U.S. Sens. Steve Daines and Jon Tester and U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale have continued their push for drought relief for Montana farmers and ranchers. Daines, Tester and Rosendale are teaming up to urge USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide additional drought relief and flexibilities for Montana agriculture producers located in counties that were not covered by drought designations or federal assistance

Vern Greyn was standing in the raised bucket of a tractor, trimming dead branches off a tree, when he lost his balance. He fell 12 feet and struck his head on the concrete patio outside his house in this small farming town on the central Montana plains. Greyn, then 58, couldn’t move. His wife called 911. A volunteer emergency medical technician showed up: his own daughter-in-law, Leigh. But

With pro-gun organizations going on the attack, the confirmation of David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is facing strong opposition. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., was non-committal regarding supporting Chipman during a press conference call on Thursday, July 29. Tester said his office has received a lot of calls and have seen many editorials,

Traversing dirt roads in Montana’s undulating prairie landscape on a hot summer day is an exercise in avoiding deep ruts, while watching the horizon for oncoming thunderstorms that might strand a driver in the slick clay soil. Water here is precious and essential for life - but also can arrive in destructive flows, sometimes flooding and sometimes sliding the foundation out from under highways.

cluding size, percent contained, and fire cause. It also includes information on the total number of fires and acres burned in Montana this calendar year. As of Monday afternoon, there are currently 88 active fires in the state, with 13 starts in the last 24 hours. There have been 1,794 fires this year, with more than 468,158 acres burned to date this year. In the past week alone, the number

The Energy and Natural Resources Committee has advanced more than $300 million in Montana-specific water projects secured by U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework he recently negotiated with a group of his Republican and Democratic colleagues and the White House. Tester is a member of the core negotiation group along with Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy,

Johnson from Warm Springs, Ore., won teen girls’ fancy. Brockton’s Wyatt Spotted Bird won junior boys’ fancy. Berkeley Chaske from Spirit Lake, N.D., won junior boys’ traditional. Donald Iceman from Poplar won junior boys’ grass. Wambdi Chaske won teen boys’ traditional. Justus Cree Jr. won teen boys’ grass. Trevor E. Walk won teen boys’ fancy. Sharon Roberts of Ada, Okla.,