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A subcommittee tasked with investigating the 2024 botched election in Weston County met Monday for a working session - in private. It wasn't a law violation, but may not have been best practice, one lawmaker said. 

Botched Election: Subcommittee On Weston County Clerk Met Monday - In Private 

A subcommittee tasked with investigating the 2024 botched election in Weston County met Monday for a working session - in private. It wasn't a law violation, but may not have been best practice, one lawmaker said. 

Steve BohnelOctober 07, 2025

FILE PHOTO: Scenes Wednesday morning from a standoff in Sheridan between law enforcement and a man suspected of shooting and killing a police officer.

Family Of Man Who Killed Sheridan Cop Sues Law Enforcement

The family of the man who shot a Sheridan Police Department sergeant last year is suing law enforcement, saying that police should not have destroyed a home and fatally shot the man after the incident.

Clair McFarlandOctober 07, 2025

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Green Energy Advocates Debate Whether Trump’s Cuts to Blue States Impact Wyoming 

The Trump administration last week terminated roughly $8 billion worth of renewable energy projects in blue states. Supporters of wind and solar energy initiatives are split on whether the cancellations will impact Wyoming.

Jackson WalkerOctober 07, 2025

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Guest Column: Former U. S. Attorney Calls Rothfuss National Guard Plan ‘Moronic’

Former U.S. Attorney Kip Crofts writes, "I find it ironic, and perhaps moronic, to read that Sen. Rothfuss (D-Laramie) is proposing a bill in that would apparently take the authority to deploy the National Guard away from the president and give that authority to Congress."

Guest ColumnOctober 07, 2025

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Dave Simpson: Let's Pray For Our Nebraska Neighbors

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “When I hear people complain about their property taxes in Wyoming – with the exception of folks up in Jackson, where valuations are suddenly on a different planet – I smile and think about the poor, property-tax oppressed folks in Nebraska."

Dave SimpsonOctober 07, 2025

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Letter To The Editor: What The Heck Did Gail Symons Just Say?

Dear editor: Gail Symons' column is based overwhelmingly on opinion and personal emotion, not fact. Despite [her] service in the Navy, it is apparent [she has] very little knowledge of the service level processes the Secretary of War is intent on changing. 

October 07, 2025

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Someone Set State Law Book On Fire, Threw It From A Cadillac At Carbon County Courthouse

Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken on Monday shared a video of someone throwing burning pages of Wyoming's statutes from a moving car's window at the courthouse. Investigators say they have a "pretty good idea" who did it, and that the person borrowed his or her mom's car.

Clair McFarlandOctober 06, 2025

State Rep. Bill Allemand, R-Casper, left, and Bar Nunn Mayor Peter Boyer.

Contentious Public Meetings Highlight Rift Between State, County Leaders 

Local and county board members are growing exasperated with what they call undue influence from state lawmakers, who are sometimes ill-informed, at public meetings. Lawmakers countered, saying they're giving their constituents a stronger voice. 

Jackson WalkerOctober 06, 2025

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FBI Document Shows Biden’s FBI Spied On Sen. Lummis In J6 Probe

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis is one of nine Republicans in Congress who were spied on by the FBI under President Joe Biden as part of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probe into the U.S. Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, a document released Monday shows.

Sean BarryOctober 06, 2025

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Clair McFarland: I’m Not Weird, You’re Weird

Clair McFarland writes: “What I didn’t expect was for the readers’ reaction to be ‘You run in sandals?!’ But let’s ditch the brainwashery that no one can run a mile without a hunk of China-manufactured plastic strapped to their lowest extremities.”

Clair McFarlandOctober 06, 2025

Neda Herman, 83, of Basin, went elk hunting in the Bighorn Mountains on Oct. 1. She had her tag filled and her elk packed out by noon.

83-Year-Old Basin Woman Bags Elk And Packs It Out By Noon On Opening Day

Take that, Father Time! At 83-years-old Neda Herman, from Basin, Wyoming, shot her elk on opening day. By noon, she quartered the elk with her son and packed it out.

Mark HeinzOctober 06, 2025

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Wyoming Lawmaker Pushes Bill to Limit Trump’s National Guard Deployments

With President Trump deploying national guards in various cities - to either cheers or disdain - state Sen. Chris Rothfuss says Wyoming needs to pass a bipartisan bill allowing only Congress to make those deployments.

Steve BohnelOctober 06, 2025

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First Major Snowfall Drops A Foot On Beartooth Highway & Parts of Wyoming

Wyoming's mountains got a foot of snow over the weekend, enough to close Beartooth Highway and many roads in Yellowstone, in the first big snowfall of the winter ahead. Photographer Dave Bell called it a "winter wonderland."

Andrew RossiOctober 06, 2025

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Popular Casper Walmart Cashier Loses House, Pets In Fire

A Casper woman and popular cashier at Walmart is recovering from 2nd and 3rd-degree burns in a Denver Hospital following a fire that destroyed her house and all of her family's possessions. Her husband and son escaped the fire with just the clothes on their backs.

Dale KillingbeckOctober 06, 2025

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‘Rot in Hell,’ Victim’s Mother Tells Man Sentenced for Crimes Tied to 2019 Killing

Joseph Underwood was sentenced Monday to 14.5 years for a slew of crimes related to the death of a Cheyenne woman in 2019. The murder case was dropped in 2022 due to his mental state. “Why couldn’t you kill yourself?” wailed the woman’s mother in court.

Clair McFarlandOctober 06, 2025

Andy and Amy Corbin of Cheyenne broke their own Wyoming state record over the weekend with a humongous 2,085-pound pumpkin. However, they thought their giant may be in world-record territory, so were “disappointed" their pumpkin had lied to them until it was on the scale.

Cheyenne Man Breaks Wyoming State Record With 2,085-Pound Pumpkin

Cheyenne’s Andy and Amy Corbin broke Wyoming’s state record for the heaviest pumpkin on Saturday with a massive 2,085-pound pumpkin. They were actually disappointed in the result, as they thought the pumpkin was encroaching on world-record territory.

Andrew RossiOctober 06, 2025

Passenger numbers are up overall at Casper/Natrona County International Airport.

Despite Only Having 1 Carrier, Casper Airport On Pace For 100,000 Passengers

With only one carrier to Denver, Casper/Natrona County International Airport has maintained strong passenger numbers, nearing 100,000 so far this year. Even so, residents say they want more flights and more destinations.

Dale KillingbeckOctober 06, 2025

A Wyoming legislator wants to make the government prove a drug crime before it can seize an alleged criminal’s money or property. Rep. Karlee Provenza says there needs to be a higher standard for the government to take property from somebody.

Provenza Says State Should Prove Drug Crimes First To Seize Money And Property

A Wyoming legislator wants to make the government prove a drug crime before it can seize an alleged criminal’s money or property. Rep. Karlee Provenza says there needs to be a higher standard for the government to take property from somebody.

Clair McFarlandOctober 06, 2025

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