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Judge sides with FWP in elk management lawsuit
A state district court judge on Monday sided with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and a coalition of hunting groups in key aspects of a lawsuit where property owners had sought to compel the state to aggressively reduce elk populations. In a trio of rulings, Judge Gregory Todd found that...
Red Cross Has Opened 13 Shelters so far This Wildfire Season. How You Can Prepare Before Disaster Strikes.
Oregon wildfires has burned more than 945,000 acres. [Portland, ORE, July 25, 2024] — Residents of Oregon and SW Washington are in the middle of a busy wildfire season as the climate crisis threatens to upend more communities. The American Red Cross Cascades Region opened our first shelter in La Pine on June 25th due to the Darlene 3 Fire and we have not stopped since. We are currently operating in 4 different locations in our region plus we are helping support or neighboring Red Cross regions in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Aggressive Thunderstorms Meet Aggressive Response
ZELEZNY FIRE (1 mi. E of Rollins) Reported approximately 4am Thursday (July 25)1 mile east of Rollins between Hwy 93 and Flathead Lake . Resources responded from multiple agencies including DNRC, Chief Cliff VFD, Rollins VFD and Polson Rural Fire. Fire fighters have a line around the 2.5-acre fire, and are continuing to work controlling areas of heat.
Temperatures remain high across Montana, cooler conditions on their way
Throughout much of the day Thursday, we are going to be under a weather alert, especially from central and eastern Montana areas. We're still talking triple digit heat for many areas. Cooler conditions are expected out of northwestern Montana as we drop down into 79 degrees out of Kalispell as...
Puget Sound Energy building two massive wind energy projects in Montana
RAPELJE — As Montana citizens and groups pressure the state’s largest public utility, NorthWestern Energy, to add more renewable energy to its portfolio while the company continues pushing a series of natural-gas power plants, a Washington-based utility is building an expansive wind farm that will send power to the Seattle area. Puget Sound Energy is also […]
Local Actors Needed for Short Film Being Shot in Montana
Shooting TV shows for Hollywood has been happening in Montana for a while now. If you haven't been aware of the success of Yellowstone, I am not sure where you have been hiding. The last season of Yellowstone is currently being filmed in Western Montana. They have been shooting this month in and around downtown Missoula. They have also been casting for extras in Western Montana for the show.
Montana to receive $50M in federal grants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Montana is set to receive $50 million in grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will go toward a forestry and agricultural project that would reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 15 million metric tons through 2050. The EPA and state announced Monday the Montana Forest, Community and Working Landscapes […]
ART IN THE BEARTOOTHS QUICK FINISH AND LIVE AUCTION THIS WEEKEND
Don’t miss the annual Art in the Beartooths Quick Finish and Live Auction on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Red Lodge Ales Event Center. Art in the Beartooths is a major fundraising event for the Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery. There are two components to the fundraiser. A silent auction exhibition and sale of that takes place until 7 p.m. on Aug. 5. The second component of Art in the Beartooths is the Quick Finish and Live Auction on Saturday, Aug. 5. At this event they showcase the works and talents of 20 local and regional artists.
Body of missing Minnesota college student recovered from river in Montana
CARBON COUNTY, Mont. (FOX 9) - The body of the missing Minnesota college student and hiker was recovered from a river in Montana on Wednesday. According to officials, the body of Dylan Honnoll was recovered from a river in the Beartooth Mountains, northwest of Red Lodge, Montana. Honnoll's body was found under fast-moving water.
PaddleHeads postpone Thursday's game, announce schedule changes for the rest of this week
MISSOULA, Mont. - Thursday night's Missoula PaddleHeads game against the Billings Mustangs has been postponed due to a lack of electricity in the ballpark. This is a result of Wednesday night's severe storm in Missoula which has left much of the community without power. The game scheduled for Friday night,...
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