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Two Dead In Private Plane Crash In Albany County

A male pilot and female passenger died Sunday when their private plane left Denver and crashed in a remote area of Albany County, Wyoming, authorities say.

Clair McFarland2 min read

Head-On Crash Changed Life For Former Wyoming Undersheriff To Fight Human Trafficking

Justin Scott had to retire as a Wyoming sheriff’s deputy after a high-speed pursuit and head-on crash, but he’s still on the frontlines as head of a new human trafficking task force.

Jen Kocher5 min read

Busting Child Pornographers And Sex Traffickers In Wyoming A Never-Ending Battle

Agents with Wyoming's Internet Crimes Against Children task force face an uphill battle against evil every day. At a conference last week in Casper, they discussed the case of a 33-year-old Natrona County resident who was creating child pornography with a 9-month-old baby at the direction of an Illinois man.

Jen Kocher8 min read

A 12-year-old Sage Valley Junior High student has been ticketed for allegedly making threats to shoot people at a school dance.

Another Gillette School Threat: 12-Year-Old Talked About Shooting Up School Dance

Last week’s ticketing of a 12-year-old suspected of threatening to shoot people at a school dance is the latest in a long string of violent threats made by Gillette students.

Greg Johnson3 min read

Charlie Falkis said his exploitation began at age 8 when his mother and stepfather, who were drug addicts, would use him as payment for drug debts to a gang.

Most Sex Trafficking In Wyoming Is Family, Experts Say

To his mother, Charlie Falkis was a commodity. His exploitation began when he was 8. His mother and former stepfather were drug addicts who belonged to a motorcycle gang in Connecticut. When they ended up doing the drugs they were supposed to sell and were on the hook to the gang, his mother offered up Falkis in exchange.

Jen Kocher7 min read

Messages from local schoolchildren are plastered on the side of a bus as area law enforcement welcomed Thermopolis Police Sgt. Mike Mascorro home from the hospital Wednesday. He was wounded in the line of duty in a shootout with a suspect April 28.

Thermopolis Police Officer Wounded In Shootout Gets A Hero’s Welcome Home

Thermopolis Police Sgt. Mike Mascorro received a hero’s welcome home from a Casper hospital Wednesday, nearly a week after he was shot multiple times in an altercation with a suspect.

Wendy Corr5 min read

Riverton Disability Care Group Client Fires Gun Found In Pile Of Donated Clothes

No one was hurt Thursday when the client of a community-based care facility for disabled people picked up a .45-caliber gun from some donated clothes and fired a round through a barrel and into the outside wall of a building, Riverton police say.

Clair McFarland2 min read

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Sex Predator Targeting Their Children Was Life-Changing For Couple Now On Anti-Human Trafficking Crusade

A Texas couple sold their house to educate people about the growing dangers of human trafficking and sex predators. They’ve brought their unique virtual reality tool to Wyoming this week

Jen Kocher9 min read

Three Dead, Including Child, After Two F-150s Collide East Of Casper

Three people, including a child, died when two F-150 trucks collided head-on east of Casper on Monday morning, the Wyoming Highway Patrol Reports.

Clair McFarland1 min read

Cheyenne Teen Girl Critical After Being Shot In Head At Lincoln Park

A teenage girl is in critical condition at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center after being shot in the head at Lincoln Park in the early morning hours Sunday.

Greg Johnson2 min read

In the wake of national attention and a building furor over transgender issues, University of Wyoming campus police say they've increased patrols past the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house in Laramie.

UW Police Beef Up Patrols Near Sorority As Judge Doubles Down On Naming Plaintiffs In Transgender Lawsuit

The University of Wyoming Police Department sends extra patrols to the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house for a variety of reasons – not just because seven women suing the sorority for inducting a transgender member have been ordered to reveal their true names.

Clair McFarland6 min read

Woman Who Stabbed Nephew To Death Escapes From Casper Halfway House

Rachelle Lynch, 25, was sentenced to five to 13 years in prison for stabbing her 20-year-old nephew during a drunken knife fight in 2019. When she failed to return as scheduled to a Casper halfway house Monday, authorities reported Lynch as an escapee.

Clair McFarland3 min read