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Penis Graffiti On Cattle Court Case Shows How Wyoming Is A Fence-Out State
A recent case of a pair of Crook County ranchers bleaching penises and other shapes onto about 200 cattle that came onto their land shows that in many ways, Wyoming still ranches the Old West way, including being a fence-out state.
Clair McFarlandDecember 04, 2023
Short-Staffed Wyoming DOC Moves Hundreds Of Inmates To Mississippi Facility
A severely short-staffed Wyoming Department of Corrections has moved 240 inmates to a private prison in Mississippi and others to a couple of state county jails.
Clair McFarlandDecember 01, 2023
Torrington Woman Run Over By SUV Says Driver’s Life Shouldn’t Be Ruined
Although still suffering from injuries sustained when an SUV ran over her more than a year ago, a Torrington woman says she’s OK with the driver receiving a lesser sentence, adding, “I don’t want to ruin his life.”
Clair McFarlandDecember 01, 2023
Christmas Decorations Among Huge Haul Of Stolen Stuff In Worland Couple's Home
A Worland couple face felony theft charges after a huge haul of stuff reported stolen from storage units was found in their home, including Christmas decorations, a bed frame, a washing machine and tools.
Clair McFarlandDecember 01, 2023
Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Says O’Connor Inspired Her Law Career
Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate Fox says former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor helped inspire her law career. O’Connor died Friday at age 93.
Leo WolfsonDecember 01, 2023
‘I Am Guilty’: Wyoming National Guard Soldier Gets 36 Months For Child Porn
A Wyoming National Guard soldier was sentenced Thursday to 36 months in prison for having child pornography. “I am guilty,” he told the judge, and said he takes “full responsibility for what I’ve done.”
Dale KillingbeckDecember 01, 2023
Wyoming Can Keep Drug Money, Even If It Was Earned Legally In Other States
Wyoming can seize cash from out-of-state travelers if it’s proved the cash is tied to drug deals that would be illegal in Wyoming, regardless if it was earned legally in another state, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Clair McFarlandNovember 30, 2023
Hot Air Balloonist Convicted Of Landing In Grand Teton National Park
A federal judge convicted a Jackson balloon pilot last week for landing illegally in Grand Teton National Park. The balloonist argued the wind and an airport staffer's direction prompted the landing.
Clair McFarlandNovember 30, 2023
Rock Springs Man Could Get 15 Years In Prison For Shooting Up Local Restaurant
James Vickers of Rock Springs pleaded guilty Tuesday to being a felon in possession of a firearm when he shot up a Rock Springs restaurant at lunchtime in September. Nobody was hurt, but Vickers faces up to 15 years in prison.
Dale KillingbeckNovember 30, 2023
Cody Man Says 5-Year-Old Daughter Was Sexually Assaulted At School
The father of a Cody kindergartner says he’s moving his family after his 5-year-old daughter was held down by bigger students in a school bathroom and sexually assaulted.
Clair McFarlandNovember 29, 2023
Parents Claim Cheyenne Resource Officer Tackled, Bloodied Second Grader
Parents of a former Cheyenne second grader have filed a lawsuit claiming their son was unnecessarily roughed up, tackled and bloodied by a Laramie County Sheriff’s Office deputy at school last year.
Clair McFarlandNovember 29, 2023
Wyoming Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Deputy So He Could Stay Warm In Jail
A Wyoming man who allegedly threatened to kill a deputy to get himself thrown in jail where it was warm could spend up to 11 years in prison if convicted of trying to harm a law enforcement officer.
Clair McFarlandNovember 29, 2023
Laramie Woman Accused Of Arson For Torching Landlord’s Door With Bear Spray
Suspected of torching her landlord's door with bear spray and stinking up the complex with an acrid, nauseating gas this month, a Laramie woman is charged with first-degree arson.
Clair McFarlandNovember 28, 2023
LDS Church Doesn’t Want 4,000 Public Records Admitted Into Temple Lawsuit
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said during a Monday court hearing that it opposes having nearly 4,000 public records and 19 affidavits added as evidence to a lawsuit opposing the church’s planned temple in Cody.
Leo WolfsonNovember 28, 2023
Douglas Man Accused Of Killing Cousin Says He Blacked Out, Pleads Mental Illness
A Douglas man claims he wasn't sane enough to comprehend his conduct as wrong or conform it to law enforcement when he allegedly shot and killed his cousin in September.
Clair McFarlandNovember 27, 2023
Colorado Man Wanted For Murder Arrested After 130 MPH Chase Near Lusk, Wyoming
James Neal, 23, is accused of shooting a 73-year-old dead in Lone Tree, Colorado. Wyoming authorities arrested Neal Wednesday morning after a state trooper nudged Neal into a spinout during a car chase outside Lusk, Wyoming.
Clair McFarlandNovember 27, 2023
Wyoming Man Helps Catch MMA Fighter Accused Of International Sex Trafficking
Tyler Schwab of Afton, Wyoming, and his international anti-sex trafficking organization last week helped bring down an MMA fighter accused of sexually abusing women and girls.
Clair McFarlandNovember 27, 2023
Charges Dismissed Against Wyoming Ranchers For Bleaching Penises Onto Cows
A Crook County, Wyoming, judge has dismissed property destruction charges against a pair of ranchers accused of bleaching penis shapes and other markings on their neighbor’s cows.
