State inspectors and partners honored for AIS prevention

Montana’s Aquatic Invasive Species team was recently recognized by the Western Regional Panel of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force as the 2025 “Best in the West” for its exceptional work preventing the spread of invasive species across the...

Montana Furniture Opens Tokyo Showroom

The Danish company known for its sustainable storage and furniture solutions for homes and modern offices, Montana Furniture, has proudly announced the opening of its Japanese city showroom. Located at ground level in central Tokyo, the 200sq m...

Merissa Moeller

Merissa Moeller Partner, Stoel Rives LLP Merissa Moeller has emerged as one of Portland’s most influential environmental and land use attorneys through her decade-long career focused on water rights and natural resources law. After earning her...

Feds say no to company’s massive coal bid in Montana

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Montana FWP Busts Big Horn County Men In Poaching Investigation

One of the worst offenses in hunting is poaching. It goes against everything that is taught about being a good steward of the land and the wildlife that inhabits it. Nevertheless, this doesn’t stop some people from participating in it. Recently,...

Kalispell City Council looks at Western Montana Hazard Mitigation Plan

KALISPELL, Mont. — Monday night, Kalispell City Council members discussed the 2024 Western Montana Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The mitigation plan serves as a blueprint that identifies each participating county’s risk of natural disaster. The...

In Montana's Bitterroot Valley, shrinking ag lands raise questions on future development

Earlier this month, an 80-acre subdivision in Corvallis was voted down by Ravalli County's Board of County Commissioners after holding three public hearings packed full of neighbors and valley conservationists offering hours of oppositional public...

Montana Moves Forward On Regulatory Framework For Digital Assets

Montana Moves Forward on Regulatory Framework for Blockchain and Digital Assets The Financial Freedom and Innovation Act took effect this month. It paves the way for companies that issue digital assets to do business in Montana and ensures the...

Is Killing a Praying Mantis Illegal in Montana?

Some myths travel farther than any official law ever could and somehow, one of the strongest ones seems to have made it all the way to Montana, untouched by time or geography: You mess with a praying mantis, you’re going to jail. Nobody remembers...

Are Montana Democrats killing free speech, too?

It’s pretty clear the repercussions from the assassination of Charlie Kirk have basically betrayed his lauded dedication to free speech. Instead of a widespread national dialogue on — and spirited defense of — every American’s right to voice their...

New Mexico fossils show dinosaurs thriving just before annihilation

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fossil site in New Mexico with numerous dinosaurs, including the gargantuan Alamosaurus, dates to shortly before the asteroid strike that abruptly ended the age of dinosaurs, according to research that...

Did You Know Montana’s Winter Storms Have Names?

Montana's Winter Storms Have Names I had no idea there were names for the bad snow and ice storms that happen in America. I remember in the early 2000's when tropical storm Tammy hit. Then in 2023, it was hurricane Tammy. I can't even tell you how...

Montana Tech touts extensive security protocols

BUTTE, Mont. — Recent campus shootings across the country have raised new safety concerns here in Montana. In the final installment of our three-part series, we are working for you with a look at how Montana Tech is strengthening their emergency...

Myplant & Garden Middle East 2025: the new benchmark for the Gulf’s green industry and international markets.

Dubai (UAE), October 2025 – The new exhibition aims to bring the successful Myplant & Garden trade fair format from Italy – the leading event in its sector – to the Gulf, leveraging its international reputation, credibility, and recognition....

Montana Invasive Species Council Hosts Quarterly Meeting In Trout Creek

The Montana Invasive Species Council (MISC) will host its next council meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Fish Hatchery near Fort Peck. Guest speakers will present information about the...

Nine things to watch — and one not to watch — on this year’s local Montana government ballots

Municipal ballots giving voters across Montana the chance to pick their next batch of mayors, councilors and commissioners will soon begin arriving in mailboxes in advance of this year’s local Election Day, Nov. 4. City and town races, held in odd...

Data centers are booming. But there are big energy and environmental risks

Google recently courted the township of Franklin, Ind., so that it could construct a giant campus to house the computer hardware that powers its internet business. But the company needed to rezone more than 450 acres in the Indianapolis suburb,...

Montana FWP Considers Beaver Transplant EA

(HELENA) – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is considering a new program that would provide guidance on how beavers can be transplanted in appropriate areas and ecosystems across the state. In Montana, beavers can help improve riparian and wetland...

The States’ Perilous Addiction to Money From Washington

In 1998, Louisiana’s legislature added a sovereignty clause to the state’s constitution that promises its citizens “the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves as a free and sovereign state.” The constitutions of New Hampshire and...

Will Libby Mine Approval End Up in Montana Court?

If Helca Mining proceeds with plans to develop the "Libby Exploration Project", previously known as the Montanore Mine, company officials have said all activity will be confined to the company's property at the headwaters of Libby Creek in...