Smith River

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on Montana flooding (all times local): 2 p.m.The Montana Army National Guard and the U.S. Air Force are evacuating…

Algae growth is increasing on Montana’s famed Smith River and scientists don’t know why. So, they’re turning to the public for help.Excessive algae can…

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is adding an additional public scoping meeting for the proposed Black Butte copper mine outside White…

State officials have issued a draft operating permit for an underground copper mine in central Montana that opponents worry could harm one of the state's…

An environmental group is raising the alarm because a central Montana mining project is now in the hands of offshore owners — owners who, they say, won’t…

Smith River State Park will be implementing some changes in food storage regulations for the coming float season.About 5,000 Smith River travelers will be…

About 50 miles east of Helena, in White Sulphur Springs, residents are weighing the benefits that a new copper mine could bring to their community: about…