Montana
Monday, July 1, 2024
After 83-year-old gored in Yellowstone, wildlife experts warn bison 'not in a zoo'
Wildlife experts are warning people not to get too close to the animals in national parks as the summer travel season heats up. Overeager tourists …
Montana feels effects of California 'price gouging'
California joined a dozen other states across the U.S. either banning or regulating the use of gestation crates to raise livestock and a ballot …
'Death by a thousand cuts' for Bozeman's low-income renters
A group formed to fight for the rights of Bozeman's lower-income renters is pushing for mandatory legal assistance for people facing eviction…
Judge set to rule on massive MT logging project
A federal judge in Montana is holding a hearing next Tuesday on a motion for an injunction against the Pintler Face logging and burning project on Bea…
MT groups fight to preserve new BLM oil and gas rule
Montana groups are working to save a new Bureau of Land Management rule about oil and gas leasing on public lands. They have hand-delivered a …
Rural MT emissions up in the air
While only 18% of Americans live in rural areas, they produce more than a third of the nation's emissions. Nearly half of Montana's population is …
Report: MT kids face poverty, lack reading and math proficiency
New data show Montana ranks 20th for the overall well-being of its children. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's "Kids Count Data Book" reported the …
Report: Popular MT restaurants 'lag' in banning gestation crates
A prominent animal-safety group is calling on restaurants to do more to ban the use of animal gestation crates where livestock and poultry are grown f…
MT goes live with online tool for Indigenous voters
Indigenous leaders in Montana have announced the release of an online tool to help Native voters learn about the issues and candidates on the ballot…
MT's young, rural voters in spotlight
Get-out-the-vote advocates in Montana are spending more time and money than ever to get young people educated about the elections and get them to the …
VA needs more volunteer drivers in rural Montana
The Department of Veterans Affairs is warning that rural America is in drastic need of volunteer drivers to help get vets to medical appointments…
Marijuana revenue veto override fails as critics claim 'judicial overreach'
Montana constitutional experts say the state Supreme Court did the right thing by providing lawmakers a chance to override the governor's veto of a po…