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Gov. Gordon orders lowering of flags to half-staff to...

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2025/11/04

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Following the announcement of Dick Cheney’s death, Gov. Mark Gordon has ordered that all flags be flown at half-staff to honor the former vice president and U.S. congressman. Flags will remain at half-staff until the day after Cheney’s internment. A release from the governor’s office states that Cheney was born in Lincoln, […] The post Gov. Gordon orders lowering of flags to half-staff to honor former Vice President Dick Cheney appeared first on County

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Casper’s Logan Wilson traded from Bengals to Cowboys

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2025/11/04

CASPER, Wyo. — Casper native and Cincinnati Bengals star Logan Wilson will soon be suiting up with a new team for the first time in his professional career, as he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday. In return for Wilson — a defensive leader for the Bengals and the leading tackler on the […] The post Casper’s Logan Wilson traded from Bengals to Cowboys appeared first on County 17.

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Campbell County to see warm, windy days before chance...

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2025/11/04

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Residents in Campbell County can expect another stretch of mild, breezy weather through the end of the week before cooler air and a chance of rain and snow move in over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota. Temperatures are forecast to climb into the upper […] The post Campbell County to see warm, windy days before chance of rain and snow appeared first on County 17.

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Campbell County Fire Dept. Report (11/3/25)

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2025/11/04

GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Campbell County Fire Department responded to the following incidents on Monday, Nov. 3: Year to date the Campbell County Fire Department has responded to 2,685 requests for service. The post Campbell County Fire Dept. Report (11/3/25) appeared first on County 17.

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Sticker shock? Wyomingites could see skyrocketing...

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2025/11/04

by Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile When the Affordable Care Act marketplace, where roughly 42,000 Wyoming residents get their health insurance, opened enrollment Saturday, customers likely faced a double whammy: higher prices and fewer resources. The landscape looks different this year between federal changes to the marketplace’s administration and the ongoing government shutdown — caused in part by […] The post Sticker shock? Wyomingites could see skyrocketing bills on ACA health

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Wyomingite, former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at...

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2025/11/04

CASPER, Wyo. –– Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84. Cheney, who grew up in Casper, died on Monday night from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to a statement from his family via the Associated Press. “For decades, Dick Cheney served our nation, including as White House Chief […] The post Wyomingite, former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at age 84 appeared first on County 17.

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Wyoming lawmakers advance election reform bills...

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2025/11/04

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted Monday to sponsor a sweeping package of six election reform bills that boost manual ballot counting and expand poll watcher authority. The bills advanced despite stern warnings from county clerks that the changes could prove logistically impossible to implement by the […] The post Wyoming lawmakers advance election reform bills despite feasibility warnings appeared first

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Years-long Lincoln County investigation of wildlife...

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2025/11/04

AFTON, Wyo. — A multi-year investigation recently wrapped up in Lincoln County when Idaho man Rodney Gilstrap was sentenced on multiple wildlife-related charges stemming from his false claims of being a state resident beginning in 2018 and then illegally killing deer, elk and pronghorn in western Wyoming. Afton Game Warden James Hobbs began this investigation […] The post Years-long Lincoln County investigation of wildlife charges concludes appeared first on County 17.

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City Council to weigh industrial growth, code repeal,...

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2025/11/03

GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Gillette City Council will meet Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers to consider several major items, including a heavy industrial rezoning proposal, the potential repeal of the city’s malicious harms ordinance and the final acceptance of a $16.5 million wastewater project. One of the most significant […] The post City Council to weigh industrial growth, code repeal, major utility upgrades appeared first on County 17.

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Commissioners to review nuclear waste resolution,...

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2025/11/03

GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Campbell County Board of Commissioners will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 4, first with an 8 a.m. briefing and then with the regular session at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers at 500 S. Gillette Ave. Commissioners Kelley McCreery, Jim Ford, Bob Jordan, Scott Clem and Jerry Means are scheduled […] The post Commissioners to review nuclear waste resolution, veterans recognition at Tuesday meeting appeared first on County 17.

