The Environmental Protection Agency last month proposed to increase cleanup of residential lead contamination in Butte.

The Montana Food Bank Network, already facing through-the-roof demand for its services, is now seeing more need for holiday food assistance.

Railroads helped build the state we know today. Now, rail travel has all but disappeared in Montana, and many unused lines are going dormant or being abandoned. What happens to them next?

Two billion pounds of pumpkins are grown in the United States every fall. As gourds are swapped out for garlands, many pumpkins end up in landfill, where their decomposition drives up planet warming emissions. Montana Public Radio’s Ellis Juhlin reports on a solution to keep pumpkins out of landfills.

Montana lawmakers took the first step in creating the state’s budget Monday by considering projected revenue over the next few years.

Montana abortion providers will not be subject to new, stringent regulations adopted by the state health department. A judge blocked the rules while a lawsuit plays out. Two Montana clinics sued the state, saying they’ve been singled out for stricter regulation as abortion providers.

Medicare open enrollment has begun, and Montana medical providers want seniors to understand the tradeoffs that come with Medicare Advantage plans run by private insurance companies.

A federal grand jury in Utah this month brought more charges against an entrepreneur with ties to a proposed multi-million-dollar retail and condo project in Missoula. Aaron Wagner has now been indicted on 16 counts.

Browning’s VA clinic will reopen its doors to veterans on Nov. 19 after being closed for more than four years; The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation this week started the first in a series of pile burning operations in western Montana; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks director Dustin Temple is retiring after two decades at the agency.

Montana’s expensive housing market poses particular challenges to senior citizens who live on a fixed income and need a space they can age in. Locals in Park County are hoping to build more housing options that seniors can afford.