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After the initial shock at losing it’s main connection to Idaho in a landslide, residents of Jackson, Wyoming are now coming to grips with not knowing when the highway can be repaired and reopen. And that has business and employees in town panicking. Jackson Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rick Howe has been fielding…
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon says that progress has been made in finding viable options to repair Highway 22 or Teton Pass after part of the highway suffered a “catastrophic landslide.” Wyoming Department of Transportation officials say that a temporary detour around Teton Pass could be open within weeks, which would help commuters and tourists access…
We are honored to cover the Big Horn Basin! The annual convention of the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters recognized multiple stations and broadcasters throughout the state for their accomplishments in the past year. Big Horn Basin Media received honors for the work they create from the community and support around the Big Horn Basin. Categories…
The late Wyoming State Senator Hank Coe is being honored with a statue with an interesting history The ceremony and dedication, at the Yellowstone Regional Airport, was attended by many former and current politicians, including Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Wyoming Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso, former Wyoming Senator Al Simpson, and Cody Mayor Matt…
If the past week portends anything about this tourist season in Yellowstone National Park, it’s going to be a summer to remember. So far, two rare occurrences have happened, making people on social media go into a tizzy with excitement and celebration. First, a momma grizzly was captured on video with her litter of five…
An 83-year old woman is lucky to be alive after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone Park officials say the bison was “defending its space” when it gored the South Carolina woman near the Storm Point Trail, which is located at the north end of Yellowstone Lake. The bison “came within…
After a spring snowstorm dumped a ton of snow on the Montana/Wyoming Border last week, the Beartooth Highway (US-212) has remained closed. An avalanche, causing rocks and debris to damage the road, spoiled the National Park Service‘s goal of having the scenic highway into Yellowstone National Park opened by Memorial Day weekend. Mother Nature spoiled…
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department it captured and relocated an adult male grizzly bear outside of Cody last week, according to the website Buckrail. The bear was captured because of cattle depredation on private land west of Cody on Friday, May 24, so says WGFD. The grizzly was released in the Blackrock Creek drainage,…
If you plan to travel to Yellowstone National Park this summer, plan ahead to protect yourself and this wild and awe-inspiring place. Within the park’s 2.2 million acres, visitors have unparalleled opportunities to observe wildlife in an intact ecosystem, explore geothermal areas that contain half the world’s active geysers and view geologic wonders like the…
There’s a vibrant, modern look in Powell as a faded, decades-old mural has been replaced by a big, bold, design that was created by a local artist. For the past three decades, when people drive through the city of Powell on Coulter Avenue, after the second stoplight they were greeted by a picture of the…