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State Trails Advisory Committee (STAC) Meets January 3

The National Weather Service Provides Update on Area Hydrology

Columbia Falls Students Building Much-Needed Housing for Glacier National Park

Senator Steve Daines Helps Montanans Recover Nearly $5 Million Dollars From Federal Government in 2024

Trump Migrant Deportations Could Threaten States’ Agricultural Economies

Weekly News Roundup

Montana Board of Housing Allocates More Than $37 Million in Housing Tax Credits

Weather Update: Snow Still Expected to Impact the Monday Morning Commute

Updated: Park County Sheriff Asks for Public's Help to Find Person(s) Responsible for Fire Near Livingston

Independent Initiative Notes Strengths, Weaknesses in Montana Elections

Deadly Vehicle Accident Devastates Joliet Family

U.S. House Fails to Reauthorize 20-Year-Old Bipartisan Bill to Fund Rural Schools and Communities

Snow Starting Saturday and Potentially Impacting the Monday Morning Commute

Black Diamond Equipment Recalls PIEPS Pro IPS Avalanche Transceivers Due to Risk of Loss of Emergency Communications

New Product Safety Recalls

Commentary: Listen to Llew – Public Trust Funds Make Good Sense

Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Program to Support Wood Processing Facilities and Help Reduce Wildfire Threats

Montana Senators Receive Committee Assignments for 119th Congress

What is the America First Agenda?

Park County Sheriff Asks for Public's Help to Find Person(s) Responsible for Fire Near Livingston

FDA RECALL: One Lot of Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, Single Vials On-the-Go, 25 count (Lot 10101) by Alcon-Recall Due to Fungal Contamination

The Economist Ends the Year With a Jampacked Double Issue

Weekly News Roundup

States Go After ‘Claim Sharks’ That Charge Vets for Help with Disability Claims

Judge Denies Retired Montana Highway Patrol Chief’s Motion to Find AG in Contempt

Bill to Clean Up Abandoned Mines Signed into Law

Supreme Court Deals Blow to Bozeman’s Single-Use Plastics Initiative Approved in November

Book Review: McIntyre’s Passion for Wolves and Yellowstone Shines Through in New Book

New Product Safety Recalls

Employers Press Congress To Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump’s Return

How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? We Built a Database of Answers

Legislative Auditors Recommend Changes at Office of Political Practice

Rural Montana’s China Tech Challenge

Montana Awarded $3.5 Million Federal Grant to Help Laid Off Sibanye-Stillwater Mine Workers

Montana’s hidden crisis: Nitrates in Rock Creek

Fantasy Football League Becomes Life and Death in Red Lodge

Medicaid Expansion May Be Montana’s Cheapest ‘Economic Development’ Program, Economist Says

Medicare’s New Negotiated Drug Prices are Lower, But Still Much Higher Than What Other Nations Pay

USDA Announces $300 Million in Additional Regional Agricultural Promotion Program Grants to Diversify U.S. Agricultural Export Markets

‘Not Knowing Where To Go’: Montana’s Sparse Landscape For Alcohol Detox

Convicted Felon D’Ambrosio Sentenced to Prison for Montana Historical Society Thefts

Montana Supreme Court Sides With Youth Plaintiffs In Landmark Climate Lawsuit

Learn About Red Lodge Ski History and Get Your Skis or Board Waxed for Free Thursday

Native American Patients are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes

Gianforte Hosts Energy Roundtable to Discuss ‘Unleashing American Energy’

NorthWestern Energy Announces Agreement With Data Center Developer in Montana

Committee Discusses Staffing, Aerial Imagery as Solutions for State Tax Department’s Billion-Dollar Appraisal Backlog

Judge Blocks Policies Keeping Transgender Montanans From Changing Sex Designations

Matt Rosendale’s Anti Farewell

Montana Rated ‘Middle of the Pack’ in New Western State Conservation Scorecard

Weekly News Roundup

Montana, Wyoming Sue Feds to Repeal Powder River Basin Coal Leasing Ban

Relocated Grizzlies Exploring New Territory in Wyoming

Join Carbon County Museum for a Bit of Holiday Magic

Billings Clinic and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana Continue Negotiations

NorthWestern Energy Partners on High-Voltage Transmission Line

Midweek News Roundup

A Man Radicalized by Healthcare Statistics

Member Recruitment for the Rangeland Resource Committee

Montana Supreme Court Upholds Injunction Against Gender-Affirming Care Ban Pending Trial

Wildland Firefighter Pay Raises Could Vanish Without Action by Congress Within Days

Group Petitions Fish and Wildlife Service to Revise Grizzly Recovery Plan Based on New Report

U.S. House Passes Defense Bill Barring Trans Medical Coverage for Service Members’ Kids

Commentary: Healing in a post-election world

Second Amendment Groups Say Armed Man Across from Grade School Should be Exonerated

Solutions Already Exist in Montana to Help Ease Affordable Housing Crunch

Republican U.S. Senator Tom Cotton Blocks Press Freedom Bill Trump Said GOP ‘Must Kill’

Unpacking a ‘Uniquely Mysterious’ Development Proposal in Paradise Valley

Federal Judge Halts Dreamers’ Brand-New Access to ACA Enrollment in 19 States

Former Montana Health Staffer Rebukes Oversight Rules as a Hospital ‘Wish List’

F&S Fresh Foods is recalling Mediterranean Inspired Party Tray 22 oz. Sold in Smith's Stores

Voluntary Product Recall Notification – Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kits Sold at Sam's Club Due to Cucumber Ingredient Linked to Baloian Farms Recall

Commentary: An Open Letter to Senator-Elect Sheehy

Going It Alone: Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own

DNRC Offering Grants for Irrigation, Watershed Management and Other Projects

USDA Launches National Testing of Milk From Dairy Farms to Track Bird Flu Outbreak

Nine States Poised to End Coverage for Millions if Medicaid Funding Cut

Gianforte Taps Department of Agriculture Director to Lead FWP

Weekly News Roundup

To Buy a Mountain Range

Why Montana Data is Missing from National Childhood Immunization Reports

Montana Media Organizations Petition to Join Right-To-Know Lawsuit

Auditors Say State Property Tax Rolls Have Missed $1.2 Billion of New Construction

Judicial Oversight Committee Asks for 27 Bills; Dems and Racicot Call Them Attacks on Judiciary

Committee Chairs Assigned for Montana Legislature

Going It Alone: Older Men’s Connections Often Wither When They’re on Their Own

Auditors say Montana’s system of tracking lobbyists broken

Going It Alone: Millions of Aging Americans Are Facing Dementia by Themselves

Daily News Roundup

Joliet Man Sentenced to Prison for More Than Six Years for Theft of Firearms from Billings Pawnshop

OPINION: Biden's Big Mistake Wasn't Pardoning Hunter; It Was Not Pardoning Trump

University of Montana Program Tackles Counseling Shortage in Rural Schools Throughout the State

Legislature Proposes 2025 Session Rules

GOP Governors Urge Reauthorization of Farm Bill, Call 2018 Bill ‘Outdated’

Going It Alone: Older Americans Living Alone Often Rely on Neighbors or Others Willing To Help

Daily News Roundup

More Cucumbers Recalled

Save the Dates: 2025 Water Policy Bills Webinar Series

Montana Legislators Hear Risks to Revenue, Set Official Estimate

Commentary: Et Tu, Joe?

Going It Alone: Historic Numbers of Americans Live by Themselves as They Age

FWP analyzing environmental impacts for potential new state park

4Earth Farms, LLC. Recalls Organic and Conventional Vegetable Medleys and Organic Whole Carrots

SunFed Produce Recalls Cucumbers

Going It Alone: Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System’s Cracks

Weekly News Roundup

Housing Help is Already Here

RLFD Training at Ski Mountain

Block Management Continues Slow Decline Despite Increased Payment Cap

Federal Wildlife Officials Adopt Lynx Recovery Plan, Propose Changes to Critical Habitat Designations

Commentary: The Community-Based Model of Care That Doesn’t Exist in Any Montana Community

Gianforte’s Income Tax Cuts: Benefitting the Rich or Supporting the Economy?

Thanksgiving Forecast

Montana’s Outdoor Recreation Sector Contributed $3.4 Billion in 2023

State Investigator Finds SOS Jacobsen Discriminated Against Former Cascade County Election Official

PSC Votes to Lower NorthWestern Energy’s Electricity Rates

FWP to host meeting in Red Lodge to help residents reduce bear conflicts

Need Help Communicating About Drugs With Your Kids?

Vote-Counting and Videotape

Medicaid expansion ‘crucial,’ Dems say

Unable to Prosecute Crimes Because of Overcrowding, Counties Dismissing Charges

Red Lodge Police Asks for Public's Help in Identifying Thief

Weekly News Roundup

Daines Calls for Scrutiny of New Facial Recognition Technology at U.S. Airports

Daines’ Bipartisan Bill Seeks Reauthorization of Fund to Address National Park Maintenance Backlog

Source Material: The Teen Brain: 7 Things to Know

Rebuilding Beartooth Highway

William Marcus to Receive Honorary Degree from University of Montana

Daily News Roundup

Keep Food Safety in Mind this Thanksgiving

KFF Calculator Shows How the End of Enhanced Subsidies Would Affect ACA Marketplace Enrollees’ Premiums

Vehicle access temporarily prohibited at Rosebud Isle Fishing Access Site

Tester Bill to Designate Sections of Montana Rivers as Wild and Scenic Clears Senate Committee

Governor calls for applications for judge in Seventh Judicial District

Questions Remain as Bozeman Readies for Ban on Single-Use Plastics

Daily News Roundup

Daines Says DC Can Move Ahead With Football Plans After Pledging to Honor Logo With Blackfeet Ties

NorthWestern Energy Joins Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to Support International Fraud Awareness Week

New Report: Vaccination Rates for Kindergarteners Drop Across the Nation

Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage Could Change How Hospitals Manage Patient Hydration

Abortion Clinics Can Stay Open; Judge Extends Block on License Requirement for Now

Montana Lawmakers Told Property Taxes Could Rise Again If Assessment Rate Unchanged

Grimmway Farms Recalls Organic Whole and Baby Carrots

Weekly News Roundup

Judge Hears Arguments Over Effort to Block Montana Rule Barring Sex Designation Changes

A Quick Return to School and Light Exercise May Help Kids Recover from Concussions

Senate Committee on Judicial Oversight Proposes Creation of New Court

US Attorney Announces Dismantling of Meth-Trafficking Ring Based on Crow Reservation

KFF Health News Sues To Force Disclosure of Medicare Advantage Audit Records

Audio: A Discussion About Medically Assisted Death

Climate Change Will Cost Montana Agriculture More Than 9,000 Job Losses, $181 Million, Report Says

Fewer Than 20 Students Enrolled as State Opens Second Application Window for Education Savings Accounts

Dustin Temple to Retire as Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Chief

Daily News Roundup

Forecast for Increased Possibility of Snow Accumulation Tonight Through Saturday

Audubon Society Sues Federal Government for Wiping Out Osprey, Birds at State Fish Hatchery

Poll: High Satisfaction With the Montana’s Supreme Court

Gianforte Unveils Budget Proposal Built Around Security and Prosperity

Daily News Roundup

Trends and Policy the Focus of MSU Agricultural Economics Conference

Ler will Become Montana’s Speaker of the House, While Fitzpatrick will Serve as Majority Leader

Matt Regier Chosen as Senate President; McGillvray Picked to be Majority Leader

Attorney General Knudsen Announces Retirement of DCI Chief

Less Than an Inch of Snow Expected

Garage Apartments, In-Law Suites Win Support in Rural Communities

New Group Put More Than $500K Into Montana Public Service Commission Race

Weekly News Roundup

Veterans Who Get a GRIP, Receive $1,000

What’s Next in Montana’s 2024 Election Process?

