One institution criticized same-sex marriage. A second expressed support for LGBTQ youth.
When the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into freefall last year, the federal government hastily knit a safety net for small busine…
An attorney representing a retired Wyoming bishop accused of sex abuse slammed the current bishop for his handling of the matter.
In July 2018, the Catholic Diocese in Cheyenne announced it had substantiated sexual abuse allegations against retired Bishop Joseph Hart. As …
A former Rapid City priest and Catholic school chaplain and teacher who stole nearly $260,000 from the diocese is now accused of having sexual contact with a minor and possessing child pornography.
A prosecutor said that after reviewing the case, "we don't feel like we can be successful."
For decades, retired bishop Joseph Hart has faced accusations that he sexually abused boys. Here are three of their stories.
Authorities realized that a prosecutor had misunderstood police files describing the allegations against Joseph Hart, a Cheyenne police spokesman said.
Cheyenne bishop says alleged abuse victim still credible, despite DA's decision not to charge cleric
Wyoming's top Catholic official says he continues to believe the alleged victim of retired bishop Joseph Hart, despite a Casper prosecutor's decision not to charge the cleric.
The prolonged process with no end in sight has "shattered" an alleged victim's family's belief in the criminal justice system.
The priests were being interviewed as witnesses, not suspects.
This year saw the release of a list that named 11 Catholic clergymen who served in Wyoming and had faced substantiated allegations of sexual abuse.
The Cheyenne Police Department is again involved in the months-long sexual abuse investigation connected to the Catholic Church, a spokesman s…
In a response to a public records request, Cheyenne's DA confirmed that the priest abuse case involving Joseph Hart is being handled in Casper due to conflict-of-interest concerns.
Police say the report alleged that retired Bishop Joseph Hart molested the victim in spring or summer of 1974. The victim would have been 14 or 15 years old then.
The two bishops who succeeded retired Wyoming bishop Joseph Hart say investigations into the disgraced cleric, who’s been accused of sexual ab…
Three victims who brought allegations of abuse against retired bishop Joseph Hart, who once oversaw the Catholic Church in Wyoming, have been determined credible by the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri.
CASPER—Alice Ann Beasley, 87, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in Casper. Memorial mass will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, at the S…
GLENROCK—Brenda Bernice Trottier, 78, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in Casper. Funeral liturgy will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at …
More people who say they’re victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Wyoming clergymen have come forward since the release in early June of a l…
CASPER—Norman ‘Norm’ Sherwin, 77, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, at St. …
CASPER—Patricia Ann “Patti” Spaulding, age 71, of Evansville, passed away July 25, 2019 in her home. Patti was born November 21, 1947 in Ironw…
GLENROCK—John Christian Phipps, 63, died Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Glenrock. Funeral liturgy will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 26, 2019, at…
HARLAN, Ky. — A priest in Kentucky handed out more than $20,000 on Monday to miners struggling to pay bills after the coal company they work f…
