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Wind River judge indicted on federal charges RIVERTON (WNE) — Wind River Indian Reservation Tribal Court Chief Judge Terri Smith has been indicted on two federal criminal charges. The judge is charged with one count of the unlawful use of a communications center and one count of the unlawful distribution of cocaine. Federal magistrate Teresa McKee presided over Smith's initial court appearance Wednesday morning in Lander, during which Smith, in the advanced stages of pregnancy and dressed in black slacks, a black fleece jacket, and black-rimmed... Full story
LARAMIE – The last time coach Joe Legerski and the University of Wyoming women’s basketball team played Pepperdine was in 2013. UW won and Legerski picked up his 200th win. More than 100 victories and nearly six years later, UW and Pepperdine played again, and this time, the Cowgirls extended their memorable postseason run. True freshman Karla Erjavec made a free throw with 9.7 seconds to play, and UW forced a Pepperdine miss at the buzzer for a 61-60 victory in the third round of the WNIT in front of a season-best crowd of 5,134 at the Are... Full story
WORLAND - Worland High School's March 30 road soccer matches against Riverton have been moved to Worland High School due to Riverton's field being covered in snow. The Lady Warriors and Lady Wolverines will play at 11 a.m. with the Warriors-Wolverines match to follow at 1 p.m. As of writing, there will only be varsity matches Saturday as there are not enough officials to cover the JV matches....
Wind River judge released on bond RIVERTON (WNE) - Wind River Indian Reservation Chief Judge Terri Smith is scheduled to appear June 3 at trial in Cheyenne - less than one month after she expects to give birth. Smith was indicted March 19 on two criminal charges: the misuse of a communications center, and the unlawful delivery of cocaine. Together the charges pose a felony level offense. Smith was 32 years old when she took her oath of office in January 2018. She has pleaded not guilty to both c... Full story
CASPER — Nearly two weeks after one of the most powerful winter storms of the decade hit the Northern Rockies and Midwest, Wyoming has largely moved past March’s record-setting snows and settled into the rhythm of spring. In the fields, young calves graze alongside their mothers. In the oil fields, workers in their shirtsleeves have set to laying and welding the pipelines to facilitate another boom, and the state’s farmers have gotten back to work in the fields. Neighboring Nebraska, meanwhile, has been struggling to dig itself out. While... Full story
CHEYENNE — A substitute teacher who co-sponsored the Gay Straight Alliance club at Cheyenne’s McCormick Junior High was dismissed shortly after news broke that anti-gay and racist flyers had been posted and distributed at the school. Kaycee Cook said she received an email Wednesday afternoon from Principal Jeff Conine informing her she was terminated from her substitute position at the school. She said she believes Conine took the action after she called members of Wyoming Equality, a local LGBTQ advocacy group, to tell them about the fly... Full story
Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal sentenced JAMES CHRISTOPHER WYNIA, 25, of Greybull, Wyoming on March 21, 2019 for transportation of child pornography. Wynia was arrested in Greybull, Wyoming. He received sixty months of imprisonment, to be followed by sixty months of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100.00 fine. The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the US Department of Homeland Security Investigations investigated this case....
TEN SLEEP – Three supposed Bigfoot sightings prompted a series of calls to the Wyoming Office of Mountain Investigations over the weekend, as reported by WOMI Director Walker Smith to the Northern Wyoming News. First, on Saturday, Dr. Narayan Khandekorrn with the Aboriginal Art Center of Boston, was leading a group of post-graduate students on a survey of Lakota bark art locations near Lost Twin Lakes, when their rental vehicle was attacked. "The humanoid appeared to be rather capacious, as w... Full story
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (APP) — Goodbye SEC Network. Goodbye New York Mets. Tim Tebow is back on the football field after finalizing a deal with the Denver Broncos, returning to the team that drafted him in the first round of 2011 NFL draft. “It’s a blessing, truly a blessing and all praise goes to God,” said a choked-up Tebow during his introductory press conference at the Broncos facilities Monday afternoon Tebow opened up about his time away from football and the NFL and just how bleak his footbal... Full story
Sweetwater County poverty level surpasses state average ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) - The percentage of Sweetwater County residents living below the poverty level was higher than the state average in 2018, according to a state report. Statewide, 7.5 percent of the population in 2018 lived below the poverty level, which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defined as income of $12,140 or less for an individual. About 10.5 percent lived at that rate in Sweetwater County last year. The number... Full story
EVANSTON — On March 6, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed legislation making hemp possession and production legal within the state, which was welcome news to those who view hemp as an agricultural commodity and a possible economic benefit to Wyoming. However, that enthusiasm may be blunted by the potentially long and twisted road ahead for Wyoming hemp producers and transporters. The Wyoming Legislature took action to legalize and regulate hemp following federal passage of the Farm Bill of 2018, which was signed into law by President Trump in D... Full story