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Even In Wyoming, Experts Say Shooting At Someone Stealing Your Stuff Not A Good Idea
It’s best to know what the law says about using a gun to defend yourself, your home and possessions in Wyoming before opening fire, experts say. A Casper man may learn that after unloading at his own truck while a guy was stealing it.
Mark HeinzMarch 29, 2025
A Wyoming Sheriff Caught Infamous Cannibal Alfred Packer, Brought Him To Justice
After eating his five traveling companions in the Colorado mountains in the winter of 1874, Alfred Packer eluded capture for nearly a decade. One of the most infamous cannibals in U.S. history was caught and brought to justice by a Wyoming sheriff.
Jackie DorothyMarch 29, 2025
Wyoming Again In Spotlight With New TV Series About ‘Happy Face Killer’
A new TV series on Paramount+ will feature the story of Keith Jesperson, who admitted to murdering at least eight women across five states — including Wyoming — between 1990 and 1995.
Jen KocherMarch 29, 2025
Reservation Man Accused Of Rape Found Not Guilty In Rare Federal Acquittal
A federal trial jury Wednesday found a 23-year-old Wind River Indian Reservation man not guilty of multiple sexual abuse charges. His accuser had claimed he raped her while she was drunk. Federal trial acquittals are extremely rare.
Clair McFarlandMarch 28, 2025
Casper Doctor Not Giving Up Fight To Get Back On Wyoming Board Of Medicine
Casper radiologist Eric Cubin has filed an appeal to get back on the Wyoming Board of Medicine after pressure from Gov. Mark Gordon to resign last year. Cubin lobbied for legislation banning transgender surgeries and treatments on minors.
Leo WolfsonMarch 28, 2025
Wyoming Man Accused Of Machete, Hammer Attacks Nabbed In Colorado
A 25-year-old Goshen County, Wyoming man was on the run from the law, accused of swinging a machete at his sister. He was caught Wednesday in Colorado — and his sister says he wasn’t really trying to hurt her.
Clair McFarlandMarch 28, 2025
18-Year-Old Good Samaritan Hit, Killed While Helping Injured Driver Near Laramie
An 18-year-old WyoTech student from Montana with dreams of building muscle cars stopped to help the injured driver of a one-car rollover Sunday on Highway 130 near Laramie. While doing that, he was hit by another driver and killed.
David MadisonMarch 28, 2025
Wyoming Cell Tower Worker Hit While Air Force Members Shoot At Targets
A man working on a Verizon cell tower was shot in the thigh Thursday while three U.S. Air Force members were shooting targets on federal land outside Guernsey, Wyoming. The worker was life-flighted, then treated and released from a Cheyenne hospital.
Clair McFarlandMarch 28, 2025
Douglas Woman Accused Of Threats To Blow Up Man’s Business And Poison His Dog
Douglas police claim a local woman threatened to poison a man's dog and bomb his family business to get him to "comply with her demands." Khyrstyn Jackson now faces up multiple felonies, including blackmail.
Clair McFarlandMarch 27, 2025
Prosecutor Fights To Keep Convicted Child Molester On Sex Offender List
A Sweetwater County prosecutor is challenging a judge’s decision to expunge a Rock Springs man’s 1997 conviction for molesting an 8-year-old girl, court documents show. The man has argued to be removed from the sex offender list.
Clair McFarlandMarch 27, 2025
41-Year-Old Glenrock Woman Who Stalked Teens Didn't Get Jail Time: Here's Why
The families of two Glenrock teens cyberstalked and bullied by 41-year-old Marcie Smith for a year say they understand why she only got probation, but wish jail time had been offered. They hope to change the law to stop similar nightmares for others.
Clair McFarlandMarch 27, 2025
Wyoming Gun Owners Blast Supreme Court For Upholding Biden-Era ‘Ghost Gun’ Rules
Wyoming gun rights advocates are blasting a Wednesday U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Biden-era “ghost gun” rules. The regs require serial numbers and background checks for self-made firearms.
Mark HeinzMarch 26, 2025