-old girl, as does Cody Nicholson, 18, who faces an accessory charge for reportedly hiding the murder weapon.
Clair McFarlandMarch 15, 2023
Body Found In River Near Casper Was Photographer Who Vanished In January
Authorities have identified the Casper-area man found dead in the North Platte River on Sunday as Bruce Wayne Campbell, whose friends feared had ventured out onto the ice of a state park river in January to take photographs.
Clair McFarlandMarch 15, 2023
Man Faces Felony For Flashing Handgun, Challenging Everyone In Bar To Fight In Gillette
Eduardo Juarez was arrested in the early morning hours Saturday after reportedly flashing a 9 mm handgun at the Wyoming Downs in Gillette and challenging multiple men to fight him outside.
Clair McFarlandMarch 14, 2023
Wyoming Man Arrested In 2017 Killing Of Friend Who Was Scared To Go To Prison For Child Porn
Mark Dean Switzer, 71, is in a Cheyenne jail awaiting extradition for allegedly murdering a friend in 2017, who was facing up to 10 years in prison for possessing child pornography and had told others that he refused to go to prison.
Clair McFarlandMarch 14, 2023
Firefighters Pull Man’s Body From Casper-Area River
After someone found a body in the North Platte River on Sunday afternoon, firefighters arrived and pulled a man's body from the river, officials said. An ID is pending notification of next of kin.
Clair McFarlandMarch 14, 2023
April Trial Set For Former Rock Springs Mayor Accused Of Using Office For Financial Gain
Former Rock Springs Mayor Tim Kaumo will let a judge decide whether he tried to use his position as mayor to beat out competing bidders on a multimillion-dollar construction project in 2020. The trial will begin on April 25.
Leo WolfsonMarch 13, 2023
Wyoming Man Admits To Executing Two Friends, Pointing Gun At Eyewitness Near Casper Airport
By pleading guilty to a roadside execution of his two traveling companions, Luke Thomas Young will avoid facing the death penalty in an agreement with Natrona County prosecutors.
Clair McFarlandMarch 13, 2023
Cheyenne Woman Facing Up To 100 Years For Embezzlement Of $255,000 To Plead Guilty
A Cheyenne woman, who was facing up to 100 years in prison, for allegedly embezzling $255,000 from the Cheyenne Little Theater established a plea agreement Thursday in federal court and is scheduled to enter the plea this month.
Clair McFarlandMarch 11, 2023
Two Weeks After Being Trained To Detect Fentanyl, Highway Patrol K9 Scores
Only two weeks after being trained and certified to detect fentanyl, one of the Wyoming Highway Patrols K9s brought down a convicted felon outside of Evanston who was allegedly trafficking fentanyl and meth into the state.
Jimmy OrrMarch 11, 2023
Man In Natrona County Jail For Drug Violation Dies After Suffering “Medical” Event
Authorities are not ready to release the name of a man who died in the Natrona County Detention Center on Wednesday shortly after Banner Wyoming Medical Center cleared him to enter the jail.
March 08, 2023
Cheyenne Man Claims Police Shoved Pregnant Wife, Attacked Him In Home
Myron Martize Woods of Cheyenne filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the city of Cheyenne, the police department and three officers claiming the officers shoved his pregnant wife aside and attacked him in his home without a warrant.
Clair McFarlandMarch 08, 2023
Riverton Woman Who Starved More Than A Dozen Animals To Death To Plead Guilty To Animal Cruelty
A Riverton woman accused of starving horses, goats, geese, chickens and sheep some to death has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of animal cruelty.
Clair McFarlandMarch 08, 2023
Gordon Noncommittal On Signing Abortion, Transgender Sports Bills
At a press conference on Tuesday morning, Gov. Mark Gordon wouldnt say whether he will sign two abortion bills and a transgender sports ban bill into law.
Leo WolfsonMarch 07, 2023
Gillette Woman Wins Argument By Dropping Boyfriend At Sheriff’s Office, Where He Was Arrested
A Gillette woman won an argument with her boyfriend last week by dropping him off at the Campbell County Sheriffs Office, where authorities promptly arrested him on three outstanding warrants.
Clair McFarlandMarch 07, 2023
Laramie County Sheriff Removes School Resource Officer But Readjusts So More Cops Will Visit More Schools
Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak has revamped the school resource officer program to get more officers in more schools. Its likely the first of many changes to come, with an employee committee looking over all the departments procedures.
Renée JeanMarch 06, 2023
Semi Slams Into Snowplow On I-80; 22nd Time A Plow Has Been Hit This Winter
A Monday morning collision between a semitrailer and a Wyoming Department of Transportation snowplow on Interstate 80 east of Rock Springs was the 22nd time this winter a plow has been hit.
March 06, 2023
Faleena Hopkins Is Now A Fugitive: Romance Novelist Blows Off Wyoming Court Date
The romance novelist who led cops on a highspeed chase through a national park in Wyoming failed to appear at arraignment last week. Two warrants have been issued for Faleena Hopkins.
Jake NicholsMarch 05, 2023
Arsonist Who Set Fire To Casper Gender-Change, Abortion Clinic Still Unknown, So Police Increase Reward
Nearly a year has passed since a masked and hooded arsonist lugged a red fuel tank into Wellspring Health Access and lit the aspiring abortion and gender-change treatment clinic on fire, so the Casper Police Department has increased its reward offer from $5,000 to $15,000.
Clair McFarlandMarch 03, 2023
Riverton Man Pleads Guilty To Breaking Newborn Twin Daughters’ Legs
Anthony Long pleaded guilty on Thursday in Fremont County District Court and admitted to two counts of child abuse which resulted in his twin daughters' legs being broken. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandMarch 02, 2023
Despite Brutal Winter, Gillette Police Not Deterred With Snow Tracks On Vehicles
Winter isnt messing around this year, and neither is the Gillette Police Department. They aren't cheap but "Track N Go snow tracks have proven to be a godsend for, as snow continues to pile up, particularly in neighborhoods where streets aren't plowed.
Mark HeinzMarch 02, 2023
Wisconsin Man Killed In Lincoln County Avalanche Is Second Reported Wyoming Snowmobiling Fatality
A 24-year-old man from Milwaukee, who died in an avalanche while in Lincoln County is this years second reported snowmobiling fatality in Wyoming. When a large section of snow gave way, the victim slid into a creek and was buried.
Mark HeinzFebruary 28, 2023
Lander Restaurant Cook, Owners Find Two Men Dead In Running Car
Restaurant staffers found two men dead Saturday in a parked car in Lander that had been running all day. The restaurant owner said it appeared the car's exhaust had been leaking into the vehicle.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 27, 2023
Caught On Video: Wyoming Trooper Nearly Hit By Out-Of-Control 18-Wheeler Near Rawlins
A video released by the Wyoming Highway Patrol on Tuesday shows an out-of-control 18 wheeler nearly hitting a trooper on Interstate 80 near Rawlins.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 22, 2023
Man Killed In Car Wreck On Interstate 80 Was Pivotal To Woodstock Documentary
A Nantucket man who was killed in a car accident on Interstate 80 two weeks ago was a pivotal part of the movie chronicling the landmark 1969 Woodstock concert in upstate New York.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 20, 2023