Missoula County moves forward with data center regulations
The Missoula County commissioners directed staff to draft updated data center zoning regulations to better address the environmental and public safety impacts of development.
From bus routes to ball games, diesel prices are squeezing rural Montana school budgets
With fuel prices up, everyday bus routes and extracurricular trips are creating budgetary dilemmas for rural schools.
2026 ELECTION COVERAGE
Montana Legislature remains in Republican hands despite nationwide blue wave
Redistricting maps from 2023, preferred by Democrats at the time, helped Republican seats stay safe in the face of high Democratic turnout.
AP calls it: Democrat Sam Forstag defeats Flint in Western House flip
It’s been more than 30 years since Montanans elected a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Republican Kurt Alme wins race for U.S. Senate seat
On a night of big U.S. Senate upsets nationwide, Alme keeps Montana Senate seat in Republican hands.
The beef over buffalo
Blackfeet Tribe wins seat in Yellowstone bison-hunt planning as stakeholders ponder lawsuits, grazing impacts of America’s national mammal
Lost in transmission: What Super El Niño means for GYE
Compared to Pacific Coast’s specific tide and rain predictions, Greater Yellowstone and Northern Rockies make due with ‘warmer, drier’ forecast
Grizzly bear deaths in GYE climb to modern record high for third straight year
Grizzlies killed for harming livestock and bears that died from accidental causes like vehicle strikes contributed to the record. Illegal killings and natural deaths spiked as well.
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What happens to the cash when the campaigning ends?
Federal politicians can’t pocket leftover campaign contributions — but they can repurpose the money.
Weather keeping you grounded this season?
These 4 tips can help you plan a holiday “staycation” in Montana
Republicans elect Rep. Katie Zolnikov Montana’s first female Speaker of the House
Legislators convened at the state Capitol to select leadership roles for both parties ahead of the upcoming 2027 legislative session.
EDITORS’ PICKS
In eastern Montana, Bridger Pipeline carries both promise and risk
With ranching a gamble and Keystone canceled, many landowners see proposed tar sands pipeline as a safe bet.
How Montana’s federal campaigns are funded
Montana donors lead personal contributions, but PACs and congressional campaign committees are key contributors.
Charges filed in Cascade County over forged voter signatures
The suspect, who runs a firm called Sun Belt Strategies, remains at large.
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Montana childcare advocates plan legislative proposals to support families, providers
With New Mexico’s universal no-cost program as inspiration, advocates and lawmakers met recently to discuss the expansion of childcare in Montana.
Billings Clinic announces new name: One Sky Health
The healthcare group has operated as a single organization with Logan Health since 2023, and has a combined 25 facilities and 9,000 employees across Montana and northern Wyoming.
Former U.S. Sen. Jon Tester takes advisory role with Palantir
Tester says ‘consulting’ role tracks with his pro-privacy ethos.
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