Wyoming Archives

Grand Teton acquires 35-acre inholding

January 21, 2020 12:18 PM News Team

In cooperation with The Conservation Fund, the National Park Service has acquired a 35-acre parcel of property within the administrative boundary of…

Colorado dog sled guide preparing for Wyoming’s Stage Stop

January 21, 2020 9:56 AM Associated Press

Six snowy miles up Tiger Road, seemingly closer to Keystone than Breckenridge, a cacophony of Siberian husky howls fill the…

Game and Fish continues review of Jackson housing costs

January 20, 2020 9:07 AM News Team

Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioners are continuing their review of ways to meet the housing costs facing its personnel in the Jackson…

Wyoming’s capital sees economic downturn due to job decrease

January 17, 2020 5:57 PM Associated Press

Wyoming’s capital city is experiencing an economic downturn driven by a reduction in local mining and construction jobs, a new report…

Jackson Hole Airport moves towards net-zero carbon emission

January 17, 2020 10:15 AM News Team

The Jackson Hole Airport Board is taking steps to offset the carbon emissions of the airport’s operational vehicles and its employee commuter…

Wyoming governor requests funding for suicide call center

January 16, 2020 2:35 PM Associated Press

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has recommended providing $400,000 to fund an in-state call center for the National Suicide Prevention…

Wyoming lawmakers to consider switch to daylight saving time

January 15, 2020 4:29 PM Associated Press

Wyoming state lawmakers in the new legislative session will have another opportunity to permanently shift the state to daylight saving…

Flu spreads rapidly in Wyoming but other states faring worse

January 15, 2020 10:22 AM Associated Press

Influenza is spreading rapidly in Wyoming. Wyoming Department of Health officials don’t typically release numbers of flu cases in the middle of flu…

Former Wyoming patrol officer settles lawsuit over crash

January 14, 2020 2:54 PM Associated Press

A Montana food distributor reached a settlement with a former Wyoming Highway Patrol officer stemming from a 2015 collision that forced the trooper…

Woman, man died in apparent murder-suicide in Gillette

January 14, 2020 2:42 PM Associated Press

A 36-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in northeastern Wyoming, police…

Wyoming firm settles religious discrimination suit

January 14, 2020 11:28 AM Associated Press

A Wyoming company has settled a federal lawsuit by a former employee who claimed she was pressured to take Scientology courses as a condition of her…

Wyoming lawmaker sponsoring wolf-kill compensation bill

January 13, 2020 12:49 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming lawmaker is sponsoring legislation to create a new state compensation program for ranchers who lose livestock to wolves.…

UPDATE: Teton Pass to close Monday at 2 p.m.

January 13, 2020 9:14 AM News Team

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will close Teton Pass Tuesday morning at 3 a.m. for avalanche…

Bob Weir booked for Rendezvous Festival

January 10, 2020 3:40 PM News Team

One of the founding members of the Grateful Dead will headline the 7th Annual Jackson Hole Rendezvous Festival March…

Avalanche traps delivery truck, closes Teton Pass

January 9, 2020 12:57 PM News Team

The Wyoming Department of Transportation reports Teton Pass has been closed in both directions due to an…

Wyoming lawmakers to try again with Interstate 80 toll bill

January 9, 2020 1:08 PM Associated Press

Wyoming lawmakers will try again to enact tolls on Interstate…

Foul weather postpones helicopter goat shoot in Grand Teton

January 9, 2020 12:29 PM Associated Press

Foul weather has postponed plans to kill nonnative mountain goats in Grand Teton National…

Jackson Council approves Snow King plan

January 9, 2020 11:41 AM News Team

On a 4-1 vote, the Jackson Town Council has approved a long-debated Snow King Resort Association Master Plan. …

Federal felon escapes from Wyoming re-entry center

January 8, 2020 3:23 PM Associated Press

A prisoner escaped from a Wyoming re-entry center in December after leaving to report to Healthcare for the Homeless and then perform a job search,…

