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As Montana's fire season winds to a close, crews are closing-in on the handful of fires still burning across Western Montana.The Howe Ridge Fire, burning…
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A weekend of lower temperature and higher humidity brought no substantial new wildfire starts across the state, and allowed firefighters to make a dent in…
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A five-acre fire started around 4 p.m. Wednesday near Alberton. Lolo National Forest spokesperson Boyd Hartwig says the fire is burning mostly grass, and…
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The Bacon Rind Fire, detected Friday evening above the Gallatin Canyon about 20 miles south of Big Sky is now being estimated at 202 acres. It was started…
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The Helena-Lewis and Clark Forest lifted all fire related closures today. Several other national forests in Montana reduced fire restrictions or closures…
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has introduced legislation to permanently ban new mining in an area of Montana just outside Yellowstone…
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Ten thousand square miles. That’s roughly how much public land in Montana the US Forest Service is making new plans for at the moment.Three National…
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A group of businesses north of Yellowstone National Park has formed a new coalition to fight two proposed gold exploration projects in the area."Our fear…
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Caroline Byrd describes south-central Montana's scenic Emigrant Gulch in the Paradise Valley as Yellowstone National Park's "northern backdoor"."It's got…
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Environmentalists say a Canadian company's request to explore for gold and other elements south of Livingston puts the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem at…