Montana drops bison lawsuit against Yellowstone National Park
‘Privilege of a lifetime’: Cam Sholly looks back on eight years as head of Yellowstone
Longtime superintendent reflects on leading America’s first national park through record visitation, a historic flood, a pandemic, wildlife conflicts and more — and what comes next for Yellowstone National Park.
‘It should not exist’: Ancient archaeological mystery revealed high in Beartooth Mountains
A young Montana archaeologist has evidence that Clovis people lived in the Greater Yellowstone high country at least 13,000 years ago – a time when the mountains should have been covered in ice.
Old rift reopens as Trump administration amends Grand Teton pathway decision
Conservation groups decry the federal government’s do-over as both a dubious procedural maneuver and threat to wildlife. But longtime trail advocates are pleased.
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Alme holds an 8-point lead over Bodnar in Senate race
Kurt Alme has a single-digit lead over Seth Bodnar in Montana’s four-candidate U.S. Senate race with Alani Bankhead and Kyle Austin trailing the leader by wide margins, according to a Montana Free Press-Rutgers Eagleton poll.
Who’s drawing the PAC power in Montana’s congressional races?
Montana’s 2026 congressional races have drawn a collective 681 PAC contributions, but there’s another story behind the top-line totals. It’s the power position and access to quick cash afforded to candidates — at least some of them — by donations from leadership funds and national party committees.
Cascade Co. investigating independent signature gathering. House candidate Miller files lawsuit.
Cascade County law enforcement agencies are investigating about 800 potentially bogus signatures gathered by at least one petitioner working to qualify Michael Eisenhauer, the independent candidate running for U.S. House in the Eastern Congressional District, and Seth Bodnar, the independent candidate running for Montana’s open U.S. Senate seat. None of the signatures under investigation were counted toward either candidate’s ballot-qualification total, and Cascade County law enforcement suspects neither campaign of wrongdoing. Eastern District candidate Brian Miller has filed a lawsuit to disqualify some of the signatures.
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How Montana’s changing climate is reshaping gardening
Climate change is creating new challenges for Montana gardeners, from shifting temperatures and growing seasons to changing conditions for plants and pests. Gardeners are finding ways to adapt what they plant and how they care for their gardens, offering a glimpse at how a warming climate could reshape a familiar part of Montana life.
Ballot envelopes won’t bear Trump’s stamp
The deadline for printing return envelopes for Montana’s absentee ballots has passed, and with it — for now — President Donald Trump’s unimplemented plan to have the postal service screen mail ballots.
Zinke launches last-minute wilderness/recreation bill
A River Runs Through It Act would protect parts of Blackfoot River watershed, open others to logging and motorized use. Zinke plans to introduce the bill next week, and will have roughly 40 working days before the House of Representatives adjourns its 2026 session.
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