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CASPER, Wyo. — A search is underway in remote terrain southwest of Rock Springs for a missing single-engine plane and its pilot, a Green River man in his 50s, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday evening.  Deputies got the missing person report around 1:22 p.m. Tuesday after ...

Tracy Ann Gray: 1960 – 2025 Tracy Ann Gray, born on April 19, 1960, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, passed away peacefully after a long illness on January 12, 2025, in Casper, Wyoming. Tracy was the beloved daughter of Thomas Gray and Karen Gray, and Judy Gray. She ...

CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper man with previous convictions for robbery, burglary and drugs was sentenced to 192 months in federal prison on Friday by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl, according to a release by the U.S. Justice Department for the District of Wyoming. B...

CASPER, Wyo. — A 71-year-old Casper man is accused of stabbing a woman in the arm and stabbing another man in the face and abdomen on Sunday afternoon, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in the Seventh Judicial District. Paul Allen Hilburn was arrested by the Casper Police Department on the scene and is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and battery with a deadly weapon and o

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wyoming Game and Fish Director Angi Bruce says failing to delist grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is a failure to appropriately recognize one of the greatest wildlife conservation success stories on earth. L...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Air National Guard has officially joined the firefighting efforts in California. That’s according to a social media post from the Guard, confirming Wyoming’s assistance in the devastating California wildfires that have killed at least 24 people and displaced thousands more. “Three of our...

💓 “I would like to thank whoever that anonymous donor is,” Natrona County School District Board of Trustees chairman Kevin Christopherson said. “They have a big heart.”

Jay Martinez: 1964 – 2025 Joh Dudley (Jay) Martinez was born June 21, 1964, to Frank and Shirley Martinez in Thermopolis Wyoming. Jay grew up in Meeteetse, Wyoming and passed away unexpectedly on December 20, 2024 in Douglas Wyoming. Jay grew up in Meeteetse, Wyoming on the Bar TL ranch where he began working with his father and siblings at a young age. He s ...

CASPER, Wyo. — The Natrona County Fire District posted its incident totals from 2024, along with previously released run totals from past years. The information came via a social media post, which included incidents from 2016 to 2024. “One topic we wanted to highlight, was the sharp jump in wildland fires in Natrona County last year,” the post stated. “The state of Wy ...

CASPER, Wyo. — The famed Original Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Casper in the coming months. The legendary basketball troupe will perform at the Ford Wyoming Center on March 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased here. A...