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Less than a week after the image of a man carrying a bison calf made national news, the man in the image has been identified and charged. On Wednesday, May 31, Clifford Walters of Hawaii pleaded guilty to one count of feeding, touching, teasing, frightening, or intentionally disturbing wildlife before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie A. Hambrick…
The State of Wyoming – on behalf of Governor Mark Gordon – has filed a petition for judicial review in the Wyoming Federal District Court. The lawsuit alleges the Department of Interior failed to meet the 12-month deadline for determining Wyoming’s petition to delist the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Because of…
The University of Wyoming is looking for anyone willing to share their stories of ghostly encounters in historic Wyoming hotels. Dr. Ken Hanson, an Assistant Professor at U.W.’s Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology, is supervising a professional study by primary researcher Deborah Cobb. As part of the study, the research team wants to schedule…
While it’s difficult to make a cellphone call in the Wapiti Valley, a call for judgment will be heard loud and clear next year. A court date has been set to hear the cases for and against a new 195-foot cell tower in Wapiti. U.S. District Court Judge Alan Johnson scheduled a bench trial in…
On Friday, May 26, the City of Cody and Cody Police Department released a statement saying a Cody police officer was on “paid administrative leave” while a formal complaint against the officer is investigated. “The City of Cody and the Cody Police Department acknowledge its commitment to maintaining transparency, accountability, and the highest standards of…
The Cody Planning, Zoning, and Adjustment Board is announcing a new date for a special meeting and public hearing on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM (or as soon thereafter) at the Cody Auditorium, located at 1240 Beck Avenue, to consider a Conditional Use Permit application to construct a temple and ancillary building on…
The top story of Yellowstone National Park this year is the unfortunate incident where an as-of-yet unidentified tourist attempted to “rescue” a baby bison. Unfortunately, in this case – as with many others – the well-intentioned act ended with rangers deciding to euthanize the calf after multiple attempts to reunite it with its mother failed.…
The Park County Sheriff’s Department, the Big Horn Basin Healthcare Coalition, and the Wyoming National Guard are planning a joint training at Northwest College on June 14, 2023. The Big Horn Basin Healthcare Coalition is a group of 33 agencies throughout the four counties in the Bighorn Basin. The purpose of the coalition is “to…
The Cody Police Department released a statement on Wednesday, May 24, responding to a viral YouTube video involving a Cody Police officer. LackLuster is a popular YouTube channel that publishes videos of law enforcement officers getting into altercations with a mission to expose “dirty cops.” A video posted earlier this week featured a traffic stop…
Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dead at 83 By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and…