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Believed Dead In Crash On Wyoming Highway, Lost Dog Found Alive A Week Later
After surviving a crash and a week alone in the Wyoming wilderness, a dachshund named Chewie was found by a couple and traced back to his relieved owner in Oregon, thanks to a microchip and a helpful FedEx driver.
Scott SchwebkeNovember 06, 2025
Florida Sheriff Trains Nation's First Search And Recovery Otter
A Florida county sheriff’s office has what they say is the nation's first search and recovery otter for finding bodies underwater. A Wyoming sheriff’s office is “not counting out” the possibility of using a recovery otter.
Mark HeinzNovember 05, 2025
Cheyenne Woman Gets 7-10 For Stabbing Husband Who Died After Refusing Treatment
A Cheyenne woman has been sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison for giving her husband a stab wound in January that would kill him four days later. He had initially refused medical care.
Jackson WalkerNovember 04, 2025
Casper Man Gets 13-16 Years In Prison For Having 30,000 Child Porn Images
A 49-year-old Casper man was sentenced to 13-16 years in prison Tuesday for having 30,000 images of child pornography. Those included thousands depicting infants and toddlers.
Dale KillingbeckNovember 04, 2025
Lyman Man Gets 50-75 Years For Fort Bridger Rendezvous Murder
A Lyman man who shot a tattoo artist about 10 times with a .45-caliber handgun during a Fort Bridger summer festival last August was sentenced Monday to between 50 and 75 years in prison. The victim's daughter called Skyler Gray a "coward."
Clair McFarlandNovember 03, 2025
First Official Call For Rookie Firefighters? Rescuing Evansville Cat From A Tree
Calling the fire department to rescue a cat from a tree is cliché enough, but not in Evansville, Wyoming. Pulling a stranded cat out of a tree was the first official response for a group of rookie firefighters Sunday, and it was a first for an 18-year veteran.
Andrew RossiNovember 03, 2025
Wyoming Cartel Member Gets 30 Years For Trafficking Over 250 Pounds Of Drugs
A Wyoming man found guilty of working with a drug cartel received 30 years in prison Monday. He had trafficked an estimated 250 pounds of drugs including cocaine, fentanyl and meth and evaded justice for years, until Mexico authorities sent him back to the U.S.
Jackson WalkerNovember 03, 2025
Hiker Accused Of Attacking Others On Wyoming Trails Released After Plea Deal
A hiker who goes by “Cottonmouth” and is accused of attacking others on Wyoming trails has been released from jail after making a plea deal. He threw a bottle at another hiker in Carbon County in July and had a reported bear spray standoff last year.
Clair McFarlandNovember 03, 2025
Wyoming People: Tim McKinney Took 2 Bullets During 3 Terms As Fremont County Sheriff
Tim McKinney grew up on a Wyoming ranch and was a high school football star. Getting hurt in college put him on a path to become a hall-of-fame lawman, taking two bullets during three terms as Fremont County sheriff. Now 79, McKinney is anything but retired.
Dale KillingbeckNovember 01, 2025
50 Years After Casper Woman Vanished, Wyoming Man On Renewed Mission To Find Her
Despite a massive search effort nearly 50 years ago when 20-year-old Casper woman Celeste Hensley Greub vanished, she was never found. Now the son of one of those Wyoming searchers is on a mission to finish what his father started — find her.
Jen KocherNovember 01, 2025
7 Months After Semi Plows Through House And Workshop, Upton Woman In Insurance Hell
Nearly seven months after a semitrailer plowed through an Upton storage building and a rental home, the owner says she’s trapped in insurance hell. “It’s not fair,” she said, while the buildings remain piles of cinder blocks, twisted metal and motor oil.
Scott SchwebkeOctober 31, 2025
Air Force Base Shooter Pointed Gun At Airman's Chest In 'Joking Manner’
A Wyoming-based U.S. Air Force member was killed when a fellow airman at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base pointed a Sig Sauer M18 pistol at his chest in a joking manner while his finger was on the trigger, the 90th Missile Wing reported Friday.
