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24 grizzly bears have died or have been discovered dead in the Greater Yellowstone area so far this year, with eight so far being killed for livestock depredation. This number also includes a bear that drowned in an irrigation canal. The latest grizzly bear death occurred earlier this month, when a 20-year old bear was…

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…

Yellowstone National Park is proudly hosting the Second Annual Lighting of Teepees in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming. This event is a collaborative effort from the Pretty Shield Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council. August 1-7, park visitors are invited to view the teepees at the Roosevelt Arch in Gardiner, Montana, and learn about…

On Saturday July 15th, 2023, shortly after 9 A.M, Park County’s dispatch received a call of a vehicle that had been parked in the area of Newton Lakes for three days. Inside the vehicle appeared to have keys and valuables inside. The investigation revealed that the vehicle belonged to a male from Montana that had…

The Park County Sheriff’s Office Communications Division received a call Friday, July 14 shortly after 2 p.m. about a stranded and injured climber in the area of the Gardner Headwall on the Beartooth Highway. Multiple agencies in both Montana and Wyoming were dispatched to the scene in order to reach the stranded and injured climber…

Recently, Reba McEntire stopped by her favorite food joint in Montana – the Kountry Korner Café in Bozeman!  But it got me thinking…Who else lives or frequently visits Wyoming & Montana? Let’s face it, both states are great options to escape the busy hustle & bustle of bigger cities like L.A., New Your, or Minneapolis. …

Yellowstone National Park’s Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and Cabins will open on July 1, 2023. The hotel closed immediately after the historic 2022 flood because of damage to the area’s wastewater system. The hotel gift shop with sandwiches, snacks, and beverages and lobby are currently open. The Terrace Grill, with sandwiches, salads, ice cream, and…

No sign of threat from the hazardous train that plunged into Yellowstone River, regulators say COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) — Preliminary testing of water and air quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River where train cars carrying hazardous materials fell into the waterway following a bridge collapse did not indicate any threat to the public,…

A patchwork of brightly colored tents, sleek bicycles, containers of equipment and people wearing shirts decorated with all kinds of colors and logos and bike shorts have taken over the grassy space on 13th street between the entrance to the library which ends at the back parking lot of the post office. The newly-arrived visitors…

In many ways, Yellowstone National Park is spending this summer recovering from last summer. While much of the park’s infrastructure devastated in the floods of June 2022 has been rapidly restored, other projects are slowly but surely reaching completion. Xanterra Travel Collection is the resort management company that manages the hotels and lodges in Yellowstone…


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