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Blow-darting birds: Pigeon shootings at Livingston underpass spark copycat concerns

LIVINGSTON — At least two pigeons are deceased after being impaled and left with spear-like darts in them at the Livingston B Street railroad underpass, according to eyewitnesses. Reports called in to the Livingston Police Department allege teens are blow-darting pigeons roosting in the underpass. No suspects were apprehended

Checks mates: Zinke presents $1M+ to Gallatin, Beaverhead county sheriffs

Republican Montana U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke touted $1,107,000 in federal funding for Gallatin and Beaverhead County law enforcement during a Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office visit on Friday. The visit occurred two weeks after Zinke announced his retirement from Congress at the end of 2026 due to

Politics over breakfast: Trump-endorsed House candidate Aaron Flint talks issues

Conservative firebrand Aaron Flint likes his coffee Americano — with a splash of whole milk and some sugar free vanilla. The Chronicle caught up with Flint over a sausage patty and two eggs over easy at Jam, when the brunch restaurant opened before dawn at 7 a.m. Friday. A man

Wading through troubled waters: As Simms brand takes a hit nationally, fishing guides still laud quality

If select Simms waders from the Bozeman production floor are still cut, stitched, hand-assembled, rigorously tested and widely praised for quality, why are some Montana fly shops dropping the brand? Skwala, a seven-person Bozeman company that marked its four-year anniversary in March, has in some cases literally

Hinkle brothers shrug off tensions with Jennifer Carlson over vaccine bills as Caleb eyes Senate

Hinkle brothers shrug off tensions with Jennifer Carlson over vaccine bills as Caleb eyes Senate

Bad blood from battling vaccine bills? Brothers and Reps. Caleb Hinkle, HD 68, and Jedediah Hinkle, HD 67, have a different perspective than Jennifer Carlson, a fellow Republican who is running for Caleb's House seat. Once facing a fight against incumbent Caleb Hinkle, Carlson faces a new primary

Deadline day: Democratic candidate field gathers at courthouse for final filing

The election table is set and Gallatin County candidates are hungry for November. Newcomer Democratic candidates joined incumbents at the Gallatin County Courthouse on Wednesday for the final filing day, blending fresh ambition with familiar contenders who are intent on continuing to represent their constituents. “I literally just (filed) for

Eyes on the mines: Burgum, Zinke tout tariffs and mining in visit to Butte

BUTTE — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Rep. Ryan Zinke are touting tariffs as the solution to bringing back Montana mining. Burgum and Zinke discussed where Montana fits in the global mineral trade after touring the Lance College of Mines and Engineering at Montana Tech University in