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"These bears were unafraid of humans and stopped relying on natural foods, which created a human safety risk. It’s very unfortunate they had to be euthanized,” — Montana game ward Capt. Josh Leonard on euthanizing 14 bears.
Fish, Wildlife and Parks euthanizes 14 black bears after finding them ‘extremely food conditioned’
by Keila Szpaller
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens captured and euthanized 14 black bears near Bozeman after investigators found animals that were “extremely food conditioned” and unafraid of people at a property north of the city, the agency said Tuesday in a news release. FWP said wardens and staff responded to a report of “supplemental feeding” […]
Lee Enterprises brings Great Falls Tribune into portfolio
by Micah Drew
Lee Enterprises, which owns five of Montana’s largest circulation newspapers, is acquiring one more daily paper, the Great Falls Tribune, the company announced on Monday. In Montana, Lee Enterprises owns The Billings Gazette, the Missoulian, the Helena Independent-Record, the Montana Standard, and the Ravalli Republic. With Lee’s acquisition of the Tribune, the company controls newspapers […]
Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find
by Jonathan Shorman
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. The Trump administration recently moved the funds into a U.S. Customs and Border Protection budget line intended […]
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