The Trump administration is gutting the ESA. These six species show what’s at stake.
Hundreds of imperiled species, including whitebark pine trees, grizzly bears and western bumble bees bees, could face greater threats from industry and development.
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National Republicans Stump for Flint out West
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Vice President JD Vance to visit Belgrade Oct. 26
Vice President JD Vance will speak at an airplane hangar in Belgrade on Monday, Oct. 26. His arrival will mark the third visit to Montana in two weeks by the federal government’s most powerful Republicans.
In eastern Montana, Bridger Pipeline carries both promise and risk
Bridger Pipeline LLC plans to build a 650-mile tar sands pipeline through farm and rangeland in eastern Montana where volatile cattle markets, skyrocketing diesel prices and multiyear droughts have made a challenging industry even harder. Landowners along the route say a payment from Bridger could provide stability…
Inside Yellowstone National Park’s historic gift from data center developers
The $105-million donation is the largest in National Park Service history. It came from the largest data-center backer in the world.
Elk hunter days and harvests, by region
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks estimates that elk hunters spent roughly 1.1 million cumulative days afield in 2024, the most recent year for which data is available. Southwestern Montana accounted for the largest share of that time, and the state’s largest estimated elk harvest. Southeastern Montana recorded the…
Judge gives state green light to start work on Laurel psychiatric facility
The facility is a key part of the state’s plan to address a backlog at the state hospital and in county jails, where current psychiatric resources can’t meet demand. The proposed facility would serve only people involved in the criminal system, including those awaiting trial.
Warrant issued for Great Falls gun shop owner whose raid by the IRS drew national attention
Tommy Michael VanHoose, who became a conservative media darling after the IRS raided his Great Falls gun store in 2023, skipped his October sentencing hearing in federal court for felony tax fraud.