Teton County Search and Rescue sends helicopter to help recover body on Colorado’s Longs Peak
JACKSON (WNE) — Teton County Search and Rescue sent its helicopter to Colorado at the tail end of Independence Day weekend for a “very technical high elevation body recovery” on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. That’s according…
Wyoming authorities call on Rocky Mountain Power to explain role in massive November power outage
• A report indicates inadequate communications during maintenance projects darkened 250K homes and businesses and knocked out a coal-burning power unit. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com The massive, multiple-utility power outage last fall that left some 250,000 customers across…
Wyoming rolls out $205M to boost rural healthcare amid steep cost challenges
• Providers can apply for Trump administration funds for Wyoming projects through early August. Healthcare advocate cautions about potential for waste, fraud and abuse. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com The Wyoming Health Department is inviting hospitals, emergency responders, education…
Wyoming opens school-choice vouchers to new applicants as court challenge lingers
• Applicants can now apply for up to $7K per student to spend on private-school costs. A judge has yet to determine whether the program aligns with Wyoming’s constitution. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Beginning July 6, Wyoming residents…
Chief Tom Schultz details, defends largest Forest Service reorganization in a century
• Three months after the announcement, hiring is underway and state offices and a relocated headquarters are being procured ahead of the controversial reshaping of a federal agency that will become reality this fall. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com…
Audit spots some errors, but gives Wyoming Business Council passing grade
• Wyoming’s embattled economic development shop is in the midst of legislative reforms after narrowly escaping effort to dismantle it. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Though there were some instances of incomplete, misclassified reporting and mathematical errors, an audit…
Cody hospital placed on lockdown following bomb threat
CODY (WNE) — The internal lockdown placed on Cody Regional Health following a bomb threat on Tuesday afternoon was lifted later that day. Lt. Juston Wead with the Cody Police Department reported that the hospital received a phone call…
WDH warns residents about ‘spoofing’ phone scammers
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Health is alerting residents to a recent phone scam where bad actors are “spoofing” official department phone numbers to solicit personal information. “Spoofing” is a form of scamming that involves a bad…
Grand Teton National Park employees unionize
• Unionization effort with 11 other units follows more than a year of tumult. By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Grand Teton National Park employees have voted to join a union,…
Teton County Search and Rescue rescues 5 stranded rafters
JACKSON (WNE) — Teton County Search and Rescue plucked a family of five off the Snake River on Wednesday evening after a woman was separated from her family. The group included an adult man, an adult woman and…