Gov. Gordon signs special session bill supporting pushback on federal vaccine mandates
Governor Mark Gordon has signed HB1002 – Federal COVID vaccine mandates-prohibition and remedies-2.…
Continue ReadingWyoming
Woman sentenced to jail for walking on thermal features at Yellowstone has sentence vacated
Madeline Casey, the woman sentenced to seven days in jail for walking directly on thermal features at Yellowstone National Park in July, had her jail…
Continue Reading
Collaborative 10 year project will remove final impediment to native fish migration in Spread Creek
Grand Teton National Park (GTNP), Trout Unlimited (TU), Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF), and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD)…
Continue Reading
Yellowstone visitation statistics for October 2021
The park hosted 316,662 recreation visits in October 2021, down 12% from October 2020 (359,889 visits), which was the busiest October on…
Continue Reading
Wyoming challenges federal mandate for health care workers
Governor Mark Gordon announced Wednesday Wyoming is continuing its challenge of unconstitutional federal vaccine…
Continue Reading
Grizzly 399 and cubs walk through downtown Jackson
Grizzly 399 and her four yearlings paid a visit to downtown Jackson Tuesday night around 10:30 pm and got a reception from law enforcement and…
Continue Reading
Yellowstone seeks public comments on revised Commercial Use Authorization plans
Yellowstone National Park is asking for public comment on revised Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) and service-related operating plans that will…
Continue Reading
North Pathway seasonal closure in effect
The seasonal closure of the North Pathway between the Town of Jackson and Grand Teton National Park went into effect Monday, Nov. 1,…
Continue Reading
Maintenance near the Wilson Boat Ramp could cause impacts
Routine maintenance in the area of the Wilson Boat Ramp may impact recreational users beginning…
Continue Reading
WDE seeks comment on driver education program rule changes
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is promoting changes to Chapter 39 for Driver Education Program Approval.…
Continue Reading
No-cost, rapid PCR COVID-19 testing available in Teton County, Wyo.
Beginning Monday, no-cost, rapid PCR testing for COVID-19 will be available in Teton County, Wyo.…
Continue Reading
4th inmate dies in as many weeks from Wyoming prison
The Associated Press TORRINGTON, Wyo. (AP) — An inmate who died Wednesday is the fourth death in as many weeks at the Wyoming Medium Correctional…
Continue Reading Gov. Gordon ramps up fight to protect Wyoming from federal overreach
Governor Mark Gordon is announcing the next steps his administration is taking to stop President Biden’s unconstitutional vaccine mandates.…
Continue Reading
Idaho, Wyoming to join lawsuit against US mandate for vaccines, tests
Idaho and Wyoming will join a multistate lawsuit against the Biden administration over an emergency rule mandating that employers with more than 100…
Continue Reading
Diminished Wyoming anti-vaccine-mandate session nears end
Just one bill out of 40 is still standing in a Wyoming special legislative session convened to counter federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements.…
Continue Reading
Elk reduction program begins Saturday
An elk reduction program begins Saturday in Grand Teton National Park.…
Continue Reading
COVID-19 vaccine appointments now available for 5–11 years old in Teton County, Wyo.
Teton County Health Department will host COVID-19 vaccine clinics specially for children 5–11 years old due to the different vaccine storage and…
Continue Reading
Nearly all entrances and roads close in Yellowstone Monday
This weekend is your last chance to drive to many iconic locations in Yellowstone.…
Continue Reading
Game and Fish continues with elk feedgrounds collaborative process
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is moving forward with Phase II of the public collaborative process, Elk Feedgrounds: A challenge we can take…
Continue Reading
CWD found in new Wyoming elk hunt areas, none so far in Idaho
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in three new elk hunt areas in Wyoming.…
Continue Reading
Wyoming Senate kills COVID-19 vaccine discrimination bill
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming senators have voted down the last special legislative session bill they had written…
Continue Reading
Wyoming joins 10-state coalition in filing suit to halt vaccine mandate for federal contractors
Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill has joined a ten-state coalition led by Missouri in filing a lawsuit against the Biden Administration for…
Continue Reading
WHP trooper injured in crash Thursday
On Thursday at 8:53 a.m., a Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle collision. …
Continue Reading
Wildlife is active near Grand Teton roads, be vigilant while driving
Park officials ask visitors and local residents to practice vigilance while driving in Grand Teton National…
Continue Reading Wyoming, coalition of 20 attorneys general challenging federal contractor vaccine mandate
Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill and 20 Attorneys General from across the country wrote to President Biden Wednesday challenging his…
Continue Reading
TCSD #1 serves school meals at no charge to all children
Since the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, Teton County School District has been serving meals at no charge to children 18 and under.…
