Active search and rescue in remote southeast corner of Yellowstone National Park
• Public’s assistance requested Yellowstone National Park requests the public’s assistance in locating Austin King, a 22-year-old male last heard from on Tuesday, Sept. 17, when he called friends and family from the summit of Eagle Peak in the park’s…
Yellowstone visitation statistics for August 2024
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park hosted 871,163 recreation visits in August 2024, up 3% from August 2023 (846,389 recreation visits). This August’s visitation showed an 5% decrease from August 2021 (921,844 recreation visits). So far in 2024,…
Yellowstone tourism contributes $828M to local economy
CHEYENNE (WNE) — A new National Park Service report shows that 4.5 million visitors to Yellowstone National Park in 2023 spent $623 million in communities near the park.That spending supported 8,560 jobs in the local area and had a…
Man charged for alleged drunken joy ride in tow truck at Yellowstone National Park
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — A man was arrested and charged in U.S. District Court after he reportedly stole a federal tow truck. Alan Rawlings Bowling, 57, was charged…
Yellowstone announces lottery for 2024-2025 Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning Thursday, Aug. 1, people may apply to the 2024-2025 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park without a commercial guide. Authorized in 2013, the Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program allows permit-holders to…
WATCH: Biscuit Basin closed in Yellowstone National Park after massive explosion
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Biscuit Basin at Yellowstone National Park is temporarily closed following a massive explosion that was caught on camera Tuesday morning. The “localized hydrothermal explosion” occurred near Sapphire Pool around 10:20 a.m., according to a news release…
Happy 134th Birthday, Wyoming
There are so many things to love about the state of Wyoming. Whether you live here or you’re just visiting the Cowboy State, there are some amazing places and fun things to do. If you love places with history, you…
Suspect identified in Yellowstone 4th of July shooting
A suspect is dead and a park ranger injured after a shooting at Yellowstone National Park on Thursday, July 4. It started in the middle of the night at Canyon Village in the central part of the park, according to…
Seasonal Yellowstone employee sentenced for child pornography
JACKSON (WNE) — A 26-year-old man employed seasonally at Yellowstone National Park in 2019 was sentenced to 30 months in prison June 13 after a federal judge found him guilty of child pornography charges. Advocates suggest referring to such…
Park Service calls for bison populations to grow in the West
CASPER (WNE) — The National Park Service is calling for a 20% increase in the bison population. The service has released its preferred alternative for a new Interagency Bison Management Plan, which comes more than two decades after the inaugural…