Clair McFarlandNovember 27, 2023
Family Of Casper Woman Missing For 9 Years Wonders If Red Desert Skull Is Hers
After a hunter found a human skull in Wyoming’s vast Red Desert on Nov. 11, the family of a Casper woman missing for nine years wonders if it’s her.
Clair McFarlandNovember 22, 2023
Cheyenne Transient Accused Of Sexually Attacking Hospital Nurse
A Cheyenne transient is accused of grabbing his hospital nurse’s breasts and hitting her in the face after she gave him minor pain medication.
Clair McFarlandNovember 22, 2023
Natrona Sheriff Warns To Lock Doors As Search On For Car Thieves, Possible Armed
Natrona County authorities continue to advise Antelope Hills residents to lock the doors of their homes and vehicles as two suspects in a vehicle theft and car chase are believed to be loose in the area on foot and potentially armed.
Clair McFarlandNovember 22, 2023
Husband Of Woman Who Burned In Clark Wildfire Says Her Death Not An ‘Act Of God’
A man who lost his wife in a 2021 wildfire that ripped through the northwest Wyoming community of Clark asked a judge Tuesday to rule the fire wasn’t an “act of God” in his lawsuit against a pair of businesses for allegedly causing it.
Leo WolfsonNovember 21, 2023
Ex-Boyfriend Of Missing Cody Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Gun Charge
A Cody man suspected of involvement in his girlfriend’s bloody disappearance pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Casper — to a different felony. He pleaded not guilty to a federal firearms charge.
Clair McFarlandNovember 21, 2023
Prison Time Likely For Wyoming Man Who Punched Daughter Until She Wanted To Vomit
A Wyoming man who pleaded guilty to beating his children could get 10-16 years in prison. Case documents show the man would punch, smack or throw one daughter until she felt like vomiting and smacked a boy with a snow shovel.
Clair McFarlandNovember 21, 2023
Family Of Missing Cody Woman Warns About Crowdfunding Effort
The stepmother and sister of Katie Ferguson of Cody, who has been missing for six weeks, warn that a GoFundMe campaign started by a family member “may not go to where you think they’re going to.”
Clair McFarlandNovember 20, 2023
Torrington Woman Missing For Nearly Three Months Turns Up In Denver Jail
Azia Saldana, 33, of Torrington is being held in a Denver jail after her Thursday arrest on suspicion of felony possession and distribution of fentanyl and other charges. She had been missing since Aug. 28.
Andrew RossiNovember 20, 2023
Casper Man Accused Of Brawling His Way Through Walmart Employees With Stolen TV
Jeffery Leon Garner, 56, is accused of punching, elbowing, ramming and knocking down female Walmart employees who wanted to see a receipt for an allegedly stolen TV.
Clair McFarlandNovember 20, 2023
Adoptive Father Can’t Ignore Court-Ordered Visitation For Grandparents
A stepfather's adoption of his two boys doesn't cancel out a judge's earlier order letting the boys' grandparents stay in contact with them, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Clair McFarlandNovember 17, 2023
Parents Sue Wyoming School, Teacher Over Fifth Grader's Suicide
The parents of a Carpenter Elementary School fifth grader who was suicidal and hanged himself in a school bathroom have sued, claiming the school district, principal and a teacher could have prevented the tragic act.
Clair McFarlandNovember 17, 2023
Wyoming Sheep Shearer Guilty Of Manslaughter For Killing Fiancé
A Lincoln County jury on Friday didn’t buy a New Zealand sheep shearer’s claim she acted in self-defense when she stabbed and killed her fiancé, returning a guilty verdict of manslaughter.
Clair McFarlandNovember 17, 2023
Jury Out In Murder Trial Of Sheep Shearer Who Stabbed Abusive Boyfriend
A New Zealand sheep shearer working near Kemmerer, Wyoming, says it was self-defense when she stabbed and killed her boyfriend, who had reportedly been abusing her. After deliberating all day Thursday, a jury hasn’t yet returned a verdict.
Clair McFarlandNovember 17, 2023
Nearly Half Of FBI Cases On Wind River Reservation Are Child Sex Abuse
Of the felony-level crimes the FBI has investigated on Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation this year, nearly half are child sexual assaults, a federal agent told state lawmakers Thursday.
Clair McFarlandNovember 16, 2023
Fremont County Man Accused of Beating, Killing Puppy
Accused of beating and stabbing a puppy into a bloody heap and killing it, a Fremont County man faces up to two years in prison and $5,000 in fines.
Clair McFarlandNovember 16, 2023
Reality TV Star Suing Wyoming Game And Fish Also Appealing Poaching Convictions
A Wyoming hunting guide who won a reality TV hunting competition is also appealing four illegal hunting convictions from this year as she sues the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Clair McFarlandNovember 15, 2023
Kappa Kappa Gamma Kicks Out Two Lifetime Members After Opposing Transgender's Admittance to Sorority
A pair of lifetime Kappa Kappa Gamma members, who have been associated with the sorority for more than 50 years, have been kicked out of the sorority for opposing the admittance of a transgender member at the University of Wyoming.
Clair McFarlandNovember 14, 2023
Laramie Lawyer Sues To Get Trump, Lummis Off Wyoming Ballot
A retired Laramie attorney is asking a state judge to bar former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis from Wyoming’s election ballot because of their actions after the 2020 presidential election.
Clair McFarlandNovember 14, 2023