Wyoming Health Dept. says state is getting good share of vaccine
JACKSON (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Health disagrees with St. John’s Health CEO Dr. Paul Beaupre’s assessment that the state isn’t receiving its rightful share of COVID-19 vaccines. “At this time, we do not feel it is an accurate…
Wyoming wolf-hunting season comes to close
PINEDALE (WNE) — The 2020 wolf-hunting season in Wyoming’s trophy game management area closed as the New Year began last week, with only 31 gray wolves taken from a limit of 51. Last year, Wyoming Game and Fish sold 1,987…
Confirmed COVID cases up by more than 500
By The Wyoming News Exchange Laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by more than 500 on Monday, but the number of active cases increased by only 137, according to Wyoming Department of Health figures. The department, in its daily coronavirus…
Report: Airbag saves rider near Mount Wagner
The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center reported an avalanche took place on the flank of Mount Wagner on the afternoon of Saturday, January 9. A snowmobile rider triggered the event and was caught in it. According to the report, the slide took…
Flags to fly at half-staff through Wednesday
The U.S. flag will be flown at half-staff after President Donald Trump made a Sunday proclamation ordering the action to show respect for a pair of U.S. Capitol Police officers who died as part of last Wednesday’s protest as well…
Teton commissioners soften stance on elk feeding
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Teton County elected officials are backpedaling on urging wildlife managers to start weaning elk off of artificial feeding, a step one county commissioner said was prudent to avert…
Fatal crash east of Sundance, Wyoming
On January 8, 2021, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 201 on Interstate 90 east of Sundance, Wyoming. At 08:02 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a one-vehicle rollover. A 1997 Ford F-250 was headed west on Interstate…
Active COVID cases rise by 149 Friday
By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of Wyoming’s active coronavirus cases increased Friday as the state reported 406 new laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily coronavirus update, said in addition to the…
Cross-country skier collapses and dies in Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park Rangers responded to an emergency request to help with a collapsed cross-country skier at approximately 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Gary Sternberg, age 69, of Jackson, Wyoming, was skiing with others near Phelps Lake when…
Twenty-five more deaths tied to COVID; active cases down slightly
By The Wyoming News Exchange The deaths of 25 more Wyoming residents have been linked to the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Thursday. The department described the deaths of all but four as involving older adults. The deaths…