Federal officials are trying to come up with a guide to determine where recreation and timber harvesting and other uses can occur on nearly 3 million acres of the newly combined Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.
A bill that would make the American bison the “national mammal” is making its way through the U.S. Congress with rare bi-partisan support.
Montana regulators have approved a land deal that will help Milltown State Park in Missoula expand to the confluence of the Blackfoot and Clark Fork rivers.
The Montana State Parks and Recreation Board is asking Fish, Wildlife and Parks director Jeff Hagener to put together a committee to explore what to do with 16 state parks that have limits on them because they were purchased in part with federal dollars.
The Missoula County Treasurer is assuring taxpayers that their identities have not been compromised after about 11,000 people got tax notices along with the names and email addresses of the other people who requested to be notified when their taxes are due.
Officials from the Wyoming Attorney General's Office are holding a conference call Monday with officials in Montana to discuss a solution to an ongoing conflict over water rights along the Tongue River.