News in Cheyenne
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…
Man charged with threatening mother with pipe, injuring officers while in custody
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Cheyenne man, booked into the Laramie County Detention Center after officers said he threatened his mother with a metal pipe and assaulted her, was given additional charges after attacking officers in custody and causing injury. One of the hurt officers had to…
Laramie County Recent Arrests (9/22/26–9/23/26)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Here is the arrests log for law enforcement agencies in Laramie County. The log represents law enforcement contact with suspects who were arrested and the recommended charges against them. The arrest log is not a comprehensive document and may not represent all…
Cheyenne contractor lands $19.5M in state highway awards
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne-based Reiman Corp. secured more than $19.5 million in highway contracts during the Wyoming Transportation Commission’s September meeting. The company received two of the six contracts awarded statewide by the commission, which approved roughly $44.5…
Applications open for 2027 Wyoming Arts Council memorial writing awards
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Arts Council is accepting applications for two writing awards, offering $1,000 prizes to state writers. The 2027 Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award Inspired by Nature honors poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction or scripts informed by a…
Rain, thunderstorms possible this afternoon in Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — An umbrella may be handy later today as rain and thunderstorm chances roll into Cheyenne and across Laramie County. Following some early-morning patchy fog, today will bring a high near 73 degrees under mostly cloudy skies, according to the National Weather…
Laramie County clerk announces start of early voting beginning Oct. 6
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Laramie County clerk announced that early voting for the November general election will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 6. A release from the Office of the Laramie County Clerk says that early voting ends on Monday, Nov. 2. County Clerk Debra Lee said that the atrium…
$5K bond issued to suspect in violent July camper chase on I-80
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The suspect in an early July high-speed chase on Interstate 80, which ended with the fleeing man driving his truck and camper over road spikes before running and hiding in foliage inside Curt Gowdy State Park, was recently issued a $5,000 cash bond in Laramie…
UW research values Wyoming’s elk, mule deer and pronghorn at a stunning $6B
by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile One way to comprehend the value of Wyoming’s elk, deer and pronghorn is to relate it to the state’s permanent mineral trust fund. The corpus of that account, which sits at over $13 billion, is fed by severance taxes on oil, gas and mineral extraction and…
Suspected drug dealer charged with distribution, stabbing client with sword
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Cheyenne man will enter the Laramie County District Court on multiple drug charges after a Cheyenne Police Department investigation reportedly discovered him selling methamphetamine and fentanyl. He will also face an aggravated assault charge after using a…