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The United States Attorney’s Office, Wyoming District has released information on a recent incident in Yellowstone National Park. Jason D. Wicks, age 49, of Hillman, Michigan, was arraigned in federal court on August 23, 2023, facing criminal charges of off-trail travel in a Yellowstone National Park thermal area and being under the influence of alcohol…
The City of Cody’s mayor has put a halt to the issuance of a building permit for the proposed temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. According to the Cody Enterprise, City Attorney Scott Kolpitcke said that the temple can be built to the proposed 101 feet after Cody’s Planning and Zoning…
The Washakie County Sheriff’s Office has released an update about missing Worland woman, Breanna Mitchell. Despite the department and volunteers’ efforts in last week’s searches, Mitchell has not been located. On Friday, August 11, a total of 45 Search and Rescue personnel from Washakie County, Hot Springs County, Park County, Sheridan County, Johnson County, and…
In the early morning hours of Friday, August 11, Park rangers responded to a report of a hiker who fell off of the west side of the Teewinot Mountain in Grand Teton National Park. When Rangers arrived, they found Joy Cho of Simi Valley, California who had succumbed to significant injuries from the fall. Cho…
The Wyoming Department of Health has reported that a “higher-than-usual” amount of mosquito pools are testing positive for West Nile virus. The department is encouraging people to remember to protect themselves. “Wyoming’s reported human West Nile virus case numbers have been quite low the past several years,” Courtney Tillman, epidemiologist with WDH, said. “But with…
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured and relocated an adult female grizzly bear after consulting with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The bear was captured on August 6 due to “livestock depredation” on private land northwest of Cody. Wildlife officials relocated the bear to the area of the Five Mile Creek drainage,…
One of the three women who was brutally attacked by a river otter near Cardwell, Montana last week has shared graphic photos of her injuries, along with her account of the attack. Warning, the images from the attack are graphic; viewer discretion is advised. In a detailed social media post, Jen Royce shared how her…
After months of deliberation, the proposed temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ Commercial Site Plan was approved at the City of Cody Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board’s regular meeting, but with conditions. Emotions were high during the meeting, held at the Cody Auditorium on Tuesday, August 8, as the the P&Z…
The Washakie County Sheriff’s Office has released their next plan of action in the search for missing Worland woman, Breanna Mitchell, who has still not been located. Mitchell was last heard from on July 24, after her vehicle got stuck in the area of Nowater Road outside of Worland. Sheriff Austin Brookwell posted to the…
A judge has decided there is “ample evidence” to move forward with a sexual abuse case against Richard M. Perkins, 59. The case will now proceed to an arraignment and to trial in Park County District Court. Perkins was known in the Big Horn Basin for repairing and giving away thousands of bicycles to children…