minors

Casper Mayor Bruce Knell stated that he "gets" that people drink and drive, but there's no reason to nowadays. He also said there's no reason businesses should be selling liquor to minors.

Financier and socialite Jeffrey Epstein was charged a year ago with procuring a girl for prostitution and died in his jail cell by apparent suicide in August.

There are no other potential suspects at this time.

Sgt. Aaron Shatto of the Natrona County Sheriff's Office says the checks involve a confidential informant working with officers.

Portable breath tests showed the girls had blood-alcohol concentrations of .046 and .047, respectively, before the girls were released to parents.

The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled that the Casper municipal court had been illegally imposing probation sentences on minors charged with possessing alcohol.

The Hangar Restaurant in Bar Nunn and Big D Truck Stop in Midwest failed the compliance check and were cited, according to the Natrona County Sheriff's Office.

Such inspections usually involve a trained 16- or 17-year-old walking into a retailer and requesting a certain brand of cigarette or smokeless tobacco.

Conviction in the second degree would be a misdemeanor punishable by up to three months in a juvenile detention facility and a fine of $500.

This year's report shows local law enforcement issued 69 citations for violations of state law prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors.