A Montana judge has chastised state environmental regulators over a mine exploration project near Yellowstone National Park.
The state Board of Regents is asking the state for an additional $14.6 million in its next two-year budget so increased costs aren't completely passed on to students.
Glacier National Park opened another section of Going-To-The-Sun Road to car traffic today.
A central Montana rancher shot a wolf-like animal after it was spotted in a pasture with livestock, but a closer look prompted state wildlife officials to take DNA samples to determine what type of animal it was.
Several big coal mines in Montana and Wyoming are projected to close within the next two decades.
Yellowstone County officials are preparing for potential flooding on the Yellowstone River as heavy rains are expected to move into south-central Montana late Saturday and Sunday into Monday.
