Wyoming launches its first suicide prevention call center
Wyoming is no longer the only state without its own suicide prevention call…
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Body of missing 7-year-old boy found in Wyoming reservoir
The body of a missing 7-year-old boy was found Tuesday after he had been missing since last Thursday, the Casper Star-Tribune…
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Wyoming reduces number of probable coronavirus cases
The Wyoming Department of Health reduced the number of probable coronavirus cases in the…
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Boy, 9, found on I-80 in Wyoming reunited with parents
A 9-year-old boy was reunited with his family after a driver found him walking alone alongside Interstate 80 in southwestern…
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Boy, 7, missing after dad found dead in Wyoming reservoir
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…
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1 dead, 1 injured in police shootout at Wyoming apartments
One person is dead and another injured in a shootout with police in…
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Gordon funds adult education program
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has allocated $7.5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the state’s Adult…
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Teton County Wyo. issues early closure recommendation for restaurants and bars
In an effort to decrease community spread of COVID-19 in Teton County Wyo., the Teton District Health Officer is issuing a recommendation that…
Continue Reading Wyoming extends health orders another two weeks
Wyoming’s current health orders will remain in place through at least August 15, as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise. …
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Wyoming State Penitentiary coronavirus count reaches 24
More inmates and employees at the Wyoming State Penitentiary have tested positive for the…
Continue Reading Testing finds 10 coronavirus cases at Wyoming prison
Testing of inmates, staff and healthcare workers at Wyoming’s maximum-security prison has detected at least 10 cases of the coronavirus, corrections…
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Wyoming corrections director to retire after 17 years
The longest-serving head of a state corrections agency plans to…
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Boy, 14, charged for deadly shooting of boy, 13, in Wyoming
A 14-year-old boy is charged with manslaughter for allegedly shooting a 13-year-old boy in…
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Virus restrictions eased, Wyoming unemployment fell in June
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…
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Wyoming Legislature may consider relief for tourism sector
The Wyoming Legislature could consider providing up to $2 million to help the state’s tourism sector cope with the economic impact of the…
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University of Wyoming drafts plan for fall COVID-19 closures
University of Wyoming officials have released a plan to respond to any surge in the coronavirus on campus after students return in the…
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Tradition endures with western Wyoming cattle drive
Each spring since the 1890s, Sublette County cattle ranchers have pushed their herds from the lowlands up to summer pasture along the upper Green…
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Wyoming wildlife managers adopt CWD plan
After a year-long process, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has adopted the Wyoming Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan. …
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Aviation company denies negligence in fatal Wyoming accident
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…
Continue Reading Potential COVID-19 exposure at Jackson dining establishment
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…
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Wyoming’s Republican governor repeats support for face masks
Wyoming’s governor and top public health officer spoke firmly in support of wearing face masks in public amid accelerating spread of the coronavirus…
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Wyoming prosecutors not pursuing retired-bishop abuse case
Prosecutors in Wyoming have again decided not to pursue sexual abuse charges against a retired Roman Catholic bishop accused of abusing boys over…
Continue Reading Wyoming board member sorry for ‘stupid’ coronavirus comments
A school board member apologized Monday for his “stupid” comments about people from Wyoming who have died from the coronavirus…
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Kanye West seeking to use Wyoming warehouse for Yeezy
Kanye West plans to use a former drug-manufacturing warehouse in Wyoming to create his Yeezy brand clothing and…
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Utah man killed in crash near Afton
A Utah man was killed Sunday morning when his car crashed at milepost 71 on US 89 near Afton,…
Continue Reading Wyoming governor orders deep new budget cuts
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has approved more than $250 million in state budget cuts for the current 2-year budget cycle. …
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WYDOT offers construction update
The Wyoming Department of Transportation will stop work on the Flat Creek Bridge on West Broadway in Jackson by Saturday morning.…
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Teton County encourages absentee voting in August primary
Teton County, Wyoming voters are encouraged to vote by absentee ballot for the Wyoming 2020 primary election August 18. …
Continue Reading Wyoming governor: 10% cuts submitted, 10% more to follow
Wyoming state agencies have submitted plans for 10% budget cuts that could eliminate services for children and the elderly and slash funding for…
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Appeals court: Judge was right to revive grizzly protections
A U.S. appeals court said Wednesday that a federal judge was right to restore protections for about 700 grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region of…
Continue Reading Wyoming returns 118 inmates from out-of-state facilities
The Wyoming Department of Corrections has returned over 100 inmates from facilities in other states in a move delayed by the…
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Jackson approves emergency mask ordinance
The Jackson Town Council has approved an emergency ordinance requiring people to wear cloth face coverings in public places. …
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Green River mining company to lay off workers
A company that mines and refines soda ash and related products in in Green River plans to lay off an unspecified number of workers in response to the…
Continue Reading Wyoming base reinstates health measures as virus cases rise
A resurgence of coronavirus has prompted a U.S. Air Force base in Wyoming to reinstate health protection measures and limit access to watch a Fourth…
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Firefighters fight flames from own fireworks show mishap
A fireworks show exploded as it was being set up by firefighters in Wyoming but they turned around and fought the…
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Yellowstone park to reconsider controversial bison plan
Federal officials plan to reconsider how they manage Yellowstone National Park’s wild bison herds following longstanding complaints over the…
