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2 Dead In Casper Shooting Involving People ‘Known To Each Other’
Two people are dead after what Casper police describe as a domestic-related shooting Friday between two people who knew each other. “I watched them pull a stretcher out here,” said a neighbor who witnessed the aftermath."
Kolby Fedore & Dale KillingbeckMay 16, 2026
Fire Chief Says Wind River Canyon Fire Started By BNSF Train "Mechanical Issue"
Fremont County Fire Chief Ron Wempen told Cowboy State Daily the Wind River Canyon fire was started by a "mechanical issue" on a BNSF train. "Initially, they had a fire on board the locomotive itself," he said of Saturday's fire which grew to 133-acres.
Andrew Rossi & Jackie DorothyMay 16, 2026
Wyoming Lawyer Not Liable For Embarrassing Claims In Trans Sorority Member Lawsuit
An attorney who tried getting a court to void the membership of a University of Wyoming transgender sorority member was found not liable Friday for personal and embarrassing claims he and his co-counsel included in the bombshell case's public court file.
Clair McFarlandMay 16, 2026
Casper Man Who Bit Deputy’s Finger Off, Barks Like Dog Gets 28-35 Years In Prison
A 40-year-old Casper man who bit the tip of a deputy’s finger off and barked like a dog at a judge was sentenced Friday to 28-35 years in prison. He was on parole for earlier nearly biting off the finger of a hospital security guard.
Dale KillingbeckMay 15, 2026
Fremont County Man Accused Of Keeping Puppies In House Of Horrors Covered In Feces
A Fremont County man faces 17 animal cruelty charges after deputies say they found dogs and 12 puppies living in a trailer without food and covered in feces. The “overwhelming odor of feces” was so bad a HAZMAT team had to recover the animals.
Kolby FedoreMay 15, 2026
Judges Dismiss Nine Felony Cases, Including Murder, Over Darin Smith Misconduct
Wyoming’s federal judges on Friday dismissed nine felony-level criminal cases, including one first-degree murder case, due to prosecutorial misconduct through “inflammatory and inappropriate” comments interim U.S. Attorney nominee Darin Smith made to a grand jury.
Clair McFarlandMay 15, 2026
Riverton Teen Charged With Shooting Friend In Head During Horseplay With Gun
More than two months after a Riverton 18-year-old was shot in the head during a night of drinking and horseplay with a gun, another teen has been charged with pulling the trigger. The teen reportedly said he “didn’t mean to do that” before running off.
Kolby FedoreMay 14, 2026
Animal Groups Paid $15,000 To Cody Roberts Whistleblower In Wolf Abuse Case
A pair of animal welfare groups said Thursday they paid $15,000 to a whistleblower who “contributed meaningfully” to the criminal case against Daniel, Wyoming, wolf abuser Cody Roberts. They say the informant came forward “at great personal risk."
Kolby FedoreMay 14, 2026
Wyoming Supreme Court Overturns Block On $50 Million School Choice Program
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a judge's block of the state’s $50 million school choice program. State schools chief Megan Degenfelder says she’s “thrilled by the unanimous decision” and plans to reopen school choice vouchers immediately.
Clair McFarlandMay 14, 2026
70-Year-Old Cheyenne Man Accused Of Punching Kid In Face For Riding Bike Too Fast
An argument over riding a bike too fast in a Cheyenne park escalated to a 70-year-old man allegedly punching a 12-year-old boy in the face Monday. The man told police the boy called him a gay slur, then they both ended up with black eyes.
Kolby FedoreMay 13, 2026
What Was In Package Left At F.E. Warren That Evacuated Capitol Remains A Mystery
Cheyenne residents will likely never know what was in the package left at F.E. Warren Air Force Base last month that evacuated the neighborhood and state Capitol. “Yeah, I’d kind of like to know,” says a man whose granddaughter was locked down in school.
Greg JohnsonMay 13, 2026
Cheyenne Parents Accused Of Killing 4-Month-Old Plead Not Guilty, To Have Trials
A Cheyenne mother charged with murder in the death of her 4-month-old son pleaded not guilty this week. That, along with an earlier not guilty plea from the father, sets the table for both parents to be tried for first-degree murder in separate trials.
