Regional News
Overpopulated wild horses are hurting sage grouse survival rates, Wyoming study finds
October 22, 2024
• Research, nearly 15 years in the making, suggests that non-native equines add another stressor to the struggles of sagebrush-dependent birds. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Newly published research out of the University of Wyoming suggests that sage grouse are... Read More
Pack Trail Fire nearly at 90,000 acres burned
October 21, 2024
Work continues on the Pack Trail Fire which has now burned 89,566 acres and is estimated at 62% contained according to officials. A total of 575 personnel has been used to battle the blaze. Officials have released the following information... Read More
Pack Trail Fire active even as cold-front looms
October 18, 2024
By Cali O’Hare Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — Before the sun breached the horizon, hundreds of firefighters filed from their camp to their assignments on the 86,555 acre Pack Trail Fire burning in the Shoshone and... Read More
National Park bosses talk responsible tourism
October 18, 2024
Charley Sutherland Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Locals often complain about long lines of cars in the national parks, but the visitors taking their “bucket-list trip” from New York or Texas don’t actually care all... Read More
Jackson woman missing
October 18, 2024
JACKSON (WNE) — A 30-year-old Jackson woman was reported missing on Sept. 14. Braigene Marcel Collins did not show up for her shift at the 49’er Inn & Suites in downtown Jackson. Her employer told the Jackson Police that... Read More
Entrepreneurs make pitches for funding
October 17, 2024
• Silicon Couloir awards top prizes to Laramie robotics firm, Jackson outdoor startup. Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Hundreds packed into the Center for the Arts theater Oct. 9 to hear innovative and... Read More
Increase in DUI Stops in Lincoln County
October 17, 2024
• Sheriff Johnson Calls for Greater Awareness and Enforcement in Response to Rising DUI Rates Lincoln County Sheriff Shane Johnson has reported a notable rise in DUI incidents over the past year. With over 100 DUIs recorded, law enforcement... Read More
Road will be closed on WYO 412 at Carter for railroad crossing maintenance
October 16, 2024
Rock Springs, Wyo. Contract crews from RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc. will be closing a section of Wyoming State Highway 412 through Carter to work on the railroad crossing on the highway on Friday, Oct. 18, from 7 a.m. to 6... Read More
Pack Trail Fire spurs evacuations for Upper Gros Ventre, Darwin
October 15, 2024
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Firefighters on the Pack Trail Fire have ordered evacuations in the Upper Gros Ventre River Drainage east of Goosewing Ranch and told the area near the Darwin Ranch... Read More
Slug Creek Fire burns between Soda Springs and Star Valley
October 14, 2024
Fire crews in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest responded to the Slug Creek fire burning approximately 20 miles east of Springs on Sunday, October 13. Tow hand crews, various air resources and four engines worked through the day keeping the fire... Read More
Hiring freeze will increase risk of backcountry fatalities, forecast foundation says
October 11, 2024
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Dwayne Meadows did not mince words in a Monday letter exhorting federal officials to exempt avalanche professionals from a hiring freeze. Barring the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center... Read More
Yellowstone visitation statistics for September 2024
October 11, 2024
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park hosted 852,435 recreation visits in September 2024. This is a 2% increase from September 2023 (838,458 recreational visits). This September’s visitation showed an 3% decrease from September 2021 (882,078 recreation visits). So... Read More
Lawmakers advance measure opening Wyoming to possible nuclear fuel waste storage
October 9, 2024
Despite public testimony against the measure, a legislative committee says it will introduce a bill before the full Legislature in January. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com With a handful of dissenting votes, a legislative panel has advanced a draft measure... Read More
Hiring process starts for Nuclear construction
October 9, 2024
• Job Corps applicants bussed into Kemmerer. Two bus loads of potential employees unloaded at the South Lincoln Training and Events Center in Kemmerer the first week of October. The travelers included young men and women coming from the... Read More
Idaho Falls man arrested after kidnapping and high-speed chase incidents
October 7, 2024
Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — A 54-year-old Idaho Falls man has been taken into custody after police say he beat a woman, held her against her will, and led law enforcement on a high-speed chase. The Idaho Falls Police... Read More
Lori Vallow Daybell says nobody was murdered and she is fulfilling divine mission in new interview with son
October 7, 2024
Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — Lori Vallow Daybell says her children were not murdered, she is on a mission from Jesus and her case has been blown “way out of proportion.” The convicted killer made the statements to her... Read More
High winds, humidity help Pack Trail Fire run seven miles in one day
October 7, 2024
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — As high winds ripped through western Wyoming Friday night and Saturday, the Pack Trail Fire continued to expand east, closer to a road firefighters are using as... Read More
State awaits merger ruling
October 5, 2024
• Regulators fear merger of Albertsons, Kroger chains would reduce competition By Phil Ellsworth Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A proposed merger that could have a major impact on Wyoming’s grocery landscape is headed to... Read More
Fire Danger Increased to Very High
October 3, 2024
Western Wyo. – Teton Interagency Fire managers have elevated the fire danger rating to “Very High” for Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest and the National Elk Refuge. When the fire danger is “Very High,” fires can start easily... Read More
Single Vehicle Crash near Palisades Reservoir
October 3, 2024
PALISADES RESERVOIR-Idaho State Police is investigating a single- vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 2:52 p.m., on October 2, 2024, on US26 at milepost 391, next to Palisades Reservoir, in Bonneville County. A 80-year-old male, from Star Valley, WY, was... Read More