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Wyoming Man Suing To Keep Trump Off Ballot OK With Former President Joining Lawsuit
A retired attorney in Wyoming sparred Tuesday with Trump about whether the former president can stay on the state’s ballot - as the Colorado Supreme Court removed Trump from its state ballot.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2023
Casper Woman Sues City, 2 Police Officers Claiming Rough, Illegal Arrest
A Casper woman filed a lawsuit against a pair of police officers and the city claiming her civil rights were violated when she was roughed up during an illegal arrest at a party in January 2020.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 19, 2023
No New Trial For Cheyenne Day Care Worker Who Swaddled Baby To Death
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled a Cheyenne day care worker who swaddled a baby to death won’t get a do-over on claims her 2022 jury trial was unfair.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2023
Bomb Threats To Cheyenne Airport And Frontier Mall Turn Out To Be Bogus
A pair of email bomb threats to Cheyenne Regional Airport and Frontier Mall on Tuesday morning prompted the evacuation of the mall and police sweeps of the facilities. Both threats were found to be bogus.
Greg JohnsonDecember 19, 2023
Wyoming Federal Judge: Following Trans Pronouns Policy Part Of Teacher's Duty
A federal judge on Monday said Wyoming teachers don't have a free-speech right to ignore a school's policy of using students' preferred pronouns. “Referring to a student by their chosen or preferred names in a classroom, pursuant to a school district policy, is part of a teacher’s official duties,” the judge wrote.
Clair McFarlandDecember 19, 2023
Pistol Packin' Mama! Casper Home Invaders Flee When Pregnant Mom Pulls Gun
While the dad of a Casper family wrestled with one of two home intruders, the pregnant mom grabbed a pistol, pointed it at both burglars and scared them away last month, according to court documents.
Clair McFarlandDecember 18, 2023
Riverton Man Charged With Killing Wheelchair-Bound Landlord
Accused of shooting his wheelchair-bound former landlord in a crowded home on the Wind River Indian Reservation this summer, Burdick Nelson Seminole Sr. could face life in prison.
Clair McFarlandDecember 18, 2023
Arapahoe Couple Accused Of Torturing, Starving, Locking Boy Up For Weeks
Accused of torturing, starving and confining their son in his room for stealing snacks, two Arapahoe, Wyoming, parents are facing up to life in prison on an enhanced child abuse charge alleging they seriously hurt the boy.
Clair McFarlandDecember 18, 2023
450 Kappa Sorority Sisters Side With UW Women Against Transgender Member
A group of 450 Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority sisters have filed a court argument this week backing six University of Wyoming sisters in their appeal against the sorority for admitting a transgender member at the UW chapter.
Clair McFarlandDecember 15, 2023
Wyoming Battles Pro-Choicers For Early Judgment In Abortion Lawsuit
An attorney representing Wyoming and three attorneys representing a pro-choice coalition both asked a Teton County Judge on Thursday to resolve the state’s abortion case early in their favor.
Clair McFarlandDecember 15, 2023
Decade-Old Rape Kit Leads To New Charge For Wyoming Man Already In Halfway House
DNA from a 2012 rape kits has linked to a Wyoming man already serving a sentence for sexual assault, who allegedly admitted he had sex with a drunk 13-year-old girl.
Clair McFarlandDecember 14, 2023
Worland Man Accused Of Turning Glock Into Illegal Machine Gun
Accused of modifying his Glock 9 mm pistol with a rapid-fire device, a Worland man has been charged by a Wyoming grand jury with possessing a machine gun, and also for having an unregistered short-barreled rifle.
Clair McFarlandDecember 14, 2023
Facing Possible Murder Charge, Trial Delayed For Ex-Boyfriend Of Missing Cody Woman
Recognizing that a man who made it home from Alabama to Cody in October with a bloody vehicle — but without his girlfriend, who was accompanying him — may need to summon a hefty defense, a federal judge on Tuesday delayed his trial.
Clair McFarlandDecember 14, 2023
Trump Files Motion To Defend Himself In Lawsuit To Keep Him Off Wyoming’s Ballot
Former President Donald Trump filed a motion on Tuesday to intervene and defend himself in a federal lawsuit filed by a retired Laramie attorney aimed at keeping Trump off Wyoming’s election ballot.
Clair McFarlandDecember 13, 2023
Babysitter Accused Of Beating 5-Year-Old To Death Claims Confession Was Coerced
The Kemmerer babysitter accused of beating a 5-year-old girl to death in November 2022 claims her confession can't be used at trial because she was on too many pain medications to voluntarily waive her right to remain silent.
Clair McFarlandDecember 13, 2023
Charges: Casper Man Accused Of Causing Crash That Killed 3; Didn’t Help Victims
Eighteen months after allegedly being drunk and causing a horrific crash that killed three people, a Casper man has been charged with vehicular homicide. According to court documents, he didn’t help the dying victims, saying, “I can’t do that.”
Clair McFarlandDecember 13, 2023
Casper Man Guilty Of Murdering Father-In-Law, Trying To Kill Mother-In-Law
A Casper man who stabbed and beat his mother-in-law nearly to death and killed her husband faces 40 years to life in prison after a jury convicted him Friday of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
Clair McFarlandDecember 12, 2023
Gillette Man Accused Of Sex With 14-Year-Old Thrown In Trunk Of Car, Beaten, Left In Field
Campbell County District Court documents allege that in retaliation for a Gillette man sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl, another man threw him in the trunk of a car, drove him to a remote location, beat him, and left him in a dirt field near Rozet.
Clair McFarlandDecember 12, 2023
22 Animals, Some Emaciated And Sick, Removed From Casper Home
As authorities in Casper investigate a case of animal hording in a local home, the 22 animals taken from it last week are rehabilitating at an animal shelter. Some of them were emaciated and sick.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 12, 2023
Cheyenne Man Accused Of Running Over Woman's Head
Police are recommending felony charges for a Cheyenne man accused of smacking one woman with an ice scraper and running over another woman's head with his car on Sunday.
Clair McFarlandDecember 11, 2023
One Person Hospitalized, No Arrests After Early Morning Casper Shooting
An early morning shooting in Casper’s west side Saturday morning send one person to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries, the Casper Police Department reports. No arrests have been made.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 11, 2023
Woman Claims Newcastle Hospital Tried To Have Her Involuntarily Committed For Whistleblowing
An Upton woman is suing Weston County Health Services, claiming hospital officials tried to have her involuntarily committed as mentally ill when she reported alleged ethics and legal violations as its human resources worker.
Clair McFarlandDecember 11, 2023
Case Of 5-Year-Old's Reported Sex Assault At Cody School Sent To Prosecutor
The Cody Police Department announced Monday it's handing over its six-week investigation into the reported sexual assault of a kindergartener at Livingston Elementary to the Park County prosecuting attorney.
Clair McFarlandDecember 11, 2023
Honduras Man Busted For Drugged Driving In Douglas Was In US Illegally
A Honduras man who was deported in 2011 and allegedly caught driving drugged near Douglas last month now faces a federal charge for illegally reentering the United States.
Clair McFarlandDecember 11, 2023