Trump officials tout “‘harm”’ change to unleash energy agenda, as critics warn it could unravel 50 years of ecological recovery

The unanimous vote came after a marathon public hearing over the film’s compliance with its local permit.

Across Greater Yellowstone, landowners and conservation groups are working together to install fences that allow wildlife to pass safely through.

Lee, Montana's biggest newspaper company, will grow its footprint to nearly all of the state's major markets with the acquisition.

Less than 48 hours after putting the initiative on the ballot, the court reverses course.

Butte-Silver Bow County said it intends to comply, but is unsure how.

Upper Seven Law announced that 24 "unlawfully detained individuals" had been released from the Cascade County Detention Center. More are expected to be released as the court considers further petition...

Local officials say a first-in-the-nation state law is hamstringing the public’s power to regulate unpopular development.

The Forest Service is looking to change how roadless areas, roads and motorized travel are managed on public lands. Here’s what the proposed rule changes could mean for access, recreation and conserva...

The recent Montana Free Press-Rutgers Eagleton poll shows the two candidates in a toss-up race for Montana’s Western District.

Cromwell is one of multiple local officials who find themselves at the center of a politically fraught fight about how much to cooperate with federal immigration agents.

A young Montana archaeologist has evidence that Clovis people lived in the Greater Yellowstone high country at least 13,000 years ago – a time when the mountains should have been covered in ice.

A U.S. District Court judge has temporarily barred the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from removing American Prairie bison from federal grazing leases

Repair work from a century-old Montana mining disaster is moving stubbornly forward. Officials believe it could last another 12 years.

The Quantica employees gave the same amount to the same candidates and on the same days in 2024.

The Montana Public Service Commission has ordered NorthWestern Energy to address deficiencies in its plan for how to provide affordable power in the years to come.

The proposal generated hundreds of comments online, and dozens of residents spoke, largely in favor of leaving the horses alone. Some residents have formed the Miller Creek Horse Alliance, which is wo...

Full suppression and reorganization: Inside a changed world of wildland firefighting.

The state's public defender office acknowledged several challenges, including difficulty filling vacant positions, a shortage of contract attorneys and growing caseloads. While most defendants get pub...

As ‘10 a.m. Rule’ resurfaces, Forest Service chief says ‘every fire has a full-suppression strategy.’

Hunters and trappers can kill 300 wolves this season. The state estimates the total population sits at 725.

The 36-year-old father and his 9-year-old daughter were pulling out of the parking lot at United Way of Yellowstone County, which was giving out free school supplies.

In a unanimous ruling, a five-justice panel upheld a decision that stopped the attorney general’s opinion from taking effect.

Tribal ban comes as developers nationwide target tribal land for facilities.

Wildfires are pushing smoke around Greater Yellowstone and across the country. But one fire’s smoke may be harsher than another’s.

New MSU study finds clear connection between low snowpack and human-caused climate change.

Red flag warnings, dry conditions amplify risks as 80 new wildfires start in last week

Democrat-driven dispute over payments to Crow Tribe clouds vote.

New analysis of more than 300 bear encounters suggests our canine companions often increase odds of conflict and rarely serve as early warning systems many recreationists assume.

Because homelessness isn't an automatic exemption, advocates fear people with the greatest health needs could lose coverage.

As temperatures rise and streamflows fall, government officials partially or fully close regional blue-ribbon trout streams to fishing.

The Trump administration is returning grizzly management to states even while the species retains Endangered Species Act protections. Supporters call it a pragmatic step toward recovery. Critics say t...

Disease-resistant trees and climate-refugia mapping are driving ambitious plans to bring back iconic, threatened alpine tree.

About 200 properties will be excavated this summer as part of the ongoing cleanup of the former smelter site.

The federal government says the sale of the historic building is needed, in part, to save money on deferred maintenance.

Five decades of federal protection have boosted bear numbers. Will state control undo that recovery?

Eva Lighthiser and her co-plaintiffs argue President Trump’s executive orders merit judicial review.

After 20-year controversy and numerous court battles, Trump administration declares grizzlies recovered despite public lands rollbacks.

Change could speed up economic activity on lands used by endangered species.

After 20-year controversy and numerous court battles, Trump administration declares grizzlies recovered despite public lands rollbacks

The interim freeze would prohibit new or expanded data centers in the county, excluding the city of Missoula.

Jose David Cortes Torres, a 20-year-old Bozeman resident who allegedly entered the country illegally, was detained June 29 in Bozeman as immigration arrests surged nationwide and in Gallatin County.

International ecology conference in Missoula focuses on problem-solving, both in the woods and the lab. The research featured at the event has major implications for Greater Yellowstone.

International ecology conference in Missoula focuses on problem-solving, both in the woods and the lab. The research featured at the event has major implications for Greater Yellowstone.

Three months after the announcement, hiring is underway and state offices and a relocated headquarters are being procured ahead of the controversial reshaping of a federal agency that will become real...

The court proceedings concern a long-time Laramie County resident who was detained by local law enforcement in April, the complaint says.

Lawmakers and policy observers have expressed concern about eligible people losing coverage in a bureaucratic web.