By County 10 Staff FREMONT COUNTY, Wyo. — Early Tuesday morning, April 29, County 10 received reports of increased law enforcement presence in the area of Burma Road and Young Road, which led to road closures and indications of at least one subject being detained. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office has since issued a release containing details about […]
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BIA shares preliminary report containing additional details about March 4 death in St. Stephens area
LANDER, Wyo. — The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has released the preliminary report on March 12 concerning the reported March 4 death that took place in the Saint Stephens area. The report, posted on the Wyoming Highway Patrol/WYDOT crash fatality information page, shares that the deceased has been identified as 18-year-old Wyoming resident Stephanie Bearstrail. “An unknown SUV […]
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Urgent evacuation notice issued for multiple areas near Fish Creek, Pack Trail Fires
FREMONT COUNTY, Wyo. — An urgent evacuation notice has been issued by the Fremont County Emergency Management Agency for various areas near the Fish Creek Fire and Pack Trail Fire, including: The evacuation notice was issued just after 2:30 PM on Sunday, September 29. As of 3:10 PM, a Level 2 “SET” Evacuation Notice has also […]
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14-year-old Wyoming girl gets huge shopping spree thanks to Make-A-Wish
Jerrad Anderson, April 17, 2024 When a Wyoming girl wishes for a shopping spree, you can bet she’s shopping for all her favorite outdoor adventure gear. Fourteen-year-old, Kaydence, from Kemmerer, lives the Wyoming lifestyle to the fullest. She can often be found hunting, fishing, camping, riding bikes, or riding horses in the summer, and snowmobiling […]
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American Idol participant finds biological family; one of them lives in Riverton
By Amanda Fehring RIVERTON, Wyo. — Riverton resident Lindy Nielsen received the surprise of her life last summer when McKenna Breinholt called her late one night. A phone call might not seem that exciting, but McKenna happens to be the niece Lindy’s family had been looking for for eight years. McKenna, now 25, living in […]
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Making Waves: Riverton hip hop artist Shane Wavy sees big numbers in streaming
Amanda Fehring, County 10 News (Riverton, WY)—ThreeStars Friday, a.k.a. Shane Wavy, might be the hidden gem of Fremont County’s music scene. His music falls into the alternative hip hop and phonk, a new hyper pop. His song “Dumb (feat. Riff Raff)” has nearly 50,000 streams. Friday currently lives in Riverton and produces his own music […]
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Three UW swimmers who died in crash on Thursday identified
(Laramie, WY) – Following the tragic news Thursday afternoon that three University of Wyoming swimmers had been killed in a one-vehicle crash in Colorado, University of Wyoming President, Ed Seidel released the following statement; To the UW community: The University of Wyoming family has suffered a tremendous loss. As was noted in a communication last evening, three members of […]
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The Office reunion in Wyoming?: Actors from beloved show accidentally reunite in Wyo
(Jackson, WY) – The Office actors Jenna Fischer (Pam), and Brian Baumgartner (Kevin), recently had an unplanned reunion in Wyoming, according to a photo shared on The Office Memes Facebook page on February 18. The photo was taken from the pair’s Instagram pages, in which they can be seen posing together in Jackson Hole, complete with a powdery […]
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Dead body reportedly found in Riverton Monday morning
RIVERTON, Wyo. — The Riverton Police Department has a block taped off at E. Fremont Ave. and N. 6th E. as of 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 19. The coroner is also on the scene. Eyewitness accounts shared with County 10 and scanner traffic have confirmed there is a dead body. County 10 has reached […]
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Riverton city worker asks for help after finding woman frozen to dumpster Saturday morning
by Amanda Fehring, County 10 RIVERTON, Wyo. — A City of Riverton employee, Travis Lewis, uploaded a public video to his personal Facebook page on Saturday morning. In the video, he says that he is substitute driving a garbage truck on a route that handles City Park in Riverton. While emptying a dumpster, Travis says […]
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Jeep Rides, Starships and Coffee – Hells Half Acre Store
by Randy Tucker, County 10 The heavy wooden sign weathers a little bit more with each passing winter as it sways in the prevailing wind howling out of the Northwest. The green Wyoming Highway Department sign is faring better against the elements of western Natrona County, but the little community that both signs serve notice […]
