Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Montana wildlife officials this hunting season completed a record number of tests for Chronic Wasting Disease. Fish, Wildlife and Parks says it tested more than 9,000 samples since the fall, and 3 percent came back positive.

Roughly half the wolves in Montana could be killed under proposals state lawmakers are considering.

Gov. Gianforte names new Department of Agriculture director. Montana's DEQ to develop emissions reduction roadmap

Montana's U.S. Attorney announces dismantling of a major fentanyl ring. Lolo National Forest's supervisor will retire at the end of the year. 30,000 acres of northwestern Montana forests will enter conservation easement

Montana groups are looking to help wildlife safely cross I-90 near Missoula where collisions with cars are becoming more common.

Flathead electric receives $3 million for wildfire mitigation. Montana's outdoor rec industry bolsters state economy and boosts job market. Gov. Gianforte appoints a new director of FWP.

Montana FWP is considering a new state park. Rural communities throughout Montana are set to receive tourism assistance grants for emergency services. A former superintendent pleads no contest to obstruction charges. The State Health Department receives a waste and fraud reduction grant.

The head of Montana’s department of criminal investigation is retiring after 43 years in law enforcement. Montana gas prices are at their lowest in more than a year. Big game harvest numbers remain strong.

A grizzly bear recently killed near Seeley Lake has fish and game officials urging recreationists to be particularly "bear aware" this time of year.

Missing Missoula woman Eva Prather's body was identified in the Clark Fork River, Chronic Wasting Disease found for the first time in an elk in the Ruby Mountains