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  The Interstate 90 Exit 20 ramp to Sheridan's North Main Street and Decker Road is pictured Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.CLINT WOOD | THE SHERIDAN PRESS SHERIDAN — In 2021, Sweetwater Against Trafficking partnered with Uprising, a statewide anti-human trafficking group based in Sheridan, to conduct a live sting operation to target human trafficking [...]

SHERIDAN — A bill aimed at making explicit grooming of children illegal is headed to Gov. Mark Gordon’s desk for final approval after passing the House and Senate. House Bill 9, “Grooming of children-offenses and amendments,” aims to make sexual grooming of minors a felony offense. According to the National Office for Child Safety, grooming is [...]

SHERIDAN — Cases of teen dating violence have increased in recent years, according to the Sheridan Advocacy and Resource Center and Uprising. February marks Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. While Uprising’s primary mission is to combat human trafficking through awareness, education and outreach, Executive Director Terri Markham said teen dating violence is an issue she [...]

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CHEYENNE — Two bills dedicated to protecting children online, and catching and punishing predators, are making their way through the statehouse. On Friday, the House Education Committee gave its unanimous approval to House Bill 102, “Protecting kids from deepfakes and exploitative images.” If passed, HB 102 would protect children from sexual exploitation via AI-generated child pornography, [...]

Wyoming’s wide-open spaces give many of us a sense of safety and distance from the dangers faced in larger cities. But the digital world has erased those distances — especially for our children. That is why preventing online child exploitation is a top priority for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming, [...]

In part one of our series on human trafficking, we told you about non-familial trafficking and what it all entails. Today we’ll take a look at familial and online based trafficking. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. READ MORE HERE

  Uprising Executive Director Terri Markham read a proclamation at this week’s Sheridan City Council meeting proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has more. READ MORE HERE

EVANSTON — Local law enforcement officers met with the Uinta County Sexual Assault and Family Violence (SAFV) Task Force and victim witness coordinators from various agencies at the Evanston I-80 … READ MORE HERE

As January marks National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, law enforcement and community partners in Wyoming are underscoring their ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking across the state — a crime that can tragically occur in even the most rural communities. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming recently reaffirmed its dedication to [...]