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In the aftermath of one cancer doctor, patients and families search for answersÂ
An investigation into longtime Helena oncologist Thomas Weiner sparked concerns about past medical care. But Montana’s routes to accountability are often stacked with obstacles.
The Year of the Wolves
Thirty years ago, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Today, the people who made it happen remember the mayhem and magic of one of the 20th century’s most controversial acts of ecosystem management.
The Shelter Gap
A three-part series examining barriers to buying, renting and building homes on reservation land and highlighting the community benefits of secure housing.
Political headwinds turn against wind farms in southeast Montana
When landowners in southeast Montana leased their property for wind turbines, they had high hopes the projects would help sustain their personal pocketbooks and community economies. That was before President Donald Trump put terms favoring renewable energy development on pause and their neighbors started lobbying county governments to sandbag wind energy development with zoning.
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EPA clears Montana’s environmental regulator to loosen water quality standards
Cascade County inks new contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, though deal maintains status quo
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Feds say no to company’s massive coal bid in Montana
Attorney general’s edits to ballot initiatives anger petitioners
Court order makes it easier for Gianforte to suspend PSC President Brad Molnar
Judge Mike Menahan issued an order Oct. 10, 2025, that will allow Gov. Greg Gianforte to suspend Public Service Commission President Brad Molnar if he determines there’s “just cause†for the suspension. Molnar’s attorney maintains that permanently removing a sitting commissioner would require a higher bar: a criminal misconduct conviction. Molnar is being investigated amid…
‘Becoming Jane’: Bozeman exhibit highlights Goodall’s evolution
Jane Goodall died Oct. 1. One of her final acts was to record a video message for the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, just days before she died. In it, she welcomed visitors to the “Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall†exhibit, which opened Oct. 3.
For the first time, Montana officially celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ DayÂ
Though people have celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Montana for years, Oct. 13, 2025, marks the first time the state has officially commemorated the day as a legal holiday.
Nine things we’re watching — and one we’re not — on this year’s local government ballots
Voters in cities and towns across Montana will elect municipal leaders and decide local ballot measures Nov. 4. This is what MTFP’s staff is keeping an eye on.
‘Blue tongue’ disease suspected in Montana deer deaths
Wildlife managers are reducing the number of white-tailed deer hunters can kill in north-central Montana in response to significant numbers of dead deer concentrated near water reported by hunters and landowners in recent weeks.
Trump administration approves mine exploration project near Libby
In development for decades, the Hecla Mining Company’s Libby Exploration Project has faced criticism from environmental groups concerned about a mine beneath a sensitive wilderness area.
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