Wyoming woman missing since early January found dead
A central Wyoming woman missing since early January has been found…
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Sled Dog race course getting under construction
With a $165,000 purse for the winners, the 25th Anniversary 2020 Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race gets underway in Jackson this weekend.…
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Wyoming bill would raise daily expense money for lawmakers
A bill to increase the money allotted to cover the daily expenses of Wyoming state lawmakers was filed for the state’s 2020 legislative…
Continue Reading Wyoming lawmaker trying again to raise minimum marriage age
A state lawmaker seeks to raise the minimum age for legal marriage in…
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Grand Teton National Park sees high annual attendance
Grand Teton National Park stayed near its highest visitation levels in 2019, while Yellowstone National Park had its slowest tourism year since 2014,…
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Cheyenne police say they can’t enforce federal tobacco law
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,…
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Search and rescue teams rely on canines
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…
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Lucky’s Market launches going-out-of-business sales
Lucky’s Market in Jackson will soon close as its parent company restructures.…
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Wyoming close to finalizing hemp-growing regulations
The attorney general in Wyoming has said the state is close to setting statewide hemp-growing regulations amid concerns from farmers about missing…
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Jackson resort contributes to Australian relief effort
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort announced Wednesday it will make a $10,000 donation to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital to help care for animals…
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Wyoming town settles $90K racial discrimination lawsuit
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…
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Groups prepare to sue over grazing in Wyoming grizzly range
Conservationists worried that continued livestock grazing in a Wyoming forest could endanger grizzly bears are preparing to sue the U.S.…
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University of Wyoming professor enters US Senate race
A second Democrat has entered the race for an open U.S. Senate seat in…
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Wyoming man pleads guilty to stealing from Boy Scouts, woman
A Wyoming man pleaded guilty to taking more than $30,000 from the Boy Scouts while he was a scoutmaster, court records…
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New program targets medical oxygen fire fatalities
Jackson Hole Fire/EMS has launched a new prevention program aimed at reducing the risk and injury to home medical oxygen users. …
Continue Reading Grand Teton acquires 35-acre inholding
In cooperation with The Conservation Fund, the National Park Service has acquired a 35-acre parcel of property within the administrative boundary of…
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Colorado dog sled guide preparing for Wyoming’s Stage Stop
Six snowy miles up Tiger Road, seemingly closer to Keystone than Breckenridge, a cacophony of Siberian husky howls fill the…
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Game and Fish continues review of Jackson housing costs
Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioners are continuing their review of ways to meet the housing costs facing its personnel in the Jackson…
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Wyoming’s capital sees economic downturn due to job decrease
Wyoming’s capital city is experiencing an economic downturn driven by a reduction in local mining and construction jobs, a new report…
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Jackson Hole Airport moves towards net-zero carbon emission
The Jackson Hole Airport Board is taking steps to offset the carbon emissions of the airport’s operational vehicles and its employee commuter…
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Wyoming governor requests funding for suicide call center
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has recommended providing $400,000 to fund an in-state call center for the National Suicide Prevention…
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Wyoming lawmakers to consider switch to daylight saving time
Wyoming state lawmakers in the new legislative session will have another opportunity to permanently shift the state to daylight saving…
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Flu spreads rapidly in Wyoming but other states faring worse
Influenza is spreading rapidly in Wyoming. Wyoming Department of Health officials don’t typically release numbers of flu cases in the middle of flu…
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Former Wyoming patrol officer settles lawsuit over crash
A Montana food distributor reached a settlement with a former Wyoming Highway Patrol officer stemming from a 2015 collision that forced the trooper…
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Woman, man died in apparent murder-suicide in Gillette
A 36-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in northeastern Wyoming, police…
Continue Reading Wyoming firm settles religious discrimination suit
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…
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Wyoming lawmaker sponsoring wolf-kill compensation bill
A Wyoming lawmaker is sponsoring legislation to create a new state compensation program for ranchers who lose livestock to wolves.…
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UPDATE: Teton Pass to close Monday at 2 p.m.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation will close Teton Pass Tuesday morning at 3 a.m. for avalanche…
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Bob Weir booked for Rendezvous Festival
One of the founding members of the Grateful Dead will headline the 7th Annual Jackson Hole Rendezvous Festival March…
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Avalanche traps delivery truck, closes Teton Pass
The Wyoming Department of Transportation reports Teton Pass has been closed in both directions due to an…
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Wyoming lawmakers to try again with Interstate 80 toll bill
Wyoming lawmakers will try again to enact tolls on Interstate…
