Jackson visitation slumps as Yellowstone visitation bumps
JACKSON (WNE) — The number of visitors coursing through Yellowstone National Park dropped this June, compared with the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, more people visited the park than before the pandemic. But the latter trend has not borne…
Woman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park
A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said in a statement on Sunday that…
Tort claim filed on behalf of former Bear Lake softball coach accused of sex crimes
This story comes courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – By Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com – PARIS — The attorney representing a former Bear Lake High School softball coach accused of sexually abusing one of her players says…
Uranium industry execs say preparations for mining nearly complete
By Peder Schaefer Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — Checking roads. Running tests. Fixing pipes. But most important? Watching prices. That’s how life goes for Donna Wichers, the vice president of Wyoming operations for Uranium Energy Corp., which…
Returning ‘relatives’: Yellowstone sends more buffalo to tribes, less to slaughter
• Park sees slaughter as ‘a serious problem.’ By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Ervin Carlson did not take his presence in Yellowstone National Park for granted. As a member of the Blackfeet…
Church sues city over planning process
By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is taking the City of Cody to court over the way the city’s planning and zoning board has handled the church’s…
Wyoming Game and Fish still working to delist the grizzly bear as an endangered species
Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvick joined SVI to give some updates on how the state is still working to get the grizzly bear delisted as an endangered species. He says Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon filed a petition to…
Fish Haven man dies in Bear Lake crash
Idaho State Police is investigating a vehicle collision that occurred at 9:00 P.M., on Wednesday July 12, 2023, on North Beach Road in Bear Lake County. A 39-year-old male from Fish Haven was driving eastbound in a 2020 Ford Mustang. …
Cody mayor works to calm controversy as temple discussion delayed again
CODY (WNE) — Components for the Cody temple proposed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been confirmed by local LDS leaders to be stacked behind the Y-Tex building on Big Horn Avenue. The modules appeared at…
Woman gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park
The following is a release from the National Park Service – A 47-year-old female from Phoenix, Arizona, was gored by a bison near the Lake Lodge Cabins on the north shore of Lake Yellowstone the morning of July 17….