Governor Gianforte Promotes Montana Commodities and Industries in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea – Governor Greg Gianforte today met with Korean business leaders, government officials, and U.S. diplomatic partners to promote Montana’s high-quality commodities, natural resources, and emerging industries, expanding economic...

Thousands of Montana hunters prepare for general big game season opener

As Montana's general big game hunting season opens Saturday, thousands of hunters will hit the roads early morning, creating increased traffic as they head to their hunting spots. The season runs through Sunday, Nov. 30. For Fish, Wildlife & Parks...

Montana Ag Network: Blackfoot Valley ranchers destock amid drought

POTOMAC — This year, the Blackfoot River set multiple records for low flows, compounding another year of drought. The impacts rippled throughout the valley. Ranchers, like Denny Iverson, were short hay and sold off cattle to cope. “It just didn't...

WalletHub's New Safest Cities List Includes Two Montana Cities

Safest Cities In America 2025 When we think of the safest places to live, most people would assume you're talking about low levels of crime. While low crime is important, it's only one part of what makes up a town's safety rating. Safety Means...

Snowmobile Trails In Montana Set To Open December 1, 2025

We've only had a small taste of snow for the upcoming 2025/2026 winter season in Montana. It won't be long before the mountains will be white along with our knuckles from having to drive on crappy roads to work and home. via GIPHY It also means...

‘Absolutely appalling’: How leftists puppet children for climate lawfare schemes

Greta Thunberg (Photo by Frankie Fouganthin courtesy Wikimedia Commons) An environmental lawfare group that represents children and uses tactics some critics argue amount to “brainwashing” and “indoctrination” has drawn scrutiny for the way it...

Rail conductor’s death investigated after he was hit and killed by train in Montana

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Should We Edit Nature to Help It Survive Climate Change?

A recent article in Noema magazines explores the issues in "editing nature to fix our failures." "It turns out playing God is neither difficult nor expensive," the article points out. "For about $2,000, I can go online and order a decent...

Kalispell poised to transfer Central School to Northwest Montana History Museum

The Kalispell City Council will decide whether to hand over the Central School building to the Northwest Montana History Museum at tonight's meeting. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in City Hall, 201 First Ave. E. The municipality has leased the...

University of Arkansas student activists seek spot on ballot for clean-environment amendment

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Four University of Arkansas students are attempting something usually reserved for cash-rich political campaigns. The group of environmental conscience college...

PM asks Montana governor to take interest in U.S. visa system improvement

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with Gov. Greg Gianforte of the U.S. state of Montana on Monday and asked that he take an interest in the issue of improving the U.S. visa system, Kim's office said. Kim...

PM asks Montana governor to take interest in US visa system improvement

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with Gov. Greg Gianforte of the U.S. state of Montana on Monday and asked that he take an interest in the issue of improving the U.S. visa system, Kim's office said. Kim made the request during their meeting at the...

Trade minister meets economic delegation from Montana on potential cooperation

Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with a visiting economic delegation from the northwestern U.S. state of Montana on Monday to discuss ways to bolster bilateral cooperation in energy, manufacturing and supply chains, Yeo's office said. Yeo...

Land conserved between Libby and Kalispell

State officials voted 4-1 to seal more than 53,000 acres of land in the Cabinet Mountains under the terms of a perpetual conservation easement during a Montana Land Board meeting Monday. The Oct. 20 vote signaled the final hurdle in a years-long...

Smart Flood Maps Are Sinking Development Dreams

Livingston, Montana thought it had won big. The town had successfully redrawn FEMA’s high-risk flood maps. No more tough building restrictions. No more expensive flood insurance. But then 2022 happened. A massive flood swept through the town,...

Weather Rookie: Kaysen (October 22, 2025)

Every Thursday on "Montana This Morning," we feature a Weather Rookie - letting a young person take control of delivering the forecast - today's weather rookie is Kaysen! Watch the video below to see him deliver the weather forecast. Weather...

Sacred Waters Brewing partners with Flathead Rivers Alliance for environmental conservation

KALISPELL — Sacred Waters Brewing brings good beer and food to the table, but another cause is on tap. "We have always been about promoting our wilderness and wild and scenic rivers. It's a big part of the brand, a big part of the brewery, and...

"The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels."

"Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits." "More than 700,000 federal employees have been sidelined and thousands more are at risk of being fired as...

746 Pallo Trail

Price Improvement - Nestled within the prestigious Stock Farm Club, this handcrafted Rocky Mountain log home offers the ultimate in Montana luxury living. Perfectly situated on over an acre of well maintained woodland, the turn key residence...

Montana's wolf management strategy caught in legal tug-of-war

Two weeks after the Outdoor Heritage Coalition and a pair of Republican lawmakers sued the state for doing too little to reduce Montana’s wolf population, a coalition of conservation groups on Wednesday made the opposite argument before a...