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CASPER, Wyo. — No matter if they call it love, it’s not possible for an inmate and a staff member of a correctional facility to have a consensual sexual relationship, an official with the Casper Reentry Center said Tuesday. “When you’re an inmate, you can’t consent,” Kelli Doran told the jury in Natrona County District Court, 115 N. Center St. “There’s a huge power di ...

CASPER, Wyo. – A wildland fire that broke out in a field louth of Wyoming Blvd and east of Tranquility Way on Monday night has been contained. According to a release from Casper Fire-EMS, crews responded at around 8 p.m. after numerous reports of a fire in a field. Crew...

CASPER, Wyo. — Starting next month, the Science Zone is inviting its guests to a forthcoming maze-like immersive exhibit that mimics the ecosystem of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. According to a release on Friday, the Science Zone will feature the Amazing Butterflies exhibition from Sept. 21 to Jan...

EVANSVILLE, Wyo. — Local and statewide law enforcement agencies recently located and arrested Scott Erskine on charges of aggravated child assault, following a nearly two-years-long investigation and search. The case started in October 2022, when the police department was called to respond for two young children under the age of three that has been severely physically assaulted. The ...

CASPER, Wyo — The rising price of homes, the lack of subsidized housing units and other challenges in housing, as well as potential solutions, have arisen in various discussions recently on the Casper City Council. “We know that we have a need for residential development… particularly as it relates to starter homes, affordable homes, workforce housing, and so on,” said City Manager J. Carter Napie

CASPER, Wyo. — Casper-area residents were able to get a firsthand look at Hispanic culture on Saturday thanks to Fiesta WYO, hosted in downtown Casper at David Street Station. In partnership with ARTCORE, Fiesta WYO is a celebration of food, music and culture. The ...

NOTE: This article contains information related to charges of child sexual abuse. CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper man pleaded guilty in Natrona County District Court on Friday to seven of nine counts of child sexual abuse and possession and distribution of the same. C...

CASPER, Wyo. — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming recently received the prestigious 2024–25 Roxanne Spillett Honor Award for innovative programs in the area of Workforce Readiness for its Career Works program. The Southwest Regional Conference encompasses Arkansas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. The Roxanne...

CASPER, Wyo. – Fire crews have increased containment on four northern Wyoming fires that have been burning between Gillette and Buffalo, and on the northern Wyoming border. According to a release from the multi-agency Southwest Area Incident Management Team issued early Friday, crews are starting to expand suppression repair work with heavy equipment such as bulldozers and graders. Acco ... Read

CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper doctor who supported a bill to regulate gender-affirming surgeries for children has sued Gov. Mark Gordon for removing him from the Wyoming Board of Medicine as an alleged act of retaliation, according to the complaint filed in federal court on Thursday. On Fe ...

CASPER, Wyo. — Casper area elk hunters may be in luck this year as populations remain healthy with liberal hunting seasons. Meanwhile, pronghorn populations are recovering, mule deer populations are stable but below goals and white-tailed deer populations are rebounding from disease despite substantial die-offs, according to Wyoming Game and Fish’s 2024 hunt forecast. Released T ...

GILLETTE, Wyo. — With archery season opening in the coming days, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is urging hunters to be bear-wise when hitting the trails this fall.  Per Game and Fish, hunters and bears are often in the same places at the same time during the fall months. From when ...