Judge Hears Arguments Over Whether New Abortion Clinic Regulations Should Remain Blocked

Two Montana Elk Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease

Daily News Roundup

Biden Promises a ‘Peaceful and Orderly Transition’ to New Trump Administration

Democrats gain some ground in Montana Legislature after redistricting, but GOP still holds power

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen Wins Reelection

Swanson, Bidegaray Win Races for Open Seats on Montana Supreme Court

Montanans Reject Changes to Voting, Likely Dooming Two Ballot Initiatives

Brown Beats Repke in Montana Auditor Race

Republicans Sweep Montana PSC Races

17-Year-Old Sentenced to More Than 29 Years in Prison for Murder in Shooting Death of Man on Crow Indian Reservation

Carbon County Election Results

Sheehy defeats Tester in U.S. Senate shift

Busse and Graybill Concede

A Civil Political Exchange While Waiting for the Election Results

Daily News Roundup

FOOD: Are You Team Dressing or Team Stuffing?

How Montana Ballots Become Election Results

‘Election Day is not results day’: Get ready for a wait to find out who’s president

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Daily News Roundup

Concerned Citizens Become Confident About Carbon County Elections

Campaign Questions: United States Senator for the State of Montana

Still Need to Register to Vote in Montana? Here’s What to Do.

Wind and Snow in the Forecast

Weekly News Roundup

Sheehy Said Gunshot Medical Records Don’t Exist, as Conservative Talk Show Host Calls Incident ‘Confusing’

Defendants with Ties to White Supremacy Sentenced in Connection with Plot to Destroy Energy Facilities in Northwest

Who is Tim Sheehy now?

Dems’ Last-Minute Pitch to Treasure State Voters: Make Montana Montana Again

Federal union that represents wildland firefighters criticizes Sheehy’s comments as ‘out of step’

Daily News Roundup

FWP Fisheries and Hatchery Staff Had a Busy and Productive Fall Chinook Spawning Season on Fort Peck

Unsettled Weather Late Saturday Through Early Wednesday

Tester Secures More Than $35.8 Million to Conserve 86,000 Acres of Land, Expand Public Access for Thousands of Recreationists in Northwest Montana

Democratic Senator to Introduce Montana Right to Contraception Act for 2025 Session

Man Who Killed Eagles, Sold Feathers, Ordered to Prison, to Pay Nearly $800,000

Daily News Roundup

In Montana, Conservative Groups See Chance To Kill Medicaid Expansion

TOPIC: Skin-Cap Aerosol Spray Products by Chemigroup France: CDER Alert - Do Not Purchase or Use Because They May Be Harmful to Your Health

Daines Presses Postal Service for Answers Regarding Trouble With Absentee Ballots in Montana

Commentary: How are We Going to Put the Pieces Back Together?

Feds Finalize Rule for Critical Mineral Extraction Tax Credit, Benefitting Sibanye-Stillwater

Lawsuit Asks Court to Stop Montana Legislative Services from Keeping Bill Draft Documents Secret

Americans for Prosperity Honors Daines with “Pioneers for Prosperity” Award

Tester Pushes Biden Administration to Provide Assistance to Workers Impacted by Layoffs at Sibanye-Stillwater Mine

Justice Department Releases Information on Efforts to Protect the Right to Vote, Prosecute Election Fraud, and Secure Elections

Making Sense of Montana’s Abortion Rights Amendment

Legislative Council Advances Rule Changes Addressing Veto Process, Legal Reviews

Federal Judge Quizzes Forest Service, Conservation Groups, in Cattle Grazing and Grizzlies Lawsuit

Links to Presidential Candidates Speeches

Daily News Roundup

Senate Committee on Judicial Oversight Seeks Bill to Exempt AG from Discipline While in Office

Gianforte Votes in Gallatin County, Again Raising Question of Constitutional Residency Requirement

Rain with Mountain Snow Tuesday into Tuesday Night

Daily News Roundup

Training Nonpartisan Eyes on Montana’s 2024 Election

Man Who Died in Vehicle Crash North of Belfry on Saturday Identified

Forest Service Budget Crunch Leaves Some Montana Avalanche Forecasters in Limbo

Worries Grow About Disinformation, False Claims and Even Violence as Election Nears

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Dynarex Corporation Expands Recall of Dynacare Baby Powder to Include Additional Products Due to Possible Health Risk

Red Lodge Man Receives 20 Year Prison Sentence for Assault on an Infant

Crystal Roascio, Bill Bullock and Carbon County Cleared of Wrongdoing After Three Criminal Investigations into Alleged Ballot Shredding

Campaign Questions: Carbon County Clerk of District Court

Weekly News Roundup

Roberts Man Dies in Vehicle Crash North of Belfry

Bennetts Still Besmirching Carbon County

E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's in 13 States, Including Montana

Source Material: USDOJ Letter Exonerating Crystal Roascio and Carbon County of Ballot Shredding in 2022 Election

The Future of Coal Country: The Landscape of Energy

Reinvesting in Rural America

Support DSVS in Their 25th Year Serving Carbon and Stillwater Counties and Honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month by Supporting Pets Displaced by Domestic Violence with a Purchase of Donuts

Following Pressure from Tester, Biden Administration Will Apply Tax Credit to American Mining to Help Workers at Sibanye-Stillwater

CSKT Tribal Council, Civic and Faith Groups Call on Sheehy to Apologize for Native American Remarks

Democratic Auditor Candidate Alleges Opponent Dealing Unethically at Montana State Auditor’s Office

Montana Attorney General Knudsen Faces Law License Suspension

Daily News Roundup

The Future of Coal Country: Collision of Cultures and Choices

Military Veterans Argue Sheehy Cannot Be Trusted, Renew Calls For Medical Records

Residents Sue Gianforte Administration for Not Equalizing Residential Property Taxes

Daily News Roundup

The Future of Coal Country: Money, Power, Politics, and Tradition

The Future of Coal Country: Landscape on the Brink of Change

Prolonged Fire Season Complicates Prescribed Burns

USDA to Begin Issuing $2.14 Billion to Agricultural Producers through Key Conservation and Safety-Net Programs

Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year; Some Will Also Cost More

Lawyers for MHP Chief Allege DOJ Releasing Confidential Personnel Info — DOJ Disputes

Lawyer versus lawyer to lead Department of Justice

Weekly News Roundup

Beartooth Elks Lodge Free Veterans' Meal Schedule

Beartooth Elks Lodge Hosts County Commissioner and State Representative Candidates for Forum and Reception

The Race to Replace Arntzen

Election 2024: How-To Voter Guide

Montana Youth Challenge Academy Receives Governor's Award for Excellence in Performance

Snow Expected in Beartooths and Bighorns, Impacts to Roads and Recreation Expected

SCHEDULE UPDATE: Montana and Wyoming Departments of Transportation to Temporarily Close I-90 For Aerial Weed Spraying

In Columbus, Tester Meets with Montanans Impacted by Layoffs at Sibanye-Stillwater Mine

Montana to Receive $25M to Replace Lead Pipes, EPA Announces

U.S. Attorney Announces General Election Day Program

Gianforte, Busse Appear in Governor’s Race Debate

Montana Unveils Its Plan for Managing Grizzly Bears

Montana Democratic Party Flyer Omits Jesse Mullen for Secretary of State

How the Presidential Candidates Handle Interviews with Skeptical Media

Daily News Roundup

Candidate Forum Showcases State Representative and Carbon County Commissioner Races Thursday Evening at Beartooth Elks Lodge

Montana Public Service Commission rejects MDU rate increase after outcry

The Race for Montana’s Top Election Administrator

Beartooth Elks Lodge Hosts Open House October 18 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM

Fire Weather Wednesday Afternoon Followed by Rain and Mountain Snow

Daily News Roundup

Weekly Reported COVID Cases in Montana Hold Steady Compared to Last Week, Waste Water Prevalence Highest in the Nation

Beartooth Elks Lodge Hosts Candidate Forum Thursday for County Commissioner and State Representative Races

Candidates for State Representative Respond to Questions and Meet the Public at Elks Lodge Forum Thursday

Candidates Vying for County Commissioner Respond to Questions and Meet the Public at Elks Lodge Forum Thursday

Tester Crisscrossing the State Talking About Reproductive Rights, Military Support and Public Lands

Sheehy’s Plan for Education Includes Throwing Department of Ed ‘In the Trash’

Beartooth Elks Lodge Hosts City Council Candidate Forum

Weekly News Roundup

Cottonwood Claims Gianforte & DEQ are Violating State Constitution by Letting Yellowstone Club Pollute Gallatin River

Commentary: Wild Montana-How, When and Where It Went Wrong

Tester Wins “Friend of the Farm Bureau” Award for His Work Supporting Montana’s Farmers & Ranchers

Montana Man Sentenced to Prison on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

Knudsen Hearing Ends as Both Sides Present Very Different Views of Attorney General’s Actions

Montana Joins 19 Other States Suing Feds to Block Staffing Mandates for Nursing Homes

In Reelection Bid, Gianforte’s Economic Record is on the Ballot

Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Vaccine Choice Law for Montana Health Care Facilities

Beartooth Elks Lodge Hosts Red Lodge City Council Candidate Forum Tonight

Montana Looks To Fast-Track Medicaid Access for Older Applicants

Attorney General Austin Knudsen testifies before Judicial Standards Commission

Knudsen Takes the Stand on First Day of Commission on Practice Misconduct Hearing

Montana Supreme Court temporarily blocks abortion restrictions

Is Tester’s Time Up?

Colstrip, Climate and Electricity Rates Loom Large in Utility Board Race

Supporters, Opponents of Ballot Measures Debate How Montanans Should Vote

Montana Abortion Providers Ask Court to Block New Restrictions on Clinics

AG Knudsen’s Misconduct Hearing to Proceed After Supreme Court Denies Request to Vacate

Kalispell Man Admits Directing Laser Pointer at Airplane, Faces Up To Five Years In Prison and $250,000 Fine

Youngstown Grape Distributors Inc. Recalls Happy Moose Juice Because of Possible Health Risk - Sold Nationwide and Online

UPDATE: Carbon County Asks For Public's Help

Beartooth Elks Lodge to Host Two Candidate Forums

Carbon County Asks For Public's Help

The Forest Service is Cutting Its Seasonal Workforce and Public Lands Will Suffer

Montana League of Women Voters Presents Seminar About Proposed Constitutional Amendments

Montana Highway Patrol in Turmoil Under Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Officers Say

Smoke Forecast

Weekly Reported COVID Cases in Montana Drop 20% Compared to Last Week, Waste Water Prevalence Highest in the Nation

Wages Up, Housing Still Out of Reach, Says Montana Labor Report

Weekly News Roundup

Twin Constitutional Initiatives Aim to Make Montana Elections More Competitive

Soy Foam Product Seen as Safer Firefighting Alternative to ‘Forever Chemicals’

Red Flag Fire Conditions Today

Court Filing Accuses Sheehys of Submitting ‘Altered’ Contract in Suit Involving Ex-Employees

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Colstrip Pollution Challenge

National bail association asks Senate to begin impeachment against two Bozeman judges

More Recordings Show Sheehy Disparaging Natives, Federal Government, Tester

Scam Alert!

