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![Yellowstone Park releases decision for new bison management plan](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/06/attachment-bison-yellowstone.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Yellowstone Park releases decision for new bison management plan
The park will keep the bison population in a range of between 3,500 and 6,000 animals after calving, which will keep the population in line with the average of about 5,000 bison that has been largely maintained during the past 10 years.
![Montana to receive $50M to reduce greenhouse gas emissions](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-Rock-Creek.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana to receive $50M to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Montana is set to receive $50 million in grant funding that will go toward a forestry and agricultural project that would reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 15 million metric tons through 2050.
![Montana ballot initiative groups say they’ve met signature requirements](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-abortion.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana ballot initiative groups say they’ve met signature requirements
Montanans for Election Reform and Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights, the two groups behind the three initiatives, had said last Friday they had already met the necessary number of signatures.
![Daines calls on Biden to resign, Gianforte questions Harris](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/01/Daines-and-Trump.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Daines calls on Biden to resign, Gianforte questions Harris
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines said President Joe Biden needs to do more than bow out of the re-election race — he needs to resign altogether.
![Judge tells SOS not to change rules midstream for counting signatures](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-court.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge tells SOS not to change rules midstream for counting signatures
The Montana Secretary of State can’t automatically reject signatures of “inactive” voters who signed petitions to place Constitutional initiatives on the ballot, a Lewis and Clark County District Court judge ruled Tuesday.
![Tester calls for investigation, Daines mourns with families](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/03/attachment-flag.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Tester calls for investigation, Daines mourns with families
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester called on the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to investigate the attack Saturday against former President Donald Trump.
![Firefighting pilot who died has been identified](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-fire-plane.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Firefighting pilot who died has been identified
Juliana Turchetti, 45 years old, lost her life when her plane crashed into a mountainside and landed in Hauser Lake.
![Pilot dies after firefighting plane crashes working blaze near Helena](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-fire1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Pilot dies after firefighting plane crashes working blaze near Helena
A 45-year-old pilot was killed Wednesday in a firefighting plane crash just after noon on Hauser Reservoir near Spokane Bay while fighting the Horse Gulch Fire.
![Firefighting plane crashes working Horse Gulch Fire near Helena](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-fire.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Firefighting plane crashes working Horse Gulch Fire near Helena
The sheriff and Federal Aviation Administration said only the pilot was on board at the time of the crash.
![Abortion petition group says Montana SOS tossing signatures](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-abortion.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Abortion petition group says Montana SOS tossing signatures
Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights accused the state Secretary of State’s Office of inappropriately discarding signatures from registered but inactive voters and is threatening legal action.