ICE shooting spurs impromptu protests in CodyCody EnterpriseFollowing the death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by ICE agents last Saturday, some grassroots vigils and protests sprung up in Cody. “I started out feeling alone, but quickly felt the support of fellow Cody residents. I received honks, waves and thumbs up,” one protester told the Cody Enterprise. “I couldn’t believe the amount of kindness I was being shown in a town where 78% of us voted for Trump.” Read the full story. More than $3 million lost to crypto ATM scams in Campbell CountyGillette News RecordIn 2025, Gillette and Campbell County residents lost more than $3 million to crypto ATM scams in the last year. That’s according to Gillette Police Detective Alan Stuber, who spoke during AARP Wyoming’s Legislative Preview webinar for Wyoming lawmakers last week. Between the Gillette Police Department and Campbell County Sheriff’s Office, Stuber said, “we’ve taken in 75 to 100 cases in the last year,” the Gillette News Record reports. Read the full story. UW trustees move forward on Greek life planLaramie BoomerangConfronted with declining national participation in Greek organizations, aging facilities and competing housing priorities, the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees approved a new planning process to shape the long-term future of fraternity and sorority life, as well as the UW Fraternity Mall. Trustees voted 11-1 to allow the administration to begin developing a comprehensive vision for fraternity and sorority life, with Trustee Jim Mathis casting the dissenting vote, the Laramie Boomerang reports. Read the full story. Fremont County forum focuses on Freedom Caucus angstLander JournalA community forum hosted by Fremont County Democrats last week centered on taxes, budget cuts and the influence of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus. “This year’s primary is going to be the most consequential election since statehood,” said forum panelist, Sen. Cale Case, a Lander Republican. Speakers like Case spoke about Wyoming’s political direction ahead of the 2026 election cycle, the Lander Journal reports. Read the full story. U.S. Gold Corp. secures $31.2M in private financing for CK Gold Mine projectWyoming Tribune EagleU.S. Gold Corp., the gold exploration and development company spearheading the CK Gold Mine west of Cheyenne, announced last month that the company has raised $31.2 million through a private stock offering — money that will be used to fund preliminary projects while in-progress studies near completion. The CK Gold Mine is a copper and gold mine proposed 20 miles west of Cheyenne in the Silver Crown Mining District, neighboring Curt Gowdy State Park. The open-pit mine would employ froth flotation instead of cyanide to extract the minerals, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story. The post Local Lookout: ICE protests | Crypto scams | UW Greek life appeared first on WyoFile . ...read more read less