Public Safety Alert: DEA Issues Warning About Illegal Online Pharmacies

Supreme Court Candidates Dodge, and Leverage, Political Rhetoric

Wendy Red Star, Billings Artist, Receives MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

Hammond’s Candies Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Hammond’s Dark Chocolate Filled Mini Waffle Cones

Commentary: Montanans Should Demand Better for Our Wildlife and Democracy

UPDATE: Montana and Wyoming Departments of Transportation to Temporarily Close I-90 For Aerial Weed Spraying

Daily News Roundup

Legislature Aims to Require Waiver for Public Access to Behind-the-Scene Bill Drafting Discussions

Delayed Farm Bill Punted Until After Election With Congress Stuck on How to Pay for It

Critical Fire Weather Conditions Friday and Saturday

Lottery to be Held for Guided Hunts on the Blackfeet Reservation

State Prepares to Contract for Care of Discharged Warm Springs Patients, State Prison Inmates

Former Chief of Montana Highway Patrol Sues Attorney General Austin Knudsen

Targeted Grazing, A Successful & Low-Cost Method to Manage Cheatgrass When Timed Properly

Montana and Wyoming Departments of Transportation to Temporarily Close I-90 For Aerial Weed Spraying

Groups Challenge Montana DEQ’s Decision to Allow More Coal Mining for Bull Mountain Mine

Commentary: Wear the Hat, Support the Cowboy

The Medicare Advantage Influence Machine

Commentary: It’s Not Cool That Sheehy Doesn’t Support M-COOL

Weekly News Roundup

FWP Web Dashboard Lets Users Track Grizzly Bear Deaths

Weekly Reported COVID Cases in Montana Hold Fairly Steady Compared to Last Week

How to Find a Good, Well-Staffed Nursing Home

Montana’s Threat of Catastrophic Property Destruction by Wildfires Ranks No. 2 in the Nation

Gianforte Announces $2.5M for Behavioral Health in Rural Montana

Legislature Closing Access to Behind-The-Scenes Bill Influences

Daily News Roundup

Free COVID Tests Now Available to Order, Shipping Begins Next Week

Tim Sheehy is Wrong That Jon Tester Backs “Slashing Social Security Benefits”

Lawsuit Filed Against Sheehy Over Florida Plane Crash Dismissed

Tester, Sheehy to Participate in Montana PBS Debate on September 30

Montana DPHHS Says Nothing Has Changed, but Lawmakers Aren't So Sure

In Montana Senate Race, Democrat Jon Tester Misleads on Republican Tim Sheehy’s Abortion Stance

Daily News Roundup

Road Rage Incident Ends In Homicide Charges

USDA Farm Loan Program Changes Now in Effect

Sheriff Asks For Help From Any Witnesses to Road Rage Incidents Yesterday Afternoon

Four things to know about NorthWestern Energy’s newest rate hike request

Problematic prose: Senate Candidate Sheehy’s Book Appears to Contain Four Plagiarized Portions

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Commentary First things first: Designate all Greater Yellowstone Wilderness Study area as wilderness

State Lawmakers Zero in on Education Funding, OPI Spending

Patriots Run Project on the run

About That ‘White Farmer’ Ad

Sheehy Doesn’t Apologize for Comments, Says Recordings Chopped Up

Commentary: We Cannot Compromise When It Comes to Preserving Wilderness

Weekly News Roundup

USDA Launches Assistance Network to Support Financially Distressed Farmers and Ranchers

Montana Lawmakers Hear Conflicting Arguments on Renewing Expanded Medicaid Program

Daily News Roundup

Weekly Reported Covid Cases in Montana Up 26.8%

How Fire Remakes Montana’s Landscapes

Montana DPHHS Defends New Child Care Model, but Public and Lawmakers Have Questions

Forecasts Show Warm, Dry Montana Summer Could Transition to Cold and Snowier Winter

Biden Administration Seeks to Remove Gray Wolf Protections in Lower 48

Seventh Annual Project Footprints Community Walk and Breakfast This Saturday

Daily News Roundup

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

FWP Seeks Responses to a River Recreation Survey

Beartooth Pass Will Close Today at 1:00 PM and Will Reopen After Storm

Rain, Wind and Snow May Impact Activities Later Today Through Wednesday

Montana Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments About ‘Executive Privilege’ in O’Neill v. Gianforte

NorthWestern Says Colstrip Pollution Control Upgrade Could Cost Company Hundreds of Millions

Gianforte Agrees to October 16 Debate Hosted by ABC-Fox After Refusing Three Earlier Ones

Daily News Roundup

Presidential Debate: Fact Checking the Fact Checkers

Busse Calls Gianforte's Bluff; Governor Folds

Decades of National Suicide Prevention Policies Haven’t Slowed the Deaths

Strong to Severe Thunderstorms and Breezy Conditions

Weekly News Roundup

With the State’s Worst Rate for Suicide, a Montana County is Working to Turn Around Its Grim Statistics

Unhappy With Judicial Standards Rules Process, GOP Votes Against Acknowledging Separate Audit

New Reported Covid Cases Down 9.5%

Did Jon Tester Vote for Amnesty for Immigrants Convicted of Crimes? Does He Vote in Lockstep with Biden?

Beartooth Pass Closed at State Border Due to Snow

Commission on Practice Says Charges Against Knudsen Can Continue

City of Red Lodge Turns Personal Disaster into Public Benefit

Sibanye Stillwater to Lay Off Approximately 700 Employees

Sibanye Stillwater 60-Day Notice

Bear Awareness Day at Yellowstone Nature Sanctuary This Saturday

In Montana, 911 Calls Reveal Impact of Heat Waves on Rural Seniors

Auditors Say Office of Public Instruction May Have Misspent Over $67 Million of Federal Funding

Today's Smoke Forecast

Montana Senators' Statements on the 23rd Anniversary of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

Crow Chairman Said Sheehy’s Racist Remarks Disrespect Tribe, Perpetuate Stereotypes

Smucker Fire on Mount Maurice Declared Completely Out This Afternoon

Senate Leader: No Avoiding Rough Politics Ahead of Medicaid Debate

Secretary Jacobsen Asks SCOTUS to Consider Appeal of Voting Laws Found Unconstitutional

Where Is All The Smoke Coming From? When Will It Go Away?

Mount Maurice Fire Update from Custer Gallatin National Forest and Red Lodge Fire Rescue

Mount Maurice Photo from Previous Post was from 2021 Robertson Draw Fire

Fire on Mount Maurice

Red Flag Warning Issued

Weekly News Roundup

Update on Listeria Outbreak Tied to Boar's Head Deli Meats

Fire Weather Concerns Through Monday

After Two Weeks of Downturn in Montana, Number of Reported COVID Cases Rises to Highest in Season

Boom, Now Bust: Budget Cuts and Layoffs Take Hold in Public Health

Commentary: The Storied Legacy of a Yellowstone Conservation Organization is Threatened

Montana Supreme Court Reverses Judge’s Decision That Blocked Residential Zoning Laws

Tribal leaders, Legislators Respond to Sheehy Recordings

Commentary: Daily Montanan Will Resist Attorney General Knudsen’s Order to Cease and Desist

Beartooth Billings Clinic Hospice: Helping Carbon County Citizens Live Their Best Life

Montana Democratic Party Sues to Keep Green Party Off U.S. Senate Ballot

Multiple Hunter Education Courses Offered in South-Central Montana

The New Covid Vaccine Is Out, Why You Might Not Want To Rush To Get It

Today is Women's Equality Day

NorthWestern Energy, Talen to Supreme Court: New EPA Rules ‘Put an Untenable Burden on Colstrip’

Montana Ranked Fourth Most Gun-Friendly State, Governor Says

Busse Beats Gianforte on Latest Fundraising Haul

Montanans for Election Reform’s Constitutional Initiatives Will Be On November Ballot

Daily News Roundup

Red Flag Conditions on Saturday

COVID Vaccines for New Variants Approved

Judge strikes down more portions of Montana ballot initiative law

Montana Doubles Number of Inmates at Arizona Private Prison

Angler Injured in Black Bear Attack on Stillwater River

Another Performance Enhancing Drug Sold by Amazon Recalled for Containing Sildenafil

Gianfortes Don’t See Property Tax Rates Rise Like Their Neighbors

Green Party candidate files to join U.S. Senate race

Montana Asserts Its Water Rights to Protect Fisheries, Recreation on Several Major Rivers

President Clinton Got It Wrong in Speech Tonight

Daily News Roundup

Joliet Mayor Sentenced in PFMA Case

Endurance Pro Capsules by Veata Recalled Due to the Potential Presence of Undeclared Sildenafil

Abortion Initiative to Appear on November Ballot

Republicans’ Judicial Oversight Committee to Subpoena Witnesses, Require Oaths

Today is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

Corvette Caravan Will Be Rolling Down Highway 212 on Saturday

Daily News Roundup

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Public Hearing on Draft Fair Housing Equity Plan on September 10, 2024

West Nile Virus Detected in Montana Mosquitoes

Weekly News Roundup

Carbon County Firefighters Hose Law Enforcement

Space is Limited for Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary's Paint and Sip on Saturday

Commentary: A Carbon County Family's View of the Trump Rally in Bozeman

Video Shows the Danger of Leaving Lithium-Ion Batteries Where Children or Pets Can Access Them

Daily News Roundup

Montana Reported COVID Cases Up 20.5% Over Previous Week

Montana Property Tax Task Force Delivers Recommendations to Gianforte

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Daily News Roundup

Update on Black Bear Killed Near Red Lodge After Attacking Girl Inside Tent

Black Bear Euthanized After Attack at Private Campground South of Red Lodge

Video of the Trump/Sheehy Rally in Bozeman

The Best-Kept Secret of the 2024 Campaign

Trump Rallies Thousands in Bozeman in Support of GOP Senate Candidate Sheehy

Weekly News Roundup

Thunderstorms Expected Today

Daily News Roundup

Fromberg School Open House Tuesday

Montana COVID Reported Cases Down Slightly Over Previous Week

Attorney Urges Federal Government to Settle Police Officer Rape Case of Native Woman

Happy Birthday Smokey Bear!

Who Pays for Security When Presidential Candidates Come to Town?

Celebration at Spires Subdivision This Saturday

Gallatin County sheriff says 28-year-old cold case solved

Habitat Conservation in Montana Undergoing a ‘Sea Change’

Governor’s Property Tax Task Force’s Proposals Finalized for Delivery to Gianforte

Alpine Air CEO Questions Postal Service Data for Air Service in Montana

Jewish Leaders in Montana Concerned About Sheehy, Gallatin County Republicans Posting

Daily News Roundup

Jury Duty Questionnaire Reminders Being Sent Out

Shopping at the Farmers Market with Food Safety in Mind

USDA Updates Farm Loan Programs to Increase Financial Freedom, Resilience and Profitability for Agricultural Producers

Public Service Commission Orders NorthWestern to Submit More Information and Comply with Standards in Its Request for Higher Rates

Tester Campaign Launches ‘Republicans For Tester’ in Bid for Re-Election

Montana Gets $700M for North Plains Connector Project

Red Lodge Utility Bills Go Up Reflecting Shift of Garbage Fee From Property Tax Bill

Commentary: Once Wilderness is Gone, There’s No Getting It Back

Montana COVID Cases Increase 37% Over Previous Week

Montana University System Top Earners Get $14K Salary Bumps

Gianforte, FWP Say Grizzly Translocations Shows Montana Ready For Delisting

Gas taxes can’t pay for roads much longer, but Amazon deliveries might

Daily News Roundup

Second Annual Guns v. Hoses Game This Friday

Agricultural Research Service Scientists Discover Strategically Applied Livestock Grazing Can Benefit Sagebrush Communities

Harris’ California Health Care Battles Signal Fights Ahead for Hospitals if She Wins

Sunset Mine Flooding Repairs See Light at the End of the Tunnel

How Hikers Quashed a Budding Wildfire

FWP ‘Fish Chief’ Eileen Ryce Resigns, Citing Lack of Support from Upper Management.

Two Montana Men Indicted in Illegal Brown Bear Killing in Alaska

Gianforte Revives Disproven Abortion Claim About Ballot Initiative

Montana Federal Judge Hears Arguments About Grizzly Killings

Great Falls Gun Store Owner Raided Last Summer Indicted on False Tax Return Charges

Weekly News Roundup

Carbon County Temperature Forecast

Fishing Closure Goes Into Effect Friday on 18-Mile Stretch of Big Hole River

USDA Research Documents Absence of Trichinella Infection in Commercial Pigs

NorthWestern to acquire more of Colstrip while other utilities unload coal

Governor’s Office Announces $1M For Housing Costs Study

Daily News Roundup

Joliet Man Admits Stealing Guns in Billings Pawnshop Burglary

How One Rural Nursing Home Keeps Its Doors Open and Hopes to Grow

Montana Designs New Hurdles for Abortion Clinics Ahead of Vote To Protect Access

Montana PSC Asks NorthWestern About Allegations It’s Working Contrary to Montana Law

‘Frozen’ Montana Housing Market Has Lots of Challenges, Few Solutions

Former President Trump to Hold Montana Rally in Gallatin County

Fish and Wildlife Service Plans to Release Decisions on Grizzly Protections by End of January

Daily News Roundup

In Rare Bipartisan Vote, U.S. Senate Passes Package Aimed at Protecting Kids Online

National Republicans eye U.S. Senate seat in Montana as central to gaining majority

Republicans’ Judicial Oversight Committee to Send Justices Letter on Appointing Judges

75 Years After Fatal Mann Gulch Fire, Families to Gather to Remember Fallen Smokejumpers

Education Leaders Take Stock of Changes to School Quality Requirements

Daily News Roundup

NorthWestern Energy Enters Agreement to Purchase Puget Sound Energy's Share of Colstrip Plant

Smoke Forecast for Tuesday, July 30, 2024

What's So Hillbilly About Mountain Dew?