Continue Reading
Wyoming ban on vaccine rules for customers clears hurdle
The Wyoming Senate has advanced a bill that would prohibit businesses including insurance companies from singling out customers based on whether…
Continue Reading
Bear 399 problems
Federal wildlife officials are asking people living in Teton County, Wyo. to do all they can to not provide food to…
Continue Reading
Fuel reduction burns planned in Grand Teton
Teton Interagency Fire personnel will burn slash piles created from fuel reduction projects near Beaver Creek, Elk Ranch and other areas in Grand…
Continue Reading
Wyoming lawmakers to mull penalties for requiring vaccines
Requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 would result in up to $10 million in fines and at least $500,000 in civil damages under bills…
Continue Reading
JHMR announces winter 2021-22 operations, summer improvements
Cool, crisp mountain air and fresh snow atop Rendezvous Mountain means it’s almost ski season at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR).…
Continue Reading
Jackson parking restrictions start Saturday
With winter approaching, the Town of Jackson will ban on-street parking starting Saturday between 3 a.m. and 7…
Continue Reading Wyoming’s special legislative session begins Tuesday
Wyoming’s special legislative session begins…
Continue Reading
Police: Man in Wyoming facing DUI blames 4-year-old son
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A man in the U.S. state of Wyoming allegedly tried getting out of a drunken driving charge by claiming his 4-year-old son was…
Continue Reading
Expect delays on Spring Gulch Road beginning Monday
Drivers should plan for delays beginning Monday on Spring Gulch Road due to utility…
Continue Reading
Memorial honors Wyoming soldier killed in Afghanistan, flags flown at half staff Saturday
Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the United States and Wyoming State Flags be flown at half staff statewide on Saturday, October 23,…
Continue Reading
UPDATE: Missing hiker found dead
Search operations are underway to find a missing 26-year-old Texas man.…
Continue Reading
EXPLAINER: Where does Gabby Petito slaying probe go next?
Now that the decomposed remains of Brian Laundrie have been found, where does the investigation into the strangling of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito,…
Continue Reading
New Wyoming COVID-19 hospital high amid low vaccination rate
The coronavirus has hospitalized more people in Wyoming than at any point in the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Continue Reading
Liz Cheney calls out Jim Banks for falsely signing letter as the ranking member of January 6 committee
GOP Rep. Jim Banks lamented on the House floor that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prevented him from serving on the House committee investigating the…
Continue Reading 112 semi-truck tires nabbed from Wyoming business
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Dozens of tires have been stolen from a business in the Gillette area. GCR Tires and Service employees arrived to work…
Continue Reading
Summit Innovations receives $3,000 donation
Summit Innovations School (SIS) received a $3,000 donation from Teton Motors to support teachers and students through a larger Subaru of America,…
Continue Reading
Teton County outdoor rodeo arena to closed to horseback riders for winter
The Teton County Fairgrounds outdoor rodeo arena is closed to horseback riders now through the end of winter to transition the arena into the…
Continue Reading
Grand Teton surpassed park’s busiest full year in September
Grand Teton National Park hosted 3,493,937 recreation visits between January and September 2021, already surpassing the park’s busiest full year on…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney: Bannon refusal to cooperate suggests Trump was ‘personally involved’ in planning riot
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney blasted former President Donald Trump’s ally Steve Bannon for refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating…
Continue Reading
Highly food conditioned grizzly bear euthanized
For public safety, Grand Teton National Park officials, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wyoming Game and Fish…
Continue Reading Gabby Petito’s parents travel to Wyoming to bring her remains home
After heartbreaking and revealing details about the circumstances of her death were announced to the public, Gabby Petito’s parents are finally…
Continue Reading
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort welcomes 2 new board of directors
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) announced the appointment of two new members to the company’s board of directors.…
Continue Reading
Wyoming lawmakers plan anti-vaccine-mandate special session
Wyoming lawmakers plan to hold a rare special session Oct. 26-28 to counter President Joe Biden’s proposal to require COVID-19 vaccination for…
Continue Reading
Yellowstone seeks comments on winter use adaptive management adjustments
The National Park Service (NPS) encourages public comment on a proposal to suspend one component of the adaptive monitoring plan for winter use,…
Continue Reading
Flags to be flown at half-staff through Oct. 22
Governor Brad Little and Governor Mark Gordon, pursuant to President Joe Biden’s Proclamation, have ordered both the U.S. and State flags be flown at…
