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Dale Killingbeck

Killingbeck is glad to be back in journalism after working for 18 years in corporate communications with a health system in northern Michigan. He spent the previous 16 years working for newspapers in western Michigan in various roles.

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False Reporting Charge May Come From Bogus Claim Man Fell Into Casper River

The Casper Police Department says a false reporting charge may come from Tuesday’s hourslong search of the North Platte River after a man claimed his brother fell in. The brother was found safe “at his residence” and was never in the river.

Dale KillingbeckOctober 01, 2025

A Natrona County Sheriff’s Office deputy talks with members of the Search and Rescue Team along the North Platte River.

Missing Casper Man Found Alive After 10-Hour Search Along North Platte River

A 10-hour, multi-agency search along the North Platte River early Tuesday for a Casper man who fell in was called off a little after noon. Casper police say he was found alive and “unharmed,” but gave little other information.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 30, 2025

Rachel Hawkinson creates one-of-a-kind jewelry at her T. Hawk Studios in Casper.

Casper Woman Turns Wyoming Rocks Into Unique Heirloom-Quality Wearable Art

Casper-based artist Rachel Hawkinson has loved art all her life. In college, she discovered metalsmithing and now turns Wyoming rocks into one-of-a-kind, heirloom-quality wearable art.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 28, 2025

Bodies from the Frontier No. 1 explosion in August 1923 are laid out in a temporary morgue.

Wyoming History: Kemmerer 1920s Mine Explosions Killed 138 In 13 Months

Two of the most devastating and deadly coal mine disasters in Wyoming history hit Kemmerer mines over a 13-month period from 1923-24. In all, 138 miners were killed, leaving 97 widows and 133 children fatherless.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 27, 2025

Hector Gomez Sanchez Cheyenne Police Car 7 16 25

Cheyenne Man Faces Charges After Drinking, Firing Handgun At Guy On Scooter

A 49-year-old Cheyenne man was in jail Friday, facing criminal charges after drinking and firing shots from his garage. He’s accused of shooting at a neighbor on a scooter, and also hitting a vacuum and the radiator of a car.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 26, 2025

Evansville Man On Parole For Sex Abuse Of Girl Now Faces 22 Child Porn Charges

A 26-year-old Evansville man convicted of sexually abusing a girl was released on parole last December. Now he faces 22 charges for allegedly uploading hundreds of child porn files beginning less than a month after he was let out.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 25, 2025

Corinna Schade feeds turkeys on her farm in Albany County. She said her heritage turkeys are resilent and is keeping an eye out for any issues regarding the bird flu.

More Than 420,000 Turkeys Killed In South Dakota As Bird Flu Marches West

More than 420,000 turkeys have been destroyed so far in South Dakota as bird flu moves west. Officials say South Dakota is the national epicenter of this season’s outbreak.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 25, 2025

Natrona County School District 1 board Vice Chair Dana Howie on Monday offers her explanation and apology for a social media post.

Debate Over Cross-Dressing Custodian Boils Over At Casper School Board Meeting

A debate over a cross-dressing custodian at a Casper elementary school boiled over at Monday’s Natrona County school board meeting. A state legislator was escorted from the microphone by police, there were calls for a trustee to resign, and an apology.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 23, 2025

Herpetologist Charlotte Snoberger shared information about Wyoming’s snakes at a presentation in Casper. She teaches at Casper College.

Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Wyoming's Snake Community

A Wyoming herpetologist says the state’s 14 snake species and subspecies have some rarely seen varieties. One snake looks fake, another turns blue when it dies and one puts on a show by ‘dying’ for any creature or person who threatens it.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 21, 2025

Lifelong friends Dave Simpson, left, and Larry Ash built a cabin in Wyoming’s Snowy Range decades ago, so they decided to do it again. Now these two old guys in their 70s have learned the hard way it’s not as easy as they remembered. But they got the roof on before the snow starts flying.

Two Old Guys In Their 70s Build A Cabin, Part 2: Raising The Roof

Earlier this year, we told you about two 70+ year-olds who were building a cabin at 9,500 feet in Wyoming's Snowy Range. Their goal was to put the roof on before snow started flying. Mission Accomplished. Now, the typical 8-feet of snow can commence.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 21, 2025

Rabbit In A Jar And Insect Taxidermy: If It’s Odd, It’s At Casper’s Metalmark Studios

There’s plenty to look at while getting a tattoo of a two-headed rat, like a baby rabbit in a jar, insect taxidermy and skulls under glass. If it’s odd, it’s at Casper’s Metalmark Studios.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 20, 2025

A vigil at Washington Park in Casper on Wednesday honored the memory of Charlie Kirk.

Casper College Students Inspired By Charlie Kirk To Revive Turning Point Chapter

When more than 100 Casper College students gathered for a vigil for murdered conservative leader Charlie Kirk, they didn't stop there. They've decided to revive the college’s Turning Point USA chapter. “We want to get people interested in American values and conservative values,” a member said.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 20, 2025

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Left, Bridger Healy joined the Rock Springs Junior High football team this season. Right, As the big brother, his aunt says Bridger Healy watched over his younger siblings.

Rock Springs Left Devastated By Sudden Death Of Outgoing 12-Year-Old

The sudden death of an outgoing 12-year-old Rock Springs boy who took his own life has devastated his family, friends, and a community. They hope sharing his story will help others.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 19, 2025

‘I’ll Kill You All’: Cheyenne Airman Accused Of Pulling Gun During Beer Pong Game

A 22-year-old F.E. Warren Air Force Base airman is accused of pulling a gun during a game of beer pong and threatening to “kill you all.” He was mad after another airman said he looked like “Diego off of Dora the Explorer."

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 16, 2025

A Wyoming state legislator and a parent of a student at Crest Hill Elementary School in Casper are sounding alarms over a male janitor who cross-dresses and asks students to use she/her pronouns. The Natrona County School District says it “follows the law."

Legislator, Parent Sound Alarm Over Cross-Dressing Janitor At Casper Elementary

A Wyoming state legislator and a parent of a student at a Casper elementary school are sounding alarms over a male janitor who cross-dresses and asks students to use she/her pronouns. The Natrona County School District says it “follows the law."

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 15, 2025

A 20-year-old Sheridan woman made headlines across the country in 1931 when she drove 1,131 miles from Berlin to Moscow. She slept in haystacks, foraged for food and was the target of hostility — and had the adventure of a lifetime.

Sheridan Woman’s Daring 1931 Berlin-To-Moscow Drive Launched A Life Of Adventure

A 20-year-old Sheridan woman made international headlines in 1931 when she drove 1,131 miles from Berlin to Moscow. She slept in haystacks, foraged for food and was the target of hostility — and had the adventure of a lifetime.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 14, 2025

Best-selling author and former Casper resident Ron Franscell wrote about the kidnapping and murder of an 11-year-old girl who lived next door and played baseball with him and other guys on the block. Amy Burridge was thrown off a more than 100-foot-high bridge in Fremont Canyon southwest of Alcova with her body ending up in the North Platte River. He also chronicled the kidnapping and rape of her 18-year-old half-sister Becky Thomson, whom he had admired and respected when he was 16. She also was thrown off the bridge and somehow survived.

When Evil Came: Sisters Kidnapped, Thrown Off Bridge Haunt Casper 52 Years Later

It will be 52 years this month since two sisters were kidnapped, raped and tossed off the Fremont Canyon Bridge. It’s a crime that still haunts Casper, which remembers Sept. 25, 1973, as the day when evil came.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 13, 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

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

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

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