COVID Still on the Rise in Country and State

Large Fundraising Hauls Continue in Tester-Sheehy U.S. Senate Race

Recent Explosion Could Teach Us More About the Birth and Life of Geysers in Yellowstone

Daily News Roundup

Juvenile Rescued in Pryor Mountain Area After ATV Accident

Mann Gulch 75th Anniversary Commemoration Events

Boar's Head Provisions Co. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Liverwurst And Other Deli Meat Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Weekly News Roundup

Fire Conditions on Monday

Police Asking for Help in Identifying Vandals

Contacting Carbon County Sheriff's Office Dispatch When Cell Service is Limited

From the Source: 'Dawn's Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America'

Daily News Roundup

Increased Smoke Will Persist Through Weekend

Judge Grants Injunction Saying Inactive Voter Signatures Must Be Counted For Petitions

High Water Temps Prompt Hoot-Owl Fishing Restrictions on Portion of Yellowstone River

Gianforte Declares Disaster in Missoula and Mineral Counties After Wednesday’s Storm

Defense Secretary Orders Review of Wounded Knee Massacre Medals

Hiking in the heat

Daily News Roundup

Smoke Forecast for Friday, July 26, 2024

Yellowstone National Park Releases Record of Decision for New Bison Management Plan

Missoula, Western Montanans, Clean Up After Windstorm, 109 mph Gusts on Mount Sentinel

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Releases Preliminary Report on Biscuit Basin Explosion

Daily News Roundup

Missing Person Liana Welde Found Safe in Billings

Ready, Set, Show!

Montana Looks To Become Latest State To Boost Nonprofit Hospital Oversight

Red Flag Warning and Extreme Heat Today

What to Know About Smoke, Heat and Health

Postal Service Abruptly Ended Negotiations with Alpine Air in Montana

Dinosaurs at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday

Missing Hiker Recovered in East Rosebud Creek

Daily News Roundup

State and City Respond to Sunset Mine Flooding

Puget Sound Energy Building Two Massive Wind Energy Projects in Montana

Missing Person: Liana Welde

BEWARE: Critical Fire Weather Conditions

Montana Secures $50 Million Grant for Forestry- and Agriculture-Related Climate Initiatives

Montana Supreme Court Denies Secretary of State Request It Take Over Initiative Case

NorthWestern Energy, Montana-Dakota Utilities Ask PSC For New Rate Hikes

Public Safety Power Shutoff Monitoring in Effect for Much of Montana

Hydrothermal Explosion Causes Damage in Area of Yellowstone National Park

Daily News Roundup

Heat on the Way Wednesday, Little Relief Wednesday Night

COVID Surging in Country and State

Smoke Forecast for Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Commentary: Bridging the Divide- Reconnecting in a Fractured America

Montana Education Board Discusses Trends, Concerns in Student Achievement

Report Highlights Need for More Mental Health Crisis Care, Lauds Efforts by Keenan, Gianforte

CDC Investigating Multi-State Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Meats Sliced at Delis

Dangerous Heat Returns Midweek

Weekly News Roundup

Extreme Heat Returns This Week

President Biden Bows Out of Reelection Campaign, Endorses Vice President Harris

Wildfire Smoke Increasing Over Next 24 Hours

Study: Dollar Stores Entry Into Rural Communities Often Adds to Rural Grocery Challenges

‘Lady Justice’ Stolen in Montana Supreme Court Clerk Campaign

Commentary: Litigating Your Right to Know in Montana

Despite What Some Politicians Say, Crime Rates are Decreasing

Three Ballot Measures Cross Signature Threshold to be Included in Montana’s November Election

Carbon County Sheriff Releases Name of Hiker Missing in East Rosebud Creek

Political Practices Commissioner Says He Won’t Take Action on ‘The Worst Kept Secret’ in Montana

Montana Secretary of State Asks State Supreme Court to Take Over Initiative Case

IT Glitch Causing Delays in Flights, Business Operations Globally

Smoke Forecast for Friday, July 19, 2024

Bozeman-Based Technology Company at the Center of a Massive Data Breach

Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Complete in Montana, Nearly 24,000 People Still Pending

Imagination Library Expands Across Montana, Governor’s Office announces

Senator Tester Calls on Biden Not to Seek Another Term

Breaking: Tester Says Biden “Should Not Seek Reelection”

Daily News Roundup

Kansas Man Admits Defrauding Montana Rancher in Hay Scam During Drought

Montana’s Plan to Curb Opioid Overdoses Includes Vending Machines

Tribal nations, Urban Indian Health Organizations, to Receive $6.5M for Behavioral Health Support

Judge Blasts DEQ for Lack of Public Notice in Permitting West Yellowstone Wastewater System

Heritage Foundation Touts Controversial Project 2025 Plan on RNC Outskirts

California Representative Schiff Latest Democrat to Call on Biden to Drop Out

RNC Talks About Crime, Violence Against Women

Daily News Roundup

30th Annual Beartooth Rally Starts Tomorrow With a Poker Walk Followed by the First Annual Bike Night Concert

Hunter Peffers Escapes from Great Falls Pre-Release Center

Smoke Forecast for Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Fire Weather Conditions Continue

Pollution Knows No Borders

Three Inmates Die in Cascade County Detention Center in Two Weeks

Iowa State University Research Identifies Possible Point of Entry for Avian Flu in Cattle

Three Large Wildfires Burning in Montana as Weather Stubbornly Hovers Around Triple Digits

Montana Judge Tells Secretary of State Not to Change Rules Midstream for Counting Signatures

Daily News Roundup

Hecla Says ‘Bad Actor’ Lawsuit Dismissed, Coalition Vows to Keep Fighting Mine

Pintler Commercial Timber Sales Can Continue, Noncommercial Work Must Stop, Judge Says

Trump pick of J.D. Vance as running mate opens new battlefront in presidential race

Search Efforts continue for Missing Hiker in East Rosebud Creek

Smoke Forecast for Monday, July 15, 2024

Democrat and Republican Party Platforms

Fire Weather This Week

Tester Calls for Investigation, Daines Mourns with Families

Biden Asks the Nation for Unity, Promises Security Review After Trump Shooting

Commentary: Don’t forget the everyday goodness that still exists in America

Person Missing Since Friday in East Rosebud Creek

Weekly News Roundup

Beware Door to Door Salemen Making the Rounds

Biden Says ‘No Place for This Kind of Violence in America’ After Shooting at Trump Rally

Trump Releases Statement on Shooting

Breaking Story: Trump Injured at Rally, Two Reported Dead

When Grasshoppers Attack

What Happens to Birds When it’s Smoky Outside?

Is Helena Home? Gianforte Residency ‘At Seat of Government’ Questioned

Schools Receive Third — And Potentially Final — Round of Federal Funding for Homeless Students

Car Crashes Into Geyser in Yellowstone Park, All Five Passengers Survive

Daily News Roundup

Fire Season Has Arrived - Fire Danger is "High" in Carbon County

Smoke Forecast for July 12, 2024

Human Rights Group Says Montana Tech Should Fire ‘White Supremacist’

State Hospital Shuffles Top Leadership, Again

Why It Takes a Crisis to Trigger Funding for Montana’s Largest Irrigation Project

Temperature Forecast Around the County

Daily News Roundup

How to Watch Biden's Press Conference Live

Smoke Forecast for Thursday, July 11, 2024 8:00 AM

Montana Highway Patrol Likely Committed Unfair Labor Practice In Firing Trooper

Montana Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Climate Change Case Appeal

Temperature Forecast for Carbon County

Montana Reproductive Rights Group Sues Secretary of State

Heat Can Kill - Know the Symptoms of Heat Illnesses and What to Do

Heatstroke in Pets: How to Prevent it and What to do if it Happens

Daily News Roundup

‘Land is Kin’: Old Salt Festival Celebrates Local Food and Open Landscapes

Montana Abortion Petition Group Alleges Secretary of State Wrongfully Tossing Signatures

Federal Regulator: Pharmacy Middlemen Appear to be Raising Prices and Hurting Patients

United By Their Objections to Trump, Congressional Dems Largely Close Ranks Behind Biden

New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Items From Montana Historical Society

Man Shot in Yellowstone National Park Had Threatened ‘Mass Shooting,’ Park Says

Yellowstone County Inches Closer to Laurel Power Plant While Residents Fume

Federal Review Prompted by New Mexico Wildfire Warns of Staffing Shortfalls for Future Prescribed Burns

Daily News Roundup

Opinion: The Economist Cover Attempts to Convey the Biden Situation Post Debate

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

GOP’s Tim Sheehy Revives Discredited Abortion Claims in Pivotal Senate Race

Around the County Temperatures Will Soar

Dealing With Drought and Poisoned Creeks in Fort Belknap

Montana Supreme Court Candidates Talk Judicial Independence, Partisan Attacks, Individual Rights

Daily News Roundup

High Temperature Could Reach 100° in Carbon County

What to do for Heat Cramps, Exhaustion, Stroke

How to Stay Safe During Excessive Heat Events

Weekly News Roundup

Slow Moving Fire Swiftly Contained by Roberts Volunteer Fire Department

‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills?

Montana Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Climate Change Case Wednesday

‘Quick construction’ on tap for broken St. Mary canal siphons

Timber sale Pintler project pits mapped lynx habitat and grizzly turf over economic development

Plan for Bull Trout in Gunsight Lake Violates Federal Law, Groups Allege

U.S. House Judiciary Files Suit to Obtain Audio Tapes of Biden Special Counsel Interview

Legislative Democrats Unveil Montana Property Tax Proposals for 2025

One Dead, One Injured in Fourth of July Shooting at Yellowstone National Park

Diamond Shruumz Issues Company Recall, First Death Reported

Holiday Week Weather Outlook

Pain Doesn’t Belong on a Scale of Zero to 10

Federal Judge Stops Flathead Forest Plan Because It Doesn’t Protect Grizzly Bears

Montana U.S. Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy Resigns From Bridger Aerospace

Presidential Immunity Extends to Some Official Acts, Supreme Court Rules in Trump Case

Fourth of July Week Weather Outlook

Weekly News Roundup

Several Ballot Initiatives Fall Short on Signature Gathering

There’s More Common Ground Than You Think

Montana’s D.C. Delegation Reacts to Chaotic Presidential Debate

Fact-Checking Biden-Trump on the Health-Care Front

Popularity of public charters in Montana is high, cost is high too

Daily News Roundup

U.S. Supreme Court flips precedent that empowered federal agencies

‘Sacred Return’: Tribal Ceremony Honors Birth of Prophesied White Buffalo Calf

Biden Plan to Save Medicare Patients Money on Drugs Risks Empty Shelves, Pharmacists Say

Montana GOP, Busse File Campaign Finance Complaints

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Obstruction Law Helps Cases of January 6 Defendants

Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Possible Sunday

Public Records Lawsuit Set for Oral Argument with Montana Supreme Court

Daily News Roundup

Stabenow Says GOP Farm Bill is ‘Not Balanced’ and Won’t Pass Through the US Senate

State Organizations Request Health Department Investment Following Medicaid Redetermination

Republican Legislative Leadership Files Amicus Brief in Housing Bill Lawsuit

Biden and Trump Trade Insults, Accusations of Lying in Acrimonious Presidential Debate

Congress Passes Tester's Bipartisan Bill to Boost Resources for Montana’s Local Fire Departments

Bison Birthday Bash Saturday at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary

Wild of Wonder! Wild of Wondra!

