Thom Bridge

Heidi Hultin, lead infant teacher at Pete's Place, plays with children on August 26 the first day the new facility opened for operations.

St. Peter's Health hospital in Helena, Mont.

U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich announces a $10.8 million settlement with St. Peter's Health over violations of the False Claims Act on Aug. 27.

United States Attorney's Office, District of Montana

Freshman students wait for their breakout group assignments on the first day of school at Helena High School on August 28.

Attendees bow their heads in prayer at a "Protect the Vote" event at Great Falls International Airport on August 30.

MONTANA UNTAMED: For at least a decade, a pair of great gray owls have made their nest each spring in the top of a broken cottonwood tree northeast of Missoula.

Matt Weaver still hasn't processed how he feels about it. On a hot day in late July he pushed "Bangtail," a whitewater dory he built, into the water for it's baptismal float.

Two of the higher value cards on display at Helena Sports and Trading Cards.

The 16th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem held at Big Sky recently covered a wealth of topics about the region, which includes southwestern Montana.