Montana's commissioner of political practices has dismissed a claim that a Republican political action committee illegally coordinated with Attorney General Tim Fox during his 2012 campaign.
The threatened Canada lynx was given more protection this week in a settlement that will put greater restrictions on trapping in some parts of Montana.
Superintendent Dan Wenk announced yesterday that Pete Webster is Yellowstone's 17th chief ranger in the nearly 100 years the park has been managed by the National Park Service.
A federal judge in Great Falls is considering whether tribal officials need to comply with subpoenas demanding access to tribal documents or if tribes are immune from court orders to produce evidence because they are sovereign nations.