Jen Kocher

2 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Jen Kocher

A more than 40-mile high-speed chase through Carbon County on Tuesday ended in Saratoga with the arrest of the driver and his passenger on felony drug charges. Andrew Nollen and Erin Kampa are accused of leading law enforcement on a chase along Interstate 80 that began in Rawlins, then made a few loops through Sinclair before finally stopping in Saratoga. The pair then surrendered without incident, said Lt. Jared Frakes with the Rawlins Police Department.

5 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Jen Kocher

Hulett Police Chief Bill Motley drove down Main Street on a recent June day as he completed his morning rounds. This consists of checking for signs of break-ins, vandalism of local businesses and anything else that doesn’t look right in the small town of around 400 people tucked in the far northeast corner of Wyoming less than 10 miles from Devils Tower. Someone waved from the sidewalk, and Motley slowed down to see if everything was OK. It was.

6 days ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Jen Kocher

With less than two months to go before the trial of the man accused of murdering four Idaho college students is set to begin, a Utah-based private investigator hopes to recover a key piece of missing evidence: The murder weapon.

1 week ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Jen Kocher

A Greybull man convicted of selling the fentanyl-laced pills that led to a 25-year-old’s overdose death will remain in prison after a judge on Tuesday ruled against overturning his manslaughter conviction. Park County District Judge Bill Simpson rejected Anthony Fuentes’ argument that his lawyer didn’t represent him adequately. Fuentes will appeal the decision to the Wyoming Supreme Court, as part of the multi-tiered appeals process, his attorney H.

1 week ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Jen Kocher

GILLETTE — Rocky was having none of it. The 5-year-old alpaca stubbornly dropped to the ground with his brown and white spotted face firmly planted into the grass as if trying to hide from his owner, Tri Nation, who tugged on Rocky’s harness. “Come on, boy,” Tri said, to which Rocky promptly ignored. Instead, Tri’s son-in-law, Vincente Lopez, jumped in to give him a hand, prodding Rocky’s hindquarters until the animal leapt in indignation and hopped a few feet before planting himself back down.