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Taking the stand on day four of his vehicular homicide trial in Rock Springs, Haitian trucker Saviol Saint Jean said moments after the accident, which killed an EMT, he called to God saying, "Oh my God, oh my God, what happened?"

Haitian Trucker Takes Stand In His Defense: 'Oh My God, What Happened?

Taking the stand on day four of his vehicular homicide trial in Green River, Haitian trucker Saviol Saint Jean said moments after the accident, which killed an EMT, he called to God saying, "Oh my God, oh my God, what happened?"

Clair McFarlandSeptember 10, 2025

The father of a 14-year-old stabbing victim from Casper sued Eastridge Mall owners and Target Corp. on Tuesday. He claims his son’s daytime stabbing may have been stopped had their security not been so sloppy, including nonworking surveillance cameras.

Father Of Teen Stabbing Victim Bobby Maher Sues Casper Mall, Target

The father of a 14-year-old stabbing victim from Casper sued Eastridge Mall owners and Target Corp. on Tuesday. He claims his son’s daytime stabbing may have been stopped had their security not been so sloppy, including nonworking surveillance cameras.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 10, 2025

Sebastian Belden, 21, of Cheyenne pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he shot a 16-year-old friend in the head. They allegedly played a game where they would pull loaded guns on each other.

Cheyenne Man Accused Of Shooting Teen Playing Game With Guns Pleads Not Guilty

A 21-year-old Cheyenne man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he shot a 16-year-old friend in the head. They allegedly played a game where they would pull loaded guns on each other.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 09, 2025

Wyoming law enforcement officials are warning residents of a scheme whose perpetrators claim child porn has been planted on someone's device, to extort money. It starts with a letter through the U.S. Mail bearing a Canada stamp.

Wyoming Targeted By Threat Of Child Porn Planting In Extortion Scheme

Wyoming law enforcement officials are warning about a scheme whose perpetrators claim child porn has been planted on people's devices to extort money. It starts with a letter through the U.S. Mail bearing a Canada stamp.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 09, 2025

A Utah woman is alive after she was impaled through the chest by flying rebar while driving on State Road 189 on Monday. Utah and Wyoming officials are urging caution from drivers and reminding them to obey the rules of the road.

Utah Woman Alive After Being Impaled By Flying Rebar On Highway

A Utah woman is alive after being impaled through the chest by flying rebar while driving on a highway Monday. Utah Highway Patrol investigators don't yet know where the rebar came from and seek anyone who may have recorded the incident on a dashcam.

Jackson WalkerSeptember 09, 2025

The question is not whether Saviol Saint Jean, 46, drove a commercial semitruck and trailer into a parked ambulance and two EMTs walking nearby on the morning of Dec. 21, 2022, as the medics responded to a collision between a commercial truck and enclosed trailer that left both lanes blocked. The question for the jury is whether he behaved “recklessly” enough to commit aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated assault.

State Rests In Trial Of Haitian Trucker Who Killed Rawlins EMT With Semi

The state rested its case Monday in the trial of a Haitian trucker who plowed into an ambulance on Interstate 80 in 2022. The collision killed EMT Tyeler Harris and seriously hurt another in a chaotic scene.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 09, 2025

A home on Westview Drive in Riverton where a large law enforcement presence converged starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025.

FBI Responds To Riverton Man Accused Of Threatening Neighbor With Homemade Napalm

The FBI’s bomb squad responded Sunday to a home in Riverton on reports that a man threatened his neighbor with homemade napalm, police say. Upset with dogs barking at his cats, he’s accused of leaving a note saying, “It’s your turn to die for those dogs."

Clair McFarlandSeptember 08, 2025

After businessman Reid Rasner sued former Wyoming state Sen. Anthony Bouchard for defamation over public allegations of sexual misconduct, Bouchard doubled down on his claims in a series of court filings.