Rosendale Takes Aim at IVF and The Military

Montana Offers $15.8M in One-Time Grants for Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities

Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms in Carbon County Today

Rate of Young Women Getting Sterilized Doubled After ‘Roe’ Was Overturned

Daily News Roundup

Carbon County Man Dies in Single Vehicle Accident in Stillwater County

US Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence ‘a Public Health Crisis’

Therapists Learn How To Help Farmers Cope With Stress Before It’s Too Late

Traffic Accident on Highway 308 Kills One County Resident and Leaves Another Injured

Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights Turns in ‘Record’ 117K Signatures for Abortion Petition

Warm Through Thursday With Friday Cooldown

Weekly News Roundup

Red Lodge Police Seek Public's Help Identifying Speeding Motorcyclists

Daily News Roundup

Community Group Challenges Proposed Toxic Landfill in Shepherd

The Threat of Terrorism in America Has Returned

Senate Passes Fort Belknap Water Compact Settlement That Includes Milk River Project Rehab Funds

Red Lodge Police Seek Public's Help Identifying Speeding Motorcyclists

Daily News Roundup

Who Made Who Great?

Summer Solstice Today

Standing Room Only: Beartooth Books' Burned Over! Signing Event a Great Success -- video included

Irrigators Along Hi-Line Likely to Close Season Early Due to St. Mary Breach

Yellowstone National Park Gets $22M Grant For Road, Pedestrian Safety Construction

Fire Outlook Worse Than 2023, but Still Considered Normal

Montana Aiming for SCOTUS Appeal of Decisions That Struck Down Voting Laws

Tester to Introduce Bill Cracking Down on Chinese-Made Drones

Addiction Treatment Homes Say Montana’s Funding Fixes Don’t Go Far Enough

The Forgotten Pioneers: Walker Browning and Billings’ Black Community

Montana's Federal Delegation United, If Not Together, On Reaction to Veterans Affairs Staffing Cut

‘Catastrophic’ Failure of St. Mary Siphon Leads to Localized Flooding in Babb

Weekly News Roundup

Storm to Bring Snow and Rain to County

Where Electricity Transmission And The Energy Transition Meet

Senator Regier Challenging Subpoena of Records Tied to Creation of New Public Service Commission District Map

ManyWounds Frustrated With Montana Justice System, But Still Hopeful

Montana to Receive $3.5 Million From Baby Powder Settlement With Johnson & Johnson

Biden’s Title IX Transgender Protections Blocked in Federal Court

Daily News Roundup

Murder/ Suicide in Carbon County

Burned Over! Book Release Saturday Evening

Cory Johnson in Concert at Beartooth Books Sunday Evening

Montana Creates Emergency ‘Drive-Thru’ Blood Pickup Service for Rural Ambulances

U.S. Senate Republicans Reject Democrats’ Bill on IVF Protections

Biden Title IX Regulation Targeted by Republicans in Congress

Trump Claims ‘Great Unity’ After Talks With Congressional GOP

Sheehy didn’t disclose former board membership at Bozeman think tank

Political Practices Commissioner Rules That Attorney General Candidate Was Ineligible

Daily News Roundup

Severe Thunderstorms Possible Friday Followed by Possible Mountain Snow

DPHHS Urges Consumers to Discard and Not Purchase Diamond Shruumz-Brand Products

The Facts About the $35 Insulin Copay Cap in Medicare

Biden Administration Advances Plan To Remove Medical Debt From Credit Scores

New Yellowstone Bison Plan Calls for Larger Population, More Tribal Transfers

Auditors Find Montana May Not Target Housing Funds to Those Most in Need

Immigration Group Pleads for Help Bringing Deported Relatives Back to the United States

U.S. Senate Republicans Outline Their Farm Bill Framework

Man Sentenced to Two Months in Prison, Fined $10,000 for Killing Grizzly Bear, Tampering with Evidence

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Daily News Roundup

Water Flows by Belfry and Edgar; Elsewhere Emergency Repairs are Necessary to Save Roads and Bridge

Tree Scorched In Yellowstone National Park In Start Of Fire Season

Trump Says He’ll Work ‘Side By Side’ With Group That Wants Abortion ‘Eradicated’

Three Republican Calls For a Special Legislative Session Fail

Tester and Sheehy face off in first Montana US Senate debate

Link to Watch Sheehy/Tester Debate

Funeral Procession For Fallen Officer To Drive Through Northern County Wednesday

Daily News Roundup: It's All About The Water - Minor Flooding Of Low Lying Areas Expected

Flood Advisory Remains In Carbon County, But Major Flooding Not Expected At This Time

Flood Advisory Downgrades To Flood Watch Tomorrow

Keeping An Eye On The Water Flowing By

Weekly News Roundup

Flood Advisory in Effect on Clarks Fork Until 6:30 P.M. Monday

Montana Land Board Decides To Take Stronger Role In Water Decisions

Daily News Roundup

Timeline Of Catastrophic Road Failure On Teton Pass

Tim Sheehy and Jon Tester Debate Tomorrow Morning

Minor Flooding Possible Sunday Night Through Tuesday Along Clarks Fork

SOLVED: Red Lodge Police No Longer Need Public's Help in Identification

Flood Watch Issued Along Clarks Fork Yellowstone River

Daily News Roundup

Montana Department of Transportation, DEQ, To Be Under New Leadership

Knudsen Calls Montana’s Campaign Laws ‘Silly’ And Says Comments Were Proof Of ‘Transparency’

To Tanner Smith's Supporters: Let's Get Your Montana Back

Carbon County Elections Administrator Reacts to New York Times Article

Snowmelt Has Rivers Running High, Peak Flows Expected Over The Next Ten days

Daughter Who Stole More Than $700,000 From Elderly Mother In Lewistown While Serving As Caregiver Sentenced To Four And One-Half Years In Prison

REMINDER: This Saturday, June 8, Is Bear Awareness Day at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary - Special Exhibition at 11:00 a.m.

Daily News Roundup

New (Unofficial) Yellowstone Country Ranger Guides Tourists Through Their Montana Adventures

Water Rises Due To Snowmelt Expected Through End Of Next Week

Keeping Watch: Flood Changed Waterways and Benchmarks

Water Is High, Banks Are Holding

Daily News Roundup

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Miller Receives Life Sentence For Injuring Montana Highway Patrol Trooper

Carbon County EMS Thanks Community For Overwhelming Support

Perspective: Donald Trump Can Still Be President, But He Could Be Barred From Being A Bartender, Car Salesman — Or Real Estate Developer

White Nationalist, Anti-LGBTQ Activity On The Rise, Annual Hate Report Shows

Ninth Circuit Appears Skeptical of Montana’s Drag Ban

Election Results

Daily News Roundup

Beartooth Highway Closed Due To Winter Conditions

Beartooth Highway Closed Due To Winter Conditions

Wide Scope Of Presidential Emergency Powers Could Be Reined In By Congress This Year

How Dutton Schools Solved Their Teacher Shortage By Opening A Daycare

Daines Proposes Coal Land Swap, Reinstatement of Signal Peak’s Mine Expansion Plan

Fauci defends his work on COVID-19, says he has an ‘open mind’ on its origins

Woman gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park, park reports

Helena Man Sentenced After Allegedly Planning ‘Columbine-Style Attack’ With Homemade Bombs

Medicaid Providers Due at Least $8.5M in Delayed State Payouts, They Estimate

Doctors Take on Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients

Strong Winds Tomorrow Through Wednesday

The Rest of the Story: New York Times Releases Article on Gianforte Wolf Hunt Coverup

Weekly News Roundup

Why I'm Hopeful About the Future of the United States of America

Committee Puts $240k Behind Moderate Republicans in Legislative Primaries

What’s Keeping the U.S. From Allowing Better Sunscreens?

Federal appeals court won’t mess with judge’s injunction stopping voting registration law

Strong Winds Predicted Monday Night Through Tuesday

Montana Army National Guard Soldiers Win Regional Competition

Daily News Roundup

Tom Kuntz Presents Case For EMS Levy

Elks Candidate Forum Attended by Two District 55 House Candidates and Three State Candidates

Montana Senator Holds Up Nomination of State’s First Native American Federal Judge

Heaven Needed a Gardener

Lisa Bennett, House District 55 Candidate, Files False Documents to Create 'Charity'

Steve Held: Montana Needs a Congressman, Not a Clown

RESOURCE MATERIAL --- Unconventional Wisdom: Research Shakes Up Assumptions About Sex Trafficking Clues in Online Escort Ads

Open Letter from Candidate Joel Krautter on Providing Content and Showing Up for Voters

Safety-Net Health Clinics Cut Services and Staff Amid Medicaid ‘Unwinding’

What Supreme Court Candidates are Saying About the Politics of Montana’s High Court

Daily News Roundup

Complaint: Department of Justice’s Montana Highway Patrol Fired Trooper in Retaliation

Attorney General Knudsen’s Legal Team Asks for Delay in Disciplinary Hearing

Construction Beginning Tomorrow on Montana Highway 72 South of Belfry

Otjen and Steffensen Release Book on Harrowing Experience, Resilience and Recovery

Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary Dedicates June 1, 2024, as 'Clare Witcomb Day'

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY

ELKS CANDIDATE FORUM THIS THURSDAY 6:00 PM

Stay Weather And Water Aware This Week

New Help For Dealing With Aggression In People With Dementia Without Drugs

Largest School District In Montana Raises Pay, Still Behind Wyoming

World Health Organization Overturns Dogma On Airborne Diseases, But The CDC May Not Act On It

From the Archives: Kevin Red Star Promotes Children’s Book

Why We Celebrate Memorial Day

Weekly News Roundup

The Duties of American Citizenship 1883

After Exposure to Agent Orange at U.S. Bases, Some Veterans Face Cancer With VA Support

Tim Sheehy’s Former Employees Sue Over Alleged Breach of Contract

One Teen Dead, Three Teens Injured in Billings Traffic Accident Early This Morning

POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 8: Bear Awareness Day at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary - Special Demonstration at 11:00 a.m.

2024 Primary Candidates Answer Questions

Race for Supreme Court Justice

Race for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Race for Clerk of the Supreme Court

Race for Public Service Commissioner - District 2

Race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Race for State Auditor

Race for Secretary of State

Race for Governor

Race for State Representative- District 55

Brad Barker for State Representative

Race for United States Representative- District 2

Race for Montana's United States Senator

Charles Walking Child for United States Senate

Troy Downing for United States Representative - District 2

Michael Hummert for U.S. Senator

Kim Gillan for State Representative

Jerry O'Neil for Supreme Court Justice

Jeremiah Lynch for Supreme Court Chief Justice

Stacy Zinn for United States Representative - District 2

Ken Bogner for United States Representative - District 2

Leonard "Lenny" Williams for Public Service Commissioner - District 2

Jon Tester for United States Senate

Steve Held for United States Representative - District 2

Warm Weather with Possible Small Stream and River Flooding Next Week

Prepare for the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer

Christi Jacobsen for Secretary of State

John Repke for State Auditor

Sharyl Allen for State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Reminder: Saturday, May 25, is Bear Awareness Day at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary - Special Demonstration at 11:00 a.m.

