Buckrail Daily: Fish Creek Fire keeps growing // September weather outlook

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“The chasm between what the public thinks we should do to address the legality of wanton animal cruelty in Wyoming and what the committee has been willing to support to date remains quite vast.”

Wyoming’s Treatment of Predators Working Group has proposed legal changes to the treatment of wolves and coyotes in the state.

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August 2024 weather recap and September outlook

JACKSON, Wyo. – Following a very dry June and July, rainfall and temperatures were right around average in Jackson Hole during the month of August. Although the summer season is gradually winding down, […]

Update: Fish Creek Fire smoke leads to additional air quality alert

UPDATE, 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 4: A new air quality alert focusing on Jackson Hole, the Tetons and the Gros Ventres has been issued and will remain in effect until 1 p.m. […]

Snake River boat ramp seal coating project begins this week

Crews will be working on the West Table and Sheep Gulch boat ramps along the Snake River and temporary closures are expected.

State group presents new legislation for Wyoming’s predators

WYOMING — On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Wyoming’s Treatment of Predators Working Group released two draft bills poised to establish legislation for the treatment of wolves and coyotes in the state. Both proposed […]

Fish Creek Fire grows to 17,900 acres

JACKSON, Wyo. — Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) has shared an update on the Fish Creek Fire, which has grown to cover 17,912 acres in the Jackson Ranger District as of Wednesday, Sept. […]

Wyo Dept of Health improves access to suicide and crisis lifelines

WYOMING — September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has improved 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline access for Wyoming residents. According to the WDH, the lifeline […]

WYDOT paves sections of Broadway starting Weds night

JACKSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and contract crews from Evans Construction will be milling and paving sections of US 89/191 through the Town of Jackson beginning the evening […]

Fish Creek Fire forces immediate evacuations on Brooks Lake Rd, Pinnacle Dr, Breccia Dr

FREMONT COUNTY, Wyo. — Fremont County Emergency Management has issued an emergency evacuation alert for residents on Brooks Lake Road, East and West Pinnacle Drive and Breccia Drive. Due to increasing wildfire threats […]