Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

Western Montana’s drought conditions have improved significantly since late summer. North-central Montana’s drought status is changing too, but for the worse.

A nonprofit nature reserve in Montana is suing the state. American Prairie argues the state needs to decide whether to grant their six-year-old request for permits to graze bison on state lands.

The City of Helena next week begins a two-month long hazardous fuels reduction project.. That means portions of some local hiking trails will be temporarily closed.

Land managers are asking Montanans to be extra vigilant about fire safety heading into the long Independence Day weekend.

Montana officials and the federal government have agreed to co-manage a section of national forest lands.

Dozens of rural communities are reaching a critical point with infrastructure at risk of crumbling. Many small towns can’t afford upgrades to things like water lines and sewers on their own. Limited funds leave some towns searching for solutions.

Two people with Montana ties have been tapped to support the Trump administration’s forest management, wildfire prevention and conservation efforts.

Browning’s VA clinic will reopen its doors to veterans on Nov. 19 after being closed for more than four years; The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation this week started the first in a series of pile burning operations in western Montana; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks director Dustin Temple is retiring after two decades at the agency.

State land managers asked lawmakers to allow housing development on state trust lands. Lawmakers didn't endorse the idea this week, but it could resurface during the upcoming legislative session.

Conservation groups in the Flathead Valley are suing state water regulators over the permit process for new wells. Citizens for a Better Flathead and Water for Flatheads Future say the state is permitting new wells without proper analysis.