AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBear-spray push for hunters and trappers: Montana conservation and animal-rights groups have petitioned FWP to require bear spray for hunters and trappers and to add mandatory 24-hour trap checks, arguing it’s a public-safety move that could also reduce grizzly-bear risk. Local sports spotlight: The East beat the West 17-16 in nine innings at the Montana High School Baseball All-Star game in Butte, with Columbus’ Kolemen Gairrett taking MVP honors. Rodeo Billings recap: Rodeo Billings wrapped with multiple arena records, including a 91-point bareback ride by Great Falls’ Wyatt Warneke and another 91 by saddle bronc winner Statler Wright. Helena-area weather: Rain showers and thunderstorms are expected again across parts of southwest and south-central Montana, with a quieter Sunday morning. Public safety in the courts: Three Yellowstone County residents were sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to fentanyl distribution charges tied to a Billings-area investigation.
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