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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Thursday, April 16th. I'm Mac Watson.

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The Wyoming Army National Guard says someone is targeting military aircraft with lasers at its Camp Guernsey training center. Cowboy State Daily's Greg Johnson reports that not only is it dangerous for pilots, it can get whoever's doing it prison time.

"The Guard training facility out of camp Guernsey is reporting that someone, or someones, they don't know yet, has been targeting their military aircraft with lasers. The military says it can actually, you know, it can blind pilots. It can really be dangerous for people flying and while it might seem fun to, you know, just stand on the ground and point lasers it's a serious thing. It's a federal charge. What these lasers do is they can temporarily blind or they can disorient pilots."

According to the Guard, two incidents have been reported in the Camp Guernsey area since January, and three since March 2025.

Read the full story HERE.

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A Bar Nunn woman and longtime employee of Special Olympics Wyoming was arrested on suspicion of embezzling more than $200,000 from the organization. Cowboy State Daily's Kolby Fedore reports that Casper police say it took months to unravel a scheme that involved "sophisticated methods."

"57-year-old Christine Rodriguez is facing felony theft and forgery charges after investigators caught her stealing up to $206,000 this was a months' long investigation, according to allegations, she's been misallocating funds for several years. Investigators say that she used her role of handling financial records and donations to deposit unauthorized checks, forged approvals and withdrawals estimated around $206,000. Casper police say they are working with the IRS and that Special Olympics Wyoming is fully cooperating. Rodriguez has her initial appearance on Thursday at the Townsend Justice Center in Casper."

Investigators say the case began in June 2025 after Special Olympics Wyoming reported financial irregularities following an internal review conducted after Rodriguez's employment ended earlier that year.

Read the full story HERE.

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A Wyoming reporter was in a Wheatland courtroom again Wednesday to face 10 felony forgery charges. Cowboy State Daily's Dale Killingbeck reports that's on top of 10 other felonies she's been charged with for allegedly submitting forged documents and lying under oath while opposing a wind farm.

"April Marie Morganroth, also known as Marie Hamilton, was in court for a very short time today in Wheatland circuit court, and that was to hear to face initial charges, 10 felonies, five of them forge recharges, five of them possession of forged documents, charges, and that's all related to an attempt, according to court documents, that she and her husband made, to acquire a property, a home, and property that using documents that did not come from the alleged agencies, she said they came from. Three documents were from the USDA, and two documents were from supposed contractors who had performed work on the house they were trying to buy."

Judge Jacqueline Brown didn't schedule a preliminary hearing on the charges against Morganroth, but did say she would be back in court within 20 days.

Read the full story HERE

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An Oregon man accused of violating Yellowstone