Deputies at Wyoming jail now required to wear body cameras

January 8, 2020 11:11 AM Associated Press

Deputies who work in a Wyoming county jail are now required to wear body cameras, the first program of its kind in the state, Sweetwater County…

Woman wounded, man dead of self-inflicted gunshot in Wyoming

January 7, 2020 10:19 AM Associated Press

A man fatally shot himself after shooting a woman in the head, police …

Liz Cheney undecided, Lummis dominates Wyoming Senate race

January 6, 2020 4:13 PM Associated Press

While Liz Cheney considers whether to run for an open U.S. Senate seat, the race so far has only one well-known candidate: Cynthia Lummis, a fellow…

Firefighters urge neighbors: Adopt a Hydrant

January 2, 2020 2:25 PM News Team

Jackson Hole Fire/EMS is encouraging residents to “adopt a hydrant” this…

Mountain Goat removal to save Big Horns to begin Monday

January 2, 2020 2:00 PM News Team

Wayward, non-native goats have prompted Grand Teton National Park to implement a temporary area closure from January 5 through January 12. …

Headless deer wrapped in plastic discovered in Wyoming

January 2, 2020 11:38 AM Associated Press

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) – Investigators in Wyoming have reported a possible poaching case after someone found a deer without its head wrapped in a black…

Jackson town hall makes new overseas friends

December 30, 2019 11:03 AM News Team

Jackson Town Hall has discovered some new friends outside the…

Wyoming winter traffic hazard: Salt-loving mountain goats

December 27, 2019 3:49 PM Associated Press

Wyoming officials are trying to drive off dozens of salt-loving mountain goats that come down from the slopes to lick up the salt-and-sand mixture…

Wyoming county ranks highest in income, inequality an issue

December 26, 2019 10:48 AM Associated Press

Wyoming’s Teton County led the nation in per-capita income at $252,000 last year, a statistic that may come as a surprise to most of the 23,000…

Women’s perspective to highlight JH Chamber

December 24, 2019 11:47 AM News Team

In recognition of the 150th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in Wyoming, the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce will host a Business Over Breakfast…

Report outlines Wyoming’s workplace fatalities

December 24, 2019 10:13 AM News Team

Wyoming officials have outlined steps to address most common workplace…

Wyoming antler hunting closes Jan. 1

December 23, 2019 2:46 PM News Team

The state of Wyoming will enforce its seasonal winter closure for shed antler and horn hunting beginning January 1, 2020. …

Jackson Hole opens Eagle’s Rest lift

December 21, 2019 7:08 PM News Team

Another exciting winter is underway just over the Wyoming border. This year, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is improving the mountain experience for…

Wyoming officials to use hay trail to lure elk to new ground

December 20, 2019 11:17 AM Associated Press

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department plans to lure elk away from a historic feeding ground using a trail of hay, officials…

Wyoming man gets 48 years for raping 2 adults, 1 minor

December 20, 2019 11:12 AM Associated Press

A judge has sentenced a Wyoming man to at least 48 years in prison after he sexually abused two adults and a 15-year-old…

Recreation activities open in time for holidays

December 20, 2019 11:10 AM News Team

New recreation opportunities are now available throughout eastern…

Wyoming Governor wants review of Rocky Mountain Power plans

December 20, 2019 9:28 AM News Team

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon plans a very close look at Rocky Mountain Power’s new Integrated Resource Plan. …

Wyoming man acknowledges abducting young girl, abusing her

December 18, 2019 5:06 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming man has acknowledged abducting a young girl before exposing himself and trying to molest…

Wyoming district to pilot new student teaching program

December 18, 2019 3:06 PM Associated Press

A county school district in Wyoming has agreed to pilot a new student teaching program from the University of Wyoming while in the midst of…

Septic smell blamed on “flushable” wipes

December 18, 2019 12:03 PM News Team

The Town of Jackson is asking visitors and residents to be careful about the kinds of things they flush down the…

