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Wyoming mom reported missing after not picking up kids; sister, police search for answers

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Mack, E. (2026, November 1). Wyoming mom reported missing after not picking up kids; sister, police search for answers. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/wyoming-mom-reported-missing-not-picking-kids-sister-police-search-answers

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Quick Summary

Kandice Gunter, a 30-year-old mother from Wyoming, has been missing since failing to pick up her two children from an after-school program on Wednesday. Her sister reported her missing when she did not show up as expected. Police last saw Gunter Thursday morning in Natrona County; her cellphone was last located near Highway 387 around noon Friday. She is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing about 185 pounds, with black hair and blue eyes, and has a butterfly tattoo on her neck.
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Kandice Gunter, 30, has been missing since failing to pick up her two children, ages 9 and 6, from an after-school program in Wyoming on Wednesday. Her sister, Kayla Gunter, reported her missing after Kandice did not contact the kids or respond to calls for three days. Police last saw Kandice traveling in a gray 2016 GMC Canyon pickup with Wyoming temporary registration near Highway 387 around noon Friday. Her phone was last active at that time and place. The children's father lives in Casper, where Gunter moved from Nevada about a month ago to help care for the kids. Kayla expressed concern over Kandice’s “out of character” behavior and is worried given their frequent communication had recently stopped abruptly.

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Facebook GMC Canyon Natrona County Wyoming the Casper Police Department

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Gunter PERSON · 7× Natrona County GPE · 4× Kayla PERSON · 3× Wyoming GPE · 3× the Casper Police Department ORG · 3× Facebook ORG · 2× Cowboy State Daily ORG · 1× Kandice PERSON · 1× Kandice Gunter PERSON · 1× Kayla Gunter PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Her sister, Kayla Gunter, told Cowboy State Daily she reported her missing after Kandice did not collect her children, ages 9 and 6, from the Boys & Girls Club on Wednesday.
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Claims (25 extracted, 3 hedged)

A Wyoming mother of two has been reported missing for days after she failed to pick up her children from an after-school program, prompting her sister to raise the alarm. asserted
she → report → alarm
Kandice Gunter, 30, was last seen Thursday morning in Natrona County, according to the Casper Police Department. uncertain
Gunter → see → Department
Her sister, Kayla Gunter, told Cowboy State Daily she reported her missing after Kandice did not collect her children, ages 9 and 6, from the Boys & Girls Club on Wednesday. asserted
Kandice → tell → Wednesday
"That's why I started freaking out," Kayla told the paper. asserted
Kayla → start → paper
"It's totally out of character for her not to show up to get her kids." asserted
her → show → kids
Police said Gunter was last known to be traveling in a gray 2016 GMC Canyon pickup with a Wyoming temporary registration. asserted
Gunter → say → registration
Her cellphone was last located around 12:30 p.m. MT on Friday along Highway 387, near the Natrona County line. asserted
cellphone → locate → line
The sisters last spoke by phone at 10:41 a.m. local time Wednesday. asserted
sisters → speak → a.m.
Kayla said the conversation gave no indication anything was wrong, and Gunter stopped answering calls afterward. asserted
Gunter → say → calls
The family was also told her phone pinged near Gillette around noon Wednesday, according to the report. uncertain
phone → tell → report
Gunter had reportedly moved from Nevada to Casper about a month earlier to be closer to her children. uncertain
Gunter → move → children
She had been staying with their father and helping care for them. asserted
She → stay → them
"I looked so hard but there’s so much wide open spaces with one set of sad eyes hope you’re okay!! asserted
you → look → eyes
14 years you’ve been in my life and can’t end it like this Kandice Gunter," Facebook user TK Kentopp posted early Saturday morning. asserted
Kentopp → end → Gunter
In the days before she disappeared, Gunter posted on Facebook: "Success for me, happens in silence." asserted
Success → disappear → silence
She had also written in June about "focusing on a better me. asserted
She → write → me
Kayla said the move appeared to be going well and her sister had not indicated she planned to leave or cut off contact. asserted
she → say → contact
The sisters typically spoke by phone at least three times a day. asserted
sisters → speak → phone
Gunter was last seen in person on the morning of Oct. 29 in Natrona County and was reported missing to police later that evening, the Casper Police Department said. asserted
Department → see → police
She was last known to be traveling in a gray 2016 GMC Canyon pickup with Wyoming temporary registration. asserted
She → know → registration
Her cellphone was last located along Highway 387, near the Natrona County line, around 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. asserted
cellphone → locate → p.m.
Gunter is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 185 pounds, with black hair and blue eyes. asserted
Gunter → describe → hair
She has a butterfly tattoo on her neck. asserted
She → have → neck
Anyone who has seen Gunter or the pickup, or has information about her whereabouts, is asked to call the Casper Police Department at 307-235-8278. asserted
who → see → 8278
Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers of Central Wyoming at 307-577-8477 or at crimestopperscasper.org. asserted
tips → submit → crimestopperscasper.org
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