Glacier National Park Adjusts Access To Going-to-the-Sun Road

Glacier National Park is now confirming earlier reports that the park will NOT be requiring vehicle reservations on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

However, the park will limit parking at Logan Pass and implement a "ticketed shuttle system" to provide transportation options to the summit. That will include early morning "express" shuttles, which should help hikers.

Starting July 1st, assuming the road will be open for the summer, parking at Logan Pass will be limited to 3 hours. Park administrators say that will allow visitors enough time to hike to Hidden Lake Overlook, stop at the visitors center, or catch an interpretive program.

Park Superintendent Dave Roemer says the goal is to improve short-duration visits to Logan Pass and also provide a more reliable shuttle service.

🏕️ The move scraps all of the vehicle reservation programs that the park had used in the past 5 years to try to time traffic to the busiest destinations.

Woman convicted for Montana bank fraud

A California woman, accused of defrauding a Montana bank, has been found guilty and is facing decades in prison and up to a $1-million fine.

38-year-old Kristin Renee Zelonish Edwards was convicted this week after a jury trial in U.S. District Court in Missoula.

Federal prosecutors said Edwards defrauded Glacier Bank of more than $170,000 by depositing 12 phony savings bonds at four different bank branches in Northwest Montana. She was convicted of making four different trips from California to Montana before the Treasury Department flagged one of the bonds.

Edwards tried to claim she found the bonds while going through her late grandmother's belongings. But investigators found the bonds, with her Social Security number, were dated 6 years before she was born.

She faces up to 30 years in prison on 4 different counts.

New developments in toddler death case

A Beaverhead County grandfather has now been added to the homicide case involving the death of a disabled toddler last year in Lima.

KXLF TV reports 48-year-old Christopher Michael Cox is being charged with negligent homicide and child endangerment for the death of the 3-year-old, who had been diagnosed with spina bifida. The boy's mother, Nicole Boyer, had been charged last fall after she called deputies, reporting he had died at her home earlier.

The 7 Most Expensive Towns To Call Home In Montana

Montana is a place many people would love to call home. The country's 4th biggest state has millions and millions of acres, however, it seems that some areas of the state are more desirable than others.

We take a look at the most expensive towns in Montana based on the median single-home prices.

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