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'No Permission, Just Shoot': Instagram Videos Lead To Wyoming Poaching Charges
A Washington man faces 14 Wyoming poaching-related charges after Game and Fish investigators say Instagram videos and phone data exposed illegal hunts over more than 10 years. “No permission, just shoot,” the man messaged, Game and Fish says.
Kolby FedoreJune 05, 2026
Laramie Couple Charged After Meth-Filled Syringe Found In Baby's Crib
A Laramie couple was bound over to felony-level court this week after a meth-filled syringe was found in their baby's crib. Both claimed the syringe belonged to the other, while the baby’s mother admitted using meth, according to court documents.
Kolby FedoreJune 04, 2026
Riverton Man Who Slit Man’s Throat And Dumped Body Gets Life In Prison
A Riverton man who admitted to slitting the throat of another man, wrapping his body in hotel bedding and dumping it in the snow was sentenced Thursday to life in prison. "Even after the victim was dead, the violence did not stop,” said the prosecutor.
Kolby FedoreJune 04, 2026
Goat Dispute Turned Deadly: Supreme Court Rejects Self Defense Argument Over Man Who Killed Neighbor
Two neighbors in Weston County had a longstanding dispute over goats. It escalated when one man shot and killed the other. The Wyoming Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the self-defense argument of the man who said the neighbor charged him on a skid steer.
Clair McFarlandJune 04, 2026
32 Years After Her Posed Body Was Found Along I-80, ‘Shafter Jane Doe’ Identified
More than 32 years after her body was found along I-80, the woman known as “Shafter Jane Doe” has been identified, officials announced Thursday. Her nude body was posed on the ground, arms extended to either side in the shape of a cross.
Jen KocherJune 04, 2026
Transgender Bathroom Protestor Faces Felony Assault Charge, Claims Self-Defense
The transgender Laramie resident who protested Wyoming’s cross-sex access ban for public bathrooms at the Capitol last summer is now waging a self-defense argument in a felony assault case. “I did not go looking for confrontation,” said Rihanna Kelver.
Clair McFarlandJune 03, 2026
Man Sets Fire To Controversial Book In Cheyenne Library, Then Pulls Alarm
Cheyenne police are evaluating whether a man could face charges for setting fire to a book, tossing it into the Laramie County Library and pulling a fire alarm. The book he burned, “Paper Towns,” has been targeted by some school districts for removal.
Kolby FedoreJune 03, 2026
Fugitive Accused Of Breaking Into Casper-Area Homes, Taking Orange Juice
An Evansville man accused of not returning to a Casper halfway house after work faces more charges for allegedly breaking into people’s homes. He "grabbed a container of orange juice from the fridge” when confronted by a frightened woman at one house.
Dale KillingbeckJune 03, 2026
Torrington Family Says Suspect Turns Self In For Shooting Mutilated Rottweilers
A Torrington family says the Goshen County Sheriff’s Office told them a suspect turned himself in for shooting their Rottweilers, whose mutilated bodies were found in the North Platte River. The sheriff’s office confirms there is a suspect in the case.
Kolby FedoreJune 03, 2026
Lincoln County Man Accused Of Beating, Shaking Down Man Who Owes Him Money
A Lincoln County man is accused of beating a man to coerce him to sign over a truck and equipment during a daylong shakedown over a debt. “Catch people like you and string you up and flog you daily,” police say the contractor threatens on video.
Kolby FedoreJune 02, 2026
Casper Man Who Tried To Burn Down Ex’s House — But Saved Snake — Gets 6-8 Years
A Casper man who tried to burn down his ex-boyfriend’s house last summer — but made sure to save his own pet snake — was sentenced Monday to six to eight years in prison. The man “destroyed everything in my life,” the ex told the judge.
Dale KillingbeckJune 02, 2026
Gillette Man Goes On Shooting Spree In Colorado Town Before Shooting Self
Police in Montrose, Colorado, say a Gillette resident bought a gun in Wyoming, drove hundreds of miles and unleashed a shooting spree before taking his own life. “The risk to public safety was high,” police say, adding they don't know why he did it.
