In eastern Montana, Bridger Pipeline carries both promise and risk
With ranching a gamble and Keystone canceled, many landowners see proposed tar sands pipeline as a safe bet.
Crow Legislature rejects bill to expand enrollment
Supporters argued that the change to blood quantum standards was needed to ensure the continued existence of the tribe. Opponents expressed concern over straining federal funding.
2026 ELECTION COVERAGE
Aaron Flint’s fighting form
The Republican House candidate says Montana is under threat. After years of ‘fighting behind the microphone,’ he’s asking voters to send him to Washington swinging.
Trump rallies for Flint in Kalispell
The president, on tour to motivate voter turnout in hotly contested midterm elections, praised candidate Aaron Flint and bashed his Democratic opponent.
Can a working-class pitch notch a Western Montana win for Democrats?
U.S. House candidate Sam Forstag’s economic appeal is equal parts labor, healthcare, tax reform and blue-collar grit.
Federal appeals court weighs future of wolf protections
Ninth Circuit hearing could determine whether feds reconsider Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and across the West
MoJo Book Club: Will Wright’s ‘Borders of Biodiversity’
‘How Gray Wolves, Monarch Butterflies, and Giant Sequoias Transformed Large Landscape Conservation’ explores transcontinental conservation efforts and the barriers separating wildlife movement.
Tweak to Endangered Species Act could allow widespread development
Trump officials tout ‘harm’ change to unleash energy agenda, as critics warn it could unravel 50 years of ecological recovery
MORE NEWS
Elk hunter days and harvests, by region
Southwestern Montana recorded the most hunter days in the most recent data, while southeastern Montana had the most elk harvested per hunter day.
Judge gives state green light to start work on Laurel psychiatric facility
The lawsuit is far from over. Laurel residents are asking the judge to stop the project again, saying state officials haven’t resolved the water supply problems that further development would create.
EDITORS’ PICKS
Can Montanans be persuaded by Seth Bodnar’s anti-partisan platform?
The independent candidate needs support across — and between — ideological lines to become the state’s first independent U.S. senator.
On the Record: Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter
Heading unopposed into the fall election, Slaughter talks immigration enforcement, career aspirations and school resource officers.
Two PSC districts on Montana ballot: Meet the candidates
Public Service Commission candidates say they’re vying for office to regulate monopolies


