Montana State News
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Forest projects planned in Lone Pine State Park, Troy
Crews will harvest Douglas fir logs, plant western larches and ponderosa pines, and use prescribed burns to revi...
Explainer: How Montana will use funds to limit evictions
A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month. T...
Gianforte tells Biden 'it's a tinderbox situation' in Montana
President Joe Biden met virtually with governors from Western and Midwestern states on Friday to discuss how federal intervention can best aid states battlin...
Helena says Tenmile Creek more contaminated than EPA found
Water samples taken by Helena city staff in Tenmile Creek following a mine waste spill earlier this month show severely higher levels of metals and arsenic than those reported by the Environmental Protection Agen...
Doctors caution against pilgrimages to radon-filled Montana mines
Twice a year, Brian Tichenor makes the 1,200-mile drive each way from his home in Kansas to a defunct uranium mine in Montana, where he takes an elevator 85 ...
Union representing Canada border employees votes to strike
The union that represents about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency employees has voted in favor of striking, which could affect travel between Canada and t...
Crow Tribe sues federal officer after K-9 latches onto man
A prosecutor for the Crow Tribe accused a federal law enforcement officer of assault, criminal endangerment and negligent endangerment after the officer's police dog allegedly caused extensive injuries to a suspe...
Illinois woman faces charges in Yellowstone bear encounter
An Illinois woman faces criminal charges after she was captured on video being bluff charged by a grizzly bear while she was taking photos in Yellowstone Nat...
Health officials issue toxic algae advisory for Hebgen Lake
Health officials have issued a safety advisory for a lake just outside Yellowstone National Park after harmful algal blooms toxic to humans and animals were ...
Sheriff: Boy says he killed father; body found in Wyoming
Investigators found a man dead in Wyoming after a boy allegedly told authorities in Montana he killed his father.
Montana hemp growers awarded $65 million for 'deceptive' deal
Hemp, a crop that largely flew under the radar in Montana when it was planted under a pilot program three years ago, is now central to one of the largest civ...
Montana Water Court makes first-of-its-kind decision on tribal water rights
More than 800 water rights claimed by members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians have been pulled out of legal limbo following the Montana Water...
1 of 5 hurt firefighters still hospitalized in smoky Montana
Four injured firefighters were released from the hospital and a fifth was being treated Monday at a burn center after a Montana wildfire overran them last we...
New mobile app to help drug addiction recovery in Montana
A mobile application will be used to help treat addiction in Montana under a new partnership between an addiction treatment provider in Billings and a private company, state officials announced Tuesday.
Gianforte won't endorse masks despite COVID-19 case rise
Montana health officials reported on Tuesday more than 250 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time in over five months.