Lee Enterprises acquires Great Falls Tribune from USA Today Co.
Lee, Montana’s biggest newspaper company, will grow its footprint to nearly all of the state’s major markets with the acquisition.
Staving off development, Madison County passes first citizen-initiated zoning districts
County commissioners passed effort unanimously after three-year campaign by local organizers.
Montana drops bison lawsuit against Yellowstone National Park
Motion to dismiss ends nearly two years of litigation, renewed tension over who gets a say in bison management
‘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.
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State committee votes to replace Capitol’s iconic ‘Montana’ statue
Officials say that the statue has sustained extensive damage and that repairs are ‘infeasible.’
Cost of living leads Montana voter concerns in new poll
MTFP-Rutgers Eagleton poll finds voter agreement on pocketbook issues, but wide partisan splits on immigration and environment.
Supreme Court puts Butte’s data center initiative back on the ballot
Butte-Silver Bow County said it intends to comply, but is unsure how.
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Bears are ‘spinning out’ in southern Montana. Wildlife managers are at their wit’s end.
Amid a record-breaking year of Western bear-human conflict, the historically tolerant Red Lodge community is grappling with conflicting views on how to live with the species — and whether a ‘fed bear’ really should be a ‘dead bear.’
‘Where they belong’: Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes bring home the remains of three members
The emotional repatriation of Christine Redstone, Peter Howe and Richard Morgan marked the end of a 136-year separation.
On the Record: Billings Police Chief Rich St. John says goodbye after 45 years of law enforcement
Retiring after 45 years, Billings’ longtime top cop talks about the importance of proactive policing, second chances and public accountability.
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Meet the Flathead Valley judges squaring off for a state Supreme Court seat
Amy Eddy and Dan Wilson are competing in a nonpartisan — but increasingly politicized — race for the state’s highest court.
Most Montanans say state is on ‘wrong track,’ poll shows
New Montana Free Press-Rutgers Eagleton Poll shows voter concern over state’s direction, partisan divide regarding elected officials.
Billings man with gun resumes ‘patrolling’ near elementary school
Parents of frightened Broadwater Elementary School students urge district officials to take action.
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