Hiking, biking causes elk, bears to flee
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A few years ago, when Mark Ditmer found himself on a game trail in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, holding electronic equipment over his head, the first thing…
Seasonal Yellowstone employee sentenced for child pornography
JACKSON (WNE) — A 26-year-old man employed seasonally at Yellowstone National Park in 2019 was sentenced to 30 months in prison June 13 after a federal judge found him guilty of child pornography charges. Advocates suggest referring to such…
Degenfelder announces plan to streamline state testing
CHEYENNE (WNE) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder’s Assessment Reduction & Efficiency Plan was presented Thursday at the Wyoming State Board of Education’s (SBE) annual retreat in Newcastle. Work will continue on these recommendations in collaboration with…
Lawmakers consider regulating foreign land ownership
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — States like Wyoming are looking at ways to put restrictions on or regulate foreign land ownership within proximity of critical infrastructure. In the 2024 budget session, Sen….
Wyoming Highway Patrol makes arrest related to stolen Lamborghinis in Carbon County
SARATOGA (WNE) — It’s not often the Wyoming Highway Patrol pulls over a pair of Lamborghinis, but that’s exactly what happened recently in Carbon County. On May 26, Rawlins-area troopers received a report of two rental vehicles which were…
Hageman, Lummis introduce bill to block mandatory EID ear tags
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman and Sen. Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., on Thursday introduced a joint resolution disapproving of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) rule mandating electronic identification (EID) ear tags for bison and…
Steamboat Geyser trespass nets Washington man jail time, Yellowstone ban
JACKSON (WNE) — A 21-year-old man who entered off-limits terrain to take pictures of Yellowstone’s most dangerous geyser was sentenced June 4 to seven days in jail for thermal trespass, banned from the national park for two years and…
Missing woman passed through Moran
JACKSON (WNE) — License plate reader cameras were used recently to try to locate a missing Idaho woman whose cellphone showed she had passed through Moran. Laura Lane, 54, left her job in Buffalo, Wyoming, and began traveling…
Feds signal deference to Wyoming, dilution of protections, on migration routes
• As BLM finishes up its Rock Springs RMP, state director suggests that his agency has backed off its plan to unconditionally preserve ungulate corridors. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com In an apparent response to pressure from Wyoming officials,…
Park Service calls for bison populations to grow in the West
CASPER (WNE) — The National Park Service is calling for a 20% increase in the bison population. The service has released its preferred alternative for a new Interagency Bison Management Plan, which comes more than two decades after the inaugural…