Weekly Roundup: Bear breaks in, eats pie // Measles outbreak grows // Bison headbutts Yellowstone visitor

Swan Valley bear euthanized after residential break-in, pumpkin pie feast

July 17, 2026, 3:30 pm

SWAN VALLEY, Idaho — A food-conditioned black bear in Swan Valley, Idaho, was euthanized earlier this week after it broke into an occupied […]

Measles updates: Teton Valley case reported; protecting unvaccinated infants

July 17, 2026, 2:45 pm

DRIGGS, Idaho — A case of measles has been reported in Teton County, Idaho, coinciding with an outbreak of the disease in Teton […]

Weather Service issues Flood Watch for Yellowstone until 10 p.m

July 17, 2026, 12:32 pm

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — A Flood Watch is in effect for the rest of the day in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). The National […]

Plastic bag ban has generated more than $761K since 2019

July 16, 2026, 3:00 pm

JACKSON, Wyo. — The Town of Jackson’s plastic bag ordinance, which went into effect in April 2019, banned single-use plastic bags (defined as […]

Updated: US89 reopens north of town

July 16, 2026, 10:48 am

Updated, 2:25 p.m.: All lanes of US89 opened at 2:02 p.m., according to WYDOT. JACKSON, Wyo. — Heads up, drivers, A crash has […]

Heat wave eases as monsoonal moisture arrives

July 15, 2026, 7:00 pm

JACKSON, Wyo. – Following a heat wave that set records in parts of Teton County, thunderstorm chances and coverage will increase over the next […]

Updated: Police investigating assault incident, no threat to public safety

July 15, 2026, 2:13 pm

Updated, 4:15 p.m.: A press release from JPD noted that the suspect is a 47-year-old male. The 500 block of South Millward Street […]

Town, County halt 90 Virginian Lane project, end relationship with Pennrose

July 14, 2026, 3:45 pm

JACKSON, Wyo. — After over three years of planning, more than 20 meetings, heated public debate and shifting affordability targets, the 90 Virginian […]

Body in drowning incident located by campers on Palisades Reservoir

July 14, 2026, 11:00 am

ALPINE, Wyo. — The body of the man who was presumed to have drowned in the Snake River Canyon has been located after days […]

Bison headbutts Yellowstone visitor in viral video

July 13, 2026, 3:30 pm

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Widely circulating footage depicts a bison tossing a 65-year-old man into the air at a Yellowstone National Park (YNP) campground. […]

Gut parasite causing potentially long-term symptoms reaches Wyoming

July 13, 2026, 2:15 pm

JACKSON, Wyo. — Teton County Health Department (TCHD) notified the community on Sunday that the “explosive diarrhea” parasite has reached Wyoming, and urges […]