Comet should be visible this week
JACKSON (WNE) — Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS should be more visible in area skies this week after smoke from wildfires has cleared and stormy weather has moved out. The comet, named for the two observatories in China and South…
Overpopulated wild horses are hurting sage grouse survival rates, Wyoming study finds
• Research, nearly 15 years in the making, suggests that non-native equines add another stressor to the struggles of sagebrush-dependent birds. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Newly published research out of the University of Wyoming suggests that sage grouse are…
Degenfelder releases 2024 School Performance Ratings
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Education has released results for the 2023-24 School Performance Ratings. School performance levels are derived from a variety of indicators and are calculated to help determine which schools are doing well and…
Pack Trail Fire active even as cold-front looms
By Cali O’Hare Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — Before the sun breached the horizon, hundreds of firefighters filed from their camp to their assignments on the 86,555 acre Pack Trail Fire burning in the Shoshone and…
National Park bosses talk responsible tourism
Charley Sutherland Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Locals often complain about long lines of cars in the national parks, but the visitors taking their “bucket-list trip” from New York or Texas don’t actually care all…
Jackson woman missing
JACKSON (WNE) — A 30-year-old Jackson woman was reported missing on Sept. 14. Braigene Marcel Collins did not show up for her shift at the 49’er Inn & Suites in downtown Jackson. Her employer told the Jackson Police that…
Entrepreneurs make pitches for funding
• Silicon Couloir awards top prizes to Laramie robotics firm, Jackson outdoor startup. Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Hundreds packed into the Center for the Arts theater Oct. 9 to hear innovative and…
Hunters: Submit your harvest survey
CHEYENNE (WNE) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants to know how your hunt went this year. Many hunters will receive a harvest survey electronically via email or postcard beginning Oct. 16 and continuing throughout the hunting season….
Pack Trail Fire spurs evacuations for Upper Gros Ventre, Darwin
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Firefighters on the Pack Trail Fire have ordered evacuations in the Upper Gros Ventre River Drainage east of Goosewing Ranch and told the area near the Darwin Ranch…
Officials move closer to allowing public to carry concealed guns in Wyoming Capitol
• State leaders voted to proceed with plans to allow most people to conceal carry in public areas of the Capitol and extension. That’s after 87% of online comments opposed allowing permitted-only concealed carry. By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com…