Blair Miller

The effort to try to restore trout populations in the Big Hole River after historic low numbers were recorded last year received preliminary good news that initial counts this spring

The effort to try to restore trout populations in the Big Hole River after historic low numbers were recorded last year received preliminary good

After months of hearing from childcare providers about changes they want to see in order to stay open and recruit more staff to address statewide shortages, the Economic Affairs Interim Committee agreed Tuesday to move forward with drafting legislation to try to fix one of the identified problems — providers facing steep increases in liability insurance or having their coverage dropped altogether.

Many of the pilots are former military, but now industry leaders are trying to attract pilots from other industries.

Despite significant precipitation in recent storm, long-term water forecasts still below normal

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks trapped and euthanized three black bears in Missoula's Rattlesnake neighborhood on Wednesday that had for months been getting into people's trash, garages and bird feeders, the department said.

With immigration and border security increasingly becoming the top issue for Americans in this year’s election and what is expected to be a tight race likely against Republican Tim Sheehy, who has made the border a predominant issue in his campaign, Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester last week became the first Democratic senator to cosponsor the Laken Riley Act.

The man convicted earlier this year of arson for starting a wildfire in Lake County in July 2021, which destroyed 14 homes and forced evacuations near Finley Point, was sentenced Friday to several decades in prison, the Attorney General's Office announced.

Preliminary results from water quality testing done last summer on the Clark Fork River released this week show toxic compounds in the river are more widespread than state officials previously thought, which could lead to a reassessment of the fish consumption advisory that has been in place since 2020.

The short-term fate of NorthWestern Energy's new methane-fired power plant in Laurel and whether it was properly granted permits now rests in the