Yellowstone sets visitation record for year
CODY (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park has broken its all-time visitation record with three months still remaining in the year. A record 4,463,000 million visitors have come through the Park in 2021 so far, shattering the previous full year record…
Legislators recommend $72 million adjustment to schools
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Education Interim Committee voted Monday to recommend adding an external cost adjustment worth more than $72 million to the state’s next K-12 education budget….
Missing Swan Valley man’s body found near his home
UPDATE *** Bonneville County Search and Rescue and sheriff’s deputies found the body of 73-year-old Richard Lawrence Harvey near his home Wednesday. “There does not appear to be any foul play,” Bonneville County Sheriff’s spokesman Karl Noah said in a…
LCSD No. 2 considers redistricting of trustee areas
• Final voting could take place in the Wednesday, October 13 school board meeting. – Find visual graphics of options by scrolling to the bottom of this story. Lincoln County School District No. 2 School Board is examining trustee…
Amber Alert issued for missing Idaho boy
*UPDATE* The boy has been found in Idaho and the Amber Alert is canceled. An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing Idaho boy that is believed to be in danger. The alert is for Kingston James, 6,…
Yellowstone scales back search for canoeist
JACKSON (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park is winding down search and recovery efforts for Kim Crumbo, 74, who had been on a four-night backcountry trip to Shoshone Lake with his brother, who died of hypothermia. The National Park Service has…
Senator Dockstader discusses potential special session and vaccine mandate on SVI Radio
Wyoming Senate President Dan Dockstader (R-Afton) discussed a the potential for a special session in the Wyoming Legislature and Wyoming’s plans to push back against the Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate. Senator Dockstader made the comments on SVI Radio’s Weekday Wakeup…
Man sentenced to prison in high-speed chase
CODY (WNE) — A man who pleaded guilty to stealing a Powell vehicle, engaging in two near-miss collisions, running through a deployed spike strip, and leading authorities from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Park County Sheriff’s Office and Cody Police Department…
Mine reclamation at risk with coal fee lapse
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Entangled in the congressional infrastructure debate, Wyoming’s biggest source of mine cleanup funding expired last week, raising questions about the future of reclamation. The federal Abandoned Mine Land (AML)…
Prescribed Fires Planned for the Kemmerer District
The following is a release from the U.S. Forest Service – Kemmerer Wyo., October 7, 2021— The Kemmerer Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest is planning to ignite the Basin Creek and Little Hornet prescribed fires in the Hams Fork…