High waters have washed out part of the road connecting Tower Junction and the Northeast Entrance just west of Soda Butte, forcing a temporary road closure and impacting travel in Yellowstone National Park.

The weather woes that delayed openings for much of Yellowstone National Park is also affecting two campgrounds in the northeast corner of the Park, as Pebble Creek and Slough Creek are opening today under limited circumstances.

Concerns about potential bear incidents have prompted Gallatin National Forest officials to allow only hard-sided campers in three Cooke City-area campgrounds, including one where a rampaging bear killed a man last summer.

This year's crackdown on unsafe commercial vehicles operating in Yellowstone National Park paid off with the arrest of a tour driver operating with a suspended driver's license, driving a 14-passenger bus that did not meet safety standards.