Fire south of Douglas 0% contained at 653 acres
DOUGLAS (WNE) — Six hundred eighty-three acres have burned six miles southwest of Esterbrook as of Tuesday, and the fire remained 0% contained, although Forest Service fire crews are on the scene battling the blaze. Esterbrook is a very small…
LC Sheriff’s Office seeking information about dead bulls
The following is a release from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance into the investigation of three dead Angus bulls south of Kemmerer in the county. The Sheriff’s Office has reason…
Bear Lake County imposing Stage 1 burn ban
The following is a release from the Bear Lake County Fire District – By order of the Fire Chief, Bear Lake County Fire District will impose a stage 1 burn ban for the county. No open burning will be allowed…
Fish and Game investigates decapitated geese in Bear Lake County
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. The following is a news release from Idaho Fish and Game. Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking the public’s help in solving a particularly unusual wildlife case near the small community of Bloomington…
Interior Secretary Haaland surveys Yellowstone flood damage
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON —U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Friday she’s committed to helping Yellowstone National Park rebuild after historic flooding, but she hasn’t yet secured the funding to do so. Yellowstone…
Oil and gas, green groups both pan reduced lease sale
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Oil and gas companies successfully bid for the right to develop 71,251 federal acres across the West in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s first onshore oil and gas lease sale since President Joe Biden took…
Remote trial for park speedster set for Tuesday
JACKSON (WNE) —A trial will be held remotely on Tuesday for a speedster facing 10 federal charges after he was caught driving 132 mph in Grand Teton National Park. Jessie James Perry, 37, has an Idaho license but a Jackson…
Simpson honored at White House
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Retired U.S. Sen. Al Simpson received the nation’s highest civilian honor Thursday: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Ninety-year-old Simpson is a pillar of Wyoming politics. He served in the…
Man played dead, lived to tell about grizzly bear attack
By Nathan Oster Greybull Standard Via- Wyoming News Exchange GREYBULL — He resides in Buffalo, N.Y., but the victim in last week’s grizzly bear attack near Meeteetse may be more familiar with Wyoming’s high country than just about any other adventurer who…
National Museum of Military Vehicles Wins A Top Attraction Award
The National Museum of Military Vehicles has won a 2022 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award for being in the top 10-percent of attractions worldwide. The award celebrates businesses that have received great traveler reviews from around the globe on Tripadvisor over…