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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