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UW Transgender Sorority Member Denies Erection Allegation, Says Claim Was Drunken Gossip
Artemis Langford, the first transgender member of the University of Wyoming chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, says claims of an erection while watching a woman change was drunken gossip.
Clair McFarlandJuly 13, 2023
Montana Man Accused Of Torturing Lander Woman Will Face Trial In August
A Montana man accused of kidnapping and torturing a Lander woman for six weeks is scheduled for trial next month. The man faces a federal kidnapping charge punishable by up to life in prison or the death penalty.
Clair McFarlandJuly 12, 2023
Natrona County Deputies Seek Information In Fairgrounds Shooting
A victim was taken to Banner Health Wyoming Medical Center in Casper with non-life-threatening injuries after an apparent shooting near the Natrona County fairgrounds Tuesday evening.
Clair McFarlandJuly 12, 2023
Pavillion Man Accused Of Shooting Son While Wrestling Over Gun With Wife
After giving his wife a loaded .40-caliber handgun and telling her to shoot him, a Pavillion man tried to wrench it away from her when his wife wouldn’t, according to court records. The gun went off, hitting their 12-year-old son in the arm.
Clair McFarlandJuly 11, 2023
Casper Woman Strikes Plea Agreement In Gender Clinic Arson
A 22-year-old woman accused of setting fire to a gender-treatment and abortion clinic in Casper last June now has struck a plea agreement in her case.
Clair McFarlandJuly 10, 2023
Rock Springs Man Gets 8-12 Years In Prison For Toddler’s Drug Death
A Rock Springs Man will face 8-12 years in prison for keeping illegal drugs in his home where his toddler son could access them. The 2-year-old died.
Clair McFarlandJuly 10, 2023
Jackson Police Wanted Drones To Patrol Town But Ended Up Getting Cameras Instead
Although the Jackson police wanted drones to patrol the town, the City Council gave the OK to buy cameras instead. The police said with 3 million people coming through town every year, “there’s an underbelly” of “significant, serious crime” in the posh community.
July 10, 2023
One Dead, Another Life-Flighted After Head-On With Wyoming Mine Transport Bus
A Sunday morning head-on collision between a pickup and a mine transport bus south of Wright on Highway 59 killed the driver of the truck and sent the driver of the bus to the hospital in a helicopter.
Greg JohnsonJuly 10, 2023
Loaded Diaper Leads To Domestic Abuse Arrest For Cheyenne Man
A Cheyenne man was arrested Wednesday, accused of punching his children’s mother in the eye when she yelled at him for failing to change their baby’s diaper.
Clair McFarlandJuly 07, 2023
Biden Says Not Allowing Government Censorship Will Cause ‘Irreparable Harm’
Not being allowed to pressure social media platforms to censor people causes the federal government “irreparable harm” and goes against the public interest, President Joe Biden’s administration argued Friday.
Clair McFarlandJuly 07, 2023
17-Year-Old Lander Boy Charged As Adult For 100 MPH Chase Through Town On July 4
Lander police say Evan Smith, 17, was high on methamphetamine when he allegedly sped through the town at 100 mph, tried to ram a patrol vehicle and crashed into two more cars during the town’s Fourth of July celebration.
Clair McFarlandJuly 07, 2023
Five Years After Officer-Involved Shooting, Laramie Creates Police Advisory Board
After years of requests, deliberations and public debate since Robbie Ramirez, 39, was shot and killed by an Albany County Sheriff’s deputy, Laramie City Council on Wednesday approved creating an advisory board for city police.
Leo WolfsonJuly 07, 2023
Wyoming Man Who Killed Man And Had Naked Brawl With Cop To Stay In Prison
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the felony convictions of a Cheyenne man who killed a 61-year-old man, shot a woman in the hip and attacked police after his arrest while wearing nothing but a blanket and handcuffs.
Clair McFarlandJuly 06, 2023
Casper Man Hurt In Explosion While Making Homemade Fireworks
The Casper Police Department says a local man suffered severe burns and nonlife-threatening injuries from an explosion “in an attempt to produce homemade fireworks.”
Clair McFarlandJuly 06, 2023
Wyoming Sorority Members Say They Won’t Back Off Transgender Lawsuit
Six University of Wyoming sorority members suing their sorority for allegedly bending its own rules to admit a transgender member say they won't back down in response to the sorority calling their lawsuit “frivolous,” and the transgender member saying it's “vicious.”
Clair McFarlandJuly 06, 2023
Casper Children Who Watched Dogs Die In Trapper’s Snares Can't Sue For Emotional Damages
A Casper family, including two children, sued a Wyoming trapper after the family's three dogs died in snares despite the children trying frantically to free them, but the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Wednesday can't claim emotional distress.
Clair McFarlandJuly 05, 2023
Wright Man Beats Neighbor Boy, 11, And Father With Baseball Bat After Fireworks Dispute, Undersheriff Says
A 64-year-old Wright man allegedly took an aluminum baseball bat to a 37-year-old father and his 11-year-old son Tuesday after a dispute about fireworks hitting a home in their shared neighborhood.
Clair McFarlandJuly 05, 2023
Woman Found Dead In Car In Yellowstone Died By Suicide
Federal authorities confirmed Wednesday that Catheryn Griffin, 38, died by suicide from a single gunshot wound while traveling through Yellowstone, which the woman's family had announced in May.
Clair McFarlandJuly 05, 2023
Drugged-Up Teen Holds Woman Hostage, Leads Police On 100 MPH Chase Through Lander
A 17-year-old from Lander held a young woman hostage in a car while speeding 100 mph at times through the town during its Fourth of July celebration, police say.
Clair McFarlandJuly 05, 2023
Alcova Marina Building Burns Down, Officials Asking For Help
Natrona County authorities are investigating an early morning fire which broke out at the Alcova Marina on Tuesday. The general manager of the marina said the building "burnt down."
Jimmy OrrJuly 05, 2023
Two Young Boys Find Body Under Lander Bridge
Two young boys found a deceased body Saturday under a bridge in Lander, according to police.
Clair McFarlandJuly 04, 2023
Abortion Advocates Say Wyoming Can’t Defend Its Ban Because Of Rape, Incest Exemptions
Six abortion advocates claim Wyoming can’t defend its two abortion bans in court because their rape and incest exemptions betray a lack of value toward “all potential life.”
Clair McFarlandJuly 03, 2023
Police Find, Return Special Needs Child Who Wandered Into Cheyenne In The Night
A father was reunited with his special-needs son Monday morning after the boy, who is nonverbal, wandered away from their Cheyenne home overnight.
Clair McFarlandJuly 03, 2023
Teen Shoots Himself 'Clean Through' His Hand In Gillette on Sunday
A 17-year-old Gillette boy thought a 9 mm handgun was unloaded when he accidentally shot a hole “clean through” his hand Sunday evening.
Clair McFarlandJuly 03, 2023