Kolby FedoreJune 02, 2026
Wyoming Barrel Racer Says She Was Approached By Alleged Horse-Stabber
A Wyoming barrel racer was stunned to learn that the teen girl accused of stabbing three horses in Las Vegas over the weekend tried to borrow one of her horses last month. “It makes my skin crawl to realize she was stalking my horses, too,” she said.
Julie MankinJune 02, 2026
Family Says 60-Day Sentence For Driver Who Killed Woman Brings Them ‘Deeper Grief’
The family of a woman killed by a distracted driver in downtown Sheridan a year ago said they feel slighted by the 60-day sentence he got Friday. It brings “deeper grief,” not closure, said the woman’s daughter.
Jen KocherJune 01, 2026
Cheyenne Man Accused In Shooting Over Ex Pleads Not Guilty To Attempted Murder
A 27-year-old man accused of shooting another man and leaving him bleeding in a Cheyenne street after a blowup over a former girlfriend pleaded not guilty Monday to attempted second-degree murder. He allegedly asked police how “the guy I shot” was doing.
Greg JohnsonJune 01, 2026
Cody-Based Search And Rescue Team Helps Find Body Of ‘Alaskan Bush People’ Star
A Cody-based search and rescue team helped coordinate the search for the body of “Alaskan Bush People” star Matt Brown. Brown’s body was found Sunday after he went missing four days earlier after allegedly shooting himself along a Washington state river.
Jen KocherJune 01, 2026
Wyoming Hikers Unable To Resuscitate Centennial Man Who Died After Fall Into River
A 56-year-old Centennial man died Friday after slipping on steep terrain and falling into Mullen Creek in Albany County. He is believed to have suffered a head injury in the fall and then became trapped in the fast-flowing water.
Kate MeadowsJune 01, 2026
Torrington Family Says Rottweilers Were Mutilated And Dumped In The River
A Torrington family is in shock after finding their mutilated dogs partially submerged in the North Platte River. Angelica Garcia said one dog's head was removed and the other was missing its neck and chest. "They were family dogs," she said.
Kolby FedoreJune 01, 2026
Trucker Faces Homicide Charges For 2025 Green River Tunnel Inferno That Killed 3
A trucker accused of triggering a 26-vehicle crash in the Green River Tunnel in 2025 that killed three people now faces homicide charges. “Human error was the primary factor contributing to these crashes,” says an affidavit supporting the charges filed last week.
Kolby FedoreMay 29, 2026
Hyundai Clocked At 117 MPH On I-25 Near Wheatland — With Child Onboard
The Wyoming Highway Patrol reported Friday that a Hyundai clocked at 117 mph on I-25 near Wheatland had a child onboard in an improperly secured car seat. "If you hit something at 117 mph, it's essentially a death sentence,” said the agency’s spokesman.
Kolby FedoreMay 29, 2026
Fire Burns Through Bar Nunn Home, Kills Two Family Dogs
A Bar Nunn family’s kitchen was destroyed by fire and upper level of the home suffered extensive smoke damage after a late Thursday blaze. Four dogs were rescued by firefighters, but two of them died, the Mills fire chief reported.
Dale KillingbeckMay 29, 2026
Newcastle Police Sergeant Accused Of Stalking, Chasing Nurse With Loaded Gun
A now-former Newcastle police officer has been charged with stalking a nurse and chasing her with a loaded gun. "U made this worse by not coming outside,” police say he texted her during an hourslong vigil outside a local hospital where she was working.
Kolby FedoreMay 29, 2026
Wyoming Woman Flees Police At 120 MPH, Gets Hit By Her Own Car
Dashcam video released Thursday shows the wild end to a 120 mph Wyoming I-80 chase where a woman was struck by her own moving car as she bailed out and ran on foot. Even with two flat tires, she was still driving more than 100 mph, officials report.
Kolby FedoreMay 28, 2026
Cody Woman Turns Self In Nearly 2 Years After Decomposing Man Found In Bed
Nearly two years after the decomposing body of a Cody man was found in a house after a weekend drug bender with a female friend, the woman turned herself in to authorities this week. She said she wants to “take accountability for my actions."
Kolby FedoreMay 28, 2026