Wildlife Crossing

This photo provided by Montana Department of Transportation shows a black bear exiting an animal passageway in Polson, Mont. In 2011, game cameras documented 22,466 animals moving through the passages, arcing over U.S. Highway 93 atop Evaro Hill. ThatÕs up from 12,022 critters in 2010. The tally included 25 species, grizzly bears, river otters, badgers, elk and bobcats among them. ÒOver four to six years, we expect to see increasing use,Ó said Marcel Huijser, a research ecologist from Montana State University whoÕs gathering data on the crossings. ÒAnimals get accustomed to them and start teaching their young. Then we should start seeing the numbers stabilize.Ó This year is the fifth since construction of the full wildlife crossing system finished. While the 56-mile stretch of highway doesnÕt have any knobs or levers to adjust its function, Huijser still has lots of analysis to finish and a couple of big questions to answer. (AP Photo/Montana Department of Transportation, Courtesy of CSKT, MDT & WTI-MSU)

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Wildlife Crossings

This undated photo provided by Montana Department of Transportation shows Mule Deer crossing through an animal passageway in Polson, Mont. In 2011, game cameras documented 22,466 animals moving through the passages, arcing over U.S. Highway 93 atop Evaro Hill. ThatÕs up from 12,022 critters in 2010. The tally included 25 species, grizzly bears, river otters, badgers, elk and bobcats among them. ÒOver four to six years, we expect to see increasing use,Ó said Marcel Huijser, a research ecologist from Montana State University whoÕs gathering data on the crossings. ÒAnimals get accustomed to them and start teaching their young. Then we should start seeing the numbers stabilize.Ó This year is the fifth since construction of the full wildlife crossing system finished. While the 56-mile stretch of highway doesnÕt have any knobs or levers to adjust its function, Huijser still has lots of analysis to finish and a couple of big questions to answer. (AP Photo/Montana Department of Transportation, Courtesy of CSKT, MDT & WTI-MSU)

Legals for January, 9 2024

Man headed to prison for vehicular assault

A northwest Montana man who nearly killed two local people while driving high on meth last year is headed to the Montana State Prison.

More Montana National Guard soldiers to help with wildfires

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said Tuesday that he would increase the number of National Guard troops helping respond to wildfires.

New app stores Montana hunting, fishing licenses

Montana has launched a new mobile app from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks that allows Montanans to access their hunting and fishing licenses with their phone — reducing the need to secure and carry around paperwork while they fish and hunt.

Montana county to pay $66k in damages over transgender care

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A former Yellowstone County employee has been awarded $66,500 in damages because the county's health benefits plan denied payment for gender-confirming health care, leading her to leave her job, the ACLU of Montana announced.

Leonard R. Bowers

Leonard R. Bowers

Lutheran Church, Montana District, questions presence of drag queen

At its recent convention, the Montana District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, warned their neighbors against the unhealthy behavior of drag queen performances.

Jay Martin Ramlo

Jay Martin Ramlo

Eureka woman says Zinke is too corrupt for Montana

Zinke’s only allegiance is to his out of state donors. He lives primarily in Santa Barbara.

Clearwater Montana Properties donates to Troy non-profits

To date, the program has produced over $1,078,132 in charitable donations to causes throughout Montana, Idaho and Washington.

People sought for trapping advisory committee

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks seeks about 12 people to serve on a Trapping Advisory Committee to provide input on the agency’s trapping and furbearer management.

State seeks water-rights lawsuit

Montana’s attorney general said Thursday he is asking the U.S. District Court in Missoula for permission to intervene in a water-rights lawsuit filed by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

Sen. Jon Tester supports our public lands

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NW Montana Chorale Express makes music in Troy

The Northwest Montana Chorale Express Festival made it’s stop in Troy this year, bringing together in one voice the high school choirs from Libby, Troy, Eureka, Noxon, Plains and Thompson Falls at the Troy High School Auditorium Monday evening, Oct. 29.

Mt. lion management, monitoring meeting Nov. 29 in Kalispell

Kalispell — A public information-only meeting on the conservation and management of mountain lion populations in Montana is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29 in Kalispell.

Eureka ranch enters Cowboy Hall of Fame

After more than a century in the cattle business, the Quirk Cattle Co. – 101 Ranch of Eureka was inducted into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame this year.