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Month: August 2025

Gordon to deploy Wyoming National Guard to support ICE in Trump’s mass deportation effort

  • Gov. Mark Gordon is among a reported 20 Republican governors who agreed to the president’s request to use guard members for immigration enforcement duties — maybe paperwork.   By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com Wyoming National Guard members may soon…

Thayne Fire responds to grass fire in Turnerville

Members of the Thayne Fire Department were on the scene of a small grass fire in Turnerville on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 2 p.m. Members of the department were told by homeowners that a small burn pit had spread to…

Bridger-Teton National Forest renews two feedground permits amid chronic wasting disease outbreak

  By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The Bridger-Teton National Forest will allow two Wyoming Game and Fish elk feedgrounds that need their permits renewed to continue to operate on forest land for at…

2025 marks 60 years of Rodeo Royalty

This year marks a special milestone for the Lincoln County Fair Rodeo Royalty, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Since its start in 1965, the program has crowned dozens of young women who have represented the county with pride, poise,…

Grizzly legislation claws its way forward

  By Marit Gookin Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — In July, a bill narrowly passed the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resource on a 19-20 vote along party lines. All proposed amendments to the bill failed, and…

Teton County Sheriff’s Office forms DUI task force 

    By Jeannette Boner Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — More than half of all arrests in Wyoming last year involved alcohol. In Teton County, that number jumped to 80% in 2024 — one of the…

Police searching for Alpine hit and run driver

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver in a hit and run incident that took place Sunday night in Alpine. The accident took place at roughly 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 3…

Driver attempting to set a record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats dies after losing control

WENDOVER, Utah (AP) — A driver trying to set a speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after losing control of his vehicle, organizers said. Driver Chris Raschke was treated by medical professionals…

Trump’s pick Nesvik confirmed as Fish and Wildlife director with some bipartisan support

  • Five months after President Donald Trump announced he was nominating a former Wyoming game warden to lead the federal agency, the confirmation process is complete.   By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Wyoming’s former top wildlife official is now the…