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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming alleges 28-year-old Xanterra employee Samson Fussner planned “to carry out a terrorist attack against the United States, its citizens and their property.”
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The state of Montana wants the park to maintain 3,000 bison. This was a population target outlined in a court mediated settlement following a previous lawsuit that Montana filed 30 years ago.
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People can access most roads in the park on a commercially-guided snowmobile or snowcoach trip. Permits are also available to individual snowmobilers.
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Recently, the Park County Travel Council has highlighted more outdoor experiences. It’s a shift backed by millions of local lodging tax dollars, but it's drawn some skepticism from some locals.
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October visitation is up 16 percent over last year and nine percent over 2021.
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Park officials say a 27-mile stretch of road between Tower Junction and Cooke City is outdated and was damaged when the Yellowstone River flooded in 2022.
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The West, South and East entrances, and the majority of roads, typically close to vehicle traffic for the winter season on Nov. 1.
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Visitation was two percent higher than last September. Overall year-to-date visitation is five percent higher than in 2023.
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The highway typically closes in mid-October with winter weather conditions atop the nearly 11,000 foot pass. This year it’s closing a few days later than last year.
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A group of 16 young people from the Wind River Reservation spent a weekend in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks at the start of September. They were with Indigenous Youth Voices, a group focused on empowering young people through experimental education and building connections to ancestral and traditional culture.