Weird News

2016 has been a banner year for stupid criminals in the Cowboy State. We want to know who you think was Wyoming's dumbest criminal of the year. Here are the contenders: “Hooking for cheeseburgers isn’t normal” – That’s how Casper Police Detective Dan Dundas summed up a bizarre prostitution sting in October...

Christmas carols go back to 4th century Rome, but in current day Cheyenne, they can be illegal to sing without a permit. It could get you a fine and jail time.

A Pinedale resident turned around in her living room to find an unexpected guest greeting her in the doorway.

Santa Claus is known across the world as Father Christmas, St. Nicholas and Kris Kringle. If the Wyoming Game and Fish Deparment ever catches up with him, he might need another alias. For years, Santa has willfully disregarded a state law that prohibits anyone from bringing reindeer into Wyoming without a permit...

What a long, strange year it's been; especially for stupid criminals here in Wyoming. Here's a look back at the five dumbest crimes of 2016 in the Cowboy State: 1. "Hooking for cheeseburgers isn't normal" - That's how Casper Police Detective Dan Dundas summed up a bizarre prostitution sting in October...

"Restrooms are for paying customers only". If you see that sign in Wyoming, that business is violating state law.

Yesterday, we published an adorable poem written by a 9-year-old Casper girl about Thomas Gobbles. The only wild turkey in Wyoming with his own Facebook page, Thomas has thousands of fans. However, there are others who would prefer to eat him for Thanksgiving...

Of the thousands of wild turkeys in Wyoming, only one has their own Facebook page. Thomas Gobbles has been a controversial Casper celebrity for several years. While some have accused Thomas of blocking traffic, chasing mailmen, harassing students at Casper College, lewd displays of affection and a general disregard for public safety, he is beloved by hundreds of children in Natrona County... Read

Don’t worry. Yellowstone is not about to blow its top. It is just a technical issue with the radar in Riverton. It does look intense, but the data is bogus.

Before James Hogue became one of the most elusive con men in modern American history, he was a different kind of runner; an athlete at the University of Wyoming. Hogue enrolled at UW in the fall of 1977 and quickly earned a spot on the varsity cross country team...