News in Cheyenne
City suffered $36K in vandalism, paid $100K in damages and repairs in FY26
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The City of Cheyenne’s Finance Committee recently moved to reappropriate nearly $5 million from its fiscal year 2026 budget, shuffling money from various funds to account for unexpected costs accrued over the year. Included in that reappropriation was nearly…
Unreturned Cheyenne U-Haul tracked to Rock Springs; suspect charged
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A man is facing a felony theft charge after Cheyenne police say he failed to return a rented van that was later tracked down in Rock Springs. Prosecutors charged Joseph Hughes, born 1986, with one count of felony theft of more than $1,000. If convicted, Hughes…
DNA samples link 78-year-old Cheyenne man to sexual assault
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne police arrested a 78-year-old Cheyenne man in late August on a warrant for two counts of first-degree sexual assault stemming from an incident reported late last year. Prosecutors charged David Jackson Jr. on Aug. 18, 2026, accusing him of using physical…
Late-week storms give way to warm weekend across southeast Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Southeast Wyoming can expect isolated afternoon storms through Friday before warmer, drier air arrives just in time for the weekend. The capital city is facing a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. today, with a high temperature near 70 degrees,…
Wyoming Game and Fish Department requesting help from hunters to collect lymph nodes from deer, elk
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently announced that it’s requesting assistance from hunters to collect lymph nodes from deer and elk in mandatory and focus areas for chronic wasting disease sampling. “Hunters play a critical role in helping Game and Fish…
$50K bond issued to woman police say caused August car crash leading to serious injury
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne police said that an August car crash that led to serious injury of one of the drivers was caused by the actions of a woman upset after an argument. She was charged with aggravated assault and battery causing serious injury, among other charges. Police…
No Mollie’s Pack, Yellowstone wolves killed, state reports after hunt area’s quick close
by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile EVANSTON—Yellowstone National Park’s last original wolf pack, Mollie’s Pack, emerged unscathed from a hunting season that opened last week and has already closed, Wyoming wildlife officials announced Monday. Dan Smith, a Wyoming Game and Fish Department…
Lobby group protesting data centers plans Sept. 28 Cheyenne stop during national tour
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — An unusual bus, completely wrapped in American farmland imagery and text reading “AI Data Center Revolt,” will stop in Cheyenne on Monday, Sept. 28 as it tours the United States protesting “massive industrial development” in the form of data centers. The AI Data…
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LCSO charges Cheyenne woman with supplying son with drugs to sell at school
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A local mother is facing two felony charges after officers reportedly discovered she had been supplying her son with drugs and nicotine products to sell at his school. According to court documents, she told him that it didn’t “feel right” but that she needed him…
State Forestry Division picks City of Casper for ‘Forestry Program of the Year’ award
CASPER, Wyo. — Flexing a strong record of urban forestry work, the City of Casper is now officially the state’s 2026 Wyoming Urban & Community Forestry Program of the Year. The State Forestry Division recently recognized the city during its annual Wyoming Tree Academy in…
Cheyenne employee earns State Forestry Division’s ‘Arborist of the Year’ award
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Dave Schindler, arborist with the City of Cheyenne’s Urban Forestry Division, is the Wyoming State Forestry Division’s 2026 Wyoming Arborist of the Year. He was honored with the award at the Wyoming Tree Academy in Cheyenne. Schindler is an expert when it comes…