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The wildlife-rich northern half of the park will be shuttered until at least early July, and key routes into the park remain severed near some Montana tourist towns.

Several thousand cars, trucks and recreational vehicles are backed up in long lines at entrances to Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopens following destructive floods that closed the park last week.

The wildlife-rich northern half of the park will be shuttered until at least early July, and some key routes into the park still remain severed

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — Throngs of tourists gleefully watched the legendary Old Faithful geyser shoot towering bursts of steaming water while others got stuck in “bison jams” on picturesque

WAPITI, Wyo. (AP) — Throngs of tourists gleefully watched the legendary Old Faithful geyser shoot towering bursts of steaming water while others got stuck in “bison jams” on picturesque valley

Park managers raised the gates Wednesday at three of Yellowstone’s five entrances for the first time since June 13.

Park managers raised the gates Wednesday at three of Yellowstone’s five entrances for the first time since June 13.

Park managers raised the gates at three of Yellowstone's five entrances for the first time since June 13

Three of the national park’s five entrances have opened as the damage is still being assessed after rare and record flooding

Visitors will return to a changed landscape in Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday as it partially reopens following record floods that reshaped the park’s rivers and canyons, wiped out numerous roads and left some areas famous for their wildlife viewing inaccessible, possibly for months to come. Park managers are raising the gates at 8 a.m.…