The switchback road at Makoshika State Park is closed to vehicle traffic following formation of sink holes after the most recent rain event. This public safety closure will remain in effect until further notice. There is currently no access to the new picnic shelter, the amphitheater, some trails and primitive camping sites located above the switchback. Hike/bike traffic is still permitted

The Hunter and Bowhunter Education Advisory Committee will meet at the University of Providence in Great Falls June 6-7. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks director Hank Worsech has convened the committee to look at improving the hunter and bowhunter education programs. This will be their first meeting. The committee will focus on strategies for recruiting new volunteer instructors, implementing

In a court filing that chronicles how it stores data and protects minors, TikTok has responded to Montana’s firstof- its-kind ban on the social media app, which was signed into law earlier this month by Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte. TikTok Inc., is suing the State of Montana to strike the recently passed law, alleging a number of constitutional violations and maintaining that Montana Attorney

In his continued push to secure the southern border and combat illicit fentanyl trafficking into the United States, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has led the bipartisan Combating Cartels on Social Media Act to target cartels’ use of social media and online platforms to recruit smugglers. Tester’s bipartisan bill is co-sponsored by Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Senator James Lankford (R-OK),