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Laramie
Friday, July 18th, 2025
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Good morning, Laramie. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 18th of July.
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A 49-year-old Casper woman pleaded guilty to 10 drug trafficking charges that involved moving meth, fentanyl, and cocaine from Colorado to Natrona County—she agreed to testify against co-conspirators and may receive a concurrent prison sentence of four to eight years while credited with 276 days already served. Cowboy State Daily
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Wyoming leaders announced on Thursday that they will appeal a judge’s order blocking the school-choice program that would give families up to $7,000 for private school or homeschooling from a $50 million fund. Superintendent Megan Degenfelder said the appeal—now with the Wyoming Supreme Court—may delay the program funds for most of next school year. Cowboy State Daily
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Elk Mountain Ranch owner Fred Eshelman petitioned the Supreme Court on Wednesday to review a lower court ruling that corner crossing was not trespassing—he says the decision inverted the law. Laramie Boomerang
- ➤ House Judiciary Committee member Harriet Hageman and Rep. Andy Biggs sent a letter on Wednesday to Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie Sprecher asking for all records related to the prosecution of ultrarunner Michelino Sunseri, who is charged with a misdemeanor for cutting a switchback at Grand Teton last fall. The lawmakers question why prosecutors rejected plea deals offering 1,000 hours of community service — and they want similar case records by July 30. Cowboy State Daily
- ➤ Laramie County Detention Center is opening Wyoming’s first in-house mental health unit today after two years of planning and spending $700,000 to improve inmate care. The new pod offers safer cells with daylight and secured furniture—designed to better support inmates with severe mental health issues and ease staff stress. Cowboy State Daily
- ➤ Federal lawmakers must vote by 11:59 p.m. today on a bill that would cut $1.1 billion in federal funds from public media which supports Wyoming PBS. The Senate changed the bill and if the House does not agree the process will restart—local broadcasters now brace for changes. Cowboy State Daily
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55th Annual Huck Finn Fishing Derby
7-11 AM — LaPrele Park — Free entry — Families gather to catch trout in the youth stock pond in this Laramie summer tradition.
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Wyoming TeacherCon: 250 Years of Legacy and Learning
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. — Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center — Early bird registration $100 — Celebrate Wyoming's teaching legacy with workshops, keynotes, and networking.
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