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The body of James Bitner of Black Hawk, Colorado, was found over the July 4 holiday in 2023 at the Mirror Lake Recreation Area in Albany County, Wyoming.

Adopted Son Who Dumped Dad's Body Near Mirror Lake Gets 24 Years

The adopted son of a Colorado man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for killing his father after an argument, then dumping the body at Wyoming’s Mirror Lake. Investigators traced the crime using cellphone data and confessions to friends.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 16, 2025

A Wyoming sheriff warns that the viral TikTok "Door Kick Challenge" could have deadly consequences. One of the people who championed Wyoming's Stand Your Ground law wholeheartedly agrees.

Sheriff Warns Doing TikTok 'Door Kick Challenge' In Wyoming Can Get You Killed

A Wyoming sheriff warns that the viral TikTok "Door Kick Challenge" could have deadly consequences. One of the people who championed Wyoming's Stand Your Ground law wholeheartedly agrees.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2025

Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak is requesting two high-tech, remote-controlled robots to join his team. He says the $37,000 robots can help during dangerous and high-risk situations, plus they’ll have the ability to climb stairs. The office wants two of the Axon Sky-Hero Sigyn models.

Laramie County Sheriff’s Office Wants To Add Robots To Arsenal

Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak is requesting two high-tech, remote-controlled robots to join his team. He says the $37,000 robots can help during dangerous and high-risk situations, plus they’ll have the ability to climb stairs.

Jackson WalkerSeptember 15, 2025

A couple who paid a $24,325 fee to Teton County government to build a home on property they already owned is suing, calling the charge “extortion.” The fee also is an unconstitutional “taking” without compensation, the lawsuit claims.

Couple Can Keep Suing Teton County Over Claim It ‘Extorted’ Permit Fees

A judge has ruled a couple building a home on their property can continue suing Teton County over a $24,325 fee they claim the county “extorted” them to pay. A county motion to dismiss the case was denied Thursday.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2025

A pair of suspected copper wire thieves caught on a surveillance camera.

Security Cams Catch Thieves Across Wyoming: Are They Stupid, Or Just Don’t Care?

A pair of thieves caught stealing copper wire in Cheyenne is another example of an increasing number of crimes caught on camera. Why are criminals so brazen despite security cams everywhere? Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak said the answer is simple: “because they’re stupid."

Jackson WalkerSeptember 12, 2025

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Green River Woman Accused Of Trying To Kill Disabled Husband With Bailey's Bottle

A former Green River High School counselor is accused to repeatedly smashing a full bottle of Bailey’s liquor into the head of her disabled husband. She was charged Thursday with attempted second-degree murder and abusing a vulnerable adult.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 12, 2025

A contractor replaces an upstairs window in the home on Bison Circle in Mills where the standoff with law enforcement occurred.

Mills Man Dead After 5-Hour Standoff Wasn’t Shot By Officers

A Mills man who died after a five-hour standoff with law enforcement Wednesday wasn’t shot by officers, the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office reports. He barricaded himself inside the home when police tried to serve a warrant on him.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 12, 2025

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Albany County Man Rescued After Cinder Block Building Collapses On Him

Firefighters and sheriff’s deputies freed a man trapped under a fallen cinder block wall and roof in rural Albany County on Tuesday. They teamed up to remove debris and stabilize him, and the rescue took several hours.

Justin GeorgeSeptember 11, 2025

Saviol Saint Jean, right, the Haitian trucker who plowed into a crash scene nearly three years ago, killing Rawlins EMT Tyeler Harris, top, and seriously injuring another, Tiffany Gruetzmacher, was found guilty on all charges by a jury Thursday. The trucker collapsed and wept as the verdicts were read.

Jury Finds Haitian Trucker Guilty In Crash That Killed Rawlins EMT

The Haitian trucker who plowed into a crash scene nearly three years ago, killing one Rawlins EMT and seriously injuring another was found guilty on all charges by a jury Thursday. The trucker collapsed and wept as the verdicts were read.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 11, 2025

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Plea For Evanston Man Accused Of Putting Gun To Ex’s Head, Holding Her For 3 Days

A 26-year-old Evanston man agreed to a plea deal Wednesday for two cases against him for strangling his ex-girlfriend. He’s also accused of putting a loaded gun to her head and holding her captive for three days, leaving her “terrified for her life."

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 11, 2025

Whether Saviol Saint Jean was “threading the needle” to keep driving or reacting poorly to a chaotic scene when he smashed into an ambulance, killing one EMT and injuring another nearly three years ago is now up to a jury after a grueling five-day trial.

Jury To Deliberate Fate Of Haitian Trucker Who Killed Rawlins EMT On I-80

Whether Saviol Saint Jean was “threading the needle” to keep driving or reacting poorly to a chaotic scene when he smashed into an ambulance, killing one EMT and injuring another nearly three years ago is now up to a jury after a grueling five-day trial.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 11, 2025

Officers from Mills, Natrona County, and Casper responded to an armed standoff in Mills on Wednesday afternoon.

5-Hour Standoff With Armed Mills Man ‘Resolved,’ Sheriff’s Office Reports

A nearly five-hour standoff involving an armed Mills man barricaded in his home has been ‘resolved,’ a Natrona County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson says. How it was “resolved” wasn’t reported, and an investigation into the incident continues.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 11, 2025

Orion Schlesinger, 18, pleaded “not guilty” and ”not guilty by reason of mental illness” in Sublette County District Court.

Man Accused In Big Piney Ambush Says He Had No Idea Friend Was About To Be Killed

A Big Piney man accused of plotting the compound bow ambush death of his 23-year-old friend around Feb. 1 told a judge last week that he had no idea the alleged murder was about to unfold as he walked to his friend’s house that frigid night.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 10, 2025

Taking the stand on day four of his vehicular homicide trial in Rock Springs, Haitian trucker Saviol Saint Jean said moments after the accident, which killed an EMT, he called to God saying, "Oh my God, oh my God, what happened?"