Ryan Busse for Governor

Kevin Hamm for United States Representative - District 2

ELKS CANDIDATE FORUM RESCHEDULED TO MAY 30 DUE TO WEATHER

Joel Krautter for United States Representative - District 2

Knudsen Campaign Says Dems’ Complaint Doesn’t Specify Broken Law or Statute

James Brown for State Auditor

Shannon O'Brien for State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Dan Wilson for Supreme Court Justice

USDA Chief Voices ‘Deep Concerns’ Over U.S. House GOP Farm Bill’s Nutrition Cuts

County Commissioners Propose Taxing Tourists to Help Residents with Property Taxes

Elsie Arntzen for United States Representative - District 2

Meet the Candidates Tomorrow at Elks

Erin Farris-Olsen for Clerk of the Supreme Court

Jesse James Mullen for Secretary of State

Kirk Bushman for Public Service Commissioner - District 2

4 Ways Vaccine Skeptics Mislead You on Measles and More

Bipartisan Border Bill ;Likely Doomed in Approaching U.S. Senate Vote

Managers Confident Flathead Lake Will Fully Fill, but Say Late Summer Could Pose Challenges

Gianforte Supports Limited Financial Assistance for Flathead Reservation Law Enforcement

Susan Bilo for Public Service Commissioner - District 2

John Brian Driscoll for United States Representative - District 2

Kyle Austin for for United States Representative - District 2

Medicaid Unwinding Deals Blow to Tenuous System of Care for Native Americans

Two Spring Storm Systems This Week

Weekly News Roundup

Bowen Greenwood for Clerk of the Supreme Court

Ric Holden for United States Representative - District 2

You’ve Covered Your Copayment; Now Brace Yourself for the ‘Facility Fee’

Farm Bill Text Released in U.S. House, Setting Up Fight with Senate

Veterans Affairs Announces First Research Site in Montana

Yellowstone National Park: Be Aware of Aggressive Cow Elk

John Jay Willoughby for State Auditor

BLM Plan Proposes Ending Future Federal Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin

Montana Commissioner of Political Practices Opens Complaints Against Attorney General Candidates

Future of Carbon County Emergency Medical Services in Voters' Hands

Elks Lodge Candidate Forum Next Thursday

Sewer Service Restored to Affected Areas of Red Lodge

Daines and Tester Secure Critical Support for Montana Air Service in FAA Reauthorization

TARGETING ILLICIT FENTANYL PROCEEDS: “OPERATION CASH OUT” LAUNCHED ACROSS COLORADO, UTAH, WYOMING, MONTANA

Sewer Main Collapse Repairs In Process and On Schedule

Tribal Nations Invest Opioid Settlement Funds in Traditional Healing To Treat Addiction

Addiction Treatment Homes Say Montana’s Funding Fixes Don’t Go Far Enough

Federal Panel Prescribes New Mental Health Strategy To Curb Maternal Deaths

Daines Advocates That Washington Commanders ‘Make It Right’ With Wetzel Family

Montana Supreme Court hears arguments on permits for Laurel power plant

U.S. Senate GOP Tries to Block States From Spending Some of Their COVID Relief Cash

Knudsen’s Primary Opponent in Attorney General Race Doesn’t Meet Qualification Requirements

Red Lodge Sewer Main Collapse Found This Evening

Carbon County EMS Levy Informational Meeting!

Saturday, May 25, is Bear Awareness Day at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary - Special Demonstration at 11:00 a.m.

Unsettled Weather Pattern Settling In

The Race to be the Partisan Clerk of Montana’s Nonpartisan Supreme Court

The GOP Scrum for Montana’s Second House District

What Montana’s candidates for governor have to say about renewing Medicaid expansion

Knudsen Calls Laws ‘Ridiculous’ and Says He Got Opponent to Run So He Could Raise More Money

Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Decried as Biased Against Disabled People

Commentary: The Game-Changing Power of Grace

State Library Commissioner Compares Library Association to Ku Klux Klan

Montana Trial Lawyers Group Opposes Call for Special Legislative Session

Tester First Senate Democrat to Support Laken Riley Act Immigration Bill

Wyoming Coal Production Nosedives, With More Troubles Ahead

Commissioner of Political Practices Refers Complaint Against Lisa Bennett to Carbon County Attorney for Prosecution

‘I Hope I Can be an Example to Others:’ Carroll to Celebrate Indigenous Graduate

Another Light Show from Mother Nature

Stream Levels Expected to Rise with Temperature, No Flooding Expected

RiverStone Health Cutting 29 Jobs, Citing Medicaid ‘Redetermination’ Process

A View of the Northern Lights from the East Bench

Possible Northern Lights Viewing in Montana This Weekend

Montana State Trauma Care Committee Receives National 2024 Peregrine Award for Lifesaving Blood “Hand-Off” System

Big Sky Rail Authority: ‘We Are No Longer Debating Feasibility’

Fossil Researchers Discover New Genus of Deer at Badlands National Park

Less Permitting, Less Parking and More Funding: Task Force Tackles Adding More Affordable Housing

Storm Boosts Montana Water Outlook Slightly as State Prepares for Fire Season

On Second Try, U.S. House Approves GOP Bill to Ease Mining Restrictions on Federal Lands

U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Fails in Attempt to Oust House Speaker Mike Johnson

Lawmakers Agree to Draft Legislation on Insurance Solutions for Childcare Providers

Joliet District Approves School Levies, Others Fail

House Speaker calls for a special session on immigration, marijuana tax distribution

Knudsen Sends Letter to Biden Opposing World Health Organization "Pandemic Agreement"

Daines: Montanans Should Not be on the Hook For Antisemitic Criminal’ Student Loans

In Wake of 60 Minutes Segment Featuring Montana Military Family, Daines Sends Letter to Veterans Affairs Asking for Details on Help for PTSD

Tester Secures More Than $16 Million for Housing Resources in Montana

I-90 Closed Due to Three Accidents Between Livingston and Bozeman

Precipitation to Continue Into Thursday

Fish Survey Finds Growth in Trout Population on Big Hole River Since 2023

Montana Public Health Department Urges Public to Use Caution When Consuming Morel Mushrooms

GOP Legislators Call for Special Session to Make Supreme Court Races Partisan

Residents Allege Yellowstone County Swapped Maps, Cut Public Out of Process for Laurel Power Plant

Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg Visits Montana, Celebrates Infrastructure Investments

Report: Montana Medicaid Holds Down Costs, Helps Build Out Behavioral Health Statewide

Fromberg Teen Dead, Two Teens Injured in Weekend Accident

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Montana Records Largest Drop in Childhood Medicaid Coverage From Pre-Pandemic Figures, Study Shows

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Wrong About a Ban on NIH Research About Mass Shootings

Potential Spring Storm Early Next Week

Billings man sentenced to 30 months in prison after threatening to kill Tester

Supreme Court Decision on Water Rights May Divide Montana’s Ag Community

Montana Disaster Services reports massive turnover since ‘22 flood

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WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It.

Biden administration to greatly ease marijuana regulations

Trump leaves door open to banning medication abortion nationwide

Senate Republicans’ judicial oversight committee gets constitution lessons at first meeting

Idaho man charged with harassing wildlife after kicking Yellowstone bison

Attorney General commits to supporting funds for Flathead Reservation law enforcement

On second thought: Montana Supreme Court decides not to give attorneys’ fees to groups

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Federal Judge Temporarily Halts New Montana Voter Registration Requirements

Five Dead in Four Traffic Accidents Over Four Hours Yesterday

Montana Republican Party Secures Restraining Order Against Candidate Lisa Bennett and Fundraising at Tomorrow's 'Politics & Pancakes' Event

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Mandatory Reporting Laws Meant To Protect Children Get Another Look

What’s Fueling This Year’s Rash of Budget Shortfalls in Many Montana Schools?

Family of Northern Cheyenne Man Suing Federal Government for Wrongful Death

U.S. House Speaker Confronts Anti-War Protesters at Columbia University

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Stay Aware: Unsettled Weather Ahead

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Trump’s Claims of Presidential Immunity to be Probed at U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday

Biden Nominates Montana District Court Judge After Recommendation from Tester and Failing to "Seriously Consult" Daines

Survey: Montanans Say Quality of Life Getting Worse, but Support for Public Lands Still Strong

Bill for Students with Disabilities Should be Stopped as Lawsuit Unfolds, Plaintiffs Argue

Montana Nonprofits Supportive of State’s Recommendations to Behavioral Health Commission

Water’s for Fightin’: DNRC Decision Could Undermine State Land Use, Agriculture in Montana

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Tester and Daines Deliver Targeted National Security Package to Crack Down on Fentanyl, Counter Foreign Adversaries

UPDATED: Mississippi Fugitive Arrested by Red Lodge Police

Mississippi Fugitive Arrested by Red Lodge Police

Red Lodge Songwriter Festival Preview

Mill Closures ‘Shock’ Industry, but Officials Say Demand for Wood Remains

Federal Regulators Look to Block Montana Coal Mining Law

Below Normal Water Supply forecasted for Montana After Low-Snow Winter

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Feds, Montana Aging Services Warn of Scam Targeting Medicare Enrollees

Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More Devastating Than Covid’

Rural Jails Turn to Community Health Workers To Help the Newly Released Succeed

Increased Grass Fire Concerns Today

U.S. House Votes Down Border Bill Favored by Conservatives

Aid to Ukraine, Israel overwhelmingly approved by U.S. House in bipartisan vote

End of Internet Subsidies for Low-Income Households Threatens Telehealth Access

Commentary: Singing ‘American Tune’ Off-Key

Weekly News Roundup

Local Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductee Receives Rare Saddle of Honor Award

Justice Department Publishes New Rule to Update Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Firearms Dealer

Tester and Daines Vote to Protect Montanans’ Privacy Rights and Stop Biden Administration from Warrantless Searches

Freedom Caucuses Push for Conservative State Laws, but Getting Attention is Their Big Success

Modular Housing Advocates Skeptical of New Development Outside Belgrade

Override Poll for Gianforte’s Veto of Marijuana Revenue Redistribution Bill Fails

Celebrate Earth Day with the Animals Tomorrow at the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary

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How a Strong EMS Structure Can Support the Greater Health Care System in Rural Montana - Podcast

U.S. House Speaker Gains Democrats' Backing for Foreign Aid Plan, as Far-Right Republicans Seethe

Lawsuit: DOJ Quietly Changed Policy for Changing Gender Markers on Driver’s Licenses

U.S. House Tries Anew to Force Sale or Ban for TikTok, a ‘Spy Balloon in Your Phone’

BLM to Finalize Rule Allowing Federal Leases Targeted at Protection of Natural Areas

City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care Access

Republican Legislators Hold Hearing on Abortion Ballot Initiative; Vote Won’t Appear on Petition

Black Hills Sawmill Lays Off Workers and Alleges Forest Service is to Blame

State Psychiatric Hospital Employees Raise Alarm Over Rampant Turnover and ‘Crisis’ of Leadership

Group Kicks Off Signature Gathering Efforts for Montana Abortion Access Ballot Petition

Senate rejects two impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas

Montana Highway Patrol Terminated Trooper Who Requested Mental Health Support

Commentary: What the Rest of the World Knows (But We Don’t)

The Path to a Better Tuberculosis Vaccine Runs Through Montana

After Farmers and Ranchers Testify, Attorney General Knudsen asks Land Board to Take Up Private Water Rights Issue at Next Meeting

Circus Elephant Temporarily Wanders Loose in Butte

Change in Red Lodge Garbage Billing Could be a Jolt for Some

Progressive Dark Money Launches Montana Media Outlet Ahead of Election

Commentary: Democracy is Never a ‘Done Deal’

Environmental Policy Group Sues DOJ Over Withheld Communications with Canadian Coal Company

Ratings: Montana ‘Worst’ for Drunk Driving Fatalities

Updated: Applications For State Property Tax Assistance Programs Now June 1

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Auditors: Montana DOC Fails to Provide Education, Training to Meet Demand; Lacks Data

Dangerous Conditions For Young Livestock This Evening Through Wednesday

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Meets With Montana Families, Asks For Media's Help

‘Tough-On-Crime’ Policies are Back in Some Places That Had Reimagined Criminal Justice

Your Montana-Given Right to Know

The Fourth Wave of Opioids Swamps Montana with Meth-Fentanyl Cocktail

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Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Weekly Health Numbers

Rain Turning to Snow Monday Through Thursday - Below Freezing Low Temperatures

Thousands of Machine Guns and Sniper Rifles and Over 500,000 Rounds of Ammunition Seized En Route from Iran to Yemen Transferred to Ukrainian Armed Forces

WATER: One Shudders to Think of the Fallout if Schutter Decision Stands

The U.S. Needs More Wildland Firefighters, But the Federal Government Keeps Losing Them

Trump Supports U.S. House Speaker Johnson, Elections Agenda in Joint Appearance

Carbon County Remains on Firm Financial Footing Despite Pressures as State and Cities Cut Funding for Services

More Patients Are Losing Their Doctors — And Trust in the Primary Care System

Montana Supreme Court Agrees to Rehear Case Centering on Legislative Rules, Constitution

Commentary: Fighting For Our Property Rights

Daily News Roundup

Applications for State Property Tax Assistance Programs Due April 15

Carbon County Man Pleads Not Guilty to Deliberate Homicide of Infant

Valor in the Field is Muscle Memory for Dan Steffensen, But It Took All His Courage and Community to Recover From the Harris Fire

U.S. Senate Hopeful’s Company Reported Losses of More Than $77 Million in 2023

Report: Female Grizzly Bears Could Be in Bitterroot Ecosystem in Four Years

Montana Students, Educators Sue Over 2021 Human Sexuality Parental Notification Law

Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in Pinocci Candidate Sign Case

Sheehy Says He Lied About Accidental Discharge, Gunshot Wound Incident in Glacier

Informational Meetings Scheduled for the County-Wide EMS Levy

Rising Complaints of Unauthorized Obamacare Plan-Switching and Sign-Ups Trigger Concern

Weekly News Roundup

Red Lodge's Van Dyke Park Best Place in Carbon County for Public to View Eclipse

Tomorrow Provides First Look at New Resident Wolves at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary

Yellowstone National Park to Allow Year-Round Fishing on Stretches of Madison and Gardner Rivers

Weekly Health Numbers

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After ‘Staggering’ Loss in Medicaid Coverage, Insurance Campaign Launches in Montana

Jacobsen Sends Group Ballot Petition to Start Collecting Signatures for Abortion Initiative

Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary Open This Weekend - Opportunities to Paint, Sip and See the Wolves!

