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Congresswoman Harriet Hageman joined 288 other congresspersons and voted in favor of H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act. The legislation would permanently place fentanyl-related substances (FRS) into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. According to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the HALT Fentanyl Act would make the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related…
The Park County Sheriff’s Department, the Big Horn Basin Healthcare Coalition, and the Wyoming National Guard are planning a joint training at Northwest College on June 14, 2023. The Big Horn Basin Healthcare Coalition is a group of 33 agencies throughout the four counties in the Bighorn Basin. The purpose of the coalition is “to…
The Cody Police Department released a statement on Wednesday, May 24, responding to a viral YouTube video involving a Cody Police officer. LackLuster is a popular YouTube channel that publishes videos of law enforcement officers getting into altercations with a mission to expose “dirty cops.” A video posted earlier this week featured a traffic stop…
The Cody Police Department is in the crosshairs of social media scrutiny. On Sunday, May 21, the channel LackLuster uploaded the video “Dash Cam Proves Cop Wrong – Case Dismissed,” featuring footage of a traffic stop conducted by Officer Blake Stinson. LackLuster is a YouTube channel that seeks “to keep all public officials accountable.” Started…
Video shows driver fleeing Iowa police with officer on hood, roof of car CARROLL, Iowa (AP) — Harrowing video of a driver speeding from Iowa police with an officer clinging to his hood and roof emerged this month during the motorist’s sentencing. Dennis James Guider Jr., 29, of the Chicago area, was sentenced last week…
At 8 a.m. on Friday, May 12, several road corridors within Yellowstone National Park officially opened for the Summer 2023 season, including the road between the West Thumb Junction to the Old Faithful Geyser Basin. But by 7:30 p.m. the next day, that road was closed and stayed closed for the entire weekend. At 7:26…
The Powell Police Department is warning Park County residents of the latest phone scam. Once again, a caller with nefarious intentions is posing as a law enforcement officer to get people to part with their money. On Tuesday, May 9, a Powell business received a call from a male who identified themself as the Lieutenant…
Police: 9 dead in Texas mall shooting By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Police say a shooting at a Dallas-area mall left 9 dead and others injured. A gunman stepped out of a silver sedan and began shooting people at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday, sending hundreds of shoppers…
Students at Cody High School are sheltering in place Wednesday morning (April 5) as a precautionary measure after “a direct threat” to the school was made on social media. Park County School District #6 sent a message to all families in the district alerting them of the situation. Law enforcement officers are on campus. Students…
Within a month of offering a $15,000 reward for information, 22-year-old Lorna Roxanne Green of Casper has been arrested by the Casper Police Department, F.B.I., and A.T.F. as a suspect in the arson of a Casper clinic in May 2022. After a year of investigation, a suspect has been arrested for the act of arson…