With a pair of wildfires less than 15 miles from the town, Ten Sleep has become ground zero for wildland firefighting crews.

KEMMERER, Wyo. — Lightning has started several small fires in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, where firefighters are battling a 15-acre blaze.

JACKSON, Wyo. — Plans by the Bridger-Teton National Forest to thin and burn wildlands in northwest Wyoming have drawn objections over a proposal to ban cutting trees and other issues.

LANDER — This past year was one of Wyoming’s worst fire years on record, Gov. Mark Gordon told the press in a post-legislative session interview. More than 850,000 acres burned, he said, with ...