Snow Accumulation Predictions for This Weekend Much Reduced

Supreme Court Orders Jacobsen to Send Abortion Ballot Petition to Group

Montana GOP Says Proposed Primary Change ‘Destructive,’ Advocates Say It Tempers Extremism

Elevated Grass Fire Conditions Today

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Climate Fix or Pollution Pipeline?

Bird Flu Spreads Cow-to-Cow and to One Human in Texas

Montana State University to Break Ground on Gianforte Hall

Group Backing Abortion Initiative Seeks Clarity from Supreme Court on Next Steps

Welcome to Spring in Montana: Fire Weather Concerns Thursday and Friday Followed by Weekend Snow With Concerns for Young Livestock

ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK

Attacks on Emergency Room Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties

Ellsworth Subpoenas Abortion Initiative From Secretary of State After Court Says It Can Skip Review

Gianforte declares disaster, will send Montana National Guard soldiers to Texas

Medicaid Expansion Will Be Up for Debate in 2025 Legislative Session, and Its Future is Uncertain

In Wake of Court Decisions, Montana Senate GOP Forms Select Committee on ‘Judicial Reform’

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Daily News Roundup

Property Taxes Put Governor and Local Government Leaders at Odds

MACo Tells Montanans to Ensure Their Legislators Aren’t ‘Playing Politics’ With Senate Bill 442 Override

SOURCE MATERIAL: MACo Letter to the Citizens of Montana March 2024

Montana Groups: Coal Mining Bill That Would Have Weakened Water Quality Won’t Become Law

Biden Campaign, January 6 Officers Decry Trump Use of ‘Political Violence’ in Post of Video

Baucus: America and China Need to Get Along – For the Sake of the World

Supreme Court Writes Ballot Statement for Proposed Abortion Constitutional Amendment

Sheehy Packs the House for Breakfast at Red Lodge Cafe

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Snow Accumulations and Slick Roads

Fog, Ice and Snow Flurries Through Tomorrow Morning

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Weekly Health Numbers

Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary: How Two Crises Converged to Forge a Path to the Future

Free Wildfire Home Hardening Workshop

Your Doctor or Your Insurer? Little-Known Rules May Ease the Choice in Medicare Advantage

Daily News Roundup

Coalition Sues Education Agency for ‘Interfering’ with Charter School Openings

Montana Researchers Say Quick Wildfire Suppression Leads to Larger, More Intense Fires

Montana Supreme Court Rules Voter Restriction Laws Passed in 2021 Unconstitutional

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As AI Eye Exams Prove Their Worth, Lessons for Future Tech Emerge

Walmart, Amazon and Kroger Accused of Crisis Profiteering

Navigating Aging: The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

Some Medicaid Providers Borrow or Go Into Debt Amid ‘Unwinding’ Payment Disruptions

Montana Infrastructure Spending Revisited

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When Dogs Fly

Knudsen Rewrites Abortion Initiative Ballot Statement; Proponents Ask Supreme Court to Reject It

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Detection in Kansas, Texas Dairy Herds

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

The Many-Shaped Charms of Semolina Pasta

DOJ Imposes $9.9M Penalty for Montana Man Who Targeted Communities with Robocalls

Tester’s Bozeman Office Vandalized in Pro-Palestine Protest

Missoula-area wood industry closures mean ripple effects for workers, tax base, forest management

Project Safe Neighborhoods: Resolution in Case of Billings Man Conducting Armed Patrols in School Zone

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Files Resolution to Oust Mike Johnson as U.S. House Speaker

Montana Climate Office Warns of Water Shortages

Accumulating Snow and Some Blowing Snow this Weekend

Following Discussions with Montana Law Enforcement, Tester Presses Biden Department of Justice to Better Fund Rural Law Enforcement

Daines to Yellen: Biden Administration’s Economic Policies Harming American Workers, Companies and Families

Daily News Roundup

U.S. House panel debates boost for WIC in Agriculture funding bill

Governor Gianforte Out-Raises Democratic Challenger Busse

Montana District Court Judge Deborah Christopher Tenders Resignation

Massive $1.2 Trillion Spending Package That Would Avert a Shutdown Released by Congress

Senate Passes Tester's and Rounds’ CRA Resolution to Override Biden Administration on Paraguayan Beef Imports

Distribution of County Road Funds Awaits Veto Override Vote and Supreme Court Decision

Biden Said Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Cut the Deficit by $160B. That’s Years Away.

Daily News Roundup & Weather Update

Turning Colder With A Good Chance Of Snow This Weekend

Roseburg Forest Products to End Operations at Missoula Particleboard Plant

Beware Pink Fentanyl - New Pills are Even More Potent and Deadly Than the Fentanyl Previously Seen in Montana - Carbon County Not Immune

Nominations Open to Honor Local Emergency Medical Services

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Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Pathways to Clarity

Daily News Roundup

‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic Crashes Ashore, Propelled by Fentanyl and Meth

A Montana Transgender Teenager’s Journey for Gender Affirmation

Commentary: Decisions by the State of Montana Defy Logic in Case of Gravel Pit

The View From Across the Pond: America’s Extraordinary Economy Keeps Defying the Pessimists

Plan Ahead For a Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

The Race to Replace Supreme Court Justice Dirk Sandefur

The Land-Grant Legacy

Supreme Court Clears Way for Override Poll of Vetoed Marijuana Funds Bill

Commentary: Medicaid Unwinding Hits Older Montanans Hard

State Lawmakers Debate Whether Committees Should Be More Bipartisan

Ads Push SEC’s New Climate Disclosure Rule for Public Companies After Montana Joins Challenge

FWP Asks Anglers in SW Montana to Report Tagged Fish as Part of Study

Community Leaders: Pyramid Mill Closure in Seeley Lake ‘Devastating,’ ‘Heartbreaking’

Weekly Montana Health Numbers

Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act

When Copay Assistance Backfires on Patients

COMMENTARY: How Your In-Network Health Coverage Can Vanish Before You Know It

AI Disinformation, Threats to Poll Workers Top U.S. Senate Panel List of Election Worries

Biden Says It’s ‘Vital’ For U.S. Steel to Remain Owned and Operated by Americans

Rebuilding Glacier’s ‘Reds’

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Attorney General Candidate Condemns Knudsen’s Inaction in Flathead Criminal Jurisdiction

Montana's Congressional Delegation Joins to Honor Charlie Dowd, Montana's Last Pearl Harbor Survivor

Montana Department of Transportation Announces Employee Memorial

America Worries About Health Costs — And Voters Want to Hear From Biden and Republicans

Exclusive: Social Security Chief Vows to Fix ‘Cruel-Hearted’ Overpayment Clawbacks

Montana, an Island of Abortion Access, Preps for Consequential Elections and Court Decisions

Montana Incorporates Forestry, Agricultural and School-Related Initiatives in Climate Plan

GOP U.S. Sen. Lankford of Oklahoma Blocks Bill Expanding IVF for Veterans, Service Members

Business Owners, Union Leader Urge U.S. Senate to Move Ahead Soon on Stalled Tax Package

Montanans Losing Insurance Much Faster Than Anticipated

History Repeating Itself: Federal Court Strikes Down Flathead National Forest Plan

Montana lawmakers say state Superintendent Arntzen not fulfilling ‘constitutional duties’

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State Of The Union Riles Daines: Tester and Daines Both Urge President to Address Southern Border Crisis

2024 Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest Open to Elementary Students

Maximus in Montana - Gianforte Administration First Replaced Local Services With This Global Company in 2022

Concerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes

Global Company Prepares to Take on Statewide Public Assistance Contract

State Health Department Says State Expanding Employee Training Services

Lawmakers Say They Might Have to Consider Additional Space at Montana State Prison

Daily News Roundup: Snow Prediction Increased, Most Snow to Fall Tonight Into Tomorrow Morning

Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Wildlife Trafficking Charges as Part of Yearslong Effort to Create Giant Hybrid Sheep for Captive Hunting

Daines Addresses Increased Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires at Senate Hearing Today

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Pits Parental Rights Against Public Health

Nearly 900,000 Acres of Montana in Access Limbo

Five major takeaways from the Biden budget request

Counties Begin to Worry About Property Tax Liens After Court Battle

Snow Predictions Lowered

Tester Receives 2024 Rural Health Champion Award For His Work Fighting for Health Care in Rural and Frontier Communities

Snow Returns Tuesday Through Wednesday

Weekly News Roundup

Montana’s U.S. Senators Vote to Pass RECA Extension, Expansion to Include Montana

Researcher Promotes Subsidies to Bring Cardiac Care Closer to Home in Rural Areas

The ‘Paradise Paradox’: The Resort Town of Whitefish Seems Perfect, Yet Its Citizens Still Suffer

Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services

Daily News Roundup

DPHHS Launches $7.5M Program to Address Court-Ordered Forensic Fitness Evaluation Backlog

Daines and Tester Split Vote on Budget Bill

Weekly Health Numbers

Montana Delegation Responds to State of the Union Address

Wearing a Seat Belt Saved a Driver's Life

Watch Out For Common Scams During National Consumer Protection Week

Secretary of State Attempted to Influence Elections Administrator Selection in Cascade County

Poll Shows Close Race Between Tester, Sheehy; Neutral Approval Rating for Gianforte

Montana Supreme Court considers parental consent case for minors seeking abortion

RECALL: FDA Takes Steps to Ensure Safety of Cinnamon Products Sold in the United States

Daily News Roundup

U.S. House Passes $468 Billion Spending Package That Would Stave Off Shutdown

Judge Says Gianforte ‘Advocates For a Troubling Precedent’

Republicans Shoot Down Interim Proposal to Write Comprehensive Childcare Bill Package

Garland, Tribal Officials Meet to Discuss Crime, Drugs and Missing People in Indian Country

Carbon County Law Enforcement Blotter

Glacier National Park announces $1.9M for ecosystem restoration, climate resilience projects

School Leaders Attribute Budget Crises to Pandemic Funding Cliff, State Funding Frustrations

Montana Proponents for Public Access, Landowners, Await Implications of Wyoming Lawsuit

Daily News Roundup

2022 Census of Agriculture Shows Significant Shift in U.S. Ag Industry

League of Women Voters to Host Online Seminar on Navigating Misinformation and Not Getting Duped

Are Americans Really Committed to Democracy in the 2024 Election?

Finding their own remedy: Veterans navigate a lack of mental health resources

Commentary: Instead of Acting Like Children, Our Leaders Should Act Like Our Founders Wanted

Medicare Advantage patients get less home health care: study

America Worries About Health Costs — And Voters Want to Hear From Biden and Republicans

Mountain Snow Expected Tuesday

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State, GOP Lawmakers Ask Supreme Court to Re-Hear Case Involving Attorneys’ Fees

Montana delegation split on short-term funding vote to avoid federal shutdown

Let’s Talk About The Rumor

Saturday Weather Update

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Montana Highway Patrol Commissions 12 New Troopers

United States to Begin Airdrops of Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza Strip

COMMENTARY: Denying Montana’s Heritage One Drop of Blood at a Time

Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary Welcomes New Resident

Health Department Under Corrective Plan for Delayed SNAP Applications

Judge Strikes Down a Trio of Abortion Laws Passed in 2021 as Unconstitutional

How a Friend’s Death Turned Colorado Teens Into Anti-Overdose Activists

With Medical Debt Burdening Millions, a Financial Regulator Steps In to Help

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Veterans Can Help Inform the Future of Montana’s Long-Term Care Services by Taking Survey Today

Hacking at UnitedHealth Unit Cripples a Swath of the US Health System: What to Know

Report: New Health Care Model Will Better Connect Patients With Mental Health Services

Daily News Roundup

Strong Foothills Winds through Thursday Night; Heavy Mountain Snow

Montana Attorney General Knudsen Demanding Answers From Google About 'Woke' AI Product

UPDATED: McConnell to Step Down as U.S. Senate GOP Leader

Say That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary

PODCAST: Wait, Is Insulin Cheaper Now?

