Men allege human trafficking
• The two say they were sent to Triangle Cross Ranch for forced, unpaid labor By Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Two men allege they were human trafficked to Triangle Cross Ranch in Powell —…
Housing program eligibility grows
• Property owners can earn more and still qualify for help By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — More Wyoming homeowners than ever now qualify for a federally funded program for people struggling to pay housing…
Committee backs bill requiring banks to report suspected exploitation
By Hannah Black Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A Wyoming legislative committee will support a bill aimed at protecting vulnerable adults from financial exploitation – something stakeholders testified is a big issue. The Legislature’s Joint Judiciary…
State to halt aid applications
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —In an attempt to stretch its remaining federal dollars, the Department of Family Services will stop accepting new applications for Wyoming’s pandemic rental relief program on Nov. 10. The Emergency…
Texas man’s sex-abuse trial set for Sept. 19
PINEDALE (WNE) – The Texas man charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor in 2014 – when he was 30 and the minor was 8 – pleaded not guilty in 9th District Court on April 28….
Local help available for emergency rental program in Lincoln County
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Are you struggling to pay your rent or utilities? You are not alone, and it is not your fault. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Wyoming renters need a little extra help right now. The Wyoming Department…
Not guilty plea entered in swaddling death
CHEYENNE (WNE) — A day care worker accused in the swaddling death of an infant under her care pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge Thursday morning in Laramie County District Court. Kristina Croy, 37, was charged with a single…
Demand for food, childcare assistance growing in Wyoming
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Vital social services like childcare assistance and the supplemental nutrition assistance program, or SNAP, are experiencing growing pressures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Department of Family Services…