Continue Reading Flags be flown at half staff Saturday in honor of National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service
President Biden has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff starting at midnight Friday and through Saturday, October 16, 2021 in honor of the…
Continue Reading
Grand Teton law enforcement rangers begin use of body-worn cameras
Grand Teton National Park law enforcement rangers have reinstituted the use of body-worn cameras in the park as part of a National Park Service-wide…
Continue Reading
Yellowstone crews scale back search for Utah conservationist
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The National Park Service has scaled back the search for Kim Crumbo, a conservationist from Utah who disappeared along with his…
Continue Reading
Gov. Gordon provides tax relief to Wyoming businesses
Governor Mark Gordon has signed an Executive Order that will provide significant tax relief to eligible Wyoming businesses.…
Continue Reading
Grand Teton sees second busiest September for visitation
Grand Teton National Park statistics on recreation visits show September 2021 was the second busiest on record for the month of September.…
Continue Reading
Wyoming district where student arrested extends mask mandate
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A mask-wearing mandate will continue for at least another month in a Wyoming school district…
Continue Reading
Yellowstone has busiest September on record
Yellowstone National Park hosted 872,695 recreation visits in September…
Continue Reading Gov. Gordon further prepares legal challenge of federal overreach on vaccine mandates
Governor Mark Gordon is taking action to oppose President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates.…
Continue Reading Gabby Petito’s cause of death was strangulation, coroner says
Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue will host a press conference Tuesday regarding the ruling on the autopsy of Gabrielle…
Continue Reading
Kanye West puts Wyoming ranch, business sites up for sale
Rapper, music producer and clothing entrepreneur Kanye West is selling his ranch and business properties in northwestern Wyoming.…
Continue Reading
Official: Don’t overlook need for flu shots
Following an unusually quiet 2020-21 flu season, a Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) official says the need for flu shots remains important to help…
Continue Reading
Fire danger in Yellowstone is low
The fire danger in Yellowstone National Park has been reduced to low due to autumn…
Continue Reading
Woman gets jail time for Yellowstone grizzly close encounter
A judge has sentenced an Illinois woman to four days in jail for not moving away while a grizzly bear with two cubs got dangerously close to her in…
Continue Reading
Suspect in Yellowstone kidnapping faces life in prison
A former employee of Yellowstone National Park is facing life in…
Continue Reading
Section of Beartooth Highway closed Thursday, inclement weather expected
The Beartooth Highway (US-212) between the Long Lake barricade, near the Top of the World store, and the Montana/Wyoming state line will closed for…
Continue Reading
Wyoming COVID-19 death toll tops 1,000
Wyoming’s COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 1,000. Wyoming Department of Health figures show that the recent deaths of 45 more people have brought…
Continue Reading
Temporary closures scheduled for trails around Phelps Lake and Death Canyon Road
A temporary area closure will be in effect for several trails around Phelps Lake as well as the Death Canyon Road in Grand Teton National on…
Continue Reading
Woman suffers significant thermal burns in Yellowstone
A 20-year-old woman from Washington suffered significant thermal burns between her shoulders and feet Monday afternoon in the vicinity of Fountain…
Continue Reading Time and environmental factors are complicating the search for Brian Laundrie, experts say
The search for Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of Gabby Petito, is heading into another week and authorities seem no closer to finding…
Continue Reading
Investigators do not suspect foul play in fatal Wyoming fire
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Investigators say they do not believe foul play was involved in a house fire that killed a southern Wyoming man and displaced…
Continue Reading
Wyoming librarians under fire for books about sex, LGBTQ
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wyoming are evaluating whether to file criminal charges against officials at a…
Continue Reading Flags to be flown at half staff Oct. 3 in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
Governor Mark Gordon, pursuant to a Presidential Proclamation, has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags be flown at half-staff statewide…
Continue Reading
Temporary closure of Phil Baux Park and Snow King ball field Saturday
Teton County/Jackson Parks & Recreation has been informed by the Town of Jackson and Snow King Mountain Resort (SKMR) of the following impacts to…
Continue Reading
Teton County vaccine clinics separated, expanded to meet demand for COVID-19 and flu vaccines
Beginning Saturday, Oct. 9, the Teton County Health Department’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic will relocate to the Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole,…
Continue Reading
Jackson Hole Fire/EMS celebrates paramedic graduates
Jackson Hole Fire/EMS increased the number of full-time paramedics to 18 following the recent graduation of three full-time firefighters from the…
