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Senate Education Bills Move On

Leland

Senator Leland Christiansen says while a bill that would have sought to end teacher tenure did not pass out of the Senate Tuesday, Senate Files 70 and 146 dealing with education and teacher accountability did see passage and … Continue Reading

Saving The Ski Area

Could the Snow King Mountain Operations truly become a community-operated recreation center?  Jackson Town Council spent some time discussing those options during yesterday’s town council meeting.  Snow King Resort has suggested it might have to divest itself … Continue Reading

Bills Down To The Wire

Petroff

Wyoming has had a certain amount of success attracting movie producers to the state with a film industries financial incentives package which is due to sunset this year.  Representative Ruth Ann Petroff says there is a move this session to continue … Continue Reading

Wait And See With Bison

Stephens Creek

Participants in the Interagency Bison Management Plan have suspended plans to ship bison to slaughter from Yellowstone National Park until a federal district judge rules on a challenge filed by wildlife advocates last week.  Park Spokesman Al Nash says about 380 bison were hazed into the Stephens Creek facility … Continue Reading

Weather Delays Investigation

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A winter storm in southeastern Wyoming has delayed the investigation into last week’s shooting in Teton County that left a 19-year-old Jackson man hospitalized with a shoulder injury.  Clancy Shaffer suffered the wound when he says he was accosted … Continue Reading

DUI Bill Tested In Senate

Gingery

A bill intended to strengthen Wyoming’s DUI laws sponsored by Teton County Representative Keith Gingery appears headed for an up-hill battle in the Senate.  The bill would essentially eliminate a drunken driver’s right to … Continue Reading

Sheep Tested For Pneumonia

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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has begun a research project on bighorn sheep in the Jackson Region beginning with the radio collaring of ten bighorn ewes in an effort to learn more about herd health and migration patterns.   Samples for laboratory analysis were also collected when the GPS collars were … Continue Reading

Boards Consider Appointments

Barron

Members of the Jackson Town Council and Teton County Commission last night selected a contractor to redesign the intersection where Pearl and Flat Creek meet Broadway in East Jackson.  Mayor Mark Barron says the intersection there has over the years … Continue Reading

Locally Significant Bills Pass To Senate

Petroff

Three key bills for Teton County have seen all three readings in the House of Representatives and have been referred to the Senate for action.  Representative Ruth Ann Petroff says the “Transfer of State Lands Bill,” the “Energy Improvement Program Bill,” and the “City/County Consolidation Bill” … Continue Reading

Historic Properties Examined

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Grand Teton National Park is hosting a public scoping meeting to discuss plans to preserve or restore various historic structures within the park.  Over the years, the national park’s emphasis has been … Continue Reading

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  • Keep your distance from wildlife - June 20, 2013
    It seems like tourists are always getting trampled or gored by wildlife in Yellowstone. But even people who have spent half their lives in the backcountry can make bad decisions when it comes to wildlife. I’ll tell you more on today’s show.
  • Forget cell phones, I hope nobody taps my GPS! - June 19, 2013
    A friend sent me an e-mail warning me about a new cell-phone danger. Besides the government storing all our cell-phone conversations in some bunker in Utah or Colorado, it seems some unsavory characters are hijacking phones and using them to listen to conversations and get personal information. I’ll tell you about an even scarier possibility [...]
  • Wyoming Volleyball Self-Reports Potential NCAA Violations - June 18, 2013
    Results of an internal University of Wyoming inquiry into allegations that women’s volleyball student-athletes received impermissible benefits have been submitted to the NCAA. UW Athletics Director Tom Burman says the self-report involves five former members of the women’s volleyball team and their receipt of impermissible benefits during a two-year period. The total value of the [...]
  • Warm With Developing Thunderstorms - June 18, 2013
    Temperatures will remain warm today across central and southeast Wyoming.  Expect periods of sunshine, with late-day clouds.  A low pressure system approaches the area and thunderstorms will develop by early afternoon, lasting through the night. Strong to severe thunderstorm activity is likely after 2 PM today.  Thunderstorms will be scattered to isolated through this evening.  [...]