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13 Bison Die After Being Struck by Truck Near Yellowstone National Park
Thirteen bison were killed or had to be euthanized after they were struck by a semi-truck involved in an accident with two other vehicles on a dark Montana highway just outside Yellowstone National Park.
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Siding With Public Health, Judge Rejects Vaccine Choice Law in Health Care Settings
A federal judge says a person’s choice to decline vaccinations does not outweigh public health and safety requirements in medical settings. US. District Court Judge Donald Molloy on Friday permanently blocked a section of a law that said it was discriminatory for most employers to require workers to be vaccinated against communicable diseases. Montana’s legislature passed the first-in-the-nation law in...
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Northern Lights Seen Above Washington State, Montana
The northern lights danced across the skies of Washington state and Montana over the weekend.
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Driver Rams Pickup Into Family Visiting Montana, Fatally Shoots Toddler and Her Father
A man drove his pickup truck into a New York family as they walked in a tourist village bordering Glacier National Park and opened fire with a shotgun, killing a man and toddler.
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6 People Die After Storm Causes Montana Highway Pileup
Authorities say six people have died after a pileup Friday evening on Interstate 90 in Montana. Twenty-one vehicles crashed and Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson said authorities believe the weather is to blame. He said it appears heavy winds caused a dust storm with zero visibility. While the highway patrol did not have an immediate count of the number...
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Much of Northern Yellowstone Park to Reopen Saturday
Yellowstone National Park is reopening its flood-damaged north loop at noon on Saturday, in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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Yellowstone Park Aims for Quick Reopening After Floods
Most of Yellowstone National Park should reopen within the next two weeks — much faster than originally expected.
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Outside Yellowstone, Flooded Towns Struggle to Recover
With Yellowstone National Park pushing to re-open to tourists more quickly than anticipated after record floods pounded southern Montana, some of those hardest hit in the disaster live far from the famous park’s limelight and are leaning heavily on one another to pull their lives out of the mud. In the farming town of Fromberg, the Clarks Fork River flooded...
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Montana Governor Under Fire for Vacationing in Italy as Yellowstone Flooded
Montana’s governor was not in Montana — or in the U.S. at all — when punishing floods hit Yellowstone National Park and communities on its fringes this week. He was in Italy.
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Yellowstone Park Gateway Towns Fret About Tourism Future
After the severe flooding, business owners in some of the gateway towns leading to Yellowstone National Park are trying to figure out how they’ll make ends meet without a steady stream of tourists.
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Watch: Drone Footage Shows Floods Sweeping Through Montana
The floods triggered Yellowstone National Park to close and caused damage in nearby Montana.
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Watch: Dramatic Video Shows Montana House Collapsing Into Yellowstone River
Startling video shows the moment a large waterfront house in Gardiner, Montana, collapsed into the Yellowstone River as the region was battered by historic floods.
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WATCH: House Falls Into Yellowstone River in Montana
A house in Gardiner, Mont., fell into the Yellowstone River as the area received heavy floods and mudslides.
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Tale of Survival: How a Lost 3-Year-Old Boy Survived Two Days Alone in Rural Montana
Ryker Webb was found safe in an area inhabited by mountain lions and bears
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Primary Election Takeaways: House Races Could Tip Power in Congress
Primary elections across seven states Tuesday could set up November showdowns in dozens of races
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Rescuers Find Missing 4-Year-Old Safe in Montana After Two Days on His Own Outdoors
Ryker Webb was “in good spirits and apparently healthy, although hungry, thirsty, and cold.”
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US Approves Bison Grazing on Montana Prairie Amid Criticism
U.S. officials have approved a conservation group’s proposal to expand bison grazing on prairies in Montana amid objections from some ranchers and elected officials
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Montana Sheriff Says Hiker Killed, Grizzly Bear Suspected
A hiker in Montana has been killed in a suspected encounter with a grizzly bear north of Yellowstone National Park
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Youth-Led Climate Lawsuit Heads to Trial in a First in US
Sixteen young people are accusing Montana in a lawsuit of infringing on their right to a clean and healthful environment with its heavy reliance on developing fossil fuels.
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Montana Curbs Wolf Hunt After 23 From Yellowstone Are Killed
Montana wildlife commissioners are shutting down gray wolf hunting and trapping in areas bordering Yellowstone National Park amid criticism over 23 wolves being killed after roaming from the park in recent several months.