Cheney criticizes Wyoming GOP officials
CASPER (WNE) — The Wyoming Republican Party apparatus includes people who are “quite radical,” Rep. Liz Cheney said Thursday. Cheney made the comment on the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The lawmaker gave multiple interviews…
Virus stalls UW basketball season
By Ryan Thorburn Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Tom Burman understands the frustration level was high for those fans who drove on slick roads to see the Cowboys start the Mountain West men’s basketball race this past…
Remains of missing Texas woman found in Cody
POWELL (WNE) — The remains of a 29-year-old woman who’d been missing for weeks were found Monday in Cody. On Wednesday, police identified the deceased as Rachel Sirman of Texas. Cody police said they’d had “intermittent contact” with Sirman between…
Truck wreck results in butter giveaway
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Free 55-pound blocks of butter available at 6708 Zero Road, Casper, Wyoming, said the post. 4 p.m. Take as much as you want. No further explanation needed. On The…
Idea of giving Wyoming residents more game licenses examined
By Alex Hargrave Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — Stakeholders are again exploring increasing residents’ share of big game hunting licenses from 80% to 90%, which would decrease the percentage of licenses available to nonresidents. The issue is…
Born in a Wyo blizzard, Breezy Johnson skis up a World Cup Storm
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com VICTOR, Idaho — U.S. women’s downhill ski champion — Wyoming native Breezy Johnson — races into three World Cup events in January after storming the podium earlier this season and nipping the heels of…
Three Sheridan residents arrested in kidnapping, death
SHERIDAN — Co-defendants Casey Childers, 39, Leo VanBuskirk, 23, and Shantel Edlund, 43, appeared in Sheridan County Circuit Court Monday ahead of extradition proceedings. All three face kidnapping charges in Colorado. During court proceedings Monday, the defendants indicated they are…
Wyoming gas prices fall by 3.1 cents in past week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming gas prices have fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.26 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com‘s daily survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Gas prices in Wyoming are 11.7 cents per gallon lower…
Man swallows drugs during traffic stop
GILLETTE (WNE) — A man swallowed an unknown quantity of drugs he later claimed to be meth and fentanyl during a traffic stop in Gillette on Tuesday afternoon. Officers pulled over his 2002 Honda for running a stop sign near…
Two in custody after chase in Casper
CASPER (WNE) — Police ended a roughly four-hour negotiation with two adults peacefully on Wednesday morning, following a chase that ended with the pair crashing their truck. The encounter closed a section of East Yellowstone Highway in north Casper for…