Why two Libby asbestos victims may never receive an $8 million judgment
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In the aftermath of one cancer doctor, patients and families search for answers聽
An investigation into longtime Helena oncologist Thomas Weiner sparked concerns about past medical care. But Montana鈥檚 routes to accountability are often stacked with obstacles.
The Year of the Wolves
Thirty years ago, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Today, the people who made it happen remember the mayhem and magic of one of the 20th century鈥檚 most controversial acts of ecosystem management.
The Shelter Gap
A three-part series examining barriers to buying, renting and building homes on reservation land and highlighting the community benefits of secure 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.
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Four Democratic Socialists on Missoula ballot as political movement aims to expand Montana presence聽
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A guide to the 2025 Helena ballot
Montana State Prison pipe leaks create crisis and prompt broad water system overhaul聽
Troopers secure 10.5% raise, considered joining national police union during the bargaining process
Judge dismisses federal lawsuit from young climate activists
A federal judge in Montana has dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive orders promoting fossil fuels. The activists claimed the orders will worsen global warming, threatening their lives and violating their constitutional rights. Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice and more than a dozen states urged鈥
A guide to the 2025 Great Falls ballot
This is an all-mail municipal election that features races for Great Falls mayor and two city commissioner positions. The ballot will also allow voters to choose whether fireworks will be banned within city limits 鈥 even on the July 4 holiday.
EPA clears Montana鈥檚 environmental regulator to loosen water quality standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 decision to allow House Bill 664 to stand marks a reversal from the administration鈥檚 approach to water quality-loosening efforts under former president Joe Biden.
Cascade County inks new contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, though deal maintains status quo
The resolution cements a rate of $115 per detainee, per day, which has been the rate paid since 2021 under a contract to house immigration detainees, many of whom were initially arrested by CBP. This new resolution formalizes a new payment method as part of that 2021 contract.
In the race for Helena mayor, it’s a policy wonk versus a man about town
Emily Dean has campaigned on her commitment to master the details of wonky city policy. Andy Shirtliff has stressed his devotion to what he calls 鈥渟howing up,鈥 attending a wide array of community events to build a bridge between local government and the public.
Feds say no to company鈥檚 massive coal bid in Montana
Federal officials have rejected a company鈥檚 bid to acquire 167 million tons of coal on public lands in Montana for less than a penny per ton. It would have been the biggest U.S. government coal sale in more than a decade. The failed bid underscores a continued low appetite for coal among electric utilities that鈥
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