Wyoming police officer alleges pregnancy meant no promotion

December 18, 2019 10:49 AM Associated Press

A police officer in Wyoming has filed a lawsuit claiming she was denied a chance at promotion because her high-risk pregnancy prevented her from…

Wyoming governor against proposal to increase his pay

December 18, 2019 10:20 AM Associated Press

Wyoming’s governor says he doesn’t support a proposal to increase his salary and those of the other four statewide elected…

Wyoming inmate serving life term dies after lengthy illness

December 17, 2019 5:57 PM Associated Press

A 63-year-old inmate at a medium-security prison in southeastern Wyoming has died after a lengthy…

Wyoming lawmakers question suicide prevention fund request

December 17, 2019 5:27 PM Associated Press

Some Wyoming lawmakers are skeptical about a $1 million request by state health officials to join the national suicide prevention…

Prisoner accused of van escape in Wyoming pleads not guilty

December 17, 2019 1:25 PM Associated Press

A man accused of escaping from a van full of prisoners in Wyoming has pleaded not…

Wyoming GOP resolution opposes additional vaccine at schools

December 16, 2019 5:50 PM Associated Press

The Wyoming Republican Party has passed a resolution opposing the addition of another vaccine to the requirements for children in…

Former Wyoming Secretary of State Edward Murray

Former Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray arrested for DUI

December 16, 2019 5:39 PM Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Former Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. The…

Renewed interest shown in Wyoming lodging tax proposal

December 16, 2019 11:34 AM Associated Press

It seems some politicians are warming up to legislating for revenue…

4 hospitalized in 9-vehicle pileup in southwest Wyoming

December 16, 2019 10:29 AM Associated Press

A crash involving nine vehicles over the weekend in southwest Wyoming resulted in four people being sent to the hospital and another seven being…

Wyoming: 31 Blackjewel workers still owed $164,000

December 13, 2019 12:01 PM Associated Press

A bankrupt coal company has failed to pay 31 workers in Wyoming nearly $164,000 in wages and benefits, state officials…

Jury gives mixed verdict in Wyoming high-speed chase

December 12, 2019 3:39 PM Associated Press

A jury has delivered verdicts against two people accused of leading Wyoming law enforcement on a high-speed chase and shootout through downtown…

Federal government collects $10.8M in Wyoming lease sales

December 12, 2019 11:07 AM Associated Press

The final federal quarterly oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming this year netted $10.8 million in bids, the federal Bureau of Land Management…

Teton Pass to close Friday morning

December 12, 2019 10:07 AM News Team

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has scheduled a closure of Wyoming 22, Teton Pass for Friday, Dec. 13 at 3:00 a.m. for avalanche…

Arrest and search warrants served after 4-year investigation

December 12, 2019 9:51 AM News Team

The Jackson Police Department and the Teton County Sheriff’s Office provided mutual- aid assistance to the United States Drug Enforcement…

Wyoming celebrates 150th anniversary of women’s suffrage

December 10, 2019 1:14 PM Associated Press

Wyoming marked Tuesday the 150th anniversary of becoming the first government in the U.S. to give women the unrestricted right to…

Wyoming teen to be tried as an adult in planned shooting

December 10, 2019 1:15 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming judge has ruled that a teenager should be tried as an adult after he was accused of bringing two guns to his junior high school in Gillette…

Wyoming governor considers suing Washington over terminal

December 9, 2019 2:50 PM Associated Press

Wyoming’s governor says he continues to consider a possible lawsuit against Washington state over construction of the largest coal export terminal on…

Teton School District warns drivers to stop for busses

December 3, 2019 9:26 AM News Team

A new law will give the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Highway Patrol a new tool to enforce school bus stop-signal violations.…

Jackson man killed in Sunday crash

December 2, 2019 3:12 PM News Team

A Jackson man was killed when his vehicle went out of control on ice and snow north of Afton at around 1:10 p.m.…

Barrasso joins Trump in Afghanistan

November 28, 2019 7:53 PM News Team

Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso joined President Trump for an unannounced visit to American troops stationed at Bagram Air Base in…

