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Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt supports state’s food banks

October 19, 2020 3:53 pm Associated Press

Donations from a recent women’s hunting event will directly benefit food pantries in the state, officials…

Wyoming university reports 7 sorority students with COVID-19

October 16, 2020 12:14 pm News Team

The University of Wyoming announced Thursday seven students in a sorority house have tested positive for the…

Partial fire ban lifted for Teton County

October 13, 2020 1:05 pm News Team

Cooler temperatures and increased moisture is bringing relief to fire conditions in Teton…

Wyoming oil, gas downturn continues to take toll on economy

October 13, 2020 12:46 pm Associated Press

Low oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic continue to take a toll on Wyoming’s economy, according to a new state…

Teton health officials issue Recommendation #10

October 8, 2020 5:52 pm News Team

During the month of October 2020, there has been a substantial increase in active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Teton County, Wyoming.…

U.S. Surgeon General: 3 simple W’s will control COVID-19

October 8, 2020 4:05 pm Todd Kunz

Dr. Jerome Adams said the coronavirus is controllable with three simple W’s or…

Jackson antler arch turns pink for breast cancer awareness

October 7, 2020 5:34 pm News Team

St. John’s Health and the St. John’s Health Foundation wrapped the southwest antler arch on the town square in pink lights to commemorate breast…

Wyoming COVID-19 hospitalizations tracks surge in cases

October 7, 2020 5:20 pm Associated Press

Wyoming coronavirus hospitalizations reached a new high Wednesday as a fall surge in infections continued unabated, raising concern that small…

Jackson “Trick-Or-Treat on Town Square” canceled

October 7, 2020 3:31 pm News Team

The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce has officially called off the traditional Trick-or-Treat on Town…

University of Wyoming wrestling reports 6 COVID-19 cases

October 1, 2020 12:03 pm Associated Press

The University of Wyoming has announced that its wrestling program halted activities after the team confirmed six cases of…

Court upholds decision to prevent Wyoming coal merger

September 30, 2020 1:27 pm Associated Press

A federal court said it would uphold a Federal Trade Commission decision to block a proposed merger between two leading Wyoming coal…

Wyoming to modify some COVID-19 restaurant restrictions

September 29, 2020 4:34 pm News Team

Over the past 14 days, Wyoming has averaged approximately 79 new cases of COVID-19 per day. …

Breezy weather continues to fan Wyoming wildfire

September 29, 2020 2:50 pm Associated Press

Breezy weather continued Tuesday to fan a wildfire threatening a handful of cabin communities in southeastern…

Grizzlies killed in attacks on 2 bow hunters in Wyoming

September 28, 2020 4:39 pm Associated Press

One hunter was injured and another unhurt by grizzly bears in two separate attacks in…

Wyoming utility supports recycling wind turbine blades

September 23, 2020 11:27 am Associated Press

The largest utility in Wyoming is considering more sustainable solutions for old wind turbine blades, instead of tossing them into a…

Wyoming cuts to impede access to corrections information

September 22, 2020 3:41 pm Associated Press

News reporters on urgent deadlines will need to file a time-consuming public records request in order for the Wyoming Department of Corrections to…

Wyoming unemployment rate shows improvement

September 22, 2020 8:47 am News Team

Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.6% in August from 7.1% in July. …

Wyoming begins early voting for Nov. 3 general election

September 18, 2020 3:37 pm Associated Press

General election voting is underway in…

Wyoming plans for high school basketball to start on time

September 18, 2020 1:13 pm Associated Press

The Wyoming High School Activities Association says it plans for high school basketball and wrestling to start on…

University of Wyoming faces $42.3M budget cut over 2 years

September 18, 2020 11:48 am Associated Press

The University of Wyoming is developing plans to address a $42.3 million budget cut over the next two years because state revenues are declining due…

Wyoming coronavirus count surges, student tests positive

September 17, 2020 11:35 am Associated Press

A student at a Wyoming junior high school tested positive for the coronavirus while the number of known cases in the state lurched upward by over…

Wyoming lawmakers eye end to tax break for new wind projects

September 16, 2020 2:56 pm Associated Press

Wyoming lawmakers are discussing whether to end a tax break on new wind energy…

Wyoming Republican Party censures member for PAC support

September 16, 2020 1:09 pm Associated Press

The Wyoming Republican Party has voted to censure a member of the Natrona County delegation for her role in founding a nonpartisan political action…

Green River wind storm damage likely in millions

September 15, 2020 10:28 am Associated Press

Hurricane-force winds that struck a Wyoming city likely caused millions of dollars in damage and could take up to six months to clean…

