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Three separate Republican calls for a special session failed to get enough votes from legislators, the Montana Secretary of State’s Office announced Monday. Legislators need to get 76 affirmative votes

An Idaho Falls man was arrested last week and charged with disturbing wildlife after he allegedly kicked a bison in the leg after drinking at Yellowstone National Park and harassed the rest of the herd, getting himself injured in the process, according to park officials. Clarence Yoder, 40, is accused of harassing the bison near […] The post Idaho man charged with harassing wildlife after kicking Yellowstone bison appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.

Montana Republicans’ displeasure with new standards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency forcing coal-fired power plants like Colstrip to reduce their emissions and pollution came to a head Tuesday when Rep. Ryan Zinke, western Montana’s Republican congressman, clashed with EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan at a committee hearing. But Republicans weren’t the only ones pushing […] The post Zinke clashes with EPA administrator over new standards for coal plant...

A University of Montana faculty member recently investigated the motivations of people who serve on the frontlines of democracy.

A University of Montana faculty member recently investigated the motivations of people who serve on the frontlines of democracy.

Randy Pinocci is off the hook for a couple of felony charges in Cascade County — at least for now — but he’s out $200. As part of a deferred prosecution agreement, Pinocci pled no contest to a disorderly conduct misdemeanor with a $100 fine, and he admits there was probable cause to charge him […] The post Randy Pinocci pleads no contest to misdemeanor, felonies dropped appeared first on Daily Montanan.

The current drug epidemic of fentanyl being mixed with other substances has been called “the fourth wave.” And if you use that metaphor, then Montana is getting pummeled by tsunami. New real-time drug testing reports show that even though the state lagged behind others initially when it came to the trend, its effects in the […] The post The fourth wave of opioids swamps Montana with meth-fentanyl cocktail appeared first on Daily Montanan.

Ambassador Gautam Rana has a front-row seat to devastating war in Ukraine. As the sitting U.S. ambassador to Slovakia, Rana understands Russian President Vladimir Putin, and what war in that part of the world may mean for the United States. “Putin is a bully, and he won’t stop with just the Ukraine,” he told an […] The post Ambassador: Ukraine War threatens peace in Europe, American stability at home appeared first on Daily Montanan.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is mulling ideas for grizzly bears in the Bitterroot Ecosystem following a public scoping period that closed last month.

Unanimous court says prosecutor tried to interfere with, delay or hide exculpatory evidence.