Ranger districts seek Wyoming trails funds

November 26, 2019 3:17 PM News Team

Two Caribou-Targhee National Forest Ranger Districts have applied for grants through the Wyoming Recreational Trails Program. …

Yellowstone biologists gain upper hand on lake trout

November 22, 2019 3:16 PM News Team

Over the past 20 years, Yellowstone National Park has invested over $20 million to recover the native cutthroat trout population. …

WYDOT plans Hoback emergency bridge project

November 22, 2019 2:45 PM News Team

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is working to schedule bridge repair work in the Hoback…

Grand Targhee postpones opening indefinetely

November 20, 2019 11:14 AM News Team

Grand Targhee Ski Resort has called off a Friday…

Study shows bison tend their pastures

November 21, 2019 3:35 PM News Team

A 10-year study of bison migration and grazing in Yellowstone National Park confirm the animals shape vegetation cycles and enhance growth throughout…

Fire damages Rusty Parrot Lodge

November 19, 2019 9:26 AM News Team

Fire caused significant damage to the historic Rusty Parrot Lodge in downtown Jackson Monday…

Jackson Police investigate gun threat

November 18, 2019 3:59 PM News Team

Police are investigating a reported gun threat Saturday…

Gordon delivers Wyoming budget message

November 18, 2019 9:49 AM News Team

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has released a budget plan for the next two years. He says it charts “a fiscally conservative path that keeps ongoing…

Fishing: A family business

November 16, 2019 4:13 PM News Team

Wading in the south fork of the Snake River, Boots Allen knows exactly what he’s looking for. A third-generation fly fishing guide, he comes from a…

Wyoming trooper injured while assisting stranded motorist

November 1, 2019 4:45 PM Associated Press

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says one of its troopers has been suffered minor injuries in an accident on Interstate…

Assistant Wyoming football coach Garza resigns after DUI

October 28, 2019 4:30 PM Associated Press

Assistant University of Wyoming football coach Willie Mack Garza has resigned after being charged with drunken…

Yellowstone visits hit 6-year low

November 12, 2019 4:31 PM News Team

Tourism numbers continued to decline at Yellowstone National Park in October.…

Jackson Kmart to close by February

November 12, 2019 11:55 AM News Team

Kmart in Jackson will close by…

“Power Wyoming” takes on serious economic challenges

November 11, 2019 3:16 PM News Team

The Wyoming Legislature’s Revenue Committee is reviewing preliminary data, which indicates the state will see declining revenues for several years…

Overlooked Wyoming ballots found in vault, counted

November 8, 2019 8:16 PM Associated Press

Election officials in a western Wyoming county say they’ve counted 77 absentee ballots they overlooked on Election…

Wyoming economy shows strength

November 8, 2019 7:51 PM News Team

Wyoming job growth was strong through the first quarter of the year, according to the Department of Workforce…

Wyoming legislative panel rejects alcohol tax increase

November 7, 2019 7:24 PM Associated Press

An interim legislative panel has rejected a proposal that would increase the state tax on alcohol to fund substance abuse treatment programs in…

Wyoming wildlife crossing projects press forward

November 6, 2019 5:34 PM News Team

Two Wyoming agencies have committed a combined $2.5 million to help install wildlife underpasses along US 189 to help reduce wildlife-vehicle…

Jackson officers honored for bravery

November 5, 2019 4:58 PM News Team

Two Jackson Policemen were awarded the town’s Medal of Bravery Commendations by the Jackson Town Council Monday night.…

SPET initiatives go to voters

November 5, 2019 4:56 PM News Team

Teton County, Wyoming voters will decide the fate of ten different ballot issues Tuesday.…

START adds Star Valley commuter run

November 1, 2019 3:59 PM News Team

Star Valley commuters to the Jackson Hole area will have another option beginning Monday, December 2.…

