Wyoming Archives

2 men charged in airport disturbance

February 10, 2020 9:20 AM News Team

Two Connecticut men were arrested after they became aggressive on a passenger plane at the Jackson Hole Airport. …

START cancels commuter runs; US 89 closed for avalanche control

February 7, 2020 9:01 AM News Team

START Bus has cancelled all Teton Valley and Star Valley commuter services…

$7,000 offered for help in 2018 Wyoming bird, dog poisonings

February 7, 2020 10:56 AM Associated Press

U.S. and Wyoming officials are offering cash rewards for useful information as they investigate the poisoning deaths of three dogs and dozens of…

University of Wyoming may now revoke honorary degrees

February 7, 2020 11:31 AM Associated Press

University of Wyoming trustees will now be able to revoke honorary…

Highway 26/89 closed due to avalanche

February 6, 2020 9:32 PM News Team

LINCOLN COUNTY, WY (KIFI/KIDK) – Highway 26 and 89 from Alpine Junction and Hoback Junction has been closed due to an avalanche. This comes from the…

Wyoming Democrats reaffirm confidence in upcoming caucus

February 6, 2020 5:13 PM Associated Press

Wyoming’s Democratic Party has confidence in the process that will be used to tally votes in the state’s upcoming presidential caucus, an official…

Wyoming school district discusses plan to arm educators

February 6, 2020 1:03 PM Associated Press

Officials in a Wyoming school district have held the first of three public meetings about a proposal to arm educators at six rural…

Teton County seeks to assign “omitted lands”

February 6, 2020 9:22 AM News Team

Teton County, Wyoming Commissioners are seeking proposals from consultants to finally resolve ownership of omitted lands…

Teton Pass to close Thursday at 2 p.m.

February 5, 2020 8:49 PM News Team

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be closing WYO 22 Teton Pass at 2 p.m. Thursday for avalanche mitigation…

Wyoming legislation promotes hunter education in schools

February 5, 2020 11:05 AM Associated Press

A Wyoming legislative resolution seeks to make firearms and hunter safety courses a regular part of the public school curriculum.…

Documents detail ouster of University of Wyoming president

February 4, 2020 5:23 PM Associated Press

The University of Wyoming launched an investigation into then-President Laurie Nichols after receiving accusations that she verbally abused…

Prosecutors won’t retry businessman accused of sex assault

February 4, 2020 4:33 PM Associated Press

Prosecutors have decided not to retry a Wyoming businessman whose sexual assault conviction was…

Threat of coronavirus is low in Wyoming

February 4, 2020 3:16 PM News Team

Risk of a Coronavirus outbreak is low in Wyoming. …

Grizzly captures, kills, down substantially in Wyoming

February 4, 2020 12:52 PM Associated Press

Wildlife managers relocated or killed substantially fewer grizzly bears in northwestern Wyoming in 2019 compared to…

New lawsuit over Wyoming elk feeding seeks sooner phase-out

February 3, 2020 1:13 PM Associated Press

Environmental groups have filed a new lawsuit against the feeding of elk on a Wyoming wildlife refuge, saying the U.S. government should act sooner…

Jackson Hole health agencies track Coronavirus

January 31, 2020 9:09 AM News Team

As an international destination resort, the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is helping visitors and businesses answer concerns about the Novel…

Snow King development analysis released for comment

January 31, 2020 8:27 AM News Team

The Bridger-Teton National Forest has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement outlining proposed improvements at the Snow King Mountain…

Plow hit on Interstate 80

January 30, 2020 12:45 PM News Team

A tractor-trailer truck hit and flipped a plow truck on Interstate 80 Thursday morning around 9…

Jackson and Teton County launch housing study

January 30, 2020 10:18 AM News Team

Jackson and Teton County, Wyoming Affordable Housing have released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to produce a new Housing Nexus Study. …

Wyoming pharmacy agrees $1M settlement in federal drug case

January 29, 2020 3:33 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming pharmacy is expected to pay $1 million to settle allegations of federal drug law violations, authorities…

Teton Raptor Center helps rescue bald eagle

January 29, 2020 9:19 AM News Team

The Teton Raptor Center in Wilson says a 30-year-old bald eagle is recovering after crashing into a home window Tuesday. …

University of Wyoming president job draws over 60 applicants

January 29, 2020 12:35 PM Associated Press

More than 60 people have applied to become the next president of the University of…

Jackson Police investigate burglary

January 29, 2020 8:41 AM News Team

Jackson Police are investigating a break-in and burglary at the AT & T Store at around 3:53 a.m.…

Wyoming woman missing since early January found dead

January 28, 2020 12:10 PM Associated Press

A central Wyoming woman missing since early January has been found…

Sled Dog race course getting under construction

January 27, 2020 2:31 PM News Team

With a $165,000 purse for the winners, the 25th Anniversary 2020 Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race gets underway in Jackson this weekend.…

Wyoming bill would raise daily expense money for lawmakers

January 27, 2020 1:15 PM Associated Press

A bill to increase the money allotted to cover the daily expenses of Wyoming state lawmakers was filed for the state’s 2020 legislative…

Wyoming lawmaker trying again to raise minimum marriage age

January 27, 2020 11:23 AM Associated Press

A state lawmaker seeks to raise the minimum age for legal marriage in…

Grand Teton National Park sees high annual attendance

January 24, 2020 12:32 PM Associated Press

Grand Teton National Park stayed near its highest visitation levels in 2019, while Yellowstone National Park had its slowest tourism year since 2014,…

Cheyenne police say they can’t enforce federal tobacco law

January 24, 2020 10:25 AM Associated Press

Police in Cheyenne don’t have the authority to enforce the new federal law that increased the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21,…

Search and rescue teams rely on canines

January 23, 2020 9:17 PM News Team

TETON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- It’s the time of year when we hear more and more about avalanche safety. The Teton County Search and Rescue team…

Lucky’s Market launches going-out-of-business sales

January 23, 2020 3:00 PM News Team

Lucky’s Market in Jackson will soon close as its parent company restructures.…

Wyoming close to finalizing hemp-growing regulations

January 23, 2020 9:50 AM Associated Press

The attorney general in Wyoming has said the state is close to setting statewide hemp-growing regulations amid concerns from farmers about missing…

Jackson resort contributes to Australian relief effort

January 22, 2020 4:56 PM News Team

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort announced Wednesday it will make a $10,000 donation to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital to help care for animals…

Wyoming town settles $90K racial discrimination lawsuit

January 21, 2020 6:19 PM Associated Press

A town in Wyoming has settled a civil rights lawsuit filed by a former town employee who accused his supervisor of allegedly calling him racial slurs…

Groups prepare to sue over grazing in Wyoming grizzly range

January 21, 2020 4:44 PM Associated Press

Conservationists worried that continued livestock grazing in a Wyoming forest could endanger grizzly bears are preparing to sue the U.S.…

University of Wyoming professor Merav Ben-David

University of Wyoming professor enters US Senate race

January 21, 2020 3:02 PM Associated Press

A second Democrat has entered the race for an open U.S. Senate seat in…

Wyoming man pleads guilty to stealing from Boy Scouts, woman

January 21, 2020 2:59 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming man pleaded guilty to taking more than $30,000 from the Boy Scouts while he was a scoutmaster, court records…

New program targets medical oxygen fire fatalities

January 21, 2020 1:51 PM News Team

Jackson Hole Fire/EMS has launched a new prevention program aimed at reducing the risk and injury to home medical oxygen users. …

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…