Grizzly bear deaths in GYE climb to modern record high for third straight year
Grizzlies killed for harming livestock and bears that died from accidental causes like vehicle strikes contributed to the record. Illegal killings and natural deaths spiked as well.
Confusion remains over ballot requirement after secretary of state’s guidance
Voting rights advocates criticize state advisory that warned of ‘historically high’ ballot rejection rates.
2026 ELECTION COVERAGE
Judging the president’s diesel-price play
How Trump’s concessions to Russia, and the costs to Ukraine, are landing with Montana’s federal delegation and congressional candidates.
Initiative to curb corporate spending draws pushback from privacy-promoting nonprofit
Supporters of I-194 say election spending should be transparent. A nonprofit advocating donor privacy disagrees.
With midterms looming, Vice President JD Vance rallies Montana Republicans in Belgrade
Incumbent Montana officeholders warned of a national dystopia if Democrats win control of Congress in November.
As Montana’s rifle season opens, wolf harvest climbs
The number of wolves being killed is increasing as Montana’s general rifle season gets underway. Officials say it’s because most wolf hunters are opportunistic.
‘Harm Me Not’: Cooke City’s timeless poetic portal
Inside a Yellowstone gateway town’s colorful, artistic, outlaw past through centuries-old words etched into a lodgepole signpost.
The Trump administration is gutting the ESA. These six species show what’s at stake.
Hundreds of imperiled species, including whitebark pine trees, grizzly bears and western bumble bees, could face greater threats from industry and development.
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Blood quantum, lineal descent and beyond: How do tribes define citizenship?
Federal agents once assigned Indigenous people fractional amounts of ‘Indian blood.’ Today, tribes are reckoning with the metric’s shortcomings as a definition of identity.
With a loss of federal climate dollars, Missoula nonprofit seeks to bridge the gap
The Climate Catalyst Fund provides gap funding for projects that lower carbon pollution.
EDITORS’ PICKS
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.
How Montana’s federal campaigns are funded
Montana donors lead personal contributions, but PACs and congressional campaign committees are key contributors.
Charges filed in Cascade County over forged voter signatures
The suspect, who runs a firm called Sun Belt Strategies, remains at large.
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Libertarian Senate candidate’s ‘pet of society’ remark draws backlash
Kyle Austin’s comments at a candidate forum in Billings prompted a political attack and criticism from the forum’s host and tribal community members.
Hospital beds for the nation’s sickest kids are disappearing
In the past year alone, hospitals have closed pediatric intensive care units for critically ill kids in Montana, Oregon, and Missouri.
Yellowstone County signs deal for data center developer to pay road costs
Big Sky Digital Infrastructure’s project south of Broadview will use five miles of public roads to haul heavy equipment over the next several months.
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