Dana Christensen

A judge has ruled in favor of wildlife advocacy groups in a legal battle over the lethal removal of grizzly bears. The judge found the federal agency failed to adequately assess how its actions harm grizzly recovery.

A homeless shelter in Kalispell has reopened its doors after the city shut it down earlier this year. A judge ruled that the shelter can operate while the court case over the city’s actions plays out.

Two federal agencies are appealing a recent court decision over how roads affect threatened species like grizzly bears.

A federal district court has found that agencies did not fully consider the impact roads have on wildlife when drafting management plans for the Flathead National Forest.

BNSF Railway is appealing a recent jury trial that awarded two families $4 million each for health issues stemming from asbestos contamination. The appeal has put another trial on hold.

President Biden nominates a CSKT attorney to fill a federal judgeship; Federal regulators enact new air quality standards for coal-fired power plants; Feds finalize a plan to re-establish grizzly bears in the Northern Cascades in Washington.

News briefs: A trout population study, noise pollution inside Glacier National Park, UM wins discrimination case.

A Kalispell man convicted for threatening to kill Montana’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has been sentenced.

A district court judge has ruled several areas managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the Rockies have harmed grizzly bear populations and recovery efforts.

A federal judge halted a logging project in northwest Montana on Monday. The court says federal officials didn’t properly evaluate whether the project would harm threatened grizzly bears and Canada lynx.