Montana delays floodplain map updates, impacting construction; study links car chases to innocent deaths.

Montana faces delays in updating its floodplain map for Missoula, impacting potential construction restrictions. The state's Department of Corrections plans to secure more out-of-state prison beds. New legislative leadership promises to assert the branch's power. The Clark Fork River cleanup strategy now includes leaving more waste in place due to budget constraints. A federal judge allows lethal grizzly removal but requires an environmental impact statement. A study finds that one in four deaths in police car chases in Oklahoma involve innocent motorists. A doomsday cult inspired by a 1965 novel has caused multiple atrocities.

November 13, 2024
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