A federal judge Tuesday ordered wildlife managers to reevaluate whether wolves should be placed back under federal protections.

The manhunt for the suspected shooter who left four dead in an Anaconda bar continues five days after the incident. State officials gave an update on their efforts Tuesday as residents of the town struggle to come to grips with the shooting.

As human-driven climate change makes winters shorter, ticks are spreading to new parts of the country. And when ticks find hospitable homes, they bring new tick-borne illnesses to the humans who live there. Now, surveyors in Montana are searching for invasive ticks to track and prepare for the diseases they can carry.

Law enforcement is still searching for the suspect accused of shooting and killing four people in an Anaconda bar Friday. Michael Paul Brown was last seen west of town in a heavily forested and mountainous area.

Montana’s largest utility company has signed on to provide power to a proposed data center. It would use more than the entire amount of energy used by all residential NorthWestern Energy customers in Montana.

Law enforcement is looking for a suspect in a shooting at Owl Bar in Anaconda Friday morning. The city of Anaconda is under lockdown. People are advised to avoid the area.

The City of Helena next week begins a two-month long hazardous fuels reduction project.. That means portions of some local hiking trails will be temporarily closed.

Just about one year ago, hurricane-force winds blasted through Missoula county. They caused millions of dollars in damage to homes, business and trees. Extreme weather wasn’t contained to Missoula last year. Late summer storms also blew through the Bitterroot Valley, causing severe damage along the way.

A U.S. Forest Service office in Missoula will close as part of President Donald Trump’s push for consolidation. A department memo says all nine regional offices will be phased out over the next year.

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