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‘I love a challenge’: New head of Montana Democrats sees opportunity, not crisis

As Montana Democrats look to regain ground in a state now run by Republicans but once known for its stubborn purple streak, they’ve put their faith in a former small town mayor and campaign operative from Pennsylvania to steer the party into its next chapter. There’s not a

Montana dude ranch seeks water lease for its members-only golf course under new law

The Crazy Mountain Ranch’s proposal to use new legislation to lease water to itself to irrigate an 18-hole and 3-par golf course has gained initial approval from the state. The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation posted its decision on Feb. 19. That started the clock ticking

Former Bitterroot assisted living facility staffer accused of felony elder exploitation

A Darby man is accused of taking $16,000 from a nursing home resident while he was employed at a Bitterroot assisted living facility. 23-year-old Trevor Anthony Robert Hudson was charged with two felony counts of exploitation of an older or incapacitated person in Ravalli County Justice Court

'Old-school newspaperman': Montana Standard reporter Mike Smith remembered for getting it right

Mike Smith, a reporter at The Montana Standard, died Tuesday morning in Butte

Conservation in the Classroom: Teller Wildlife Refuge creating curriculum for schools

Conservation in the Classroom: Teller Wildlife Refuge creating curriculum for schools

Two sandhill cranes warble while passing over over Teller Wildlife Refuge in Corvallis on Tuesday morning as the new education program manager for the refuge, Sarah Daman, is starting her day. Daman was hired a month ago to help bridge a gap between Teller Wildlife Refuge and the school systems

Wyoming company's proposal shows 645-mile pipeline coming for Eastern Montana

A Wyoming-based pipeline company recently filed a proposal with Montana regulators to move over half a million barrels of oil a day across Eastern Montana in what is being called a revival of the long-controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Late last month, Bridger Pipeline of Casper filed the proposal

'Community first, pickleball second': Commercial development coming to Billings

Grant and Jessie Scelzi see a gap for residents on Billings’ far West End, and they’re taking the development plunge to fill it. After Billings City Council’s final 9-1 approval in late January, the Copper Farms commercial development is set to begin construction this summer on land