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May 15, 2021

Rare orange-eyed owl spotted for the first time in more than 125 years

For the first time since its discovery more than 125 years ago, scientists have documented the Bornean subspecies of the Rajah Scops-Owl (Otus brookii brookii) in the montane forest of Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu.

May 13, 2021

Montana Rep. Rosendale, GOP lawmakers to introduce bill calling for 'lawless' cities to lose federal funding

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Matt Rosendale on Thursday plans to introduce new legislation that would cut off funding to any region deemed by the Attorney General to be a "lawless jurisdiction" amid a surge in violence and destruction following many cities’ decisions to cut police department funding, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ has learned. 

May 7, 2021

Montana Gov. Gianforte signs bill banning transgender athletes from girls sports

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte approved legislation Friday barring transgender youth from participating on sports teams that correspond with their gender identity.

May 7, 2021

Yellowstone, Grand Teton national parks to resume bus operations

Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks have resumed large group tours with safety measures intended to limit the spread of COVID-19, including wearing masks and being tested with 72 hours before the trip or showing proof of vaccination.

May 4, 2021

Gianforte pulls Montana out of COVID federal unemployment programs, touts 'return to work' bonuses

Gianforte announced the move to pull his state out of federal pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs and returning to the "pre-pandemic" unemployment eligibility requirements by the end of June on Tuesday.

April 29, 2021

Zinke makes bid for new Montana seat following census data release

Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke formed a committee with the Federal Election Commission Thursday, launching a bid for Congress six years after leaving the House to join the Trump administration.

April 27, 2021

MacCallum on trends in Census' Congress redistricting: Never seen 'people move because of politics'

The 2020 Census results will shift the nation's political map ahead of the 2022 elections, with several blue states and at least one red state losing Congressional seats, while the responding gains will be felt mostly in Republican-led states.

April 27, 2021

Montana fisher breaks 12-year-old record after catching largemouth bass

It may take a while, but every record gets broken.

April 27, 2021

Census data reveals what's behind US growth slump

The first batch of once-every-decade data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a United States that is growing less quickly and but still seeing its population shift to the South and the West.

April 26, 2021

Montana joins states banning abortion after 20 weeks of gestation

Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican, is set to sign three abortion-related bills into law, including HB 136, the Montana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.