Five things to know about Montana’s school funding formulas

Montana Expands Medicaid Coverage for Housing Assistance and Transition From Prison

UPDATE: DEAL MADE-SHUT DOWN AVERTED FOR ONE WEEK With Partial Government Shutdown Days Away, No Agreement Yet on Federal Funding

Montana Nurses Association: Support nurses in union contract, at legislature

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HOW TO ADJUST THE FREQUENCY OF EMAILS/ALERTS FROM MONTANA INDEPENDENT NEWS and Other Substack Publications

Tester, Rounds Introduce Resolution to Overturn Biden Administration Decision Allowing Beef Imports from Paraguay

Monthly Weather and Drought Update

RECALL ALERT: Eye Lubricant Recall

Carbon County Law Enforcement Blotter

Montana Supreme Court overturns district court, restores permit for mine near Smith River

Health care workers push for their own confidential mental health treatment

U.S. Justice Department Files Statement in Lawsuit Concerning Unnecessary Law Enforcement Responses to Mental Health Emergencies

Horse Sedative Use Among Humans Spreads in Deadly Mixture of ‘Tranq’ and Fentanyl

Land, Wealth and Higher Education

Brief Return to Winter Today Through Tuesday

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SOURCE MATERIAL: Summary of U.S. House Resolution 7372, Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act

SOURCE DOCUMENT: February 18, 2024 Letter to House of Representative Members re Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act

Rep. Matt Rosendale Files For U.S. House Run After Brief Senate Campaign

At the fringes of treatment options, some Montanans find hope through psychedelics

In CPAC Speech, Trump Predicts ‘Losing World War III’ If He Is Not Elected

'Defending Democracies, Defending Borders Act' Expedited to House Floor for Debate

Supreme Court justices, governors weigh how to ‘disagree better’ in a polarized U.S.

Temperatures to Drop 30-40 Degrees Monday Night Into Tuesday With Snow Accumulations

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Wind and Lack of Snow Cover Combine for Elevated Grass Fire Risk Through Monday

Problem Solvers Caucus Members to Give Important Update on 'Defending Democracies, Defending Borders Act' Tomorrow (Sunday) Morning on Network TV

Governor Asks Court to Stop Order; Montana Association of Counties et al. Say Governor Using Delay Tactics

U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich announces fraud alert for COVID-19 cryptocurrency scam

Feds push for expanded data collection on Indian Child Welfare Act cases

Federal judge quizzes lawyers in Flathead National Forest plan lawsuit

Daily News Roundup

Montana Prisons Still Overcrowded After Arizona Inmate Transfer

Service Academy Nominees Announced

Death and Redemption in an American Prison

Long-distance rail route through southern Montana garners another nod from feds

State investment director describes workforce housing project as ‘golden handcuffs’

Daily News Roundup

Following Senators' Efforts, Malmstrom to Receive New MH-139 Grey Wolf Helicopters

Tester and Grassley Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Senate Colleagues to Stand Up to Big Ag Consolidation, Put Family Farmers & Ranchers First

Does the US Army’s Future Lie in Europe or Asia?

Zinke pitches bill restricting federal land transfers

Daily News Roundup

Bi-Partisan Group of Representatives Puts Forward "Defending Borders, Defending Democracy Act"

Carbon County Law Enforcement Blotter

Navalny's Wife Will Continue to Fight For The Russian Constitution; Americans Must Find the Will to Defend Ours

In California, Face-off Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation

Montana certifies No Labels party for 2024 election

Democrat Ryan Busse announces Raph Graybill as lieutenant governor candidate

How Montana Pays For Its Public Schools, In Pictures

Ketamine Therapy for Mental Health a ‘Wild West’ for Doctors and Patients

Indoor air quality in long-term care facilities during wildfires? It’s worse than you’d think.

Weekly News Roundup

The Most Eloquent Prayer: How the Chippewa Cree are Fighting Suicide on Rocky Boy’s Reservation

COMMENTARY: Let’s set the record straight on Montana’s Medicaid

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Cocaine Bust At Red Lodge Vape Shop

Beware of Quickly Changing Visibility While Driving Tonight Through Tomorrow Morning

Patients See First Savings From Biden’s Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers

Broadwater County Judge Rules Against Developers in ‘Landmark’ Water Ruling

Rosendale Drops US Senate Bid Days After Announcing Run

Slick Surfaces, Be Careful Out There

Daily News Roundup

Podcast: Latest Episode of 'Talking Health in the 406' Discusses Community Integrated Health Through EMS

Billings Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Social Media Coersion of Minor Girl in New York and Producing, Possessing Child Pornography

Driver Identified in Yesterday's Fatal Crash

Daily News Roundup

Hearts Gone Wild A Wild Success!

Montana's Office of Consumer Protection Warns of Scammers Targeting Montana Non-Profits

As ICE Considers Mass Release of Detainees, Tester Presses Congress to Pass Bipartisan Border Security Bill

Carbon County Vehicle Accident Fatality

Felon Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms

Nothing Funny in This Week's Carbon County Law Enforcement Blotter

Local organizations connecting Montanans to social programs fear closure

Rosendale says Senate bid is not just about beating Tester

Snow Update

SOURCE MATERIAL: Friendly Driving Reminders

Daily News Roundup

Watch Out For Slick Commute Tommorrow

Daines and Tester Urge USPS to Continue Service in Missoula

Missed Opportunity: How and Why Mexican Drug Cartels Have Come to Montana

Montana Senators Split Vote on Aid Bill

Applications Open for Veteran Suicide Prevention Grant

In Fight Over Medicare Payments, the Hospital Lobby Shows Its Strength

Winter System Update

Daily News Roundup

The U.S. Needs Homes; But First, It Needs the Workers to Build Them

Walk-In Vaccination Clinic Tomorrow

Mid to Late Week Snowfall Predicted

U.S. Senate Advances $95.3 Billion Bill That Includes Emergency Funding For Ukraine, Israel

Montana’s Effort to Expand Religious Exemptions to Vaccines Prompts Political Standoff

Indian Country has the highest suicide rates, yet interventions are scarce

Weekly News Roundup

Justice Department Announces Plan to Administer Grant Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2024 to Strengthen Community Safety

U.S. Justice Department Gathers Stakeholders, Advocates for Inaugural National Elder Justice Law Enforcement Summit

Mexican Drug Cartels Targeting America's Last Best Place

Gusty Crosswinds Through Monday

Daily News Roundup

Daines Gives Biden Administration Reality Check on Financial Burden of Dam Breaching

Tester Takes to Senate Floor to Call Out Politicians Blocking Bipartisan Border Security Bill

Daines Accuses Biden Administration of Playing Politics with U.S. Energy

Attorney General Knudsen Urges CBS to Drop Super Bowl Ads From Chinese Retailer Temu

Atwood and Hollow Horn Bear Complete Course To Join Carbon County Dispatch Team

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Tester, Daines Introduce Resolution Designating National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week

"Quick But Intense Period of Snow" Expected This Afternoon

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Surge in Syphilis Cases Leads Some Providers to Ration Penicillin

Possibility of Wildlife-to-Human Crossover Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease

Millions of People with Medicare Will Benefit from the New Out-of-Pocket Drug Spending Cap Over Time

‘It Just Happens Here:’ Montana grapples with barriers to mental health care

Red Lodge Could See Up To 8 Inches of Snow Through Saturday

Cities Know That the Way Police Respond to Mental Crisis Calls Must Change. But How?

With A Lift From Truckers, Skijoring Returns To Boulder

Group Homes In Montana May Be Able To Reopen With $10 Million Program

Immigrant Advocates Opposed Border Deal; Seek Restart After Senate Deal Flops

Daily News Roundup

Senate Border Bill Fails

Daines On The One Year Anniversary Of His Incarceration...

U.S. Attorney’s Montana Office Collects more than $6 million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2023

An Ancestral River Runs Through It

Judge finds parts of bill adding new hurdles for Montana ballot initiatives unconstitutional

Daines and Tester Demand Answers from Biden Administration after 19 Months of Radio Silence on SkyWest’s Commuter Application

Law Enforcement Blotter

Joliet and the Clarks Fork Valley Can Expect Fog and Slick Roads Tonight and Tomorrow Morning

Weekly News Roundup

Law Enforcement Blotter

Ambulance Service Countywide Under Review

Prepare and Be Aware: Overland and Ice Jam Flooding Possible This Weekend

Rosendale tours Montana with Gaetz ahead of decision on political future

COMMENTARY: Don’t Blame Patients for Unaffordable Health Care

Montana Independent News Weekly Roundup

Carbon County Law Enforcement Blotter

U.S. Senate Republicans Insist They Won’t Bow to Trump Demands to Quit Immigration Talks

Rosendale, Gaetz to Tour Montana This Weekend; Bannon Teases "Special Announcement"

Deadly Denials: Older Americans Say They Feel Stuck in Medicare Advantage Plans

Deadly Denials: Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans

The Two Health Care Cost Crises

COMMENTARY: Montana’s Medicaid Disenrollment is Even a Bigger Catastrophe Than Previously Reported

Make Every Day "Take Back Day" Says DEA

New Special Education Accounts Draw Legal Challenge

The Coverup Is Worse Than The Crime

It's Winter And Fire Remains a Danger

$8 million in behavioral health funds to go towards mobile crisis response and worker training

Montana health department pushes back on legislators’ request for data on Medicaid enrollment

Montana Youth Challenge Academy Graduates Most Successful Class Yet

Judge: Constitution says the Legislature’s veto override power exists ‘regardless of the timing of the veto’

Custom combining a rich part of Montana’s history

Edgar Fire Destroys Home of Family of Eight

MEETING FOR FROMBERG CITIZENS FRIDAY

Carbon County Law Enforcement Blotter

Continued Hazardous Winter Weather Through This Week

Filing Period is Now Open for November 2024 Candidates

Justice Department Releases Information on Efforts to Protect the Right to Vote, Prosecute Election Crimes, and Secure Elections

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Combating Violent Crime

Expanded Outreach Mandated by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Resulted in the 500th Denial of an Unlawful Firearm Purchase by a Person Under the Age of 21 in Late December

SOURCE MATERIAL: The Constitution of the United States of America

Slick Roads and Poor Visibility Through Monday

Identity Politics: Americans, Montanans and Citizens of Carbon County

SOURCE MATERIAL: The Constitution of the State of Montana

Tester Authors Bipartisan Letter to Block Largest Meatpacking Corporation from Stock Exchange, Cites Systemic Corruption; Daines Agrees

BUNDLE UP AND STAY HOME!

Promoting Workforce Housing and Preventing Another Whistler Observatory Situation on Red Lodge Council's 2024 Agenda

WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEEKEND

Fatal One Car Accident Outside of Columbus

Montana Health and Crisis Response Programs at Risk as State Payments Delayed

CARBON COUNTY ELECTION JUDGES NEEDED!

Mayor Dave Westwood Presides Over His First Red Lodge City Council Meeting

Senators Share Thoughts on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Strong Winds Predicted, Ice Jams Possible

Beware of Slick Surfaces Today

Modern Law Enforcement Based on 19th Century Principles

Renea Dorvall Promoted to Brigadier General in Montana Army National Guard

Four Teenagers in Deadly Billings Car Accident

Prolonged Cold Period is Biggest Impact Expected From Coming Weather System

SALMONELLA ALERT: Consumers Urged to Dispose of Recalled QUAKER OATS Products

Good Chance of Below Average Temperatures Next Week

Save Our Youth and The Vulnerable: Learn the Signs of Human Trafficking

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