Wyoming panel rejects gun reporting bill

November 1, 2019 11:28 AM Associated Press

An interim Wyoming legislative panel has rejected proposed legislation that would have prevented some people with mental illnesses from buying…

Jackson parking restrictions start Friday

October 31, 2019 11:15 AM News Team

Winter parking restrictions take effect Friday in Jackson. The rule prohibits parking on public right of way from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. every night…

Annual Grand Teton elk hunt begins Saturday

October 31, 2019 11:06 AM Associated Press

An annual elk hunt is about to begin in Grand Teton National…

Wyoming students test above national average

October 31, 2019 11:00 AM Associated Press

Wyoming students have scored higher than national averages on standardized reading and math…

Wyoming records first 2 vaping illness cases

October 30, 2019 10:48 AM Associated Press

Wyoming has recorded its first two cases of vaping-related…

Lack of public comment on Wyoming refuge feeding practices

October 29, 2019 9:53 AM News Team

Wyoming wildlife officials say a plan to shift bison and elk feeding for the first time in more than a century has not triggered much public…

GOP death-penalty opponents look to new effort in 2020

October 28, 2019 6:04 PM Associated Press

Republicans in states including Wyoming, Utah and Ohio plan to keep pushing for death-penalty repeal even as U.S. officials move toward resuming…

First Lady Melania Trump visits Grand Teton

October 4, 2019 4:15 PM Jilliana Colina

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK (KIFI/KIDK) – First Lady Melania Trump’s visit to Yellowstone National Park was canceled Friday. White House officials say…

First Lady Melania Trump visits Jackson

October 3, 2019 4:09 PM News Team

First Lady Melania Trump is in Jackson, Wyo. promoting U.S. national parks and her youth initiative. She touched down in Jackson Thursday…

Police seek help identifying thief

October 24, 2019 3:51 PM News Team

The Jackson Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying this person who is believed to be responsible for the theft of a purse at…

Report: Teen suicide in Wyoming nearly doubled in 3 years

October 24, 2019 10:41 AM News Team

Wyoming health officials say the suicide rate among older teenagers has increased by 40% over the past three years, recording a rate triple the…

Phony parking stickers showing up in Jackson

October 22, 2019 5:01 PM News Team

Jackson Police say someone is using phony parking tickets that are showing up around town. Police say they are not official and are not issued by the…

Wyoming wind farm project set to clear hurdle

October 22, 2019 12:21 PM News Team

Power Company of Wyoming has moved a step closer to clearing a final environmental requirement for its massive Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind…

Woman gets 30 years for role in Social Security killing

October 21, 2019 9:49 AM News Team

A Washington woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for her role in the killing of a woman whose body was found in Idaho. The Lewiston…

Juvenile accused of falsely reporting school threat

October 21, 2019 9:47 AM News Team

Authorities say a juvenile was arrested for allegedly falsely reporting a threat that led to extra security measures at three Wyoming schools. The…

Wyoming city to pay back more than half of $100,000 grant

October 21, 2019 9:47 AM News Team

A Wyoming mayor was required to pay back more than half of a grant given to a city to help develop inventive ideas tackling issues in the community.…

Wyoming man grows 1,491-pound pumpkin, breaks state record

October 18, 2019 10:43 PM News Team

Wyoming officials say a Cheyenne man has grown a pumpkin that weighs in at 1,491 pounds, a new state record. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported…

Women make up only 16% of Wyoming Legislature

October 15, 2019 5:56 PM News Team

A recent analysis by the Washington, D.C. nonprofit RepresentWomen ranks Wyoming 26th in the nation for gender parity in elected office. The Casper…

Security check delays 2 Jackson Hole Airport flights

October 11, 2019 7:19 PM News Team

Two Jackson Hole Airport flights, involving 272 passengers, were delayed at around 5:05 a.m. Friday. Security screening personnel discovered an…

Wyoming Capitol renovation set for completion by February

October 10, 2019 9:59 PM News Team

The final pieces of the Wyoming State Capitol renovation project are expected to be completed before the start of the next legislative session. The…