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Pinedale Man Charged With Molesting Kindergartner & Sunday School Student For Years
An original case in 1998 was thrown out because the judge didn't think there was enough evidence. However, in a recorded interview in 2022, the suspect told one of his alleged victims that 'I'm just a sick man."
Clair McFarlandAugust 18, 2023
Rock Springs Teen Whose Transgender Identity Was Hidden From Parents No Longer In School District
Sweetwater County School District 1 announced Thursday in a federal court filing that a student whose transgender identity sparked a parental rights lawsuit is no longer enrolled in that district.
Clair McFarlandAugust 18, 2023
Homeless Jackson Man Offers To Impregnate Tourist, Then Bear-Sprays Her
A 37-year-old homeless Jackson man is accused of accosting tourists, including offering to impregnate a woman, then blasting her with bear spray.
Clair McFarlandAugust 17, 2023
Convicted Felon Passed Out In Pizza Hut Parking Lot Had 2 Loaded Pistols, Drugs
Accused of having two loaded pistols during a tense, drug-influenced encounter with Cheyenne police in a Pizza Hut parking lot, a Wyoming man now faces up to 35 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandAugust 17, 2023
Gillette UPS Worker Saves 78-Year-Old Woman From Falling For $5,000 Scam
A 78-year-old woman had been badgered by a con artist into trying to mail a box containing $5,000 in cash, but the scam was busted by an alert Gillette UPS Store worker.
Clair McFarlandAugust 16, 2023
Wyoming Says 'Unsurpassed' School Funding Not A Fundamental Right
The Wyoming Education Association has sued the state claiming public schools are underfunded, and that paying for education is a fundamental right on par with free speech. The state says itâs not.
Clair McFarlandAugust 16, 2023
Man Beat Up By Bouncer Canât Sue CFD Because Theyâre Both From Colorado
A Colorado man has learned that he canât federally sue the Cheyenne Frontier Days bouncer who allegedly beat him up because the bouncer is also from Colorado. But he can sue in a state court.
Clair McFarlandAugust 16, 2023
Final Search for Missing Worland Woman Finds Nothing, Sheriff Not Giving Up
Search and Rescue personnel from five Wyoming counties searched a 20-square-mile area of Washakie County for Breanna Mitchell, but "nothing of importance" was found.
Andrew RossiAugust 16, 2023
Ninja Motorcyclist Tops 165 MPH In Wild Chase On Interstate 80
In a high-speed chase on Interstate 80 that lasted more than 70 miles on Monday evening, a motorcyclist exceeded 165 mph in an attempt to elude the Wyoming Highway Patrol. The biker crashed, and somehow lived, when trying to exit on Vedauwoo Road.
Jimmy OrrAugust 16, 2023
Climate Scientist Not Surprised Anti-Fossil Fuel Group Who Uses Children Won Montana Court Case
Climate Scientist Dr. Judith Curry said an anti-fossil organization that uses children in lawsuits will try to replicate the Montana court victory all over the country, which will waste statesâ resources on legal proceedings.Â
August 15, 2023
âHella Dumbâ Californians Caught After Robbing Casper Pharmacy Set For Trial
Three Californians accused of robbing a Wyoming Walgreens after watching how to do it on Instagram are set for trial. After they were caught one of them told the police, âI just feel hella dumb.â
Clair McFarlandAugust 15, 2023
Man Charged With Banging Girlfriend's Head On Bathroom Floor Gets Plea Deal
After accepting a plea deal, a Yellowstone concessionaire worker accused of repeatedly banging his girlfriendâs head on a bathroom floor now faces up to five years in prison rather than the 16-year sentence he originally faced.
Clair McFarlandAugust 15, 2023
Laramie Man Partially Disembowels Himself To Escape Child Rape Charges
To escape looming charges of molesting a young girl, a 79-year-old Laramie man locked himself in a bathroom, used a knife to partially disembowel himself, then begged police to âlet me die.â
Clair McFarlandAugust 14, 2023
Wyoming Felon And Hunter Biden May Have Second Chance As Gun Law Found Unconstitutional
A Wyoming felon is arguing that he should be released from prison because some federal courts have found the gun law he violated unconstitutionally vague. Hunter Biden is accused under the same law.
Clair McFarlandAugust 14, 2023
Hageman Blasts White House For Demanding Facebook Delete COVID Meme
Rep. Harriet Hageman slammed the White House for demanding Facebook delete a humorous meme on COVID vaccinations. She further urged judges to keep an injunction in place to keep the Biden administration from pressuring social media companies.
Clair McFarlandAugust 14, 2023
Feds Arrest Wyoming Man For Attacking Police With Flagpole During Jan 6 Riot
Federal authorities have charged and arrested Bedford resident Douglas Harrington for allegedly assaulting Capitol Police officers with a flagpole during the Jan. 6, 2021 riots. He faces up to 75 years in prison.
Leo WolfsonAugust 14, 2023
Motorcycle âCompletely Disintegratedâ In Head-On With Truck, Killing 2
A witness to a Friday afternoon head-on collision between a pickup and motorcycle said the aftermath âwas probably the worst thing Iâve ever witnessed in my entire life.â The motorcycle âcompletely disintegratedâ and both riders were killed.
Andrew RossiAugust 14, 2023
With Attacker Still On The Loose, Wyoming Abuse Victim Tries To Find Healing
Wendy Bidstrup helped a man down on his luck in Laramie. He repaid her kindness with verbal explosions and a punch that shattered her face. And he's still on the run.
Clair McFarlandAugust 13, 2023
Hit-And-Run Kills Woman South Of Wind River Hotel & Casino
The FBI is asking the public for information about a deadly hit-and-run that killed a woman before 5 a.m. Saturday just south of the Wind River Hotel and Casino.
Clair McFarlandAugust 12, 2023
Cody Woman Convicted Of Killing Toddler Wants Another Trial
A woman convicted in April of murdering her boyfriendâs toddler daughter is asking the judge who oversaw her jury trial to acquit her for lack of evidence and give her a new trial.Â
Clair McFarlandAugust 11, 2023
Biden Lawyers Deny Coercion In Mafia-Like Demands To Censor Social Media
Lawyers for the Biden administration argued Thursday that government officials werenât trying to coerce social media platforms, but a federal judge compared the messaging to menacing mafia overtones.
Clair McFarlandAugust 10, 2023
Wyoming Teacher Charged In Connection With Fifth Grader's Suicide Pleads Not Guilty
A Cheyenne teacher accused of leaving an 11-year-old boy unattended at school and contributing to his suicide pleaded not guilty to a charge of child endangerment.
Clair McFarlandAugust 10, 2023
Wyoming Student Arrested For Not Wearing Mask Sues, Says Free Speech Violated
Grace Smith, the Laramie High School student who was arrested in 2021 for refusing to wear a mask at school, is suing the Albany County School District, claiming her First Amendment right, and others, were violated.
Clair McFarlandAugust 10, 2023
Tightrope Walker Gave Pot To Kids In Riverton City Park, Witnesses Say
A Thayne, Wyoming man is accused of luring young kids at Riverton City Park on Monday by showing them how to use a tightrope and then gave them marijuana.
Clair McFarlandAugust 09, 2023