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Waterworks Ridge leash rule aims to protect rare Missoula plant

Waterworks Ridge leash rule aims to protect rare Missoula plant

Missoula, Montana — Missoula, Montana Parks and Recreation has announced a temporary leash requirement on the Waterworks Ridge Trail to help protect Missoula Phlox and other sensitive cushion plants during the spring season. In a Facebook post, Missoula Parks and Recreation said Missoula Phlox is a globally rare native plant found

Missoula property owner sued over disc golf course, camping operation

An apparent neighborly feud between two landowners west of Missoula spurred a lawsuit recently over one of the neighbor's disc golf courses, people camping and vehicle traffic. The lawsuit, filed on Feb. 17, argues the growing recreation uses on Brad Isbell's property violates the area'

Montana paid millions to organizations associated with politically connected couple

A high-profile Republican political consultant and his wife, an attorney closely associated with the state’s Department of Justice, have close ties with Western Media Partners, a company that has received more than $1.7 million from the state since 2022, records show. Secretary of State documents list Emily

Fire off I-90 in Missoula County contained, burn warning issued

Fire off I-90 in Missoula County contained, burn warning issued

MISSOULA COUNTY, Mont. – Frenchtown rural and Superior volunteer firefighters responded to a wildland fire off I-90 near mile marker 65 on Thursday. The Frenchtown Rural Fire District shared a report about the fire and said crews were able to contain it before it spread to nearby forest lands. “Even

Bozeman area residents may see smoke from planned DNRC burn

Bozeman area residents may see smoke from planned DNRC burn

BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Montana DNRC Bozeman Unit is conducting prescribed burns near the Flying D Ranch off US-191, southwest of Bozeman. The agency said people in Gallatin and Madison counties should expect to see smoke that could settle into nearby valleys overnight. The agency urged residents not to call

Debate grows over Sheep Creek rare earth project in the Bitterroot

Debate grows over Sheep Creek rare earth project in the Bitterroot

MONTANA— A proposed rare earth exploration project in the Bitterroot drew sharp debate as supporters and critics weighed what it could mean for the area’s future. The project would be in the Sheep Creek area near the headwaters of the West Fork of the Bitterroot River. A map shown

State paid millions to organizations associated with politically-connected couple

A high-profile Republican political consultant and his wife, an attorney closely associated with the state’s Department of Justice, have close ties with Western Media Partners, a company that has received more than $1.7 million from the state since 2022, records show. Secretary of State documents list Emily