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C17 Crime Clips for Monday, Nov. 3

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2025/11/03

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Here is a summary of notable crimes in and around Gillette over the weekend, obtained through law enforcement reports compiled by the Gillette Police Department and the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office. Drugs, Oct. 31, Stocktrail Avenue, CCSO Deputies responded to a report at Stocktrail Elementary of a parent who smelled of marijuana. […] The post C17 Crime Clips for Monday, Nov. 3 appeared first on County 17.

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Campbell County Fire Dept. Report (11/1/25)

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2025/11/02

GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Campbell County Fire Department responded to the following incidents on Saturday, Nov. 1: Year to date, the Campbell County Fire Department has responded to 2,671 requests for service.The post Campbell County Fire Dept. Report (11/1/25) appeared first on County 17.

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Warmer morning won’t last, as temps drop today after...

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2025/11/02

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Gillette will see the warmest part of its day in the morning before temps quickly drop off before midday, according to the National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota. Today will be sunny and deceptively warm, as temps rise to around 60 degrees by 9 a.m. before quickly falling to around […] The post Warmer morning won’t last, as temps drop today after mid-morning high appeared first on County 17.

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REMINDER: Clocks fall back hour as daylight saving...

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2025/11/02

GILLETTE, Wyo. — No, you didn’t sleep in. Clocks will fall back one hour Sunday morning as daylight saving time ends. Daylight saving time is implemented in most states in the spring to take full advantage of sunlight later in the day. By the time days get shorter in the fall and crop harvesting has […] The post REMINDER: Clocks fall back hour as daylight saving time ends Sunday appeared first on County 17.

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F.E. Warren airmen plead guilty to falsifying...

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2025/10/31

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base recently concluded two separate summary courts-martial, which saw Airman 1st Class Sarbjot Badesha and A1C Matthew Rodriguez each plead guilty to making false official statements related to the July 20 death of Airman Brayden Lovan. Lovan died from a gunshot wound caused […] The post F.E. Warren airmen plead guilty to falsifying official statements related to gun death appeared first on County 17.

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Cowboys to open season Monday vs. Northern State

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2025/10/31

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming Cowboys basketball team will officially get its 2025–26 season underway on Monday when it hosts head coach Sundance Wicks’s alma mater, the Northern State University Wolves. Wyoming enters the season opener having won a pair of exhibition contests against Northern Colorado and College of Idaho. UW returns one […] The post Cowboys to open season Monday vs. Northern State appeared first on County 17.

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Breakup dispute at Gillette hotel leads to domestic...

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2025/10/31

GILLETTE, Wyo. — A Gillette man has been charged with domestic battery and theft after police said he assaulted a woman and stole her cellphone following a breakup dispute earlier this week. According to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Campbell County Circuit Court, 25-year-old Dominic Anderson was arrested Oct. 27 after an alleged altercation […] The post Breakup dispute at Gillette hotel leads to domestic battery, theft charges appeared first on County 17.

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Gillette teen pleads guilty to all charges in Casper...

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2025/10/31

CASPER, Wyo. — A Gillette teen who recently turned 17 while jailed in Natrona County has pleaded guilty to all charges stemming from a crime spree last August involving multiple stolen vehicles, firearms and a short-lived home invasion at an apartment complex. 16-year-old Everett Kale Forbes pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft, burglary, […] The post Gillette teen pleads guilty to all charges in Casper car-hopping, theft, burglary spree appeared first on County 17.

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Campbell County man charged with theft of saddle...

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2025/10/30

GILLETTE, Wyo. — A Campbell County man has been charged with felony theft after allegedly being found in possession of a saddle reported stolen in Texas, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial District. Court records state that Kanyon Guy Fischer was arrested on Oct. 26, 2025, […] The post Campbell County man charged with theft of saddle reported stolen in Texas appeared first on County 17.

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Driver fatigue leads to ‘violent crash’ on I-80

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2025/10/30

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Highway Patrol recently reported that it responded to a single-vehicle rollover on Interstate 80 in Cheyenne at mile marker 362. When troopers arrived on the scene, they found that a commercial dump truck was traveling east when it began to drift to the right side of the road. A release […] The post Driver fatigue leads to ‘violent crash’ on I-80 appeared first on County 17.

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