Wildlife health staff with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently detected chronic wasting disease in a cow elk that was harvested by a hunter in hunting district 622. This marks the first CWD detection in an elk in northeast Montana. This is the second CWD-positive animal detected in HD 622, the first being a mule deer buck that was harvested by a hunter in 2020. This is the second CWD detection

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 3.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.84/g on Monday, Nov. 14, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 20.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 43.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 2.3 cents in the last week and stands at $5.34

Housing. Mental health. The “partisan judiciary.” Property taxes. “Those will be the hot topics you hear about over and over and over again,” said Rep. Llew Jones, a Conrad Republican. Healthcare and provider rates. Plus, the budget surplus. “Our caucus is going to be really focused on how we build out an economy that works for families and for businesses and for our communities,”