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Jen Kocher

Jen Kocher is Cowboy State Daily's reporter in Gillette, Wyoming.

Hard-hitting, thorough, and relentless, Kocher is a bulldog who prides herself in finding the stories that are challenging, meaningful, and difficult for others to attempt.

Originally from Pittsburgh, Jennifer has lived all over the West and moved to Wyoming just under a decade ago where shes written for dozens of magazines and publications throughout the state.

With masters degrees in creative writing and nonfiction and several awards under her belt, she loves writing features and long-form stories as well.

Outside of work, Jennifer loves anything to do with birds, wine, hiking or traveling.

Latest from Jen Kocher

Human remains found on public land west of Cody in August have been identified as those of a Sheridan man missing for nearly eight years, the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.

Mother Of Missing Sheridan Man Kyle Ellis Relieved Remains Have Been Identified

The mother of a Sheridan man missing since 2018 said she is relieved to know that remains discovered in Park County are of her son Kyle Ellis. “We are forever grateful that Kyle was found and he's been in God's hands for almost eight years,” she said.

Jen KocherOctober 17, 2025

Authorities are one step closer to identifying the human remains discovered Friday near a national park site in rural western Nebraska as missing Moorcroft man Chance Englebert. His family has confirmed several of his items were found near the remains.

Belongings Of Missing Moorcroft Man Chance Englebert Found Near Body, ID Pending

Authorities are one step closer to identifying the human remains discovered Friday near a national park site in rural western Nebraska as missing Moorcroft man Chance Englebert. His family confirms several of his belongings were found near the remains.

Jen KocherOctober 16, 2025

The family of a Moorcroft man who vanished in Nebraska in July 2019 says a body discovered Saturday in Scotts Bluff National Monument may be Chance Englebert.

Body Discovered In Nebraska May Be Missing Moorcroft Man Chance Englebert

A body found Saturday near rural Gering, Nebraska, may be that of Moorcroft man Chance Englebert, who has been missing for more than six years, say his family and a private investigator working to solve the disappearance.

Jen KocherOctober 11, 2025

Naomi Kidder was 18 when she hitched a ride from Rawlins, where she'd been working at the time, to her home in Buffalo. Somewhere along the way, she was abducted and killed with her body dumped on ranchland outside Casper. To date, her killer remains at large.

More Than 40 Years Later, Search Continues For Clues To Murder Of Buffalo Teen

In 1982, 18-year-old Naomi Kidder vanished while hitchhiking from Rawlins to Buffalo, Wyoming, and her body was found months later. Four decades later, police still seek answers in the unsolved murder and hope new leads will bring justice.

Jen KocherOctober 11, 2025

One day, Deklyn Dean Lemp was a healthy baby boy. The next thing his parents knew, the Casper 14-month-old died in his sleep in 2017 of a mysterious ailment. An annual dart tournament keeps his memory alive and raises money for local causes.

Casper Parents Channel Grief Of Losing Baby Son Into Dart Tourney

One day, Deklyn Dean Lemp was a healthy baby boy. The next thing his parents knew, the Casper 14-month-old died in his sleep in 2017 of a mysterious ailment. An annual dart tournament keeps his memory alive and raises money for local causes.

Jen KocherAugust 11, 2025

Decades after her 16-year-old sister Lynn Dianne Olson vanished without a trace from a Pinedale-area ranch in 1963, Camillia Olson has returned to her hometown. Now 77 herself, Camillia is desperate to uncover a long-cold mystery and finally put her sister to rest.

Woman Hasn’t Given Up On Sister Who Vanished From A Pinedale Ranch 62 Years Ago

Decades after her 16-year-old sister Lynn Dianne Olson vanished from a Pinedale-area ranch in 1963, Camillia Olson has returned to her hometown. Now 77 herself, Camillia is desperate to uncover a long-cold mystery and finally put her sister to rest.

Jen KocherAugust 03, 2025

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