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Calls to end intraparty fight mount after bitter GOP primary season
Some Republicans believe results of the legislative primary mean it’s time for the Montana Republican Party to men…
$29 million in COVID funds disbursed to Montana schools
On Friday, the Montana Office of Public Instruction delivered an update to the state Board of Public Education about the status of federal COVID-19 relief fund…
Organizations challenge state over water pollution permit
Environmental groups are challenging the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for permitting wastewater disposal into groundwater for a new development …
Mine opponents press Montana judge to order new review
Environmental groups pressed a state judge to order a new review of a Montana copper mine over worries that mining waste will pollute a river that's popular among boaters.
Monsoonal surge raises fire danger in western Montana
Gusty and erratic winds combined with the potential for frequent lightning created dangerous fire conditions Monday across much of western Montana, where numer…
Montana teacher shortage 'crisis' escalates
Montana faces a worsening teacher shortage "crisis" even as education officials worry that a key support for students — mental health care through the Comprehe…
Fewer osprey nesting along Upper Clark Fork River
On July 8, three osprey chicks were abducted from their Warm Springs Pond nest by the Montana Osprey Project.
Transgender people sue over law on birth certificate changes
Two transgender people sued Friday over a new Montana law that makes it difficult for transgender people to change the sex on their birth certificates.
Heavy smoke expected to linger above western Montana
Smoke from wildfires across the U.S. West was reported in large swaths of western Montana Friday leading to unhealthy air quality in Missoula and Frenchtown.
Montana GOP names new executive director
Danielle Tribble, a former staffer for U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, has been named executive director of the Montana Republican Party.
Retired investigator: Biden nominee stonewalled 1989 probe
President Joe Biden's pick to oversee U.S. lands in the Western states stonewalled a 1989 investigation into the sabotage of an Idaho timber sale, a former fed…
Montanans call for action on home health worker wages
Beneath an orange haze of wildfire smoke Tuesday afternoon, Alyson Gregory painted a grim picture of the state of at-home care for Montana's elderly.
Montana faces scarce firefighting resources amid drought
Montana faces a shortage in firefighting resources amid a historic drought that could lead to a record-breaking wildfire season, officials said Thursday.
1st female grizzly in 40 years collared in Washington state
Wildlife biologists have captured a female grizzly bear in Washington state for the first time in 40 years, fitting it with a radio collar so they can track it…
Biologists to capture Montana grizzly bears for research
Biologists are set to begin capturing grizzly bears in the Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Gallatin Gateway as part of ongoing population monitoring r…
Boat inspectors block record 41 boats with invasive mussels
Montana's watercraft inspectors have intercepted a record number of boats carrying aquatic invasive mussels this year with nearly half of the boating season re…