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Wyoming sisters publish ‘The Night Before Christmas, Soldier Style’
RIVERTON, Wyo. — “The Night Before Christmas, Soldier Style” is the work of sisters Christl Buskohl and Jana Schott, originally for Jana’s son Paul, but now they want to share it with the world. Jana, who lives in Laramie, first came up with the adaptation for Paul while he was serving in Afghanistan in 2013. It’s […]
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(VIDEO) Fort Washakie bareback horse racing champion stars in music video
By Amanda Fehring, County 10 Fort Washakie, Wyo. — Sharmaine Weed, a Fort Washakie bareback horse racing champion, stars in a music video for Vincent Neil Emerson, a Texas-based singer and songwriter. The album, “The Golden Crystal Kingdom,” will be released on Nov. 10 and is produced by Shooter Jennings. The song is titled “Little Wolf’s Invincible Yellow Medicine […]
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Legislative committee requests bill draft to provide statewide forensic pathologist
Katie Roenigk, County 10 A legislative committee is moving forward with plans to possibly provide a statewide forensic pathologist to conduct autopsies in Wyoming. The Joint Judiciary Committee asked state staffers to draft a bill this week that would create two such positions. “I think it’s worthy of further conversation,” Wyoming Sen. Bill Landon, R-Casper, said. “I’d rather spend […]
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VIDEO: Moose sighted near South 5th Street in Lander
Lander resident Tiffany Hartpence shared with County10.com this footage captured on Saturday, Feb. 25.
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Dozens of animals seized, many found dead in reported Riverton animal cruelty case
(Lander, WY) – A March 1 scheduling conference with further trial dates has been set for 51-year-old Riverton resident Kathy Wright, after having pled “not guilty” to all 10 counts of the cruelty to animal charges filed against her.
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Wyoming first responders gather to honor the life and service of EMT Tyeler Harris
By Carol Harper, County10.com RIVERTON, Wyo. — Family, friends, and first responders from all over the state of Wyoming assembled at CWC’s Robert A. Peck auditorium on Sunday to honor and celebrate the life of EMT Tyeler Harris. A flyover and procession of EMS and first responder vehicles arrived at CWC preceding the services. Wyoming Honor/Color Guard […]
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Wyoming first responders gather to honor the life and service of EMT Tyeler Harris
By Carol Harper, County10.com RIVERTON, Wyo. — Family, friends, and first responders from all over the state of Wyoming assembled at CWC’s Robert A. Peck auditorium on Sunday to honor and celebrate the life of EMT Tyeler Harris. A flyover and procession of EMS and first responder vehicles arrived at CWC preceding the services. Wyoming Honor/Color Guard […]
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Riverton police release information on Jan. 13 incident involving suspicious man with firearm; no immediate threat to public
RIVERTON, Wyo. — Riverton Police Department (RPD) Interim Chief of Police Wesley Romero issued the following statement in regards to the January 13 incident involving a suspicious man seen in the area of N 8th W & Pershing with a firearm, that resulted in FCSD #25 school going into a “stay put” scenario. “On January […]
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Wyoming resident dead, one injured after head-on crash on icy roads in Fremont County on Wednesday
(Fremont County, WY) – A two vehicle collision on WY 789 near Hudson on January 11, resulted in one death and one injury, according to a preliminary report from the Wyoming Highway Patrol posted on Jan. 12. The deceased has been identified as a 65-year-old Wyoming resident. The call was made at 4:51 p.m., and the […]
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Mountain lion spotted in Dubois Sunday morning
By Vince Tropea, County10.com DUBOIS, Wyo. — Denita Wolf shared the following Ring doorbell camera footage, captured the morning of January 8 on S. 1st Street in Dubois, of a mountain lion making its way across the yard.
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Wyoming State Hospital staffing issues play into delay of 2019 Riverton double homicide suspect evaluation
County 10 Staff All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Lander, Wyo. — Brandon Monroe, the fourth party involved in the January 4th, 2019 murders of Jocelyn Watt and Rudy Perez, will most likely be admitted to the Wyoming State Hospital mid January, and possibly as late as April. Monroe is […]
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Transient man found dead in Riverton may have died of exposure
by Vince Tropea, County10 RIVERTON, Wyo — A 52-year-old male transient was found deceased on the afternoon of Monday, November 7, according to the Riverton Police Department (RPD) call log released on November 8. The man, whose name was not shared in the report, was found in the 1100 block of Main Street “in a […]