On February 16th, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort hosted the seventh annual Kings & Queens of Corbet’s, where skiers Tim McChesney and Ana Eyssimont were named this year’s King and Queen. The event saw 24 elite skiers and snowboarders tackle the notorious Corbet’s Couloir, with McChesney and Eyssimont each securing their first titles and $10,000 in…

An older adult from Platte County, Wyoming, has been confirmed as the state’s first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, marking the third hospitalization due to this virus in the U.S. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced this development on February 14th. Dr. Alexia Harrist, Wyoming’s state health officer and state epidemiologist, downplayed widespread…

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the emergence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in two adult female elk from Elk Hunt Area 87, situated in the Pinedale Region. The first elk was discovered deceased in January, with another found in early February, both at the Dell Creek feedground. This development marks the initial…

In an impressive display of interagency cooperation, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, alongside the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, and Trout Unlimited, collaborated to rescue 891 green suckers from a perilous situation at Oxbow Bend along the Snake River this winter. This rescue was necessitated by unusual winter conditions where a spring-fed…

Jeremy Albert Best, aged 50, has pleaded guilty to the charges related to the tragic events that occurred in November 2023. Best admitted to First Degree Murder in the death of his 10-month-old son, Zeke Best, and Second Degree Murder for the deaths of his wife, Kali Best, and her unborn child, Freya. The guilty…

The University of Wyoming has honored 10 students from Teton County for their academic achievement during the fall semester of 2024, recognizing them as part of the Provost’s Honor Roll. To qualify for this honor, students must have completed between six and twelve credit hours with a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 for the semester…

In Cheyenne, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has expressed support for a new Secretarial Order by the Department of Interior, under the leadership of Secretary Doug Burgum, aimed at “Unleashing American Energy.” This order targets several actions to boost energy production across the U.S., with specific implications for Wyoming. The order mandates a review or potential…

Today, Senator Cynthia Lummis from Wyoming and Representative Celeste Maloy from Utah took legislative action against a recent U.S. Forest Service policy. They introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution aimed at blocking the USFS’s Criminal Prohibitions Rule, which came into effect on December 26, 2024. This rule expands the USFS law enforcement’s jurisdiction to include…

On February 6th, 2025, the Wyoming Senate took a couple of votes regarding the control of public lands within the state. Senate Joint Resolution 0002, which calls for the transfer of most federal public lands to Wyoming’s state control, excluding Yellowstone National Park, was the subject of two votes in the Senate. Initially, the resolution…