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Foul weather postpones helicopter goat shoot in Grand Teton
Foul weather has postponed plans to kill nonnative mountain goats in Grand Teton National…
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Jackson Council approves Snow King plan
On a 4-1 vote, the Jackson Town Council has approved a long-debated Snow King Resort Association Master Plan. …
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Federal felon escapes from Wyoming re-entry center
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,…
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Deputies at Wyoming jail now required to wear body cameras
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…
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Woman wounded, man dead of self-inflicted gunshot in Wyoming
A man fatally shot himself after shooting a woman in the head, police …
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Liz Cheney undecided, Lummis dominates Wyoming Senate race
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…
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Firefighters urge neighbors: Adopt a Hydrant
Jackson Hole Fire/EMS is encouraging residents to “adopt a hydrant” this…
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Mountain Goat removal to save Big Horns to begin Monday
Wayward, non-native goats have prompted Grand Teton National Park to implement a temporary area closure from January 5 through January 12. …
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Headless deer wrapped in plastic discovered in Wyoming
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) – Investigators in Wyoming have reported a possible poaching case after someone found a deer without its head wrapped in a black…
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Jackson town hall makes new overseas friends
Jackson Town Hall has discovered some new friends outside the…
Continue Reading Wyoming winter traffic hazard: Salt-loving mountain goats
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…
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Wyoming county ranks highest in income, inequality an issue
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…
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Women’s perspective to highlight JH Chamber
In recognition of the 150th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in Wyoming, the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce will host a Business Over Breakfast…
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Report outlines Wyoming’s workplace fatalities
Wyoming officials have outlined steps to address most common workplace…
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Wyoming antler hunting closes Jan. 1
The state of Wyoming will enforce its seasonal winter closure for shed antler and horn hunting beginning January 1, 2020. …
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Jackson Hole opens Eagle’s Rest lift
Another exciting winter is underway just over the Wyoming border. This year, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is improving the mountain experience for…
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Wyoming officials to use hay trail to lure elk to new ground
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department plans to lure elk away from a historic feeding ground using a trail of hay, officials…
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Wyoming man gets 48 years for raping 2 adults, 1 minor
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…
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Recreation activities open in time for holidays
New recreation opportunities are now available throughout eastern…
Continue Reading Wyoming Governor wants review of Rocky Mountain Power plans
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon plans a very close look at Rocky Mountain Power’s new Integrated Resource Plan. …
Continue Reading Wyoming man acknowledges abducting young girl, abusing her
A Wyoming man has acknowledged abducting a young girl before exposing himself and trying to molest…
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Wyoming district to pilot new student teaching program
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…
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Septic smell blamed on “flushable” wipes
The Town of Jackson is asking visitors and residents to be careful about the kinds of things they flush down the…
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Wyoming police officer alleges pregnancy meant no promotion
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…
Continue Reading Wyoming governor against proposal to increase his pay
Wyoming’s governor says he doesn’t support a proposal to increase his salary and those of the other four statewide elected…
Continue Reading Wyoming inmate serving life term dies after lengthy illness
A 63-year-old inmate at a medium-security prison in southeastern Wyoming has died after a lengthy…
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Wyoming lawmakers question suicide prevention fund request
Some Wyoming lawmakers are skeptical about a $1 million request by state health officials to join the national suicide prevention…
Continue Reading Prisoner accused of van escape in Wyoming pleads not guilty
A man accused of escaping from a van full of prisoners in Wyoming has pleaded not…
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Wyoming GOP resolution opposes additional vaccine at schools
The Wyoming Republican Party has passed a resolution opposing the addition of another vaccine to the requirements for children in…
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Former Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray arrested for DUI
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Former Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. The…
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Renewed interest shown in Wyoming lodging tax proposal
It seems some politicians are warming up to legislating for revenue…
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4 hospitalized in 9-vehicle pileup in southwest Wyoming
A crash involving nine vehicles over the weekend in southwest Wyoming resulted in four people being sent to the hospital and another seven being…
Continue Reading Wyoming: 31 Blackjewel workers still owed $164,000
A bankrupt coal company has failed to pay 31 workers in Wyoming nearly $164,000 in wages and benefits, state officials…
Continue Reading Jury gives mixed verdict in Wyoming high-speed chase
A jury has delivered verdicts against two people accused of leading Wyoming law enforcement on a high-speed chase and shootout through downtown…
