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The Mineta-Simpson Institute at Heart Mountain has taken another step closer to completion with the awarding of a $149,646 grant from the National Park Service to help fund an exhibit dedicated to the lives and careers of Secretary Norman Mineta and Senator Alan Simpson. The grant, announced Wednesday, comes from the Japanese American Confinement Sites program,…

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…

Each summer the Park County Animal Shelter has their annual fundraiser, raising money to support the animals they house, until they find their forever homes.  This year is now different with the 3rd Annual Par For Paws golf tournament on June 3rd. Jackie recently stopped by to tell our listeners more about it… Registration begins…

The City of Cody takes great pride in its patriotism and the community’s support of its many veterans. While that patriotism is most overly displayed during the many Independence Day festivities, it is displayed more solemnly but no less genuinely on Memorial Day. Every year, two ceremonies are held on opposite ends of Cody –…

Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), as well as other senators including Ron Wyden, Rand Paul, Edward Markey, Elizabeth Warren, Mike Lee, Cory Booker, and Steve Daines have sent a bi-partisan letter to the United States Postal Services and they want answers.  At stake is your privacy contained in letters, shipments and other parcels that travel through…

Here’s a helpful guide with tips for planning your Yellowstone biking adventure. Use this information to make the most out of your trip and avoid hitting any snags while biking in Yellowstone. 

Still, there are a few places within the world’s first national park where you can find what Yellowstone glaciers left behind. 

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.…


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