Kolby FedoreMay 13, 2026
Man Allegedly Pushed Woman He "Was Going To Marry" Out Of Moving Vehicle
“I was going to marry you but now I’m going to kill you" were the words a man allegedly told a woman before allegedly pushing her out of a moving vehicle. He was later arrested near Rawlins by the Wyoming Highway Patrol.
Kolby FedoreMay 12, 2026
New York Woman Pleads Not Guilty In Scheme To Steal Thousands From Wyoming Banks
A New York woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday for her role as part of an alleged out-of-state crime ring that tried to steal thousands from a Casper bank in April. She allegedly was successful in taking thousands from a bank in Buffalo earlier in the day.
Dale KillingbeckMay 12, 2026
Wyoming AG Argues Trans Woman Can't Get Sex On Birth Certificate Changed
The Wyoming AG's Office filed a brief Monday defending the What is a Woman Act in the case of a transgender woman seeking a birth certificate change from "male" to "female.” A judge last year ruled that birth certificates should "record the ‘facts of birth.’”
Clair McFarlandMay 12, 2026
Jury Finds Gillette Woman Not Guilty In Plot To Have Brother Stabbed
A jury found a Gillette, Wyoming, woman not guilty Friday of helping plot her brother’s stabbing at a Washington state Motel 6. Her husband, meanwhile, is serving 39 years in prison for attempted first-degree murder for carrying out the attack.
Kolby FedoreMay 11, 2026
Riverton Police: Woman Claims She Lit Man In Wheelchair On Fire In Self-Defense
Riverton police say a woman accused of dousing a man in a wheelchair with vodka and lighting him on fire claimed she acted in self-defense. A witness told police the woman became angry when the wheelchair-bound man wouldn’t give her money for meth.
Kolby FedoreMay 11, 2026
Family Says Strangers Saved Life Of Lander Store Clerk Stabbed During Robbery
The family of a Lander convenience store clerk credits strangers for saving the woman’s life after she was stabbed several times by a suspected burglar. “We are beyond grateful” for the response "that saved my mom’s life,” says the victim’s daughter.
Kolby FedoreMay 11, 2026
Wyoming Coffee Shops Putting Photos Of Missing Wyoming People On Coffee Sleeves
Coffee shops across Wyoming are putting missing Wyoming people on coffee sleeves in an attempt to help solve cold cases — just like the national campaign on milk cartons decades ago. “Somebody knows something, people do not just vanish,” said one advocate.
Wendy CorrMay 10, 2026
New Leads Could Help Crack 25-Year-Old Murder Case Of Casper Man Beaten, Run Over
New leads could help crack the 25-year-old murder of a Casper man who was beaten, run over and left to die in a Wyoming roller-skating rink parking lot. “Danny’s death destroyed our family and somebody knows something,” his sister said.
Jen KocherMay 09, 2026
Wyoming U.S. Attorney Battling Misconduct Claims Ahead of Monday Confirmation Vote
Wyoming U.S. Attorney Darin Smith is set for a U.S. Senate confirmation vote Monday as a controversy heats up over allegations he prejudiced a grand jury. Eight defendants are now challenging to dismiss their cases, including one for first-degree murder.
Clair McFarlandMay 09, 2026
Snow King Accountant Accused Of Embezzling More Than $45,000 From Resort
A former accountant at Snow King Mountain in Jackson faces felony charges, accused of embezzling more than $45,000 from the resort. Detectives say he would put through duplicate invoices, with the excess going to a separate account of his.
Kolby FedoreMay 08, 2026
Convicted Evansville Sex Abuser Gets Up To 100 Years For Having Child Porn
A 27-year-old Evansville man on parole for sexually abusing a teen got a 45-to-100-year prison sentence Friday after pleading guilty to having up to 300 child porn images. “This sentence is nearly what we would see in homicide cases,” the judge said.
Dale KillingbeckMay 08, 2026
Rawlins Man With ‘Kill Her’ Scrawled On Front Door Charged With Terrorizing Woman
A Rawlins man living in a house full of knives with “Danger, Women stay out, Kill her, Be Aware” scrawled on his front door told police that the woman who claims he assaulted her hit herself in the face. He’ll make his first court appearance Friday.
Kolby FedoreMay 07, 2026