The hunting and trapping of wolves in Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Region 3 (southwest Montana) closed today. Last month, the Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to close wolf hunting and trapping in Region 3 upon the harvest of 82 wolves in the region. With the hunting and trapping season closed, trappers in the region must remove their...
Black Butte Copper Project Looks To Innovate Mining Industry
The Black Butte Copper Project north of White Sulphur Springs continues to make progress in construction and recruitment with the recent announcement of a training partnership with Montana Tech’s Highland College. The project is a partnership with Sandfire Resources America and their Communications Vice President Nancy Schlepp recently co...
Poachers Sentenced For FWP Investigation Near Jordan
24 poachers have been sentenced in the Montana 16th Judicial District Court in Garfield County after a more than two and a half year poaching investigation near Jordan. The case revealed evidence of at least 48 unlawfully taken game animals. Fish Wildlife and Parks Director Hank Worsech called the case one of the most disturbing in recent hist...
State Representatives Petitioning For Special Legislative Session
Many of Montana’s conservative elected officials are signing onto a letter requesting a special Legislative session to re-draw the five Public Service Commission districts but fewer are agreeing to also address election integrity. Representative Derek Skees.
Montana Doctor & Author Comments On COVID Vaccine Effectiveness
Confusion on the efficacy or efficiency of COVID vaccines continues, especially among those who refuse to get vaccinated. Another opinion now from Montana Doctor and author David Graham who recently visited Voices of Montana.
State Hospital Placed on “Immediate Jeopardy”
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service inspectors have placed the state psychiatric facility in Warm Springs on “immediate jeopardy” status after they found patients had fallen 113 times between June and August 2021 and employees told them staffing documentation had been altered to not list patients whose needs required one-on-o...
Border Blockade Near Shelby Reopens
The Montana Free Press reports the blockade of the U.S. – Canada border north of Shelby appears to have ended 18 days after truckers protesting vaccine mandates blocked the highway with their vehicles. The occupation at the Coutts, Alberta – Sweet Grass, Montana border ended after more than a dozen people were arrested ...
Over $30 Million In Federal Funds To Go Towards Montana Child Care
Help is being extended for child care needs with help from American Rescue Plan Act funds through the state. Governor Greg Gianforte explained recently on Voices of Montana.
Inspector General Releases Report On Zinke Allegations
A report released by the Department of Interior’s Office of Inspector General revealed that U.S. congressional candidate Ryan Zinke broke federal ethics rules by participating in real estate development in Whitefish and lying to an agency ethics official about his involvement during his tenure as U.S. Interior Secretary. Investigators fo...
Study Highlights Rural Challenges For Utilizing Infrastructure Dollars
A new study by Headwaters Economics based in Bozeman finds many rural communities could lack the capacity to effectively access funding from the infrastructure law. Director of the organization Patty Hernandez says Montana stands out for its capacity limitations. Indigenous communities like Browning and Lame Deer lack the resource...