Sublette commissioners lift fire restrictions
PINEDALE (WNE) — Ranchers across western Wyoming are thankful for the precipitation that finally came in recent weeks. It’s quenched a dire thirst for livestock and wildlife alike, finally leading the county out of disastrous drought conditions. Sublette County Commissioner…
Yellowstone Labor Day attendance up by 21%
CODY (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park continued its soaring summer attendance through Labor Day weekend, seeing a 21% increase from the same weekend in 2019. The East Entrance was 15.8% above 2019 for the weekend. Sunday was the biggest day…
Ammon man dies in two-vehicle accident east of Swan Valley
On Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at approximately 6:54 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, fatality crash, on US 26 at milepost 395, east of Swan Valley. Jared White, 51, of Ammon, was traveling westbound on US26 on a 2005…
Climber in fatality identified as California resident
JACKSON (WNE) — The climber found dead at the base of the Black Chimney route on Teewinot Mountain has been identified as Hitoshi Onoe, a 42-year old IT engineer who was vacationing in Jackson. A Japanese national, Onoe worked in…
Young woman dies in crash near Swan Valley
The following story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – SWAN VALLEY — An Iona woman was killed in a Monday morning crash on US 26 west of Swan Valley. Marie J. Walker, 21, was driving eastbound…
Donations for family of fallen marine reach $500,000; local bank fund established
JACKSON (WNE) — Three days after an online fundraiser was started, donations to assist the family of Rylee McCollum — the Jackson native and U.S. Marine who was killed in Afghanistan — have reached nearly $500,000. About 10,000 people from…
Tips for ‘persons of interest’ in shooting come from across eastern Idaho and Utah
This story courtesy of EastIdahonews.com. It is used here with permission. IDAHO FALLS — Investigators say they have received tips from as far as Utah about a couple they are calling “armed and dangerous persons of interest” in connection…
Big Boy returns from first tour in two years
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Big Boy No. 4014, the famed Union Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1940s to conquer mountains while carrying equipment in support of World War II, will conclude its 2021 tour Tuesday, Sept. 7, when it arrives…
Teton County students will start year with masks
JACKSON (WNE) — In a meeting full of heightened emotion and at times lacking clear medical guidance, school officials ultimately voted to mandate masks in all Teton County public schools. The mandate, approved unanimously by Teton County School District No….
Connecticut woman sentenced for walking on thermal area in Yellowstone
The following is a release from the Yellowstone National Park Public Affairs Office – Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that Madeline S. Casey, age 26 of New Hartford, Connecticut was sentenced to seven days in jail for…