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Thousands in northwest Montana lose power as windstorm batters the state

A windstorm battered western Montana on Thursday morning, leaving more than 3,000 households and businesses without power in Flathead and Lincoln counties. As of Thursday afternoon, nearly 2,000 customers were without power in communities near Libby, according to the Flathead Electric Cooperative. Hundreds more were affected by outages

Montana-based challenge to Trump climate policies heads to appeals court

As they bring their latest Montana climate case before a federal appeals court, environmental attorneys are hoping to pull their challenge to federal climate policies out from the shadow cast by their failed attempt a decade earlier. Our Children’s Trust is one of the groups representing Livingston resident Eva

Guide to Held v. Montana: A landmark climate case

A landmark court case decided in 2023, known as Held v. Montana, has drastically reshaped how the state's policies attempt to address greenhouse gas emissions, climate change and the resulting impacts on the state's residents. What follows is a brief guide to the Held case and

Prosecutor's motion to strike filing containing AI language

UPDATED: Body of missing Missoula mountain climber found

Search and rescue crews found the body of a Missoula mountain climber who had been missing since Sunday south of Hamilton, according to Ravalli County Sheriff's Office. Jeffrey McGowan, 30, was found Tuesday evening in the area near Sleeping Child Creek, on the east side of the Bitterroot

Ferocious gusts batter Montana, snapping trees and shuttering services

A door blown off its hinges in Pablo, roofs ripped off in Cut Bank, multiple 18-wheelers tossed onto their sides in the middle of major roadways across Montana. Those are just a few examples of the consequences of the windstorm that ripped across the state Wednesday. According to PowerOutage.

Western Montana windstorm leaves thousands without power

High winds blasted western Montana on Wednesday, leaving thousands without power, knocking down trees and leaving wreckage across the region. The National Weather Service forecasted widespread damaging winds to last through Wednesday morning throughout the region. Wind gusts exceeding 60 mph were recorded in Missoula and other valleys, while downed