Ellis Juhlin

Restrictions on mining for precious metals like gold in Montana that were put in place 30 years ago could soon be relaxed as the mining industry makes a comeback in the U.S.

Wildfire smoke settles into the Missoula valley, July, 21, 2021.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Trump’s nominee to lead the country’s largest land management agency. Stevan Pearce has been criticized by public lands advocates for his past support of selling off or transferring ownership of federal lands.

Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants union (left) with Democratic U.S. House candidate Sam Forstag (center) and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (right) at a Missoula campaign rally on May 28, 2026.

When farmers sell their crops, they usually receive six cents for every dollar you spend on the end product at the grocery store, according to federal data. But a new processing facility is giving farmers a chance to sell a particular crop locally. That could put more money in their pockets.

The U.S. Senate Tuesday confirmed former Montana solicitor general Katie Lane as one of the state’s three federal judges. The Kootenai National Forest just got 160 acres bigger thanks to a land purchase near Troy. Montana families can pick up free meals this summer for kids under 18 at sites across the state. Montana workers have a new way to submit wage concerns to the state labor department.

Mountain goat populations have been on the decline in Montana for 70 years. Researchers are working to learn more about the nimble climbers, which means going where the goats go – and that's easier said than done. But no mountain is too high, no weather too extreme to stop us from answering this week's question: What happened to the mountain goat population in the Bitterroot Mountains?

A federal appeals court rejected a suit filed by 22 young Montanans that challenges several executive orders signed by President Trump in early 2025.

The U.S. Forest Service has faced budget and staffing cuts under the Trump administration, and a new analysis shows those cuts are impacting how much land the agency is able to treat to prevent wildfires.

Montana has some of the largest intact grassland ecosystems in North America. And that same land is also cattle country. Collaborations and innovative techniques that try to bring biodiversity back – from the soil to the sky – are on the rise in Montana, finding a way to try to balance running cattle, saving birds, and maintaining the last of the prairie.