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Federal government collects $10.8M in Wyoming lease sales
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…
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Teton Pass to close Friday morning
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…
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Arrest and search warrants served after 4-year investigation
The Jackson Police Department and the Teton County Sheriff’s Office provided mutual- aid assistance to the United States Drug Enforcement…
Continue Reading Wyoming celebrates 150th anniversary of women’s suffrage
Wyoming marked Tuesday the 150th anniversary of becoming the first government in the U.S. to give women the unrestricted right to…
Continue Reading Wyoming teen to be tried as an adult in planned shooting
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…
Continue Reading Wyoming governor considers suing Washington over terminal
Wyoming’s governor says he continues to consider a possible lawsuit against Washington state over construction of the largest coal export terminal on…
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Teton School District warns drivers to stop for busses
A new law will give the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Highway Patrol a new tool to enforce school bus stop-signal violations.…
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Jackson man killed in Sunday crash
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.…
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Barrasso joins Trump in Afghanistan
Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso joined President Trump for an unannounced visit to American troops stationed at Bagram Air Base in…
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Ranger districts seek Wyoming trails funds
Two Caribou-Targhee National Forest Ranger Districts have applied for grants through the Wyoming Recreational Trails Program. …
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Yellowstone biologists gain upper hand on lake trout
Over the past 20 years, Yellowstone National Park has invested over $20 million to recover the native cutthroat trout population. …
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WYDOT plans Hoback emergency bridge project
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is working to schedule bridge repair work in the Hoback…
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Grand Targhee postpones opening indefinetely
Grand Targhee Ski Resort has called off a Friday…
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Study shows bison tend their pastures
A 10-year study of bison migration and grazing in Yellowstone National Park confirm the animals shape vegetation cycles and enhance growth throughout…
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Fire damages Rusty Parrot Lodge
Fire caused significant damage to the historic Rusty Parrot Lodge in downtown Jackson Monday…
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Jackson Police investigate gun threat
Police are investigating a reported gun threat Saturday…
Continue Reading Gordon delivers Wyoming budget message
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…
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Fishing: A family business
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…
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Wyoming trooper injured while assisting stranded motorist
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says one of its troopers has been suffered minor injuries in an accident on Interstate…
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Assistant Wyoming football coach Garza resigns after DUI
Assistant University of Wyoming football coach Willie Mack Garza has resigned after being charged with drunken…
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Yellowstone visits hit 6-year low
Tourism numbers continued to decline at Yellowstone National Park in October.…
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Jackson Kmart to close by February
Kmart in Jackson will close by…
Continue Reading “Power Wyoming” takes on serious economic challenges
The Wyoming Legislature’s Revenue Committee is reviewing preliminary data, which indicates the state will see declining revenues for several years…
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Overlooked Wyoming ballots found in vault, counted
Election officials in a western Wyoming county say they’ve counted 77 absentee ballots they overlooked on Election…
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Wyoming economy shows strength
Wyoming job growth was strong through the first quarter of the year, according to the Department of Workforce…
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Wyoming legislative panel rejects alcohol tax increase
An interim legislative panel has rejected a proposal that would increase the state tax on alcohol to fund substance abuse treatment programs in…
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Wyoming wildlife crossing projects press forward
Two Wyoming agencies have committed a combined $2.5 million to help install wildlife underpasses along US 189 to help reduce wildlife-vehicle…
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Jackson officers honored for bravery
Two Jackson Policemen were awarded the town’s Medal of Bravery Commendations by the Jackson Town Council Monday night.…
Continue Reading SPET initiatives go to voters
Teton County, Wyoming voters will decide the fate of ten different ballot issues Tuesday.…
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START adds Star Valley commuter run
Star Valley commuters to the Jackson Hole area will have another option beginning Monday, December 2.…
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Wyoming panel rejects gun reporting bill
An interim Wyoming legislative panel has rejected proposed legislation that would have prevented some people with mental illnesses from buying…
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Jackson parking restrictions start Friday
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…
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Annual Grand Teton elk hunt begins Saturday
An annual elk hunt is about to begin in Grand Teton National…
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Wyoming students test above national average
Wyoming students have scored higher than national averages on standardized reading and math…
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Wyoming records first 2 vaping illness cases
Wyoming has recorded its first two cases of vaping-related…
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