Bouchard Doubles Down On Misconduct Claim Against Rasner In Court Filings

After Wyoming businessman Reid Rasner sued former state Sen. Anthony Bouchard for defamation, Bouchard doubled down, in a series of court filings, on some of the sexual misconduct allegations that landed him in court in the first place.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 06, 2025

Carbon County EMT Tiffany Gruetzmacher, left, was seriously hurt and disabled when a commercial truck plowed into the crash scene she was responding to in December 2022. Her fellow EMT Tyeler Harris, right, was killed.

Haitian Trucker Trial Day Two: Surviving EMT’s Emotional Testimony

In the second day of trial for a Haitian truck driver accused of slamming into two EMTs — killing one — the EMT who survived weathered emotional questioning Friday in Sweetwater County Court.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 06, 2025

Natrona County Chief Deputy District Attorney Blaine Nelson, left, and District Attorney Dan Itzen exit the Natrona County courthouse after the Jarreth Plunkett sentencing. Plunkett got life in prison for the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Bobby Maher, right, outside a Casper mall in April 2024.

Casper Teen Who Wanted To 'Gut That Dude' Gets Life For Mall Stabbing

A Casper 16-year-old got life in prison Friday for stabbing and killing 14-year-old Bobby Maher outside a mall in April 2024. The prosecutor said the teen, who reportedly said he wanted to "gut that dude," aspired to be “a little gangster and thug."

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 05, 2025

Federal investigators are digging into what led to the Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, crash of a small plane in Sheridan County that killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her parents and brother. Amelia, rear right, was killed, while her brother Aeron, 11, mother Cindy and father Earl were injured.

Family In Sheridan County Plane Crash Faces Long Recovery, Loss Of Teen Daughter

Federal investigators are digging into what led to the Monday crash of a small plane in Sheridan County that killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her parents and brother. The father, who was the pilot, has had other air incidents, court records show.

Justin GeorgeSeptember 05, 2025

Rawlins EMT Tyeler Harris was killed Dec. 21, 2022, and his partner working on an ambulance was seriously hurt, when a semitrailer plowed into them while they were responding to a crash on Interstate 80.

Trial Starts For Haitian Trucker Accused Of Plowing Into Crash Scene, Killing EMT

Trial started Thursday for a Haitian trucker accused of plowing into a crash scene on I-80, killing one EMT and severely injuring another. One witness testified the horrific scene is “imprinted in my mind."

Clair McFarlandSeptember 05, 2025

A 29-year-old man who accidentally stole a baby from a Riverton apartment complex when taking a running vehicle in February was sentenced Thursday to 8-10 years in prison. He may be able to reduce that through the state's boot camp program. Here, the mother was reunited with her baby shortly after it was taken.

Wyoming Man Who Took Car With A Baby Inside Gets 8-10 Years In Prison

A 29-year-old man who accidentally stole a baby from a Riverton apartment complex when taking a running vehicle in February was sentenced Thursday to 8-10 years in prison. He may be able to reduce that through the state's boot camp program.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 04, 2025

Dallas Smith of Casper is accused of starting multiple fires and allegedly told police that he turns to arson when he has to pay rent. He said starting fires helps him deal with his emotions.

Casper Man Accused Of Starting Fires Tells Police He Gets Mad Over Paying Rent

A 46-year-old Casper man accused of starting three fires — and suspected in others — allegedly told police that he turns to arson when he has to pay rent. He said starting fires helps him deal with his emotions.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 03, 2025

Two women are suing a former Wyoming cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Christopher Stewart, on claims they were left mutilated and disfigured. One suffered with a necrotic, ruptured breast and maggots, the lawsuit says, while another had her infected wound “burst open" at work.

