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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
Federal Appeals Court Says Wyoming THC Ban Legal, Rules Against Sellers
A group of shops and people who sell marijuana-like substances that were legal in Wyoming until July 2024 failed to show that the state's new ban on those substances violates their rights, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
Clair McFarlandOctober 27, 2025
Kyoto, Wyoming’s First Arson-Detecting K-9, Busts Criminals & Calms Fire Victims
Kyoto, Wyoming’s first ATF-trained arson detection dog, helps investigators sniff out arsonists. Not only can he detect an accelerant, but can locate the spot within 2 inches of where it was applied. That helps determine what to send to the crime lab.
Jen KocherOctober 26, 2025
Has Chance Englebert Been Found? Science Will Give Final Answer
Although there is plenty of speculation that a body found two weeks ago in western Nebraska is that of missing Moorcroft man Chance Englebert, former FBI special agent Tom Myers explains why it takes such a long time to identify human remains and the cause of death.
Jen KocherOctober 25, 2025
Notorious ‘Highway Of Death’ Between Laramie And Ft. Collins Keeps Claiming Lives
A fiery head-on that killed two people last week is the latest deadly crash on U.S. Highway 287 between Laramie and Fort Collins. The 65-mile stretch of highway has been so deadly over the decades that it’s earned the nickname “Highway of Death."
Zakary SonntagOctober 25, 2025
Days After Explosive Found At Capitol, Lander College Gets Email Bomb Threat
Two days after an improvised explosive device was found outside the state Capitol in Cheyenne, Wyoming Catholic College in Lander got an email bomb threat. That turned out to be a hoax, but authorities say every report has to be taken seriously.
Scott SchwebkeOctober 24, 2025
Family Of Gillette Woman Shot In Head Says 2nd-Degree Murder Not Enough For Suspect
A Gillette man accused of shooting a woman in the head — who died days later — has had his charges elevated to second-degree murder. The family of the 42-year-old victim says that’s not enough and wants him to face first-degree murder.
Scott SchwebkeOctober 24, 2025
DCI Releases Photos Of Two Wanted For ‘Questioning’ In Capitol Explosive Case
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation on Friday released a photo of two people wanted for “questioning” in their probe of who left an explosive in front of the state Capitol on Tuesday.
Greg Johnson & Jackson WalkerOctober 24, 2025
No New Trial For Kemmerer Babysitter Who Beat 5-Year-Old Girl To Death
A Kemmerer babysitter found guilty of first-degree murder for beating a 5-year-old girl to death appealed her conviction to the Wyoming Supreme Court, which ruled Wednesday she won’t get a new trial — though she was in the ER during a key court hearing.
Clair McFarlandOctober 23, 2025
Driver Of Semi Arrested For DUI After Crashing Truck Full Of Potatoes Into River
A truck driver was arrested for DUI after his semi full of potatoes veered off I-80 and crashed into the Medicine Bow River on Tuesday morning. Driving semis is dangerous enough on I-80 when people aren’t impaired, the Carbon County sheriff says.
Andrew RossiOctober 23, 2025
Police Believe Tip In Amy Wroe Bechtel’s Disappearance Worth Looking Into
A Wyoming woman who once housed killer Dale Wayne Eaton believes her family’s Natrona County property may hold clues to the 28-year-old case of missing runner Amy Wroe Bechtel. She hopes police will bring cadaver dogs to search an old cabin there.
Renée JeanOctober 22, 2025