Governor acts to bring additional medical help to Wyoming
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon says he is using $10 million in CARES Act funds to bring additional personnel to the state.…
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Teton County is still conducting case investigation for COVID-19 positive cases
The sustained high levels of daily new COVID-19 cases has overwhelmed the current capacity of the Teton County Health Department case investigation…
Continue Reading Wyoming health officials report 646 new coronavirus cases
Wyoming health officials are reporting 646 new coronavirus cases Sunday, the second-highest single-day total of the pandemic in the…
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Top Wyoming Republicans dodge question about Trump remarks
Wyoming’s new U.S. senator-elect, Cynthia Lummis, and top Wyoming elected officials refused to say Friday if they agreed with President Donald…
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Wyoming denies renewable energy company’s wind farm lease
Wyoming regulators have voted to deny a renewable energy company a lease to build a wind farm on state…
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Elk reduction program begins Saturday
An elk reduction program begins Saturday in Grand Teton National Park. …
Continue Reading Teton County, Wyo. moves back to high-risk level
In response to a significant increase in COVID-19 cases, the Teton County Health Department is announcing Teton County, Wyo. is now back in Red or…
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Trump, Lummis and Cheney win in Wyoming
Republican former U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis was elected to an open U.S. Senate seat while Republican U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney won a third term in…
Continue Reading Wyoming governor COVID-19 negative after Birx, tribe meeting
Wyoming’s governor tested negative for the coronavirus for a second time but remained in isolation after being exposed at a meeting that included the…
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A Wyoming first: 4 women compete for US House, Senate
Voters for the first time will decide Tuesday between four women as the major party candidates for U.S. House and Senate in Wyoming – two Republicans…
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Wyoming state Rep Roy Edwards dies of undisclosed illness
Wyoming state Rep. Roy Edwards of Gillette died of an undisclosed illness a day before the general election, a fellow lawmaker…
Continue Reading Wyoming governor to isolate after possible COVID-19 exposure
Wyoming’s governor planned to isolate himself for more than a week after possibly being exposed to the…
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REI Co-op to open new store in Jackson
REI Co-op will open its first Wyoming store in Jackson in summer…
Continue Reading Teton health officials issue Recommendation #11, mask order and early closure recommendation extended
Certain COVID-19 metrics in Teton County, Wyo. have improved in the past week. These include the percentage of tests that are positive for COVID-19…
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WYDOT to move vehicle brake check area on Teton Pass
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be moving the vehicle brake check area from its current location to the weigh station on the…
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Wyoming revenue shortfalls reach historic levels
Wyoming revenue projections indicate hundreds of millions in…
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Wyoming health officials seek mask mandate in Laramie County
Some county health officials in Wyoming have advanced an effort for a mandatory mask order as the number of active coronavirus cases keeps rising…
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Wyoming submits vaccination plan
In the event there is one, Wyoming has submitted its initial plan to the Centers for Disease Control for distributing and administering a COVID-19…
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Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt supports state’s food banks
Donations from a recent women’s hunting event will directly benefit food pantries in the state, officials…
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Wyoming university reports 7 sorority students with COVID-19
The University of Wyoming announced Thursday seven students in a sorority house have tested positive for the…
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Partial fire ban lifted for Teton County
Cooler temperatures and increased moisture is bringing relief to fire conditions in Teton…
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Wyoming oil, gas downturn continues to take toll on economy
Low oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic continue to take a toll on Wyoming’s economy, according to a new state…
Continue Reading Teton health officials issue Recommendation #10
During the month of October 2020, there has been a substantial increase in active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Teton County, Wyoming.…
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U.S. Surgeon General: 3 simple W’s will control COVID-19
Dr. Jerome Adams said the coronavirus is controllable with three simple W’s or…
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Jackson antler arch turns pink for breast cancer awareness
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…
Continue Reading Wyoming COVID-19 hospitalizations tracks surge in cases
Wyoming coronavirus hospitalizations reached a new high Wednesday as a fall surge in infections continued unabated, raising concern that small…
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Jackson “Trick-Or-Treat on Town Square” canceled
The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce has officially called off the traditional Trick-or-Treat on Town…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming wrestling reports 6 COVID-19 cases
The University of Wyoming has announced that its wrestling program halted activities after the team confirmed six cases of…
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Court upholds decision to prevent Wyoming coal merger
A federal court said it would uphold a Federal Trade Commission decision to block a proposed merger between two leading Wyoming coal…
Continue Reading Wyoming to modify some COVID-19 restaurant restrictions
Over the past 14 days, Wyoming has averaged approximately 79 new cases of COVID-19 per day. …
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Breezy weather continues to fan Wyoming wildfire
Breezy weather continued Tuesday to fan a wildfire threatening a handful of cabin communities in southeastern…
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Grizzlies killed in attacks on 2 bow hunters in Wyoming
