The Roadless Rule guides management of 44.7 million acres of inventoried roadless national forest land, including ...

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MTFP spoke with Butte local Bethany Lawson-Garwood, the contest winner for two years in a row, about the dish, its Irish significance and how Butte usually celebrates St. Paddy’s Day. Her comments ...

In a letter to Gov. Gianforte, Democratic legislators asked that the state reconsider its recent change to guidelines for rally permits.

The governor asked the Montana Supreme Court to quickly resolve questions raised by some GOP lawmakers opposed to bipartisan property tax legislation passed in 2025.