After brother’s suicide, Blackfeet sisters are creating a horse-based alternative to talk therapy
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Missoula’s domestic violence shelter strapped for space as housing crunch persists
Cascade County inmates positive for hepatitis C after being served blood-contaminated food, lawsuit contends
‘It took us by surprise’: Rapidly rising floodwaters, a 1 a.m. wakeup and washed out bridges in Libby
How Libby-area flooding could affect historic Superfund site
After heavy rains flood Libby and wash out bridges and roads, more moisture is on the way
Gianforte, required to ‘reside’ in Helena, claims homestead tax exemption for Bozeman property
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Atmospheric river drives flooding in northwest Montana
Warm temperatures and an “atmospheric river” of precipitation that flowed into northwestern Montana have generated a state of emergency in Montana’s northwesternmost county, Lincoln, as local waterways run unseasonably high.
Montana Supreme Court says attorney general overstepped in rewriting ballot language on nonpartisan court races
Montana’s attorney general went too far in revising the language for a proposed ballot initiative calling for nonpartisan court races, the state’s high court ruled. For the second time in a month, Montana Supreme Court justices ruled that Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a Republican, needlessly amended initiative ballot language pertaining to the state’s nonpartisan judicial elections.
Court hears arguments for British man who arrived in U.S. as a teen, faces deportation as an adult
Dakota Wheeler, 26, is engaged to a woman who is expecting their child in the spring. He’s fighting his deportation order in court.
Held v. Montana plaintiffs sue state over bills passed by the 2025 Legislature
Thirteen plaintiffs who successfully challenged Montana’s energy-permitting policies in Held v. Montana are now asking the state Supreme Court to weigh in on a trio of climate- and environmental review-related bills state lawmakers passed in 2025. The plaintiffs argue that the challenged bills don’t uphold their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment,” which courts have interpreted to include a “stable climate system.”
Montana libraries can be open fewer hours. Dozens aren’t happy about the change.
Montana State Library Commission members in favor of the change believe it would empower libraries to improve their online resources, enable rural libraries to adapt to their communities’ needs and introduce flexibility at a time when library visitation is on the decline. Local libraries worry that local officials will cite the reduced minimum number of hours as justification for cutting public funding.
Did reintroducing wolves in Yellowstone somehow save the park’s aspen trees?
Claims that wolves have rescued Yellowstone National Park aspen trees through a ‘trophic cascade’ oversimplify a complex story.
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The Shelter Gap
Housing insecurity touches almost everyone in tribal communities in Montana. Its causes and consequences are deep-rooted, confoundingly complex, and often overlooked. The Shelter Gap documents Indian Country’s housing crisis, investigates the root causes of chronic housing shortages on reservation land, and highlights what’s possible when residents achieve stable housing.
Political headwinds turn against wind farms in southeast Montana
When landowners in southeast Montana leased their property for wind turbines, they had high hopes the projects would help sustain their personal pocketbooks and community economies. That was before President Donald Trump put terms favoring renewable energy development on pause and their neighbors started lobbying county governments to sandbag wind energy development with zoning.
Why two Libby asbestos victims may never receive an $8 million judgment
In a court appearance before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, attorneys for BNSF Railway are expected to push to reverse a 2024 jury verdict stemming from Libby’s asbestos contamination, arguing that the company didn’t know it was transporting hazardous materials. In court filings, BNSF has also said it is protected by a federal law that requires railroad companies to carry products across state lines.