By DARRELL EHRLICK| Editor-in-Chief
"Mollie’s Pack survived the hunt,” – Lisa Robertson, Wyoming Untrapped founder commenting on the closed wolf hunting in Wyoming, near Yellowstone National Park.
State to tear down former governor’s residence
by Jordan Hansen
The Capitol Complex Advisory Council voted 8-1 during a meeting this week to tear down a former residence of Montana governors, located at 2 N. Carson Street in Helena. The building has been a topic of legislative and state discussion for years, as the residence, built in 1959, was in disrepair. It would have needed […]
Public Service Commission votes to take up merger decision with new member
by Keila Szpaller
A newly seated member of the Montana Public Service Commission is free to participate in the NorthWestern Energy and Black Hills Corp merger decision despite not being present at the hearing about it. That’s according to a unanimous vote this week by the PSC. But the question about whether Commissioner Kirk Bushman can vote on […]
No Mollie’s Pack, Yellowstone wolves killed, Wyoming reports after hunt area’s quick close
by Mike Koshmrl
EVANSTON, Wyoming—Yellowstone National Park’s last original wolf pack, Mollie’s Pack, emerged unscathed from a hunting season that opened last week and has already closed, Wyoming wildlife officials announced Monday. Dan Smith, a Wyoming Game and Fish Department interim deputy director, provided the update, allaying concern that had run rampant online and in circles of wolf-watching […]
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