One hunter was injured and another unhurt by grizzly bears in two separate attacks in…
Continue Reading Wyoming utility supports recycling wind turbine blades
The largest utility in Wyoming is considering more sustainable solutions for old wind turbine blades, instead of tossing them into a…
Continue Reading Wyoming cuts to impede access to corrections information
News reporters on urgent deadlines will need to file a time-consuming public records request in order for the Wyoming Department of Corrections to…
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Wyoming unemployment rate shows improvement
Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.6% in August from 7.1% in July. …
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Wyoming begins early voting for Nov. 3 general election
General election voting is underway in…
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Wyoming plans for high school basketball to start on time
The Wyoming High School Activities Association says it plans for high school basketball and wrestling to start on…
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University of Wyoming faces $42.3M budget cut over 2 years
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…
Continue Reading Wyoming coronavirus count surges, student tests positive
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…
Continue Reading Wyoming lawmakers eye end to tax break for new wind projects
Wyoming lawmakers are discussing whether to end a tax break on new wind energy…
Continue Reading Wyoming Republican Party censures member for PAC support
The Wyoming Republican Party has voted to censure a member of the Natrona County delegation for her role in founding a nonpartisan political action…
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Green River wind storm damage likely in millions
Hurricane-force winds that struck a Wyoming city likely caused millions of dollars in damage and could take up to six months to clean…
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Bridger-Teton National Forest acquires formerly private land
Forest officials in Wyoming have announced that the Bridger-Teton National Forest increased by 240 acres after formerly private land was transferred…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming plans to restart in-person classes
The University of Wyoming plans to restart in-person classes Tuesday after switching to online learning when a cluster of coronavirus cases…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming in-person class pause extended
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…
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Volunteers needed for LOTOJA bike race
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…
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Program trains wild horses for use in Wyoming forest
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…
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Wyoming students return to school scenes altered by virus
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…
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Casper decides against ban on feeding feral cats, dogs
Officials in a Wyoming city have decided not to prohibit feeding feral cats and…
Continue Reading Wyoming budget cuts to impact state public defender’s office
The Wyoming Public Defender’s office faces staffing losses that could severely affect its service to residents because of a 10% budget…
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Teton County Housing Department receives grant for emergency housing
The Jackson/Teton County Housing Department received a $25,000 grant to secure temporary housing for community members seeking a place to quarantine…
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Teton Co. Wyo. District Public Health order extended until Sept. 30
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…
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WYDOT worker struck and killed by road-sweeper
An accident on a highway pass in western Wyoming has killed a state transportation…
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Wyoming unemployment shows improvement
Teton County posted Wyoming’s best improvement in unemployment statistics during July. …
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Kanye West misses deadline for presidential ballot in home Wyoming
Rapper and music producer Kanye West has missed a deadline to submit signatures to get on the presidential ballot in his home state of…
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Dust abatement and repair activities limit access on Moose-Wilson Road
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.…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming enrollment rises substantially in fall
The University of Wyoming experienced a substantial rise in enrollment after the governor announced a grant-funding program for students, the school…
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Montana Amber Alert expanded to Wyoming
(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…
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Teton County surveillance testing for businesses starts August 24
The Teton County Health Department, in partnership with St. John’s Health, will begin COVID-19 surveillance testing for businesses beginning…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming reports 61 cases of the coronavirus
The University of Wyoming has reported 61 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, officials…
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Teton County Fair Board to crown fair & rodeo royalty Sunday
The Teton County Fair Board is looking to crown its royalty this weekend to represent the 2021 Teton County…
Continue Reading Senate, House races with all women a first in Equality State
Women are all but guaranteed to claim a majority of Wyoming’s congressional delegation for the first time after voters picked four – two Republicans…
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Official: Kanye signature work in Wyoming too close to polls
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…
Continue Reading Wyoming primaries bring burst of Democratic activity
wo well-funded Republican candidates with past experience in federal office face several little-known challengers, while an usually large number of…
Continue Reading Wyoming primary: 2 Republicans dominate Senate, House races
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.…
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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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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. …
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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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