Judge upholds Badger-Two Medicine travel ban

A federal judge in Great Falls has kept in place a ban on motorized travel in the Rocky Mountain Front's Badger-Two Medicine region while a lawsuit on the issue moves forward. The U.S. Forest Service implemented the ban in October as part of a new travel plan. The Montana Trail Vehicle Riders Association and other groups sued over the plan, contending it's unconstitutional. They asked U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon to lift the motorized travel ban until the lawsuit is settled. But on Wednesday, Haddon denied the request...read more