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Nancy Ballance had been warned.

When Ballance was first elected to represent Hamilton in the state Legislature in 2012, certain members of her GOP caucus told her to avoid working with another Republican, a veteran legislator from Conrad named Llew Jones. But Ballance eventually found Jones unavoidable.

In the winter months of 2015, during what was then...


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A warm winter and light snowpack contributed to grizzlies becoming active earlier than is typical. Multiple recent incidents illustrate the paradox of managing grizzly bears in Greater Yellowstone. Credit: Julia Cook

Grizzly bear activity seemed to start with a roar on May 4 when two ...


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For nearly three decades, Montanans have used a unique tool to leave a lasting legacy in the places they love and for the causes they care about.

The Montana Endowment Tax Credit (METC) ensures local communities benefit from that generosity forever, while ...


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Prosecutors who charged Michael Paul Brown with killing four people in Anaconda last summer have video evidence of the shooting from the scene and a confession by Brown, according to court documents unsealed Friday. The documents were origi...


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Late voter registration, allowing Montanans to sign up to vote so long as they’re in line before polls officially close, will continue at least through the June 2 primary election under a court order issued Monday.

In Lewis and Clark District Court, Judge Adam Larsen blocked a law passed by the 2025 Legislature that would restrict voter registration hours on E...


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