Casper Cosmetic Surgeon Denies Wrongdoing In 'Permanent Disfigurement' Lawsuit

A cosmetic surgeon who had worked for the Casper-based New Beautiful You clinic denies wrongdoing in a lawsuit filed by two women who claim he left them sick and disfigured.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 03, 2025

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Riverton Teen Killed After Snapchat Feud; 22-Year-Old Faces Murder Charge

A fight sparked by social media led to the fatal stabbing of Draven Addison, 14, according to court documents provided to Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday. Alejandro Behan, 22, is charged with second-degree murder and could face life in prison if convicted.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 02, 2025

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Wild Video Shows Man Totaling Mustang On Beartooth Highway

A tourist captured a man totaling his Ford Mustang this weekend when he took a hairpin turn too fast on the Beartooth Highway. The wild video shows the vehicle flipping numerous times. Somehow, the driver walked away from the crash with minor injuries.

Andrew RossiSeptember 02, 2025

Tharles Smith, an 18-year-old Campbell County man who plunged a knife into his mother’s back last year was sentenced Tuesday to between 20 and 30 years in prison. After he stabbed his mother, Karla Smith, he told her that “you have a knife in your back” and “I stabbed you."

‘I Stabbed You’: 20-30 Years For Wyoming Teen Who Plunged Knife Into Mom’s Back

An 18-year-old Campbell County man who plunged a knife into his mother’s back last year was sentenced Tuesday to between 20 and 30 years in prison. After he stabbed his mother, he told her, “You have a knife in your back” and “I stabbed you."

Clair McFarlandSeptember 02, 2025

A view of the terminal at the Sheridan County Airport.

13-Year-Old Girl Dead, Three Hurt In Bighorn National Forest Plane Crash

A 13-year-old girl was found dead and three people were injured and airlifted to care Monday after a plane crash in the Bighorn National Forest. The plane, which is registered to a Sheridan man, crashed about eight minutes after leaving Sheridan's airport.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 02, 2025

Fremont County Sheriff's Detective Wes Barry (second from right, in a hat) speaks with other investigators on the scene of a death investigation Saturday morning, Aug. 23, 2025, north of Riverton.

Man Arrested After Casper Standoff Wanted In Stabbing Death Of Riverton Youth

The man Casper police arrested Wednesday after negotiating his surrender is the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a male juvenile last Saturday near Riverton. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Friday evening Alejandro Behan, 22, has been charged.

Clair McFarlandAugust 30, 2025

Interim U.S. Attorney for Wyoming Darin Smith during a press conference Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, to outline an operation on the Wind River Reservation this week.

90 FBI Agents Swarm Wyoming Reservation For Drugs, Guns Sweep

The FBI had at least 90 personnel on the Wind River Indian Reservation this week as part of a sweeping drug and gun bust, federal authorities said Friday. Interim U.S. Attorney for Wyoming Darin Smith said the message is clear: “We’re coming for you."

Clair McFarlandAugust 29, 2025

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Brief: Missing 21-Year-Old Found Dead On Wind River Reservation

Searchers found the body of a missing 21-year-old man Monday on the Wind River Indian Reservation, a federal police agency confirmed Friday.

Clair McFarlandAugust 29, 2025

Daniel McMichael, Anyssa Zancanella, and their daughter Azaylee won’t actually receive the nearly $1 billion in damages a Utah judge ordered a hospital to pay them, due to statutory caps on pain and suffering damages. If all goes well with collections and the hospital doesn’t appeal, the family is looking at closer to $500 million in damages awarded for the botched OB care Anyssa and Azaylee received six years ago.

Judge Awards Nearly $1 Billion To Rock Springs Family Over Botched Baby Delivery

A Utah judge this month awarded nearly $1 billion in damages to a Rock Springs family after a Salt Lake City hospital botched the mother’s baby delivery. The baby suffered "horrific" injuries and is left with lifelong disabilities, court documents say.

Clair McFarlandAugust 29, 2025

Pilot Kevin Hefley was identified as the man shot and killed Tuesday, June 24, 2025, west of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, the Laramie County Sheriff's Office reports.

Two Months After Pine Bluffs Crop Duster Killed, Investigation Continues

More than two months after a Pine Bluffs crop duster was shot to death, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday that it’s still investigating. “Detectives are actively working on this complex case,” the agency says.

Greg JohnsonAugust 29, 2025

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