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With Nearly 40 Drug Offenses So Far This School Year, Riverton High Principal Pleads For THC Ban
Saying there have been at least two overdoses at the school and 39 drug offenses, Riverton High School Principal John Griffith is urging city leaders to ban THC products in city limits.
Clair McFarlandMarch 23, 2023
Riverton Man Who Murdered Best Friend Could Now Go Free Because Cops Didn’t Mirandize Him
A Riverton man who spent the last three years behind bars for killing his suicidal best friend could now go free after a failure to Mirandize him led to his conviction being tossed and a new probation-focused plea agreement.
Clair McFarlandMarch 23, 2023
Wyoming Woman Says She Set Fire To Casper Abortion Clinic To Quiet Her Nightmares
Lorna Green, who made her first appearance in federal court on Thursday morning, told investigators she set fire to a planned abortion clinic in Casper last year because she was having nightmares about it
Leo WolfsonMarch 23, 2023
Cheyenne City Council First In Wyoming To Consider – And Vote Down – Pot Decriminalization
The Cheyenne City Council considered marijuana decriminalization Wednesday night, but despite a strong public turnout in support of the measure, the council voted 5-2 against it.
Leo WolfsonMarch 23, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris Bashes Gordon Over Wyoming’s New Abortion Laws
Vice President Kamala Harris bashed Gov. Mark Gordon and state lawmakers after Wyoming became the first state to ban the chemical abortion bill.
Leo WolfsonMarch 23, 2023
Casper Woman Arrested As Suspect In Wyoming Abortion Clinic Arson
After police bumped the reward for information leading to her capture to $15,000, “several tipsters” led to the arrest of a woman suspected of setting fire to a new gender and abortion clinic set to open in Casper.
Clair McFarlandMarch 23, 2023
Abortion Legal Again In Wyoming; Teton County Judge Blocks New ‘Life Is A Human Right’ Law
Citing concerns that it's not constitutional and could harm individuals, a Teton County judge on Wednesday blocked the Life Is A Human Right Act, making abortion legal again in Wyoming.
Clair McFarlandMarch 22, 2023
New Zealand Sheep Shearer Pleads Not Guilty To Stabbing, Killing Boyfriend At Afton-Area Ranch
A New Zealand woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death while working on an Afton-area ranch with a sheep shearing crew gave a tearful "not guilty" plea Wednesday in Lincoln County District Court and is scheduled for an August trial.
Clair McFarlandMarch 22, 2023
Cody Woman Will Stand Trial For Toddler’s Death, With Or Without Key Witnesses
Carolyn Aune, who is accused with Moshe Williams in the “gut punch” death of Williams' 2-year-old daughter, will begin her trial April 17 despite a prosecutor's concerns that his most important witnesses can't attend the trial.
Clair McFarlandMarch 21, 2023
Wife Of Fired Glenrock Police Chief Accused Of Stealing $100K From Arizona Church
Carmen Theel, the wife of the police chief the town of Glenrock fired two years ago has been charged with stealing money from a church in Tucson, Arizona.
Clair McFarlandMarch 21, 2023
Emergency Court Hearing Scheduled On Wednesday For Wyoming’s New Abortion Ban
The same pro-choice group that blocked Wyoming's abortion “trigger ban” last year is suing the state again over its more-specific rewrite of the law, which contains more medical carveouts for pregnant women.
Clair McFarlandMarch 21, 2023
Wyoming Man Faces Life In Prison For Jail Death, Forced Anal Smuggling
A Laramie man accused of giving fentanyl to a fellow jail inmate, causing his death, and forcing another inmate to smuggle a pill in his anus faces life in prison because of harsher federal charging options not available to state prosecutors.
Clair McFarlandMarch 20, 2023
Wyoming Becomes First State In The Nation To Ban Abortion Pills
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon touted his “strong pro-life record” after signing a ban on chemical abortions and allowing a broader abortion ban to become law without his signature, saying it invites lawsuits and is a poor substitute for a change to the state Constitution.
Clair McFarlandMarch 18, 2023
Cody Man Accused Of Beating His 2-Year-Old Daughter To Death Ruled Sane Enough For Trial
Moshe Bahja Williams' prosecution was paused for a mental health evaluation but a judge on Thursday said he's sane enough to stand trial. Williams and his girlfriend both are charged with first-degree murder after Williams' 2-year-old died of a "gut punch."
Clair McFarlandMarch 17, 2023
Police Used Cell Tower Location Data To Link Cheyenne Man “K Thuggin 2” To Fentanyl Drug Deals
A DEA agent used cell phone tower ping location data to link Kyle Rozell (who called himself 'K Thuggin 2') to one of his three fentanyl distribution charges. Rozell faces up to 80 years in federal prison and up to $7 million in fines.
Clair McFarlandMarch 17, 2023
Cheyenne Could Become First Wyoming City To Decriminalize Marijuana
The Cheyenne City Council is expected to consider a proposal to decriminalize marijuana within city limits at a meeting next week.
Leo WolfsonMarch 16, 2023
Woman Streaks Through Downtown Cheyenne Because Voices In Her Head Told Her To ‘Air It Out’
After she told police she went streaking through downtown Cheyenne on Wednesday because the voices in her head told her to "air it out," Alissa Marie Arellano was arrested on an outstanding warrant and ticketed for public intoxication and indecent exposure.
March 16, 2023
Casper Man Accused Of Stabbing Elderly Family Members Pleads Insanity
George Kevin Dickerson has evoked an insanity plea for allegedly stabbing and beating his in-laws until his stepfather-in-law died and his mother-in-law nearly died.
Clair McFarlandMarch 15, 2023
Cheyenne Teens Charged With Killing 16-Year-Old Girl Have Until March 30 To Reach Plea
Tirso Munguia, 19, has until March 30 to strike a plea deal for the alleged accidental shooting and killing of a 16-year-old girl, as does Cody Nicholson, 18, who faces an accessory charge for reportedly hiding the murder weapon.
Clair McFarlandMarch 15, 2023
Body Found In River Near Casper Was Photographer Who Vanished In January
Authorities have identified the Casper-area man found dead in the North Platte River on Sunday as Bruce Wayne Campbell, whose friends feared had ventured out onto the ice of a state park river in January to take photographs.
Clair McFarlandMarch 15, 2023
Man Faces Felony For Flashing Handgun, Challenging Everyone In Bar To Fight In Gillette
Eduardo Juarez was arrested in the early morning hours Saturday after reportedly flashing a 9 mm handgun at the Wyoming Downs in Gillette and challenging multiple men to fight him outside.
Clair McFarlandMarch 14, 2023
Wyoming Man Arrested In 2017 Killing Of Friend Who Was Scared To Go To Prison For Child Porn
Mark Dean Switzer, 71, is in a Cheyenne jail awaiting extradition for allegedly murdering a friend in 2017, who was facing up to 10 years in prison for possessing child pornography and had told others that he refused to go to prison.
Clair McFarlandMarch 14, 2023
Firefighters Pull Man’s Body From Casper-Area River
After someone found a body in the North Platte River on Sunday afternoon, firefighters arrived and pulled a man's body from the river, officials said. An ID is pending notification of next of kin.
Clair McFarlandMarch 14, 2023
April Trial Set For Former Rock Springs Mayor Accused Of Using Office For Financial Gain
Former Rock Springs Mayor Tim Kaumo will let a judge decide whether he tried to use his position as mayor to beat out competing bidders on a multimillion-dollar construction project in 2020. The trial will begin on April 25.
Leo WolfsonMarch 13, 2023