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An annual event that celebrates the relationship between Native Americans and the geological feature we call Heart Mountain will take place this weekend. Tony DeMars tells us about how we can learn more about the cultural history of the prominent peak. The 9th Annual Return to Foretop’s Father is coming up June 7th and 8th. Friday,…

The first injury inflicted by Yellowstone’s wildlife this summer was reported yesterday. A female concession employee was injured by a cow elk in the Mammoth Hot Springs developed area at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Yellowstone National Park spokeswoman. The employee was transported to the hospital via ambulance but additional details about the…

Drivers traveling through the Wind River Canyon this morning should expect delays as a rockslide has blocked travel between Shoshoni and Thermopolis. WYDOT officials say there is no estimated time when the highway will reopen. A large rock is blocking a full lane of the highway, and crews from Shoshoni and Thermopolis have been working…

If you think it’s been a wetter than normal year in Wyoming, you’re probably right.  Lots of rain this past week, with more expected later this week, has the abundance of rain on many people’s minds. Some residents of the South Fork have reported over 3.3 inches of rain in a 24 hour period. National…

The Cody Police Department is gearing up for a busy summer tourist season. Cody Police Chief Chuck Baker says he anticipates the 21 commissioned officers on Cody’s Police force will be busy with the extra duties that the higher traffic numbers bring. Baker says events such as the Clint Black concert and the Stampede rodeos…

Grizzly bears are expanding their range in the U.S. Northern Rockies. New government data from grizzly population monitoring show that bears in the Yellowstone region of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho expanded their range by about 1,500 square miles over the past two years, spreading from remote wilderness into farmland amid a legal fight over proposed hunting. They…

The Bureau of Land Management is putting up for adoption dozens of wild horses and burros in Wyoming this month. The Cody Enterprise reports the bureau will auction off saddle-trained and halter-trained horses as well as burros at adoption events in Lovell today, and in Riverton on May 18. The animals were treated and vaccinated after they…

Potentially serious diseases can be avoided if you’re careful when you spend time outdoors. That’s the message from the Wyoming Department of Health, who says that when you spend time outdoors, take precautions to avoid being bitten by ticks. Diseases sometimes passed on by infected ticks in Wyoming include tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and…

The street in front of the Irma Hotel will temporarily become a horse arena this weekend as potential buyers from all over the region gather for what has been referred to as the “prom of the horse sales.” The Cody Country Horse Sale is now in its 21st year, and will be held Saturday on…

With the closure of all the Shopko stores nationwide, many Bighorn Basin residents are left wondering – “where do we shop now?” The answer to that question is actually a small town economic success story. Amy Quick, the Wyoming Business Council’s Northwest Regional Director, reached out to the National Main Street Center to gather resources…