Clair McFarlandOctober 31, 2025
Gillette Teen Avoids ‘Nearly A Life Sentence’ For Casper Crime Spree
A 17-year-old from Gillette avoided “nearly a life sentence” Friday when he pleaded guilty to stealing cars, guns and breaking into homes in Casper. In a plea deal, the district attorney will recommend he be sent to the state boot camp.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 31, 2025
Casper Burglar Who Broke Into Wrong House To Stay In Prison
One of the two men who broke into a Casper home two years ago — not expecting to encounter a scrappy sheriff’s deputy the deputy’s pregnant, pistol-packing wife — has to keep serving his 22-to-25-year prison term, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Clair McFarlandOctober 31, 2025
"Thieves Or Turds" Vandalize Chris Navarro Bronze Bison In Downtown Cheyenne
A bronze sculpture featuring bison by famous Wyoming artist Chris Navarro placed in downtown Cheyenne in memory of a woman’s late husband has been vandalized. Local art dealer Harvey Deselms said whoever did it are either “thieves” or “turds."
Andrew RossiOctober 30, 2025
Ousted Library Board Member Files Case Against Fremont County Commission
David Mossburg, ousted from the local library board last week by a surprise Fremont County Commission re-vote, petitioned a court Wednesday to reinstate him. A local newspaper has claimed the secret ballot vote that led to his appointment is illegal.
Clair McFarlandOctober 30, 2025
Jury Chooses Lighter Penalty For CNA Who Let Dementia Patient Freeze
A jury found a former Gillette assisted living center CNA who lost track of a dementia patient, who then got outside and froze to death, guilty of misdemeanor negligent homicide. But the jury acquitted him of the manslaughter felony he originally faced.
Clair McFarlandOctober 29, 2025
Laramie County Puts New ICE Task Force To Work, Busts Illegal Truckers
The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office arrested a pair of undocumented truck drivers Tuesday for suspected immigration violations. Sheriff Brian Kozak says they’re examples of the work being done by the department’s new immigration task force.
Jackson WalkerOctober 29, 2025
Pine Bluffs Crop Duster's Shooting Death Ruled Self-Defense
An investigation into the June shooting death of a Pine Bluffs crop duster and former university-level rodeo athlete that left friends puzzled for months is now closed. The shooting was self-defense, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.
Clair McFarlandOctober 29, 2025
3 Life Sentences For Gillette Teen Not ‘Cruel And Unusual,’ Supreme Court Says
A Gillette man who got three life terms at age 19 for his involvement in killing two people won’t get resentenced. The Wyoming Supreme Court wasn’t swayed by science Christopher Hicks claimed shows that sentence for someone so young is “cruel and unusual."
Clair McFarlandOctober 29, 2025
Neighbors Watch Large Cheyenne SWAT Response To Barricaded Man With Knife
Cheyenne residents are debating the level of a joint police-sheriff’s office SWAT response Monday to a man barricaded in a building armed with a knife. Some call it extreme while others say they’re glad to be protected.
Jackson WalkerOctober 28, 2025
Two 'Subjects of Interest’ In Explosive Left At Capitol Referred To Prosecutors
Two people seen in video near the Capitol about the time an explosive was left there last week have been identified as “subjects of interest” and referred to prosecutors, DCI confirmed Tuesday. The agency says it is “not looking for any other persons."
Jackson WalkerOctober 28, 2025
Burglar Who Shot Riverton Shop Manager Gets 23-30 Years In Prison
The man who robbed a Riverton oil field shop and shot the manager when confronted got 23-30 years in prison Tuesday. “This is what’s wrong with our community,” said the manager’s wife, who was against a plea agreement dropping an attempted murder charge.
Clair McFarlandOctober 28, 2025
$350M Lawsuit Over Banking Trade Secrets Names Town Of Glenrock And Mayor
The town of Glenrock and its Mayor Bruce Roumell are named in a Virginia-based bank's $350 million lawsuit accusing them of leaking of trade secrets. The town's attorney said the Virginia company is bullying the small Wyoming town.
Jackson WalkerOctober 27, 2025