Gillette News Record

06/17/2026

Over the last few years, e-bikes have risen in popularity, and the City of Gillette has heard from residents reporting unsafe usage on and off the streets as well as damage to public and private property from these vehicles.

Last Tuesday, the Gillette City Council heard from legal council and law enforcement about the current laws regarding the use of e-bikes and electronic dirt bikes.

Last Tuesday, the Gillette City Council heard from legal counsel and law enforcement about the current laws regarding the use of e-bikes and electronic dirt bikes.

Over the last few years, e-bikes have risen in popularity, and the City of Gillette has heard from residents reporting unsafe usage on and off the streets as well as

06/17/2026

Wednesday, June 17
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

06/16/2026

A man who served prison time for stabbing a man and beating up an inmate is back in jail for allegedly choking his wife.

On June 1, Circuit Judge Greg Steward found probable cause to suspect Bobby Schaper, 47, of strangulation of a household member and domestic battery.

In 2011, Schaper was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for attempted manslaughter, and in 2014, he got eight to 10 years added to his current sentence for his role in an assault that left another inmate in a coma.

A man who served prison time for stabbing a man and beating up an inmate is back in jail for allegedly choking his wife.

06/16/2026

At the end of a budget hearing that lasted more than two hours Monday, Commissioners Kelley McCreery and Jerry Means changed their votes and joined Scott Clem and Jim Ford in supporting Gillette Reproductive Health’s request of $25,000 from the county’s Optional 1% Sales Tax.

McCreery said he talked with the director of Gillette Reproductive Health and got a better understanding of the services the clinic offers. He added that the people who have told him to vote against funding the agency have not “come up and helped me say anything yet.”

"Plus, I do have a soft spot for the poor, that are on tough times through no fault of their own, because I've been there a couple times," he said. "It'll make a lot of people mad either way I go, so I might as well do it to help somebody.”

Gillette Reproductive Health might be getting Optional 1% Sales Tax from the county after all.

06/16/2026

A Wyoming judge struck down three abortion laws on Friday, the latest instance of the courts here rejecting attempts by state lawmakers to curtail the procedure in the Equality State.

Retired District Judge Thomas T. C. Campbell ruled the laws violated a 2012 amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that protects individuals’ rights to make their own healthcare decisions. The Wyoming Supreme Court in January cited the same provision when it struck down two statewide abortion bans, and a different judge noted the amendment in April when he blocked enforcement of the state’s new “heartbeat” bill.

A Wyoming judge struck down three abortion laws on Friday, the latest instance of the courts here rejecting attempts by state lawmakers to curtail the procedure in the Equality State.

06/16/2026

On Friday and Saturday evenings, Wyoming and Montana faced off in their annual all-star series featuring the top basketball players from the class of 2026, and this time around, Montana

06/16/2026

06/16/2026

A 39-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning after deputies joined police in a high speed chase involving a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

The pursuit began after the man fled a potential traffic stop by police after running a flashing red light at the intersection of South Douglas Highway and Boxelder Road, Sheriff’s Office Lt. Dan Maul said.

A 39-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning after deputies joined police in a high speed chase involving a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

06/16/2026

Tuesday, June 16
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light west wind becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

06/16/2026

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