Montana proponents for public access, landowners, await implications of Wyoming lawsuit
Montana’s childcare conundrum
Across Montana and around the country, scores of families are struggling with a childcare crisis defined by high costs for parents and low wages for childcare workers. Montana Free Press explores how the challenges are shaping the lives of everyday Montanans.
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Big Sky aims to limit the impacts of growth with upgraded wastewater system
Investigation, fines still in progress one year after 10 railcars plunged into the Yellowstone River
Permanent birth control on the rise
Tribes honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone
Federal loan repayment plan partially blocked by courts
Judge strikes down Montana law defining sex as only male or female for procedural reasons
Planned Parenthood says it will spend $40 million on abortion rights ahead of November’s election
Planned Parenthood will spend $40 million ahead of November’s elections to bolster President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats, betting that voters angry at Republican-led efforts to further restrict access to abortion can be the difference in key races around the country — including Montana’s Senate race.
‘When the berm breaks’: potential for catastrophe on the Clark Fork River
Despite a decades-long effort to remove heavy metals from the Clark Fork River, a new study suggests the river could face disaster if a future flood breaches the berm at the Smurfit-Stone site.
Film and TV crews spent $334 million in Montana during last two years, legislators told
Film and TV companies spent $334 million in Montana over the past two years, according to numbers released to state legislators. Television, including the filming of the “Yellowstone,” franchise was the big contributor with $275.7 million spent between July 2022 and May 2024.
Pennsylvania woman drowns after being swept over waterfall in Glacier National Park
A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman drowned Sunday, June 23, 2024, after being swept over a waterfall on the east side of Glacier National Park, park officials said.
Canadian environmentalists question plan to sell coal mines above Lake Koocanusa
Pending $9 billion sale would transfer north-of-the-border mines that have polluted Montana waters for decades to a Swiss company.
Lawmakers muse about health coverage for Montanans disenrolled from Medicaid
As the Medicaid “unwinding” process concludes, Department of Public Health and Human Services officials plan to release a full report on the impacts of the redetermination process by the end of the month. They also spoke last week with a committee of lawmakers who oversee the agency’s budget, giving the public an initial glimpse of…
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