Game and Fish: Foal-killing wolves killed
JACKSON (WNE) — A landowner in the Gros Ventre mountains was issued a permit to kill wolves that had killed livestock, a Wyoming Game and Fish Department official confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Dan Thompson, the department’s large carnivore supervisor, told the…
Two Northwest College wrestlers mauled by grizzly
By Mark Davis and Zac Taylor Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL —Two Northwest College wrestlers were mauled by a grizzly bear while hiking Saturday on the South Fork. Kendell Cummings, a sophomore from Evanston, and Brady Lowry, a…
Hageman criticized for absence
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Candidates for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat denounced Trump-backed Republican nominee Harriet Hageman’s absence on Thursday from a debate in Riverton, calling the move “a disservice to Wyoming.”…
Two moderates vie for seat vacated by Leg’s only independent
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com The 66th Wyoming Legislature was made up of 79 Republicans, nine Democrats and just two members from a minor party or with no party ties. One of those was Rep. Marshall Burt (L-Green River), a Libertarian…
Development, wildlife collide along iconic Wyo migration paths
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com PINEDALE—Sublette County Commission Chairman Joel Bousman questioned if it was necessary to delve into wildlife issues as the board mulled whether to OK a grocery store-sized medical facility on a parcel that harbors portions of the longest-known…
As invasive mussels creep toward Wyoming, ‘dirty boats’ show up in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Invasive mussels float down rivers as plumes of tiny larvae, latch onto boats to cross state lines and find new waters to infest. And they are inching closer…
Organizer of illegal racing event in national park sentenced
JACKSON (WNE) — A Utah man facing federal property damage charges following what officials believed to be nine years of illegal motorbike races held in Grand Teton National Park was sentenced to 18 months of unsupervised probation and over $9,000…
Police seek suspect in gas station theft
JACKSON (WNE) — Jackson police are looking for a suspect who took the keys to a local gas station on Friday afternoon. At approximately 2:02 p.m. Friday, a man entered the Shell gas station located at 580 W. Broadway, Lt….
Wyoming looks to grow its manufacturing sector
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Wyoming leaders are effectively laying the groundwork for manufacturing sector growth, but the state’s new industries and shifting workforce will need continued support in the years ahead, panelists said at…
Euthanize or release? The quandaries of handling captive animals
By Christine Peterson, WyoFile.com One night in late August, University of Wyoming researchers Merav Ben-David and Eric Quallen spent hours euthanizing more than 50 captive chipmunks. The next week, they killed the other 70. The animals had been the subject…