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Search ArticlesCitizens group gets temporary reprieve in Butte-Silver Bow data center lawsuit
By Micah Drew DAILY MONTANAN A district court judge has issued a temporary pause on Butte-Silver Bow’s ability to retroactively change a deadline for a citizens group to gather signatures for an initiative that would put limits on data center construction.
Fire departments contains fire that resulted in evacuation warnings near Ennis
EBS STAFF On Aug. 17, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation warnings to residents south of Ennis due to a wildfire start. Evacuation zones included the Dry Creek Trail, Deerfoot Trail, Bobcat Trail and Pine Cone areas of the Shining Mountains. As of noon Aug. 18, the warning had been lifted for all areas after firefighters contained the blaze. Madison Valley Rural Fire Department responded to the reported wildfire at Dry Creek Trail Aug. 17.
FWP warns of bad huckleberry crop, bear conflicts
EBS STAFF Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is calling this year one of the worst on record for natural food failures as bears move into communities to forage for food. A July 29 FWP press release shared news about berry crops across the state, including long-time FWP bear conflict specialist Jamie Jonkel’s impression of the season. “This year is panning out to be one of the worst natural food failure years on record,” Jonkel stated in the release.
Every Drop Counts: What the Gallatin’s smallest inhabitants tell us about its future
By Jack Buban EBS GUEST COLUMNIST If you want to understand the true health of a living river, look past the sweeping mountain vistas and the rising trout on the surface. Look underneath the riverbed rocks. There, clinging to gravel and submerged wood, live the aquatic macroinvertebrates—mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies and midges—that form the foundation of the Gallatin’s ecosystem. These tiny creatures are ecological storytellers.
A once-thriving company town reckons with its future
By Matt Hudson MONTANA FREE PRESS Black Eagle is a company town, 46 years removed from its company. The Anaconda Mining Company’s impact on Black Eagle remains a defining feature of that hillside across the Missouri River from Great Falls. Although a different company ultimately closed the smelter in 1980, it was the Anaconda company that supported life in Black Eagle for much of the 20th century, and that legacy echoes today.
Republicans vote to replace Rep. Llew Jones on the ballot for state Senate in response to term limit dispute
By Victoria Eavis MONTANA FREE PRESS One of the Legislature’s most powerful members could be replaced on the general election ballot, against his will, by his longtime friend after a Monday night vote. A 12-member subcommittee of the Montana Republican Party convened by Zoom Aug. 17 and chose Ted Kronebusch, chairman of the Pondera County Republican Central Committee and retired businessman, to replace Rep. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, in the race for Senate District 9.
AI cameras give Big Sky Fire a sharper eye this fire season
By Annie O’Neill EDITORIAL INTERN Big Sky Fire Department now has three AI-powered wildfire detection cameras watching over the area, and officials say the addition gives crews a meaningful edge as fire season continues. The department’s panel cameras sit on Lone Peak, Pioneer Mountain and, as of this year, Cinnamon Mountain. Interim Fire Chief Jeff Bolton said that while one AI-powered camera can point fire crews in the general direction of a fire, three can pinpoint its location.
Smoke plumes have unique fingerprints. They’re all bad for your health.
By Ellis Juhlin MONTANA FREE PRESS This story is produced by Montana Free Press/Mountain Journal in collaboration with Grist as part of the Report for America Local News Initiative. For the past several weeks a familiar, albeit unwelcome, summer guest has settled into Montana. Despite a slower start than expected, fire season is here. And the outside world now exists in the sepia-toned hue of sunlight filtered through smoky skies.
Lawmakers sue AG, SOS over term limit decision
By Jordan Hansen DAILY MONTANAN Two Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit Fridayover a term limit decision made by Attorney General Austin Knudsen this week that would remove them from the ballot in November. The legal action comes as the state Republican Party is preparing to replace the candidates on the ballot, barring a judge’s intervention. Montana lawmakers are limited to serving eight years in each the House and Senate within a 16-year period.
What a new report reveals about Big Sky’s childcare crunch
By Annie O’NeillEDITORIAL INTERN A new market analysis, presented at a recent Big Sky Resort Area District resort tax board meeting, confirms what many parents in town already suspected: childcare in Big Sky costs far more than families can comfortably afford, and the providers trying to close that gap are stretched about as thin as they can go.