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Wyoming tourist county pursues COVID-19 indoor mask order
Health officials in a northwestern Wyoming county busy with visitors to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks want to require people to wear…
Continue Reading Ex-Wyoming mayor, police officer plead guilty in data case
The mayor of a small Wyoming town has resigned as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors to charges she misused a police…
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Wyoming health orders extended
Governor Mark Gordon says Wyoming’s current public health orders will be extended through July 15 because the number of COVID-19 cases in the state…
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Black bear rescued as cub released back into Wyoming woods
When Taz McBride first laid eyes on “Hissy” he was up close with the tiny black bear in his grandmother’s Melody Ranch…
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Wyoming teen gets up to 20 years for bringing guns to school
A Wyoming judge sentenced a teenager to up to 20 years in prison Thursday for bringing firearms and ammunition to his school in 2018 after he said he…
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University of Wyoming to allow shared dorm rooms this fall
Some students at the University of Wyoming will be allowed to share dorm rooms under a revised plan to resume in-person classes during the…
Continue Reading Teton Aviation sued after fatal plane crash in 2018
The son of a man who died in a 2018 plane crash in Grand Teton National Park has filed a $3 million wrongful death lawsuit against Teton…
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Cheyenne health officials: Event could worsen COVID-19 spike
Health officials worry an event in Wyoming’s capital city last weekend could worsen a spike in coronavirus…
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Wyoming mayor resigns after charge of misusing her office
A Wyoming mayor resigned after being charged with using police department records for her personal…
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Wyoming employment shows some improvement
Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 8.8% in May, down from 9.6% recorded in April.…
Continue Reading Wyoming COVID-19 new-case count ties early-May previous high
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Wyoming grew by the fastest rate since early May in numbers released…
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2 women sentenced for Yellowstone National Park violations
Federal District Court Magistrate Judge Mark L Carman sentenced 31-year-old Tara L. Davoli and 30-year-old Sarah A. Piotrowski, both of Philadelphia,…
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Grand Targhee Resort makes changes for a fun and safe summer
Finding fun outdoors this summer may be a different experience than ever…
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Yellowstone tourism creates $642 million in economic benefits
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows 4 million people visiting Yellowstone in 2019 spent $507 million in communities near the park.…
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Grand Teton continues to phase in visitor access and services
Beginning Tuesday, some visitor centers will open, backcountry permits will be available and there will be additional take-out food services from…
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Train cars catch fire and explode after Wyoming derailment
A train operated by Union Pacific Railroad derailed in Wyoming, causing several rail cars to catch on fire and…
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Rescuers relieved after legendary $2M treasure found
They’ve been pulled from steep canyons and rushing rivers, sometimes no longer breathing, after chasing a cryptic poem’s clues and promise of…
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Wilson bridge repair work starts Tuesday
The Wyoming Department of Transportation will begin repair work on the Wilson Bridge on Wyoming Highway 22 beginning Tuesday, June 16 through…
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Teton County Commissioners slice budget
Faced with huge projected revenue losses, the Teton County, Wyoming Board of County Commissioners approved a final draft budget for Fiscal Year 2021,…
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Teton (Wyoming) school board approves dramatic levy reduction
The Teton County School District #1 Board of Education has approved a $1.2 million reduction in the District’s Recreation District Levy. …
Continue Reading Wyoming governor makes first multi-day trip since COVID-19
Wyoming’s governor is making his first official, multi-day trip outside Cheyenne since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state in…
Continue Reading Local surge boosts Wyoming COVID-19 count to 760
A surge in one county has boosted the number of coronavirus cases in…
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Wolf headaches persist for ranchers in elk-rich Jackson Hole
A large elk population continues to lure wolves to cattle ranches in Jackson Hole.…
Continue Reading COVID-19 mass testing results still being processed
More than 1,300 people were tested at a COVID-19 active disease mass testing event with Emerg-A-Care and Jackson Hole Fire/EMS on May…
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Woman found pinned by car, dead, at Wyoming oilfield site
A woman was found dead at an oilfield site in northeastern…
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Facing budget crisis, Wyoming closing 10 highway rest areas
The Wyoming Department of Transportation plans to close 10 highway rest areas to save money amid a budget…
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New insight on police conduct from Jackson
Jackson, Wyoming law enforcement agencies invited community members to participate in a dialogue designed to share thoughts and answer questions…
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4th of July Parade canceled in Jackson
The Jackson Hole Chamber has canceled the 4th of July Town Parade for…
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Wyoming unemployment filings decline, still way up from 2019
Applications for temporary unemployment assistance in Wyoming declined during the week ending May 30 as the U.S. economy continued to struggle with…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming drafts reopening plan for 2020-21 year
University of Wyoming officials have drafted a plan to resume classes on campus with a modified schedule next school year, provided the state helps…
Continue Reading Gordon: Wyoming keeping Guard troops home, ready if needed
There are no plans to deploy Wyoming National Guard troops to quell riots in other states but they will be available in case they’re needed in…
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4 Wyoming women charged for suspected quarantine violation
Four roommates in Wyoming were charged in criminal court on suspicion of violating a quarantine order issued because of their exposure to COVID-19,…
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No rodeo festival dashes Wyoming city’s hopes amid COVID-19
The Just Dandy women’s clothing store in downtown Cheyenne has endured fire, flooding, recessions and so far the coronavirus pandemic, but will this…
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Teton Pass sand barrel array system will be active this weekend
The new “sand barrel array” system to stop runaway vehicles will be active by this weekend on WYO 22 Teton…
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