Sweetwater County school district questions suit’s legitimacy
• Parents challenge policy on student names, pronouns By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Lawyers for Sweetwater County School District No. 1 issued a blistering response on Monday to a lawsuit filed by two…
Rockfall changes world-famous Teton skyline forever
• A ‘big chunk of the mountain’ fell off last fall, altering the profile of the Grand’s East Ridge so drastically that people can see the difference from the valley floor. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com A giant…
Elder Alvin ‘Trip’ Meredith III Is Named the 18th President of BYU–Idaho
The Board of Trustees of Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho) has named Elder Alvin F. Meredith III (known by friends as “Trip”) as the school’s 18th president. He will succeed Henry J. Eyring, who has led the university since 2017, on…
Teton Park to start watercraft inspections
JACKSON (WNE) — Boaters and anglers, remember these words: drain, clean and dry. Grand Teton National Park is reminding people to follow all three steps with their vessels and fishing gear before using them in the park so as to…
Details murky as Yellowstone investigates woman’s death on Craig Pass
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Officials are investigating how Catheryn Danyelle Griffin, 38, died Saturday in the southwest corner of Yellowstone National Park. On Saturday evening, park rangers responded to an accident reported…
Fatality investigation in Yellowstone National Park
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On the evening of Saturday, May 13, Yellowstone rangers responded to an incident on Craig Pass, approximately three miles south of Old Faithful. Rangers observed a single vehicle that had been driven into a snowbank, with…
WYDOT: Snake River bridge inspection may cause delays
Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation, along with contract crews from Collins Engineering, Inc. will be performing an inspection on the Snake River Bridge on WYO 22 on the nights of May 22-23. Work will take place overnight from…
Governor touts fossil fuels, carbon capture at chamber luncheon
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Fossil fuels have a future, despite the federal government’s attempts to hobble the industry. That was the message that Gov. Mark Gordon had Wednesday afternoon for those who…
BLM updates wild horse management in southern Wyoming
CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office issued a Record of Decision and approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for wild horse management within the Rock Springs and Rawlins field offices. The amended plan resolves…
Yellowstone-area grizzly bears have stopped expanding their range
• After half-century of expansion, bears reach limit of “suitable habitat,” federal scientists report. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com CODY—For nearly five decades the grizzly population emanating from Yellowstone National Park has pulsed farther and farther outward, reclaiming old haunts…