Clair McFarland
Clair McFarland is a general assignment reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Riverton, Wyoming. She specializes in crime and court reporting and social issues coverage. Clair also writes a twice-monthly column on motherhood and country living.
Previously, Clair wrote for The Ranger, the Lander Journal and the Wind River News. She is an award-winning journalist, columnist and poet, who joined Cowboy State Daily on Valentine's Day, 2022.
Latest from Clair McFarland
Who Dropped Off At Least 15 Fremont County 'Inebriates' In Casper A Mystery
Casper's city manager and local homeless shelter confirmed somebody dropped off at least 15 "hardened inebriates" from Fremont County in Casper recently, but no one in Fremont County is owning up to it.Â
Clair McFarlandSeptember 20, 2023
Wyoming Law Already Bans CGI Child Porn, State Analyst Says
A legal analyst working for the Wyoming Legislature told lawmakers Tuesday that state law already bans computer-generated child pornography as law enforcement wants a stronger legal definition.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 20, 2023
She Was Groomed By A Sex Offender Who Moved To Wyo. And Doesnât Have To Register
A West Virginia woman told Wyoming lawmakers Tuesday how the man convicted of grooming her when she was 12 now lives in Wyoming and is dodging registering as a sex offender. She wants them to close that loophole.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2023
Wyoming Appeals Court Might Toss Law Against Drug Users Having Guns
The 10th Circuit Court, which includes Wyoming, is considering the constitutionality of a federal law that bans drug users from owning guns, the same crime Hunter Biden is accused of violating.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2023
Riverton Child Molester Claims Saying âRapeâ During Trial Unfairly Swayed Jury
A Riverton convicted child molester will not get a new trial, after the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Monday that prosecutors and witnesses using works like ârapeâ and âfellatioâ didnât unfairly inflame the jury.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2023
Rock Springs Parents Say Transfer Doesnât Nix School Transgender Policy Lawsuit
Rock Springs parents argue that just because their high school student has transferred out of Sweetwater County School District 1 doesnât mean their lawsuit over the districtâs transgender policy is any less valid.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2023
Douglas Man Accused Of Murdering Cousin While Drinking Says He Blacked Out
A Douglas, Wyoming, man is being held on a $500,000 bond after allegedly shooting and killing his cousin while they talked and drank. He gave police contradictory statements about what happened, including that he blacked out.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2023
Effort To Have Bodies Autopsied In Wyoming Dies Without A Vote
Many Wyoming counties contract with out-of-state forensic medical examiner to do autopsies, and seem to like it that way, as a bill that would create a state pathologist position failed to get enough support Monday to advance to a vote.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2023
Fort Washakie Woman Runs Over Romantic Rival, Says âShe Deserved Itâ
A 27-year-old Fort Washakie woman is facing a felony assault charge on claims she ran over a 24-year-old woman after an argument over a man. She told police the other woman âdeserved it.â
Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2023
A Wildfire Burned Their Homes, Now 32 Wyomingites Are Suing U.S. Forest Service
The 2018 Roosevelt Fire in northwest Wyoming burned 65,000 acres and 55 homes. Now 32 people and organizations are suing the U.S. Forest Service for allowing the fire to burn after it was discovered.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2023
22 Hoarded Cats Caught From Unlivable Cheyenne Home After Owner Died
The Cheyenne Animal Shelter is up to its whiskers in felines after rounding up 22 cats from an unlivable hoarder home after their owner died.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2023
Distraught Jackson Man Takes Out Two Handguns And Shoots At Mother And Girlfriend
A Jackson man who came home from a counseling session distraught, fired a pair of handguns at least 16 times at his mother and girlfriendâs car, then threatened himself during more than two-hour standoff.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2023
2 Life Sentences For Arapahoe Man Who Killed Couple For Weed And Cash
Emotions ran high Thursday as the families of Rudy Perez and Jocelyn Watt, killed in 2019 by a then 16-year-old Brandon Monroe, saw him sentenced to two life terms in prison.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 14, 2023
Wyoming K-9 Deputy With Cancer Sniffs Out 40 Pounds Of Pot On His Last Call
Arie, a 6-and-a-half-year-old German shepherd K-9 deputy with the Laramie County Sheriffâs Office, has cancer and only two months left to live. But he loves working and found a 40-pound pot stash on his last call Tuesday night.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 14, 2023
Wyoming Man Pleads Guilty To Soliciting Sex From Tweens
A Wyoming man accused of texting, arranging to meet up with and trying to buy sex from 12- and 14-year-old girls has pleaded guilty to one criminal charge after securing a plea agreement.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2023
Dubois Man Had Bad History With Man He Rammed With Hummer
A Dubois man who faces felony charges for allegedly ramming another manâs truck and pounding on its windows while holding a knife had a restraining order against that man, according to Wednesday court testimony.Â
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2023
Pistol Brace Rule Not Paused For Wyoming, Says Federal Judge
Contradicting a federal court in Louisiana, a federal judge in North Dakota says an ATF pistol brace still is legal in Wyoming and 24 other states that are suing over a new ATF rule restricting the devices as short-barreled rifles.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2023
12-Year-Old Boy Ejected, Dies In Rollover Near Gillette
A 12-year-old boy died overnight Monday after a one-vehicle rollover in Campbell County, authorities say.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 12, 2023
Cheyenne man to try mediation with police officers he says barged into his home
A Cheyenne man suing three police officers, claiming they violated his rights by barging into his home and manhandling him and his pregnant wife, has agreed to try mediation.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 12, 2023
Rock Springs Restaurant Workers Escape As âTroubledâ Man Sprays It With Bullets
The owner of a Rock Springs restaurant described the chaotic and harrowing scene Saturday when a man who seemed âtroubledâ walked in, ordered, then sprayed the place with bullets. Amazingly, nobody was shot.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 12, 2023
Cody Prosecutors Deny Private Investigator's Claim Of Deliberate Perjury
A private investigator in Powell claims that a pair of Park County prosecutors committed perjury by calling an accused burglar in Montana a fugitive, but the prosecutors say the investigator is basing his claim on stock language in court documents.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 12, 2023