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The hydrothermal explosion in Biscuit Basin damaged boardwalks and sent tourists running. But so far, there have been no reported injuries.
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One of the largest trains to ever exist on American railroads is touring in honor of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
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The National Park Service awarded the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation a $851,826 grant to continue restoring a root cellar built by Japanese-American incarcerees to store produce they grew during World War II.
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A recent heatwave has passed over Wyoming, but parts of the state may still see severe weather as a result.
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All five passengers got out by themselves and were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
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A Xanterra employee named Robert Sherman was arrested on July 8 after allegedly making threats about a mass shooting at Roosevelt Lodge in northeast Yellowstone National Park. The threats came just a day after another employee working for the private concessionaire company in the park opened fire at Canyon Lodge and was fatally shot by law enforcement.
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Wyoming has outlawed a popular marijuana substitute, forcing stores that sold it to remove it from shelves this month and prompting a hemp industry group to sue the state. The lawsuit aims to re-legalize their wares.
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A “be on the lookout” alert issued around 2 A.M. on July 4 said Samson Fussner had taken a woman hostage at gunpoint and threatened suicide by cop. The 28 year old died later that day following an armed altercation that drew more than 20 law enforcement rangers to protect visitors and staff in Canyon Village in Yellowstone National Park.
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An event bringing 50,000 people to Gillette will take place in August.
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A person is dead after a gunfire exchange with law enforcement rangers in Yellowstone National Park on July 4. The park says there are no active threats to the public.
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State authorities are reminding residents to be on the lookout for cyanobacterial blooms, sometimes called blue-green algae, when visiting lakes or reservoirs this summer.
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May visitation was up 15 percent from last year and 10 percent above 2021 numbers.