Land managers are asking Montanans to be extra vigilant about fire safety heading into the long Independence Day weekend.

Montana officials and the federal government have agreed to co-manage a section of national forest lands.

People have lived in Big Sky Country for a little more than 10,000 years. But living things creeped and crawled and swam around here for hundreds of millions of years before then. A Big Why listener wanted to know when life showed up in the place we now call Montana.

Montana’s U.S. Senators backed President Donald Trump’s colossal tax and spending bill in a razor-thin vote July 1. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” has passed the Senate.

Fire crews are getting the upper hand on a stubborn wildfire that’s burned south of MacDonald Pass for the past couple of weeks. The Jericho Mountain fire is now listed as 89% contained.

The Montana Department of Revenue is mailing property classification and appraisal notices. This information is used by county treasurers to determine property taxes owed for this year and next.

$21 million in opioid settlement money is flowing into Montana communities, and the Meth Project is getting some of that funding. But, drug prevention experts say the program isn’t backed by evidence.

Wildlife officials create new CWD management zone in Flathead;

Memorial plans for former Montana Congressman Pat Williams are set and open to the public. Williams passed away Wednesday.

The head of Montana’s education department was cited for driving under the influence last weekend