Continue Reading
FBI again visits home of Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie amid ongoing search
The FBI visited Brian Laundrie’s family home in North Port, Florida, again on Thursday afternoon amid the ongoing search for…
Continue Reading
Interagency team conducting grizzly bear research trapping
As part of ongoing efforts required under the Endangered Species Act to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem,…
Continue Reading Cause of death determined for Shoshone Lake canoer in Yellowstone, search and recovery continues for brother
An autopsy has been completed on a 67-year-old whose body was found on the east shore of Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park Monday, Sept. 20.…
Continue Reading
Driver fatigue investigated as possible cause for fatal crash north of Evanston
A fatal crash occurred around milepost 12.3 on US 189 north of Evanston Wednesday. …
Continue Reading
WGFD releases 20 black-footed ferrets on historic recovery site
Wyoming Game and Fish is continuing to aid the recovery of a species once thought…
Continue Reading
Timeline of events since Gabby Petito’s fiancé returned to Florida becomes clearer
Reports that Brian Laundrie camped with his family this month before Gabby Petito was reported missing appear to clarify a timeline of his movements…
Continue Reading
Driver fatigue being investigated as possible cause for fatal crash east of Rock Springs
A fatal crash occurred around milepost 9.1 on the Interstate 80 Service Road east of Rock Springs, Wyoming Tuesday. …
Continue Reading
Gabby Petito’s family holds press conference
The parents of Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie affirmed they do not know his whereabouts two weeks after he was last seen, their attorney said…
Continue Reading
Search and rescue teams find body near Teton Pass
Teton County Search & Rescue conducted a search for a 46-year-old man at the base of Teton Pass, Wyo. on Tuesday.…
Continue Reading
Low vaccine rate highlights Wyoming conservative streak
Reserving doubts whenever others claim to know what’s best is part of life in Wyoming.…
Continue Reading
Intermittent closures of Teton Park Road across Jackson Lake Dam
The Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Snake Field Office, is temporarily closing the Teton Park Road across the Jackson Lake Dam in Grand Teton National…
Continue Reading Police ask for personal items of Gabby Petito’s fiancé for DNA matching, attorney says
As authorities keep scouring swampland for Gabby Petito’s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, the FBI has asked for items that might have his DNA, the…
Continue Reading
Monument Ridge project underway
Phase two of The Monument Ridge Vegetation and Recreation Management project is currently underway.…
Continue Reading
Liz Cheney: `I was wrong’ in opposing gay marriage in past
Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney tells CBS News’ “60 Minutes” she was wrong to have opposed gay marriage.…
Continue Reading
What we know about Gabby Petito’s final days
Over the summer, Gabby Petito set out with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, to travel across the country in her white Ford van, planning to hit national…
Continue Reading
States with the most new small businesses per capita
To find the top 20 states with the most new small businesses per capita, Simply Business analyzed the Census Bureau’s Business Formation Statistics…
Continue Reading New details emerge about Brian Laundrie’s behavior in the days after Petito went missing
The search for Brian Laundrie, who according to a source left behind his wallet and cell phone when last seen departing his parents’ home 10 days…
Continue Reading
Search at Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone moves from rescue to recovery
After five days of searching, efforts to locate Kim Crumbo at Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park has transitioned from rescue…
Continue Reading
Changes to Wyoming prescription drug and opioid misuse efforts
As federal grant funding ends, state efforts aimed at preventing overdoses and deaths tied to prescription drugs and opioids are changing but…
Continue Reading Federal arrest warrant issued for Brian Laundrie for his ‘use of unauthorized devices’ after Gabby Petito’s death, FBI says
The US District Court of Wyoming has issued a federal arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie, according to the FBI’s Denver field…
Continue Reading Moab, Utah, will investigate police response to Gabby Petito and her fiancé’s domestic dispute
Bodycam footage from the Moab Police Department shows Gabby Petito while speaking with officers.
Mandatory Credit: Moab Police…
More details emerge about Gabby Petito’s last days as communities mourn her
Authorities on Thursday resumed their search of a Florida nature reserve for Brian Laundrie, who returned home this month from a road trip without…
Continue Reading The search for Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie continues. Here’s why it’s been so hard to find him
Police in Florida resumed their search this week for Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of Gabby Petito, whose remains were found…
Continue Reading
Wyoming’s 2022 Teacher of the Year named
Brittney Montgomery, a first-grade teacher at Sweetwater County School District #2’s Harrison Elementary School in Green River, was named…
Continue Reading