On today's morning newscast: counties across western Montana today imposed Stage 1 Fire Restrictions effective this Friday morning at 12:01 a.m.
Authorities say firefighters expect to contain a grass fire that spread quickly outside of Browning.
The U.S. Forest Service’s Jennifer Rankowski says the Glacier Rim Fire is currently at 85 acres and 30 percent contained.
At least seven new lighting-caused fires on the Bitterroot National Forest are small and manageable thanks to quick initial attack by fire crews.
Ninety-three new laws take effect in Montana today, including one urging public school employees to complete two hours of suicide awareness training every five years.
Starting July 1, Whitefish city resort tax will increase 1 percent as a result of a vote of city taxpayers last April.
Montana Senator Steve Daines toured a beetle-infested area of the Helena National Forest today and praised a joint federal-state effort to reduce fire danger.
A wildlife official says the drought has dried up berry crops and pushed black bears searching for food closer to Missoula.
A national science panel is conducting a broad review of a livestock disease that has afflicted large numbers of elk and bison in the Yellowstone region of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.