Wyoming has joined at least seven other Mountain and Northern Great Plains states in trimming the number of mule deer hunting licenses it will issue for this fall.

Grand Teton National Park officials are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two men who approached a baby bison last week.

Two individuals were seen approaching and touching a bison calf at the southern end of Elk Ranch Flats in the park at 1 p.m. on June 4, according to a statement from the National Park Service. The incident is currently under investigation, and anyone who recognizes the men or has information is asked to contact the park.

Christian Pellatz grew up 10 miles outside the unincorporated community of Bill, Wyoming. Unofficial population: 11.

He attended Dry Creek Elementary School, a rural two-room school through 8th grade, with one other student in his class through fifth grade; he was the only student in his class in the sixth through eighth grades.

Like his peers from Bill, Pellatz rode a bus about 35 miles each morning to get to Douglas High School in the comparatively large town of Douglas. Population: 6,351.

Last spring, Stuart Suna, founder of the renowned Hamptons International Film Festival in New York, decided to launch a film festival in Jackson Hole in December 2023. A Jackson resident since 2019, Suna wants to contribute to the culture of the community, telling the Wyoming Truth that a film festival is a great way to “bring art and commerce together, to help stimulate local economy and artistic imagination.”

Jordan Jackson had big plans. At 25, he was living in Cody and working as a technician at Bear Co. Tire. He’d talked about rejoining his heavy metal band and maybe even moving to Billings to be with his new girlfriend.

Krista Treide knows a thing or two about brands. An impressive career building them, with time spent at global powerhouses like Nike, Reebok, Diesel and Speedo, has given her unique insight into how to connect with customers. But a unique brand that caught her attention is what ultimately led to her taking the reins at Sheridan-based Surf Wyoming.

A Casper College professor’s book will be featured in this year’s National Book Festival as one of the representative literary pieces for Wyoming.

Bucking a declining trend that is prevalent throughout much of the nation, religious beliefs and practices have gained traction in Wyoming over the past decade, according to a recent comprehensive survey.

Beset by inflation and increases in the populations of predatory animals throughout Wyoming, state officials are boosting funding to combat so-called “nuisance animals,” such as coyotes and ravens, to a record level in the current biennial fiscal period.

Nearly two decades after carrying the Olympic flame through Wyoming, Bennie Sue Ridgley continues to be a torch bearer for her community.

Sexual assault at the University of Wyoming has declined in the last several years, a new survey found.

UW students who reported experiencing at least one incident of sexual assault on campus dropped by 9% since the last survey was conducted in 2018. The findings, released last week, revealed that 405 of 2,223 respondents (or 18.2%) reported experiencing sexual assault while enrolled at the university.

An old grocery store tucked away in the small town of Lovell, Wyoming, might just be one of the sweetest spots in the entire Cowboy State. Inside, candy makers, chocolatiers and confectioners are busy making treats enjoyed worldwide. It’s a virtual beehive of activity, which is only fitting because the old grocery store is now the home of Queen Bee Gardens.

Regular testing and self-isolating may produce better health outcomes and generate less economic stress than locking down businesses and schools in the fight against infectious diseases, a new study by University of Wyoming researchers concludes.

CODY, Wyo. — For several days this spring — after Yellowstone National Park had closed to snowmobiles and snow coaches, but before it had opened to automobile traffic — road maintenance crews there were burning through 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel per day. But they were hauling nothing and not building anything. In fact, they were making no permanent changes to any roads.

For well over a year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been mulling over a petition from the State of Wyoming that seeks to remove the region’s grizzly bears from the list of threatened species and turn the bears’ management over to the state. Gov. Mark Gordon is now asking a federal judge to expedite the process and order the agency to make a decision.

CODY, Wyo. — With the advent of warmer weather in Yellowstone National Park and Memorial Day approaching, tens of thousands of out-of-state visitors will be arriving to kick off the summer season. Or as park employees and locals call it: construction season.

Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly earlier this month highlighted some of the park’s major summer construction projects during a National Parks Day luncheon in Cody. Sholly and Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Palmer “Chip” Jenkins, Jr. also outlined how visitor travel studies conducted in both parks have informed their decisions about dealing with traffic.

For all her time as a photographer, Shana Marie Duncan has faced one big challenge: she always felt compelled to ask permission before photographing people she saw in public.

Hunter Patrick M. Gogerty pleaded “not guilty” at his May 19 arraignment in Park County Circuit Court on the misdemeanor charge of taking a trophy animal without a license.

The 56th annual ElkFest in Jackson Hole — the world’s largest elk antler auction — kicked off the community’s annual Old West Days and shattered some records on Saturday.

Despite representing less than 3% of the state’s population, Native Americans in Wyoming are disproportionally more likely to go missing or be murdered than other demographic groups, according a report released last week. In 2022, Indigenous people accounted for 12% of homicide victims in Wyoming. The Indigenous homicide rate was 18.3 per 100,000 citizens, which is nearly six times higher than the homicide rate for White victims, the report found.