1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (528+ words) Had Donald Trump been president in 1973, when Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into federal law, the Gunnison sage-grouse would be extinct. Close to 90 percent of all Gunnison sage-grouse remaining on the planet are in the Gunnison River Basin…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (276+ words) The second phase of the Upper Thompson Conservation Easement includes 13,297 acres in the Cabinet Mountains. (Courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks) State officials initiated the second and final phase of a major conservation easement in the Cabinet Mountains on…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (781+ words) You can prevent soil erosion in your yard by managing your backyard's drainage before it becomes a problem and building pathways that keep foot traffic off vulnerable soil. You can also use landscaping features to break up long slopes and…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (485+ words) U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, speaks during an event at the Noxon Bridge in Sanders County on Monday, March 9, 2026. (Tracy Scott/Valley Press) In the waning days of his Montana congressional career, Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke has picked up a wilderness…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (974+ words) MISSOULA – Thousands of feet above Salt Lake City, chemistry students from the University of Montana spent this summer tracking air pollution. They collected airborne data over seven weeks as part of a major research campaign to understand factors driving poor…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (165+ words) Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the U.S. Forest Service are investigating a bear attack on a woman walking her dog on the Cedar Flats trail complex north of Columbia Falls. The attack occurred around 7 p.m. on Aug. 31. The species of bear involved…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (551+ words) Visitors check out a view of the valley on a hazy day at Lone Pine State Park on Wednesday, Aug. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Casey Kreider Flathead County commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 18 to decommission the Whitefish and Kalispell air…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (359+ words) Crews from Liquid Gold Well Service of Cut Bank recently finished capping and closing one of the oldest oil wells in the state along Kintla Lake in Glacier National Park. The National Park Service decided to have the well capped…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (465+ words) Daily Inter Lake Law roundup: Brush up causes dust up Someone’s son reportedly had the misfortune of brushing up against the wrong car while out shopping. The hothead in its driver’s seat started yelling at him and calling him names,…...