Yellowstone

West Yellowstone on the rebound following temporary park closures

Madelyn Beck

The recent flooding around Yellowstone National Park also created challenges for gateway towns like Gardner, Red Lodge and Cooke City in Montana. That includes lost homes and possibly lost livelihoods. For travelers who can no longer access the park through those towns, there’s another Montana entrance: West Yellowstone, the most popular gateway to the park.

An image of snow showshoers in Yellowstone National Park.

KUNR Today: Nevada Sees Uptick In New COVID-19 Cases And Deaths, Yellowstone Could See Less Snow

Paul Boger

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Friday, June 25, 2021.Nevada Air Guard Activating Air Tankers Early To Fight FiresBy The Associated…

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte trapped and killed an adult black wolf, like the one pictured, near Yellowstone National Park on February 15. The wolf, 1155, was born and radio-collared within the park.

Montana Governor Given Written Warning After Trapping, Killing Of Yellowstone Wolf

Nate Hegyi

Montana's newly-elected Republican governor violated state hunting regulations when he trapped and shot a collared wolf near Yellowstone National Park...

Visitors Bring Coronavirus To Yellowstone

Amanda Peacher

Three visitors and two concessions employees at Yellowstone National Park have tested positive for COVID-19, the park reported on Tuesday. "Some of...

An entrance to Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone Supt. Imagines A Phased And Flexible Reopening. Eventually.

Maggie Mullen

Most national parks around the Mountain West remain closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. And it remains unclear when or if parks will reopen in...

The North Cascades Insitute in Washington State strayed from its mission by hosting expensive wedding packages, the audit from the U.S. Interior Department's Office of the Inspector General concluded.

Politics and Policy

Report: Some Federally-Subsidized National Park Nonprofits Have Drifted From Original Mission

Nate Hegyi

Since the 1960s, the National Park Service has partnered with nonprofit organizations to provide environmental education services to the public. But a...