It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Monday, June 29th. I'm Mac Watson
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"A huge tanker plowed into what I thought was about 6 cars," is how one witness described the scene of a devastating double-fatal crash Friday on Highway 20/26 in Natrona County. Cowboy State Daily's Greg Johnson reports that it was a very chaotic scene with many damaged vehicles, a large debris field, multiple victims, and a large bystander presence.
"The deceased haven't been identified yet, so we don't really know much about this crash, whether there's any criminal charges that could possibly come from it, or anything like that. All we know is it was a pretty bad scene. The highway was closed for a good 12 hours. It didn't open up again until after 2am on Saturday."
Krista Nethercott, who witnessed the crash and is a funeral director, tells Cowboy State Daily, "I'm used to seeing stuff like this, but it was one of the worst accidents I've witnessed in person."
Read the full story HERE.
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The Johnson County Sheriff's Office on Friday released body camera video of state Rep. Bill Allemand's December DUI arrest. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that Allemand grew more adversarial toward the deputy throughout his arrest, ultimately calling him an "asshole."
"In the video you can see Allemand speaking with the officer, and a lot of people are going to be tempted to make judgment calls based upon his speech, whether the DUI charge is justified. He does speak loudly and with a unique cadence. Normally, he sounds less articulate than usual during the video. The deputy reported that his speech was slurred, so that's going to be a major question that now the public has access to the evidence involved in answering that question."
Allemand's attorney Mike Vang tells Cowboy State Daily that Allemand was likely growing frustrated with the deputy because he thought he was being falsely arrested.
Read the full story HERE.
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When Gillette's Kimberly Fry got a phone call at 8:15 a.m. that someone had found their 14-year-old corgi in Wisconsin, she started crying. Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports that an hour later, her family w