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Casper Man Pleads Not Guilty To Causing Triple-Fatal Crash, Not Helping Victims
The Casper man accused of being drunk and causing a triple-fatal crash in May 2022, then not helping the dying victims, pleaded not guilty in Natrona County District Court on Tuesday.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 13, 2024
Texas Police Say Lander Runaways Not A Threat To Shoot Up A Preschool
The claim that two runaway Lander teens are out to shoot up a preschool in Texas is “a very intriguing story line” social media users have woven together without a credible source, a Texas police chief said Monday.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 12, 2024
'You Deserve This': Riverton Man Accused Of Strangling, Raping Woman For Hours
A Riverton man could face life in prison on claims he beat, strangled, confined and raped a woman for four to six hours on the Wind River Indian Reservation last month.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 12, 2024
Felony Charges Facing Utah Man After 100MPH Chase & Crash Into Laramie Home
A Utah man accused of crashing into a Laramie home and demolishing the front porch while fleeing law enforcement at more than 100mph with his child, marijuana and illegal mushrooms in his vehicle could face up to 28 years in prison if convicted on all charges.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 12, 2024
Laramie Man Accused Of Making Death Threats, Breaking Windows At Chili's
William Coco is accused of breaking the windows at a Laramie Chili’s restaurant after he was kicked out, then leaving behind a stack of threatening letters for police to find. “You need to die!!!” read one of the letters.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 12, 2024
Families of Wyoming’s Missing and Murdered Hope For More Cold Case Funds
86-year-old Ernie Van Buskirk has one wish before he dies: find out what happened to his son. His case remains one of roughly 150 estimated unsolved cases throughout the state, dating back to 1965. He is hoping the legislature provides more money to help with cold cases.
Jen KocherFebruary 11, 2024
Wyoming’s Appeals Court Upholds Law Barring Drug Users From Having Guns
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Wyoming, on Friday upheld a federal law barring drug users from possessing guns. Hunter Biden is charged under that same law in a federal court in Delaware.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 09, 2024
Lander, Wyoming, Teens Suspected Of Running Away With Guns & Stolen Classic Car
A pair of Lander, Wyoming, 16-year-olds reportedly ran away Thursday in a stolen classic 1969 Chevelle. Police think they’re possibly heading to Texas and may have guns with them.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 09, 2024
Graphic Testimony Of Sex Abuse Sends Casper Foster Dad To Trial On 20 Felonies
A Casper man recognized nationally as an award-winning foster and adoptive parent will face trial on 20 felony charges of sexual abuse of children after graphic testimony in a Friday preliminary hearing.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 09, 2024
Former Casper Mayor Sues Plane Repair Companies Over Near-Fatal Crash
Former Casper Mayor Bruce Knell on Thursday sued Casper Air Service and Natrona Avionics, saying the repair shops didn't fix the fuel system in his plane, which caused a near-fatal crash in 2022.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 09, 2024
Chuck Gray Lobbies Against Keeping Trump Off Ballots In Front Of Supreme Court
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray livestreamed from the U.S. Supreme Court building Thursday minutes before the justices heard oral arguments about whether the Colorado Supreme Court was right to remove Donald Trump from that state's election ballots.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 09, 2024
Wyoming Man Accused Of Stabbing Another To Death In Front Of Car Full Of Witnesses
One witness told an FBI investigator that a Fort Washakie man repeatedly stabbed the victim and threatened a number of others that he would do the same to them if they didn’t get back in the car.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 08, 2024
FBI Asks Wyoming Residents To Help Solve American Indian Murders
At the Wind River Indian Reservation on Wednesday, the FBI announced a new tip line designed to draw out hesitant tipsters with information about unsolved murders or missing cases of American Indians in Wyoming.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 08, 2024
Man Shot In Head On Local Street Was Murdered, Casper Police Say
Casper Police Department on Wednesday confirmed a Feb. 1 shooting in a southwest side neighborhood involved a local man who was shot in the head and died, and the case is an active murder investigation.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 08, 2024
Semi Burns Up On I-90, Blaze Could Be Seen For 20 Miles
It took crews from Wyoming and South Dakota fire departments to put out a semitrailer that was fully engulfed in flames along Interstate 90 on Tuesday. Smoke from the blaze could be seen for 20 miles.
Andrew RossiFebruary 07, 2024
Prison For Fort Washakie Man Who Pistol-Whipped Victim, Made Him Kiss Gun
A Fort Washakie man with a laundry list of violent and serious offenses will serve prison time for stealing more than $24,000 from an Indian health clinic and pistol-whipping another man. He faces more charges for reportedly assaulting a man who tried to kiss him.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 07, 2024
Casper Men Charged With Smash-And-Grab Theft Of AR-15, Ruger .45, Other Guns
Three Casper men face felony charges after using a stone to smash the bedroom window of an apartment to break in Sunday and steal an AR-15 style rifle, silver Ruger .45-caliber handgun and airsoft pistols.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 06, 2024
Hageman, 21 Others Urge Supreme Court To Block Jan. 6 Prosecutions
Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman is one of 22 in Congress who filed a brief Monday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision allowing potential decades of prison for Jan. 6, 2021, protestors, including nonviolent ones.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 06, 2024
Casper Man Tries To Take Officer’s Gun, Says He’s Going To ‘Join The Militia’
A 23-year-old man who told his probation officer he was going to Texas to “join the militia” and “join the war” tried to wrestle the gun from a police officer’s holster when cops caught up with him.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 05, 2024
Wyoming Sex Offender Shot By Police Now Charged With Jailbreak
A Fort Washakie, Wyoming, man shot by a police officer during a family brawl and serving time for failing to register as a sex offender has now been charged with jailbreak for hiding on a reservation instead of reporting to treatment home.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 05, 2024
Colorado Man Crashes Truck When He Learned 13-Year-Old Wyoming Girl Wasn’t Real
A 45-year-old Colorado man accused of trying to meet up with a 13-year-old Wyoming girl sped off and wrecked his truck in Albany County when he realized the date was a police setup.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 05, 2024
Umpire In A Robe: Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Reflects On 46-Year Career
Now about to retire, Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Keith Kautz is still delighted with his 46-year law career, and the youth baseball games he umpired to keep from growing cynical.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 03, 2024
Armed, Barricaded Suspect Closed Highway To Casper Saturday
An "armed, barricaded suspect" prompted a law-enforcement response on Highway 20-26 between Moneta and Casper on Saturday morning. The suspect was in custody by midday and the road was reopened.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 03, 2024
Rock Springs Police Find Two Dead After Assault Call
Police responded to an assault call in a Rock Springs home Friday morning, and arrived to find two adults dead in the home.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 03, 2024