Haitian Trucker Takes Stand In His Defense: 'Oh My God, What Happened?

Taking the stand on day four of his vehicular homicide trial in Green River, Haitian trucker Saviol Saint Jean said moments after the accident, which killed an EMT, he called to God saying, "Oh my God, oh my God, what happened?"

Clair McFarlandSeptember 10, 2025

The father of a 14-year-old stabbing victim from Casper sued Eastridge Mall owners and Target Corp. on Tuesday. He claims his son’s daytime stabbing may have been stopped had their security not been so sloppy, including nonworking surveillance cameras.

Father Of Teen Stabbing Victim Bobby Maher Sues Casper Mall, Target

The father of a 14-year-old stabbing victim from Casper sued Eastridge Mall owners and Target Corp. on Tuesday. He claims his son’s daytime stabbing may have been stopped had their security not been so sloppy, including nonworking surveillance cameras.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 10, 2025

Sebastian Belden, 21, of Cheyenne pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he shot a 16-year-old friend in the head. They allegedly played a game where they would pull loaded guns on each other.

Cheyenne Man Accused Of Shooting Teen Playing Game With Guns Pleads Not Guilty

A 21-year-old Cheyenne man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he shot a 16-year-old friend in the head. They allegedly played a game where they would pull loaded guns on each other.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 09, 2025

Wyoming law enforcement officials are warning residents of a scheme whose perpetrators claim child porn has been planted on someone's device, to extort money. It starts with a letter through the U.S. Mail bearing a Canada stamp.

Wyoming Targeted By Threat Of Child Porn Planting In Extortion Scheme

Wyoming law enforcement officials are warning about a scheme whose perpetrators claim child porn has been planted on people's devices to extort money. It starts with a letter through the U.S. Mail bearing a Canada stamp.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 09, 2025

A Utah woman is alive after she was impaled through the chest by flying rebar while driving on State Road 189 on Monday. Utah and Wyoming officials are urging caution from drivers and reminding them to obey the rules of the road.

Utah Woman Alive After Being Impaled By Flying Rebar On Highway

A Utah woman is alive after being impaled through the chest by flying rebar while driving on a highway Monday. Utah Highway Patrol investigators don't yet know where the rebar came from and seek anyone who may have recorded the incident on a dashcam.

Jackson WalkerSeptember 09, 2025

The question is not whether Saviol Saint Jean, 46, drove a commercial semitruck and trailer into a parked ambulance and two EMTs walking nearby on the morning of Dec. 21, 2022, as the medics responded to a collision between a commercial truck and enclosed trailer that left both lanes blocked. The question for the jury is whether he behaved “recklessly” enough to commit aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated assault.

State Rests In Trial Of Haitian Trucker Who Killed Rawlins EMT With Semi

The state rested its case Monday in the trial of a Haitian trucker who plowed into an ambulance on Interstate 80 in 2022. The collision killed EMT Tyeler Harris and seriously hurt another in a chaotic scene.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 09, 2025

A home on Westview Drive in Riverton where a large law enforcement presence converged starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025.

FBI Responds To Riverton Man Accused Of Threatening Neighbor With Homemade Napalm

The FBI’s bomb squad responded Sunday to a home in Riverton on reports that a man threatened his neighbor with homemade napalm, police say. Upset with dogs barking at his cats, he’s accused of leaving a note saying, “It’s your turn to die for those dogs."

Clair McFarlandSeptember 08, 2025

After businessman Reid Rasner sued former Wyoming state Sen. Anthony Bouchard for defamation over public allegations of sexual misconduct, Bouchard doubled down on his claims in a series of court filings.

Bouchard Doubles Down On Misconduct Claim Against Rasner In Court Filings

After Wyoming businessman Reid Rasner sued former state Sen. Anthony Bouchard for defamation, Bouchard doubled down, in a series of court filings, on some of the sexual misconduct allegations that landed him in court in the first place.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 06, 2025

Carbon County EMT Tiffany Gruetzmacher, left, was seriously hurt and disabled when a commercial truck plowed into the crash scene she was responding to in December 2022. Her fellow EMT Tyeler Harris, right, was killed.

Haitian Trucker Trial Day Two: Surviving EMT’s Emotional Testimony

In the second day of trial for a Haitian truck driver accused of slamming into two EMTs — killing one — the EMT who survived weathered emotional questioning Friday in Sweetwater County Court.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 06, 2025

Natrona County Chief Deputy District Attorney Blaine Nelson, left, and District Attorney Dan Itzen exit the Natrona County courthouse after the Jarreth Plunkett sentencing. Plunkett got life in prison for the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Bobby Maher, right, outside a Casper mall in April 2024.

Casper Teen Who Wanted To 'Gut That Dude' Gets Life For Mall Stabbing

A Casper 16-year-old got life in prison Friday for stabbing and killing 14-year-old Bobby Maher outside a mall in April 2024. The prosecutor said the teen, who reportedly said he wanted to "gut that dude," aspired to be “a little gangster and thug."

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 05, 2025

Federal investigators are digging into what led to the Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, crash of a small plane in Sheridan County that killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her parents and brother. Amelia, rear right, was killed, while her brother Aeron, 11, mother Cindy and father Earl were injured.

Family In Sheridan County Plane Crash Faces Long Recovery, Loss Of Teen Daughter

Federal investigators are digging into what led to the Monday crash of a small plane in Sheridan County that killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her parents and brother. The father, who was the pilot, has had other air incidents, court records show.

Justin GeorgeSeptember 05, 2025

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