Montana/Region

Wolf protections ended across most of US

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) Trump administration officials on Thursday stripped Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in most of the U.S., ending longstanding federal safeguards and putting states in charge of the overseeing the predators.

Park roads closing for season Nov. 2

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am
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This weekend will be the last of 2020 in which motorists are able to traverse the roads in Yellowstone National Park.

Six cited after hunters kill 50 elk

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

HELENA (AP) - Montana wildlife officials have cited six people after a group of about 100 hunters shot into a herd of elk and killed about 50 of them.

Montana governor is COVID free after one of his staffers tests positive

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

HELENA (AP) - A staff member in Montana Gov. Steve Bullock’s office tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson for the governor said Wednesday, but Bullock and Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney have tested negative for the respiratory virus.

ND death toll from virus nears 500

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota’s death toll from COVID-19 neared 500 on Thursday, with health officials reporting an additional 11 deaths.

Judge grants petition to change offensive name

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

KALISPELL (AP) - A Montana judge has granted a petition to rename a small lake near Whitefish because its name includes an offensive term referring to a Black person.

Sentenced for killing 6-month-old boy

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

BILLINGS (AP) — A 34-year-old Montana man has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for killing a six-monthold boy he babysat in 2017.

Sockeye run falters again; experts perplexed

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A meager return of sockeye salmon to central Idaho this year despite high hopes and a new fish hatchery intended to help save the species from extinction has fisheries managers trying to figure out what went wrong.

South Dakota sees record coronavirus hospitalizations, cases

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Hospitalizations from COVID-19 in South Dakota reached new heights for the fourth straight day on Wednesday.

Tester sponsors legislation designating 17 wild and scenic rivers

Published on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am

The number of miles of wild and scenic rivers in Montana would jump by nearly 87% under legislation to be introduced by Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester.