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Kemmerer man breaks tiger trout record

KEMMERER — Another year, another tiger trout record in Wyoming. Shelby Holder of Kemmerer set the new record on June 6 with a 14-pound, 15.2-ounce fish caught in the Hams Fork River near Kemmerer. The fish was 31.2 inches long…

Carnival argument shooting kills 3 in an unusually violent weekend for Salt Lake City area

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A 16-year-old boy shot five people in a confrontation between two groups at a carnival in a Salt Lake City suburb Sunday, killing three of them including an 8-month-old infant, police said. The shooting in…

Crews battle Horse Fire

The summer wildfire season is underway as firefighters were engaged with the Horse Fire in the Big Piney Ranger District. According to information from the Bridger-Teton National Forest, they hope to use “natural barriers and open meadows to establish a…

More delays in first-degree murder cases

  PINEDALE (WNE) — This summer’s court proceedings for Orion Schlesinger and Rowan Littauer, the Big Piney teens accused of murdering Dakota Farley, 23, have been delayed a second time as the court awaits the results of the inpatient and…

Final fix for Teton Pass landslide will require a weekend closure

  By Rebecca Huntington, WyoFile.com Closing Wyoming’s busiest two-lane highway for two-and-a-half days during the height of the summer tourism season will disrupt travel for thousands of commuters and visitors who rely on Teton Pass. But the alternative would be…

Yellowstone visitor numbers in May the highest since COVID-19

Yellowstone National Park hosted 566,363 recreation visits in May 2025, up 8% from May 2024 (522,450 recreation visits). Visitation in May 2025 was the busiest on record and showed a 20% increase from May 2021 (473,799 recreation visits). Yellowstone’s record-breaking…

For defunct electric buses, Teton County taxpayers may be on the hook for $1 million

    • START eyes federal waiver to save the cash as town, county move to buy new diesel, hybrids.   By Noah McLane Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Taxpayers in Jackson and Teton County may…

EPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, part of a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations that…

New Jersey man gored by Yellowstone bison

On June 10, a 30-year-old man from Randolph, New Jersey, was injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. At approximately 9:45 a.m. in the Upper Geyser Basin at Old Faithful, a man was gored by a bison after a…

Grand Teton National Park celebrates groundbreaking of Taggart Lake trail renovation

The following is a news release from the Grand Teton National Park Foundation. MOOSE, Wyoming – Grand Teton National Park Foundation and Grand Teton National Park marked a significant milestone Thursday with a groundbreaking event at the Taggart Lake area,…