Bridger-Teton National Forest acquires formerly private land

September 14, 2020 3:28 pm Associated Press

Forest officials in Wyoming have announced that the Bridger-Teton National Forest increased by 240 acres after formerly private land was transferred…

University of Wyoming plans to restart in-person classes

September 11, 2020 4:02 pm Associated Press

The University of Wyoming plans to restart in-person classes Tuesday after switching to online learning when a cluster of coronavirus cases…

University of Wyoming in-person class pause extended

September 9, 2020 4:33 pm Associated Press

In-person classes at the University of Wyoming will begin for the fall semester no sooner than Monday amid ongoing efforts to test for the…

Volunteers needed for LOTOJA bike race

September 9, 2020 11:19 am News Team

The LOTOJA Bike Race, which takes riders on a 205 mile ride from Logan, Utah and finishes at Teton Village, will pass through Jackson this…

Program trains wild horses for use in Wyoming forest

September 7, 2020 12:18 pm Associated Press

Some 95,114 wild horses and burros roam free throughout the United States, according to a March 1 count by the federal Bureau of Land…

Wyoming students return to school scenes altered by virus

September 7, 2020 9:59 am Associated Press

Childhood chatter rang out over the blacktop, masked students queued up for school buses, and street signs blinked a warning to slow down outside of…

Casper decides against ban on feeding feral cats, dogs

September 2, 2020 1:09 pm Associated Press

Officials in a Wyoming city have decided not to prohibit feeding feral cats and…

Wyoming budget cuts to impact state public defender’s office

September 1, 2020 4:38 pm Associated Press

The Wyoming Public Defender’s office faces staffing losses that could severely affect its service to residents because of a 10% budget…

Teton County Housing Department receives grant for emergency housing

September 1, 2020 12:30 pm News Team

The Jackson/Teton County Housing Department received a $25,000 grant to secure temporary housing for community members seeking a place to quarantine…

Teton Co. Wyo. District Public Health order extended until Sept. 30

August 31, 2020 1:46 pm News Team

The Teton District Public Health Order #20-6, requiring all adults wear face coverings in public places in Teton County, including within the City of…

WYDOT worker struck and killed by road-sweeper

August 25, 2020 2:35 pm Associated Press

An accident on a highway pass in western Wyoming has killed a state transportation…

Wyoming unemployment shows improvement

August 25, 2020 11:21 am News Team

Teton County posted Wyoming’s best improvement in unemployment statistics during July. …

Kanye West misses deadline for presidential ballot in home Wyoming

August 25, 2020 11:13 am News Team

Rapper and music producer Kanye West has missed a deadline to submit signatures to get on the presidential ballot in his home state of…

Dust abatement and repair activities limit access on Moose-Wilson Road

August 25, 2020 11:01 am News Team

The unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park will be temporarily closed for seasonal dust abatement until 8 a.m.…

University of Wyoming enrollment rises substantially in fall

August 24, 2020 1:11 pm Associated Press

The University of Wyoming experienced a substantial rise in enrollment after the governor announced a grant-funding program for students, the school…

Montana Amber Alert expanded to Wyoming

August 23, 2020 3:36 pm News Team

(KIFI/KIDK) An Amber Alert has been issued in Wyoming for a Montana couple and a baby. The Montana Department of Justice says, 20-year-old Andrew…

Teton County surveillance testing for businesses starts August 24

August 21, 2020 3:40 pm News Team

The Teton County Health Department, in partnership with St. John’s Health, will begin COVID-19 surveillance testing for businesses beginning…

University of Wyoming reports 61 cases of the coronavirus

August 21, 2020 1:15 pm Associated Press

The University of Wyoming has reported 61 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, officials…

Teton County Fair Board to crown fair & rodeo royalty Sunday

August 21, 2020 3:20 pm News Team

The Teton County Fair Board is looking to crown its royalty this weekend to represent the 2021 Teton County…

Senate, House races with all women a first in Equality State

August 19, 2020 5:03 pm Associated Press

Women are all but guaranteed to claim a majority of Wyoming’s congressional delegation for the first time after voters picked four – two Republicans…

Official: Kanye signature work in Wyoming too close to polls

August 18, 2020 5:20 pm Associated Press

Rapper and music producer Kanye West’s campaign ran into trouble with the law Tuesday on his first day of trying to get on the presidential ballot in…

Wyoming primaries bring burst of Democratic activity

August 18, 2020 11:15 am Associated Press

wo well-funded Republican candidates with past experience in federal office face several little-known challengers, while an usually large number of…

Wyoming primary: 2 Republicans dominate Senate, House races

August 17, 2020 11:33 am Associated Press

Two well-known and well-funded candidates dominate a dozen Republicans while a bigger-than-usual field of Democrats seek nomination for the U.S.…

