Montana News Roundup: Griz Killed; Angry ‘Cats Sue Trump

Winter is hardly gone, and we already have our first grizzly confrontation in the news, with a bear killed by a shed hunter on the Front.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reports the man was looking for antlers on a bushy hillside near Dupuyer Friday when he spotted the bear at close range.

FWP says the man tried to leave, but the bear charged, so he shot and killed the grizzly.

The bear was identified as an adult sow in good condition with no history of human conflict.

The state has been warning people to be "bear aware" as the grizzlies, and black bears, came out of hibernation a little early this season.

READ MORE: Why Bear Spray is No Longer an Option in Montana

MORE TOP STORIES: 'Cats Sue Trump After Being Told to Leave the Country

The dispute over the status of foreign university students is now in Montana, with a pair of students at the Montana State University fighting a Trump Administration order questioning their legal status and telling them to leave the country.

ACLU of Montana Filed the Suit 

• Students had their F-1 student immigration status "unlawfully and abruptly terminated"
• ACLU says there's no criminal record or protest involvement.

The students were pursuing a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering and master's in microbiology.

High Res Video was This Kiddie Kidnapper's Undoing

What if this happened to your kids?

Billings Police say a combination of surveillance video and an ankle bracelet is what helped them arrest a 19-year-old man who stole a car with a 2-year-old and a 3-month-old baby inside.

The man who owned the car called to report the vehicle had been stolen, with the kids inside Sunday morning. -Billings Police

They were found unharmed a couple of blocks away. Officers found the guy by using surveillance video to determine he already had an ankle bracelet, allowing them to find him in the parole system and then arresting him for kidnapping, theft, and drug charges.

Some small-town favorite stores will have new signs soon

Progressive Grocer is among several outlets reporting that Stokes has reached an agreement to buy the Gary & Leo's stores in Florence, Conrad and Havre over the next few weeks. More details from Will Gordon.

Montana Tuesday Trivia:

How many retail grocery stores are in Montana?

Would you believe?

map.ai calculates there are 898 grocery stores in the Treasure State

READ MORE: America's #1 Supermarket has 5 Montana locations