November 2019

IN SHORT

Published on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 3:55pm

Public comment sought on rules for Madison River crowding

BOZEMAN (AP) — Montana officials are seeking public comment on proposed rules to address crowding on the popular Madison River outside Yellowstone National Park.

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle  reports the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks released an online  survey asking residents to rate alternatives to address issues such as commercial fishing outfitters, social conflict and angler use on the upper river and recreation on the lower river.

The deadline for public comment is Jan. 6.

Black Friday

Published on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 3:54pm
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The risk in judge’s ruling on McGhan testifying

Published on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 3:53pm

You may have read that a judge has ordered that Don McGahn, the former White House counsel, must testify in response to a Congressional subpoena. What you probably didn’t read in the impeachment press is that the sweeping ruling essentially eliminates a right to confidentiality between a President and his most senior advisers.

Study warns helmets don’t offer full protection on slopes

Published on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 3:51pm
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — For several years now, it has been almost de rigueur for skiers and snowboarders to strap on a helmet amid rising concerns about safety on the slopes.

But a new study caution that helmets cannot protect skiers from all head injuries.

US climber Gobright dies rappelling down rock face in Mexico

Published on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 3:50pm

MEXICO CITY (AP) — California rock climber Brad Gobright reportedly reached the top of a highly challenging rock face route in northern Mexico, and was rappelling down with a companion when he fell to his death.

Climber Aidan Jacobson of Phoenix, Arizona told Outside magazine he was with Gobright, who reportedly performed a masterful ascent of the Sendero Luminoso route in the El Potrero Chico area near the northern city of Monterrey.

Navy cancels review for SEALs after firing

Published on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 3:43pm

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy on Wednesday canceled a peer-review process that would have determined if three Navy SEAL officers who supervised an enlisted SEAL convicted of posing with a dead teenage captive in Iraq should remain on the elite force.

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said the case was becoming a distraction for the commando force, known for its quiet professionalism.

Judge upholds charges, could put Weinstein away for life

Published on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 3:43pm

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has rejected Harvey Weinstein’s bid to throw out the most serious charges in his sexual assault case, dealing a big blow to the disgraced movie mogul as he sought to limit the scope of his looming trial and any potential punishment.

The ruling made public Wednesday clears the way for prosecutors to bolster their case with testimony from actress Anabella Sciorra who says Weinstein raped her in 1993 or 1994. It also leaves open the possibility of a life sentence if he is convicted at his trial, set to begin Jan. 6.

10 animals killed in barn fire

Published on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 3:42pm

PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — At least 10 animals have died in a barn fire that erupted at an Ohio wildlife park, officials said.

The blaze began Thursday evening at the African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton. Three bongos, three giraffes, three red river hogs and a springbok housed in the barn were thought to be dead, fire officials said.

Springboks and bongos are types of antelope.

Officials captured a loose zebra and a giraffe that escaped, The Toledo Blade reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. No humans were injured.

‘Mickey and the Bear’ coming to Livingston

Published on Fri, 11/29/2019 - 3:41pm
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There’s a new film coming to town.

“Mickey and the Bear” was filmed in Anaconda, and created in part with local filmmaker Ethan Confer and a team he refers to as “my Montana family” — a handful of the full crew of more than a couple dozen he often works with and are based in Montana.

“This film has the best reviews of anything I’ve ever worked on,” Confer said.