Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

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.

According to a new report, it’s going to take at least average rainfall over the next several weeks to stem Montana’s deepening drought, but beneficial rain isn’t necessarily in the cards anytime soon

Fire experts are sticking to their predictions of a later-than-normal start and end to Montana’s summer wildfire season. Increased fire activity could be just around the corner.

Pondera County citizens concerned by proposal to inject wastewater underground in old oil and gas wells.