Wyoming launches its first suicide prevention call center

August 12, 2020 11:50 am Associated Press

Wyoming is no longer the only state without its own suicide prevention call…

Body of missing 7-year-old boy found in Wyoming reservoir

August 12, 2020 11:03 am Associated Press

The body of a missing 7-year-old boy was found Tuesday after he had been missing since last Thursday, the Casper Star-Tribune…

Wyoming reduces number of probable coronavirus cases

August 11, 2020 1:18 pm Associated Press

The Wyoming Department of Health reduced the number of probable coronavirus cases in the…

Boy, 9, found on I-80 in Wyoming reunited with parents

August 10, 2020 3:25 pm Associated Press

A 9-year-old boy was reunited with his family after a driver found him walking alone alongside Interstate 80 in southwestern…

Boy, 7, missing after dad found dead in Wyoming reservoir

August 10, 2020 12:52 pm Associated Press

Searchers continued to look for a 7-year-old boy Monday, two days after finding his father dead in a submerged all-terrain vehicle in southwestern…

1 dead, 1 injured in police shootout at Wyoming apartments

August 7, 2020 12:58 pm Associated Press

One person is dead and another injured in a shootout with police in…

Gordon funds adult education program

August 5, 2020 2:42 pm News Team

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has allocated $7.5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the state’s Adult…

Teton County Wyo. issues early closure recommendation for restaurants and bars

July 29, 2020 5:50 pm News Team

In an effort to decrease community spread of COVID-19 in Teton County Wyo., the Teton District Health Officer is issuing a recommendation that…

Wyoming extends health orders another two weeks

July 28, 2020 4:20 pm News Team

Wyoming’s current health orders will remain in place through at least August 15, as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise. …

Wyoming State Penitentiary coronavirus count reaches 24

July 28, 2020 2:32 pm Associated Press

More inmates and employees at the Wyoming State Penitentiary have tested positive for the…

Testing finds 10 coronavirus cases at Wyoming prison

July 22, 2020 4:01 pm Associated Press

Testing of inmates, staff and healthcare workers at Wyoming’s maximum-security prison has detected at least 10 cases of the coronavirus, corrections…

Wyoming corrections director to retire after 17 years

July 22, 2020 12:49 pm Associated Press

The longest-serving head of a state corrections agency plans to…

Boy, 14, charged for deadly shooting of boy, 13, in Wyoming

July 22, 2020 12:32 pm Associated Press

A 14-year-old boy is charged with manslaughter for allegedly shooting a 13-year-old boy in…

Virus restrictions eased, Wyoming unemployment fell in June

July 21, 2020 12:28 pm Associated Press

Wyoming’s unemployment rate fell to 7.6% in June, down from 8.8% in May as state officials lifted some public health orders for slowing spread of the…

Wyoming Legislature may consider relief for tourism sector

July 20, 2020 1:37 pm Associated Press

The Wyoming Legislature could consider providing up to $2 million to help the state’s tourism sector cope with the economic impact of the…

University of Wyoming drafts plan for fall COVID-19 closures

July 20, 2020 12:48 pm Associated Press

University of Wyoming officials have released a plan to respond to any surge in the coronavirus on campus after students return in the…

Tradition endures with western Wyoming cattle drive

July 20, 2020 10:59 am Associated Press

Each spring since the 1890s, Sublette County cattle ranchers have pushed their herds from the lowlands up to summer pasture along the upper Green…

Wyoming wildlife managers adopt CWD plan

July 17, 2020 10:09 am News Team

After a year-long process, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has adopted the Wyoming Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan. …

Aviation company denies negligence in fatal Wyoming accident

July 17, 2020 9:38 am Associated Press

An aviation company disputes a claim it is responsible for the death of a glider passenger in response to a lawsuit filed by the family of a victim…

Potential COVID-19 exposure at Jackson dining establishment

July 16, 2020 10:15 am News Team

The Teton County Health Department is working with Moe’s Original BBQ located at 140 N. Cache Street in Jackson to identify contacts of a patron…

Wyoming’s Republican governor repeats support for face masks

July 15, 2020 5:53 pm Associated Press

Wyoming’s governor and top public health officer spoke firmly in support of wearing face masks in public amid accelerating spread of the coronavirus…

Wyoming prosecutors not pursuing retired-bishop abuse case

July 15, 2020 11:12 am Associated Press

Prosecutors in Wyoming have again decided not to pursue sexual abuse charges against a retired Roman Catholic bishop accused of abusing boys over…

Wyoming board member sorry for ‘stupid’ coronavirus comments

July 14, 2020 1:04 pm Associated Press

A school board member apologized Monday for his “stupid” comments about people from Wyoming who have died from the coronavirus…