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Jackson Man Pleads Guilty To Molesting 13-Year-Old, Filming Women On Toilet
German Guerra faces up to 48 years in prison for molesting a 13-year-old girl and filming women as they went to the bathroom at the Cowboy Bar in Jackson.
Clair McFarlandJuly 27, 2023
Search For Missing Washakie County Woman So Far Only Turns Up Shirt, Shoe
Searching for a fourth day Wednesday for missing 28-year-old Washakie County resident Breanna Mitchell, so far only her vehicle, a shirt and a shoe have turned up.
Andrew RossiJuly 26, 2023
Lawsuit: UW Officials Say Church Elder Harassed Transgender Student
University of Wyoming officials are denying they violated the free-speech rights of a Laramie church elder who displayed a sign in the school’s student Union breezeway calling a transgender sorority member a male.
Clair McFarlandJuly 26, 2023
Prosecutor Says More Child Porn Found On Wyo. National Guard Sergeant's Phone
A federal prosecutor says more child porn was found on the cellphone of Wyoming National Guard Sgt. First Class Daniel Gene Gumm, who already faces up to 40 years in prison on child-porn distribution and possession charges.
Clair McFarlandJuly 25, 2023
Still No Word On What Caused 21-Car Train Derailment
Union Pacific is tight-lipped this week about what caused a 21-car train derailment that happened near Lusk earlier this month, saying it’s still under investigation.
Clair McFarlandJuly 25, 2023
Judge Won’t Dismiss Wyoming Sheep Shearer’s Murder Case As Self Defense
A Lincoln County District Court Judge declined to dismiss the second-degree murder charge as self-defense for a Wyoming sheep shearer who stabbed her boyfriend to death.
Clair McFarlandJuly 25, 2023
Rock Springs Hospital Denies Discrimination In Firing Of Black, Gay Doctor
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has denied a lawsuit that claims the hospital discriminated against Dr. Lex Auguiste, an obstetrician/gynecologist who is black and gay, when it fired him.
Clair McFarlandJuly 24, 2023
Man Twice Deported To Mexico Arrested For Drunk Driving In Cheyenne
A man twice deported from the United States to Mexico now faces an illegal immigration charge after Wyoming police arrested him on suspicion of drunk driving near Cheyenne.
Clair McFarlandJuly 24, 2023
Laramie County Sheriff’s Office Launches Game Show Starring Lots Of Inmates
Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak, a longtime proponent of social media, has launched a game show on Facebook called "Catch A Fugitive." The game show is patterned after the popular Plinko game on "The Price Is Right."
Jimmy OrrJuly 22, 2023
Parents Double Down On Claims Wyoming School District Lied About Using Trans Pronouns
Parents of a Rock Springs high school student filed an amended lawsuit Thursday doubling down on claims Sweetwater County School District No. 1 hides kids’ transgender names and pronouns from parents.
Clair McFarlandJuly 21, 2023
Casper Murder Suspect Caught In Vermont
A 36-year-old suspect in Casper murder was arrested in Vermont on Thursday and is being held there as a fugitive from justice.
Clair McFarlandJuly 21, 2023
Casper Abortion Clinic Arsonist Pleads Guilty, Taken Straight To Jail
A Casper woman who has admitted using gasoline to set fire to an abortion and gender services clinic last year pleaded guilty to arson in federal court Thursday afternoon.
Leo WolfsonJuly 20, 2023
Cheyenne Man Accused Of Strangling Wife For Not Doing Chores
Accused of strangling his wife at their home on F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne when she refused to do chores, Jonathan Wandel faces two counts of felony strangulation in federal court.
Clair McFarlandJuly 20, 2023
Wyoming Judge Dismisses Wapiti Man's Lawsuit To Make His Own Machine Gun
Wyoming's chief federal judge has dismissed a Wapiti man's lawsuit against the federal government, challenging federal anti-machinegun laws under the Second Amendment in his effort to make his own M16 machine gun.
Clair McFarlandJuly 19, 2023
Flaming Gorge Days Organizer Arrested, Accused Of Embezzling More Than $75,000
Jennifer Melvin, former administrator of the Green River Urban Renewal Agency, is accused of stealing more than $75,000 for personal expenses and gambling on horse races.
July 19, 2023
Arrest Made In Rash Of Bomb Threats To Casper Government Agencies, No Explosives Found
Multiple bomb threats in Casper on Wednesday morning interrupted a Gaming Commission meeting and forced hundreds of state employees to evacuate the Thyra Thomson building. Within two hours, an arrest was made.
Leo Wolfson & Clair McFarlandJuly 19, 2023
Thieves Make Off With 7 High-End Side-By-Sides Valued At Over $225,000 From Evanston Dealer
Surveillance footage shows thieves had to make two trips to steal seven expensive side-by-side UTVs from Basecamp Evanston, valued at more than $225,000.
July 19, 2023
Wyoming Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Of Men Caught With 320 Pounds Of Pot
The Wyoming Supreme Court has rejected a claim made by a pair of men caught with 320 pounds of marijuana on I-80 that a state trooper stopped them because their car was too big and they were Hispanic.
Clair McFarlandJuly 19, 2023
Former Wyo Supreme Court Justice, Top Fed Prosecutor Appalled At Hunter Biden ‘Sweetheart Deal’
Former Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Bill Hill and former U.S. Attorney Richard Stacy told Cowboy State Daily they are shocked at Hunter Biden’s “sweetheart deal” for three federal criminal charges.
Clair McFarlandJuly 18, 2023
Two Fatalities, Missing Man Makes Busy Weekend For Park County Search & Rescue
Emergency crews in Park County responded to a pair of unrelated fatal incidents Friday, then began an exhaustive search for a missing Montana man Saturday.
Leo WolfsonJuly 18, 2023
Suspect Believed Connected To Sweetwater County Murder In Custody, SUV Sought
The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended a suspect in the murder of a 30-year-old Teton County man and is asking for the public’s help in locating an SUV believed to be related to the crime.
Clair McFarlandJuly 18, 2023
Riverton Teen Who Died After She Was Ejected From Stolen BMW Had Meth, Alcohol In System
The Fremont County Coroner’s office reports that Sassite Underwood, the 17-year-old who was killed when the BMW she was in crashed last month, had meth and alcohol in her system.
Clair McFarlandJuly 17, 2023
Pregnant Woman Survives Alleged Beating, Ditches Boyfriend At Wyoming Taco Bell Bathroom
A month after he allegedly beat and bit his pregnant girlfriend on the Wind River Indian Reservation, Steven Cole C’Bearing has been arrested. His girlfriend was able to get away from him and call police when he used a bathroom at Taco Bell.
Clair McFarlandJuly 14, 2023
Teen Arrested In Casper Fairgrounds Shooting, Bullet Storm On House
The Natrona County Sheriff's Office and Casper Police Department issued a joint statement Friday saying they arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the Tuesday shooting of a woman near the fairgrounds and a Thursday 10-bullet attack on a residence.
Clair McFarlandJuly 14, 2023