Man sentenced to life in stabbing death
By The Torrington Telegram Via- Wyoming News Exchange TORRINGTON – Jamie Stuart Snyder will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering Wade Erschabeck two years ago in Fort Laramie. A jury found Snyder guilty of first-degree murder…
Woman found crushed to death in oilfield
GILLETTE (WNE) — A 21-year-old woman was found dead at an oil field location off Buffalo Cut Across Road about 40 miles southwest of Gillette on Wednesday morning. A 38-year-old man called 911 to report finding the body of Jade…
Grizzly sighted near Kemmerer
KEMMERER (WNE) — Earlier this week Game and Fish personnel verified through remote camera pictures a grizzly bear in the southern Wyoming Range, northeast of Viva Naughton Reservoir. The pictures were obtained by a private individual who reported them to…
Clash of wolves, cattle continues near Jackson
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Russ Lucas first noticed in mid-April that an unwelcome neighbor — wolves — were back on his family’s Spring Gulch cattle ranch. The hindquarter of a calf, he…
Legislators eye mineral tax cuts
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming lawmakers mulled ways to prop up the ailing oil and gas industry Monday, including possible cuts to state mineral taxes. The Legislature’s Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development…
Yellowstone allows more time for Wi-Fi review
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A telecommunications business rebuffed the National Park Service last winter after park officials asked for a smaller, pilot version of the company’s plan to add hundreds of…
Active coronavirus cases dip below 200
The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell below 200 Wednesday as recoveries far outnumbered new cases, according to the Department of Health. The department, in its daily coronavirus update, said two new cases were reported during the day…
Protesters plan week of marches in Laramie
Laramie, Gillette, Rock Springs see protests over Floyd death Protesters across Wyoming continued to express their dismay this week over the death of Minnesota man George Floyd at the hands of police. Demonstrators took to the streets in Laramie, Gillette…
Teen sentenced to jail for selling LSD to middle schoolers
JACKSON (WNE) — Steven Bailey is in jail after pleading guilty to possessing and delivering LSD that was later found in student lockers at Jackson Hole Middle School. The 18-year-old started serving his six-month sentence Tuesday evening at Teton County…
Lawsuit against Albany Sheriff’s Office allowed to proceed
By Ellen Fike Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — A federal judge approved a civil rights lawsuit to move forward this month against the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. In the lawsuit, a former University of Wyoming student alleged…