Montana This Morning for Friday, May 29 - among the highlights:
- Virgil Allen Wolfe was sentenced in federal court in Helena on Thursday after admitting to taking sexually explicit photographs of a minor. (link)
- The Blackfeet Tribe has pushed back the date again to keep the reservation closed until June 30. Several restrictions remain in place, including a curfew from 10 pm to 6 am, and alcohol sales permitted only from 12–8 pm Monday-Wednesday, and 12–6 pm on Thursday and Friday and Saturday. The east entrance of the reservation is also closed to travelers going to Glacier National Park.
- Hundreds of cars wrapped around the Holiday Village Mall parking lot in wait of a free box of fresh produce during the kick-off of the Salvation Army’s weekly relief box giveaway. (link)
- A Billings woman is searching for answers after a spring trip to Spain left her husband dead from COVID-19 and his remains lost in the mail. (link)
- The annual Cascade County 4-H livestock show, which is separate from the state fair show, will go on as scheduled on July 10-11 at the ExpoPark livestock pavilion - but with some changes to account for health guidelines. (link)
- The Democrats’ national congressional campaign committee has made Montana’s U.S. House contest one of its top targets for flipping a Republican seat in November. (link)
- Governor Bullock announced additional resources for community testing and contact tracing in high-visitation communities, an informational campaign to educate visitors on responsible travel, and a grant program for small businesses across the state to implement safety measures. (link)
