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Cheyenne Mom Who Swung Toddler 'Like A Baseball Bat' Gets 10-15 Years In Prison
A 21-year-old Cheyenne mother who swung her 2-year-old son "like a baseball bat" apologized Tuesday, saying that “he didn’t deserve this” as she was sentenced to 10-15 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandMay 28, 2024
Family Desperate To Find Missing Cheyenne Woman Who May Have Had Mental Emergency
The family of 38-year-old Shanna Brubaker, who’s been missing from her Cheyenne home since April 29 and may be experiencing a mental health emergency, is desperate to find her. The family is asking for the public's help.
Jen KocherMay 26, 2024
Accused Wyoming Child Torturer Doesn’t Want Kids To Testify At Her Trial
A Wyoming woman accused to torturing her 13-year-old son, whom police reportedly found in a crawl space with broken bones and starving, petitioned the court this week to not let any of her other five children testify against her.
Clair McFarlandMay 24, 2024
BRIEF: Feds Don’t Want To Return Wyoming Man's Illegal Machine Gun
After taking an illegal 9 mm Glock converted to a machine gun — and other weapons — from a Worland, Wyoming, man last year, the federal government asked a judge Friday to let it keep the guns.
Clair McFarlandMay 24, 2024
Accused Wyoming Pronghorn Poacher Caught After Standoff With Police
A Moorcroft, Wyoming, woman accused of helping poach a pronghorn also faces felony drug possession charges after an hours-long nonviolent standoff with police in her house.
Clair McFarlandMay 24, 2024
Trooper Gets 10-15 Years For Rape As Wyoming Legislator Calls Him ‘A Man of God’
A Cheyenne judge Thursday sentenced a former Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper who raped a woman to 10-15 years in prison despite a state legislator lobbying the judge for leniency, calling him “a man of God.”
Clair McFarlandMay 23, 2024
Wyoming Child Molester Can’t Get Back Phone That May Have Child Porn On It
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a convicted child molester serving 18-20 years in prison can’t get back the cellphone police took from him because it “likely” has pornographic photos of his underage victim on it.
Clair McFarlandMay 23, 2024
Wyoming Man Accused Of Killing Woman, Molesting Body Won’t Stop Writing To Judge
A man accused of murdering his on-and-off girlfriend and molesting her body won’t stop writing letters to his circuit court judge, even as they’ve been used as evidence against him.
Clair McFarlandMay 23, 2024
Gillette Atheist Who Lost Prayer Lawsuit Wants His Own Commandments In Park
A Gillette atheist who lost a lawsuit over prayers before public meetings is now suing to put the atheist 21 Rules alongside a 10 Commandments monument in a local park. He also wants $240 million.
Clair McFarlandMay 22, 2024
Laramie Pair Accused Of Racking Up $5K On Stranger's True Value Account
A Laramie man and woman are accused of wracking up nearly $5,000 in charges on a stranger’s True Value hardware account when the woman convinced store workers she was the account holder’s daughter.
Clair McFarlandMay 22, 2024
Casper Foster Dad Pleads Not Guilty To 20 Charges Of Child Sex Abuse
Steven Marler, a nationally recognized foster parent from Casper pleaded not guilty Tuesday on 20 felony charges alleging he sexually abused multiple children in his care over a period of 10 years.
Dale KillingbeckMay 22, 2024
Gillette Woman Says She Regrets Ramming Car Of Her Boyfriend's Mistress
A Gillette woman accused of “seeing red,” giving in to her rage and ramming into the car of her boyfriend’s mistress told Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday that she would like to apologize publicly for her actions. The other woman had reportedly asked the defendant to bring her a soda.
Clair McFarlandMay 21, 2024
Wyoming Man Who Shot And Killed Drug Buyer In The Back Claims Self-Defense
An alleged Evansville drug dealer claims he shot and killed a customer in self-defense, but the prosecutor questions that because the victim “was shot squarely in his back.”
Dale KillingbeckMay 21, 2024
Pair Of Accused iPhone Scammers From New York Caught In Wyoming
Attentive employees at a Sheridan Verizon store caught a pair of New York men allegedly winding through the region stealing identities and buying iPhones with people's phone account information. They’re both facing felony charges.
Clair McFarlandMay 20, 2024
After Guilty Plea For Abusing Woman, Wyoming Man Allegedly Stabbed Another To Death
Nine days after an Ethete, Wyoming, man pleaded guilty to abusing a woman, he allegedly stabbed a different woman to death. He was indicted last week on suspicion of first-degree murder.
Clair McFarlandMay 20, 2024
Casper Shooting Victim's Father Shares Broken Heart
The father of Lenea Brown, 17, who was gunned down at a Casper park Tuesday, told Cowboy State Daily he's devastated. He wants justice for his daughter who exuded compassion, including wanting to give the brother of Bobby Maher a hug “and tell him it’s going to be OK.”
Dale KillingbeckMay 18, 2024
Inside Wyoming’s State Crime Lab, Which Was Just Named One Of Best In Country
One of the Wyoming State Crime Lab’s most notorious busts was a 14-year cold case. DNA technology linked a body found in the North Platte to inmate Dale Wayne Eaton. The victim’s car was then unearthed from his yard in Moneta, Wyoming.
Clair McFarlandMay 18, 2024
Casper Adults Shocked Into Action By Two Teen Murders In 37 Days
A pair of teen murders in 37 days has shocked adults in Casper, Wyoming, to act against a growing culture of youth violence. At a Friday meeting, local groups considered all options, including patrolling the city with teams of watchers.
Dale KillingbeckMay 18, 2024
Rocky Mountain Power Sues For Not Getting Full $140 Million Rate Hike
Rocky Mountain Power filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Wyoming Public Service Commission for not approving a massive 29.2% rate hike last year. The suit said the company lost millions because of the ruling.
Clair McFarlandMay 17, 2024
Boyfriend Of Missing Cody Woman Remains A Suspect, Has New Gun Charge
The boyfriend of Katie Ferguson, who vanished while driving back to Wyoming with him from another state last fall, remains a suspect in her disappearance. And he now faces a new gun charge that could double his potential sentence to 30 years.
Clair McFarlandMay 17, 2024
Casper Man Accused Of Sex With Infant, Possessing Child Porn
A 25-year-old Casper man accused of having sex with an infant and asking other adults to participate was in court Wednesday to face 10 felony charges of child sexual abuse and child pornography.
Dale Killingbeck & Greg JohnsonMay 17, 2024
Neighbor Sends Hail Of Bullets Through Gillette Woman’s Home, But ‘I Survived’
The Gillette woman whose home was shot up with a hail of bullets said Friday that she has “to move forward” after the terrifying experience. “I’ve been to hell and back more times than anybody will ever know, and I survived,” she said.
Clair McFarlandMay 17, 2024
Two Life Sentences For Wind River Man Who Shot Neighbor In Back Of The Head
Francis Acebo was given two mandatory life sentences in prison Thursday for killing neighbor Derek Redstar Pappan by shooting him the back of the head. “Our hearts will never be the same,” said Pappan’s mother.
Leo WolfsonMay 16, 2024
Casper Teen Accused Of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend Said He’d ‘Celebrate When You Die’
The Casper 17-year-old charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend in the head Tuesday told her in a text message he planned to “celebrate when you die,” according to court documents released Thursday.
Dale KillingbeckMay 16, 2024