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3 takeaways from the Gazette's reporting on the planned data center for Yellowstone County

On July 1, NorthWestern Energy sent an email that has since set off several filled community meetings and bipartisan outcries over what might be soon to come in a data center in Yellowstone County. The email was NorthWestern's non-binding letter of intent to provide power up to

Yellowstone National Park wolf population declined in 2025

Yellowstone National Park’s wolf population has declined from last year, according Yellowstone Wolf Project’s lead biologist Dan Stahler. The official count came to 84 wolves in eight packs. That’s down from 108 wolves in nine packs at the end of 2024. The group’s annual report, providing

He's 85 and on a mission to document Montana wolverines. Meet Butte's Don Heffington.

One palatable plan for exiting the land of the living would involve a steep snowfield stumble and a life-snuffing descent — all yielding a buffet for scavenging wolverines. Don Heffington, 85, proposed that scenario with a wry smile. Not a bad way to go. The Butte resident admires the stalwart,

How this week's ‘seismic’ shift in Montana Republican politics came together

Jeff Essmann, a pillar of Montana Republican politics who was first elected to office in 1978, said that the political shake-up that hit Montana this week was unlike anything he’d ever seen before. Essmann, whose career has included stints as president of the state Senate and chair of

Billings man charged after pursuit that ended with teen's death

A Billings man is accused of leading law enforcement on a chase that ended with a wreck that killed a teenage boy. Hayden Michael Reyes pleaded not guilty earlier this week in Yellowstone County District Court to three counts of criminal endangerment and one count of aggravated fleeing from police.

Yellowstone County asking voters for $175 million to fund jail expansion

Pending approval from voters in November, the Yellowstone County Detention Center may undergo a significant — and expensive — expansion. The county is planning to put forward a $175 million bond and an annual $20 million operational levy, as required by law, to finance a 320-bed jail expansion, Yellowstone County Attorney

Broadview data center leadership face questions from locals on power, water and cost

In college amphitheaters, community centers and even church pews, Yellowstone County residents have been learning more about the data center that might be their new neighbor. At Rocky Mountain College’s nearly 200-seat amphitheater, people had to be turned away as seats filled. At the Broadview Community Center meeting,