Jan 3, 2025 · Aldo Leopold, a visionary conservationist, thought of reversing course as early as 1944. “Why, in the necessary process of extirpating wolves from livestock ranges of Wyoming and Montana, were not some of the uninjured animals used to restock Yellowstone?” the icon of the environmental movement wrote in the Journal of Forestry.

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1 day ago · Drawn-out overhaul of troubled state hospital leaves lawmakers in limbo. Montana lawmakers are grappling with what they can do to improve patient care and operations at the state’s psychiatric hospital since realizing that the efforts underway to restore the troubled facility’s good standing could take more time.

Dec 7, 2024 · Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did the trail of patient harm and suspicious deaths. An MTFP co-publication with ProPublica.

The Montana Fire Report: Sept. 6 – 13. Widespread rainfall across Montana Wednesday and Thursday could mean an early end for the 2024 fire season.

Dec 12, 2024 · Unruh added that the 525-kilovolt line has unlocked a $700 million federal Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership grant the U.S. Department of Energy awarded to Montana in August alongside $46 million the state has received for road, sewer and water services to support the connector’s workforce during construction.. NorthWestern is the fourth utility in the West to enter into an ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Hedalen, 40 as of Election Day, has worked at numerous levels of Montana’s K-12 school system over the past few decades, from teaching in classrooms to serving as vice-chair of the state’s Board of Public Education.

Nov 5, 2024 · For the second time in two years, Democrat Monica Tranel is challenging Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke for Montana’s western congressional seat. Libertarian Dennis Hayes, of Townsend, is also vying for the position.. Zinke bested Tranel by four percentage points in 2022. Zinke, a former Navy SEAL from Whitefish, has moved further to the right throughout his political career. After two terms in ...

Dec 9, 2024 · U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in a farewell speech to the Senate on Monday warned against campaigns becoming so bitter that lawmakers can no longer work together, blasting campaign spending laws a month after losing the most expensive race in Montana history.

Jan 27, 2025 · Greg Gianforte, 63 as of Election Day, was elected as Montana’s governor in 2020, the first Republican to hold the position in 16 years in 2020.