Back in Grand Teton, Grizzly 399 stayed out of trouble while down south
JACKSON (WNE) — Jackson Hole’s most watched bear has returned to Grand Teton National Park with a clean record. In late August, Grizzly 399 left the park, heading south, and crossed onto private property. She spent the better part of…
City clears the way for Cody temple construction to begin
By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — After holding the project in limbo for more than a month, city officials have cleared the way for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to begin building…
Hearing shows gaps in ed department’s handling of records requests
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Thursday’s evidentiary hearing in a lawsuit concerning public records about an event hosted by former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder revealed significant gaps in the Wyoming…
Lawmakers ponder ‘looming issue’ of replacing high schools
By Cassia Catterall Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — State legislators expect that in upcoming years they’ll need to fork out about $500 million for multiple high schools they say need replacement throughout the state. That number…
The boys and the lake: How two backcountry experts met death in Yellowstone
• Two years after a tragedy on Shoshone Lake, rangers reveal details of the search for two lost canoeists, including one who remains missing. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com SHOSHONE LAKE—Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly strides to the…
‘Never again to anyone at all’
• Mihara speaks on Japanese imprisonment at Heart Mountain, lessons for the future By Peder Schaefer Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange For years Sam Mihara has gotten the same question. “Are you bitter?” Is he bitter that he was…
Japanese woman travels to Kemmerer to connect to past
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — Mikiko Munesada and her husband, Masanori Takano, made an incredible journey from Hiroshima, Japan, to Kemmerer, to find the gravesite of Munesada’s great-grandfather. Her great-grandfather, Sakuichi Munesada, was a…
Former ski instructor sentenced for child sexual exploitation
JACKSON (WNE) — A Jackson man received five to 10 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to three felony counts of child sexual exploitation. Michael Adams, 61, a former ski instructor at Snow King, has been in Teton County…
Wyoming is killing Colorado’s wolves, again, and the state’s keeping it secret
• Wyoming officials say they’re muzzled, citing statute that protects the identity of those who legally kill wolves as grounds for not sharing any information with the public or even officials south of the state line. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com…
Wyoming poised to take on carbon dioxide, pump it underground
• A wave of carbon dioxide injection well permits will bring either a boon of low-carbon energy, or a diversion from renewable energy efforts. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Backed by the promise of billions in federal dollars, energy companies…