As part of his continued push to bring a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub to Montana, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) has announced Montana is now eligible to apply for the first Regional Tech Hub selection window, which opened today and runs through Aug. 15. This funding will be awarded by the Department of Commerce and will come from the Senator’s bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. Successful

The Wolf Point City Council held their regular meeting May 15. There were two people in the audience, both local residents, with complaints about harassment from a neighbor and fears about the safety of children and pets on their street. Wolf Point Police Chief Alisha Morales confirmed the nature of the complaints and explained that her department could do nothing to help. Mayor Chris Dschaak

A mistake in last week’s drawing for some moose and big horn sheep licenses will result in fewer licenses issued than were originally drawn. The mistake occurred when quotas were incorrectly entered into the drawing system by licensing staff and resulted in more licenses being drawn in some districts than what the quota dictated. The affected sheep licenses are: 482-20: drew 20 applicants,

An audit of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ bonus points system found the points were being awarded and determined fairly and as required by law, but that there was also some confusion among hunters and even department employees about the system, and some data cleanup issues, that FWP has agreed to address. The bonus points can be purchased to help both residents and nonresidents increase

HELENA – The Private Land/Public Wildlife Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, June 1, at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks headquarters and via Zoom from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The 13-member advisory committee, appointed by the governor, is charged with reviewing FWP’s access programs and offering recommendations to help achieve program goals and maintaining good relations between

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Tuesday, May 16, announced signing four abortion restrictions into law, including an immediate ban on dilation and evacuation abortions, the most common type of procedure after about 15 weeks of pregnancy. The governor’s office said other bills signed this week included two restrictions on Medicaid coverage for abortion and stricter regulations for clinics. The