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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
Rock Springs Massage Parlor Raided On Suspicion Of Sex Trafficking
Local and federal authorities raided a Rock Springs, Wyoming, massage parlor Tuesday afternoon as part of a “months-long human trafficking investigation,” according to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office.
Clair McFarlandNovember 14, 2023
Smell Of 'Putrefied Blood' In Car Of Missing Wyoming Woman's Ex-Boyfriend
Katie Ferguson was in her ex-boyfriend’s Dodge Durango when they left Alabama to drive back to their home in Cody. She never made it home, and when investigators found the Durango it had a bullet hole in the door and reeked of “putrefied blood.”
Clair McFarlandNovember 14, 2023
Local Case Dropped Against Missing Cody Woman's Ex In Favor Of Bigger Charges
Misdemeanor charges against a man connected to in a missing person's case were dropped on Monday in favor of much more serious federal charges. The missing mother has not been seen for about a month.
Clair McFarlandNovember 13, 2023
Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Miniature Horse Near Gillette
The owner of a miniature horse in Campbell County made a sad discovery Saturday when he came upon the animal dead on the side of a road, killed by a hit-and-run driver.
Greg JohnsonNovember 13, 2023
Hunter Finds Human Skull ‘In The Middle Of Nowhere’ In Wyoming’s Red Desert
A hunter found a human skull “in the middle of nowhere” in Wyoming’s Red Desert on Saturday, and a missing persons' advocate hopes the discovery leads to closure for the family of one of a dozen open cold cases of missing people from the area.
Clair McFarlandNovember 13, 2023
Cheyenne Man Who Shot At Attackers Acquitted In Stand Your Ground Case
A Cheyenne man was acquitted of felony assault charges when the jury ruled he acted in self-defense when he fired back on a truck after being rammed, shot at, and followed home.
Clair McFarlandNovember 11, 2023
Reality TV Star Accused Of Poaching Sues Wyoming Game And Fish
A reality TV star and hunting guide is suing the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, saying they violated her privacy, hurt her reputation and caused her emotional distress while pursuing a poaching case against her.
Clair McFarlandNovember 10, 2023
Gillette Bus Driver Sorry After Hurting Kids By Deliberately Driving Fast Over Bumps
A substitute school bus driver In Gillette says she is sorry for deliberately driving fast over bumps at the urging of the kids. She is now facing nine misdemeanor reckless endangering charges after injuring some of them.
Clair McFarlandNovember 09, 2023
Ex-Boyfriend Of Missing Cody Woman Arrested In Wyoming
As a search continues for Cody resident Katie Ferguson, who went missing Oct. 10 while traveling back to Wyoming from Alabama, her ex-boyfriend has been arrested in Cody.
Clair McFarlandNovember 09, 2023
Laramie Man Faces 4 Years For Killing Dogs
A Laramie man who was allegedly mad because a pair of dogs had killed his daughter’s cats is accused of shooting the two dogs to death while they were locked in a cage.
Clair McFarlandNovember 08, 2023
Gillette Man Accused Of Shooting Arrows At Neighbor's Home — Alcohol Involved
A drunk Gillette man denied accusations that he fired arrows at a neighbor woman’s home Monday, but told police he was mad at her for playing loud music.
Clair McFarlandNovember 08, 2023
After Cryptic Call Home, Wyoming Woman No Longer ‘Missing,’ But Mystery Remains
Missing for more than two months, Azia Diane Saldana, 33, called her mother this week in a cryptic call saying she was fine, wanted to come home and to not consider her a "missing person." But it's still a mystery where she is and why she disappeared.
Andrew RossiNovember 08, 2023
Thermopolis Residents Divided On Cop Who Broke In, Killed Suspect
While some called for Thermopolis Police Sgt. Mike Mascorro’s firing for killing a suspect in a shootout after breaking into his home illegally, even more stood up during a Tuesday Town Council meeting to support him as a protector of the community.
Clair McFarlandNovember 08, 2023
Balloonist Charged With Illegally Landing In Grand Teton National Park Blames Wind
A Jackson hot-air balloonist facing criminal penalties for landing in Grand Teton National Park argued on Tuesday that he had no choice as the wind swept him there and then an air traffic controller ordered him to land.
Clair McFarlandNovember 07, 2023
Wyoming Highway Patrol's Springer Spaniel Is Cute But A Drug Runner’s Worst Nightmare
Don’t let her cute name or her lovable demeanor fool you, when it comes to nabbing fentanyl, meth, and heroin drug runners along Wyoming’s highways, Becky is all business.
Mark HeinzNovember 07, 2023
Already Facing 20 Years, Wyo. Teen Accused Of Beating, Pointing Gun At Another
In his last free days before being sentenced on an attempted manslaughter conviction, a Cheyenne teen is now accused of beating up another teen, stealing his shoes and PlayStation and pointing a gun at him.
Clair McFarlandNovember 07, 2023
Cody Dad Not Guilty In Toddler's Murder, Stepmother Got Life In Prison
Moshe Williams, 33, is not guilty in the 2021 murder of his 2-year-old daughter, a jury ruled Friday. His then-girlfriend Carolyn Aune, however, has been sentenced to life in prison for the crime.
Clair McFarlandNovember 06, 2023
Wyoming Tribes Say They’re Exempt From Paying Legal Fees
Wyoming’s Native American tribes already owe a gas and oil company $13.1 million, and the company's attorneys are trying to collect $81,000 in fees, but the tribes say because they’re sovereign, they don’t have to pay the legal tab.
Clair McFarlandNovember 05, 2023