Old fire hoses used to keep classrooms safe from gunfire
By Alex Cabrero, KSL TV GLENDALE, Ariz. – No matter what it costs, schools all across the country are trying to do whatever possible to keep students safe — especially in situations where a shooter is trying to enter into…
Trial ordered in abuse death of 3-year-old Utah girl described as ‘holocaust victim’
OGDEN, Utah (KSL.com) — A couple has been ordered to stand trial on an aggravated murder charge in the abuse death of their daughter, who was found so malnourished and neglected she was compared to a holocaust victim. In an…
Museum of Idaho gets $82,000 grant to promote STEM education and scholarships
IDAHO FALLS — The Museum of Idaho has received an $82,000 grant to promote STEM education locally and to provide scholarships for kids. The money comes from the Idaho STEM Action Center, a state agency with a mission to ensure…
LDS Church, NAACP presidents meet, call for racial harmony
Carter Williams, KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — Presidents for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People met Thursday, calling for greater racial and ethnic harmony and ending prejudice. “Together…
Seven-day joint pass for Yellowstone, Grand Teton Park ending
IDAHO FALLS — The combined seven-day entrance pass to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks will no longer be offered. The $50 weekly pass covered admission to both parks in Wyoming but the National Park Service announced it is discontinuing…
Area law enforcement adding extra patrols from May 21 through Memorial Day
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is participating with area Law Enforcement agencies with extra patrols from May 21st through the Memorial Day Weekend to June 3rd on traffic enforcement looking for seat belt violations. This time of year becomes very busy…
NWS Riverton office will be down beginning on Monday, May 21
The weather radar used by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Riverton will be down for approximately five days beginning Monday, May 21, for the refurbishment of the transmitter. Although the form, fit, and function of the transmitter will…
BLM to Conduct Prescribed Fires in Sublette and Lincoln Counties
PINEDALE, Wyo. – In support of the administration’s goals of conservation stewardship, the Bureau of Land Management High Desert District fire crews are planning to conduct two prescribed fires between May and June as part of a multi-year project. Both…
Thousands urge Mead to delay grizzly hunt
By John Spina Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The National Parks Conservation Association delivered a petition with nearly 33,000 signatures to Gov. Matt Mead’s office Friday, calling on him to use his executive powers to delay, or…
Wyoming sees increase in highway blow-overs
By Katie Kull Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – In the late winter and early spring months on highways near Cheyenne, it’s not uncommon on a particularly windy day to see half a dozen semitrailers pushed over…