Yellowstone’s first bison goring in ’21
JACKSON (WNE) — An inglorious and painful, though hallmark, sign of Northwestern Wyoming summer passed by over the weekend near the shoreline of Yellowstone Lake. The unfortunate, typically annual event that unfolded was a Yellowstone National Park tourist being gored…
Kemmerer’s Teryn Thatcher named Miss Wyoming Teen USA
The MISS WYOMING USA and MISS WYOMING TEEN USA Pageants took place Saturday evening, June 19, at the Natrona County High School John Welsh Auditorium in Casper. A crowd of family and friends filled the auditorium for the pageant finals,…
Black Knoll Fire near St. Anthony grows to 150 acres as firefighters work to contain it
The following story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. ST. ANTHONY – The Black Knoll Fire burning 10 miles southwest of Ashton is now mapped at 150 acres. Edith Raya with the Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center…
Military truck hauling ammo catches fire on I-80 near Evanston
A semi carrying ammunition as part of a military convoy caught fire on I-80 near Evanston Monday afternoon, June 21. The Uinta County Fire and Ambulance said westbound lanes were closed at milepost 14 as Evanston Fire Crews battled the…
Two black bears killed on Teton County roads
JACKSON (WNE) — Highways feeding into Jackson Hole claimed the lives of two black bears last week, one each on Togwotee Pass and Teton Pass. The bruin struck on U.S. Highway 26/287 near the Togwotee Pass summit was killed late…
Grand Teton scales back search for missing man
JACKSON (WNE) — After six days of intense aerial and ground searching for missing hiker Cian McLaughlin, Grand Teton National Park officials said late Friday they will scale back their efforts. “The search for McLaughlin will shift tactics to a…
Governor and First Lady Congratulate RISE Award Recipients
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon and First Lady Jennie Gordon, in partnership with the Wyoming Department of Education, have announced the 2020 Wyoming Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award recipients. This award, passed by Congress in 2019 and overseen by…
Governor launches Wyoming drought website for 2021
◆ Information on ag, tourism, recreation and water utilities. Governor Mark Gordon has announced the launch of a new website that will provide detailed, updated information on drought conditions in Wyoming. Developed through a collaboration of multiple state and federal…
Six new wind farms planned for Wyoming
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Six proposed wind farms could add more than 1,600 megawatts of electricity generation capacity to Wyoming’s grid by 2024, according to an announcement this week by utility Rocky Mountain…
Autonomous buses debut in Yellowstone
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange Even in the twilight years of life, Walt McMahon isn’t one to eschew a technological innovation when he sees one. So when the University of Illinois emeritus economics professor happened…