Sustained high temperatures and low flows are a bad combo for Montana's fish, so Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is enacting "Hoot Owl" restrictions on portions of two rivers.
After a brief meeting of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, a large portion of the Yellowstone River has been reopened to public use for fishing, floating and recreating, with certain restrictions.
Visitor restrictions are now in place at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital due to the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Children under the age of 12 are asked not to visit the hospital, as they are most susceptible to these viruses. RSV is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children.
All is not quiet in the southern front, as the Obama administration's plan to force new reporting requirements on thousands of gun dealers near the Mexico border is under fire from members of his own party.