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Outdoors & environment reporter for the @missoulian. sam.wilson@missoulian.com

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American freelance journalist living & working in South Korea. Formerly @billingsgazette and @DailyInterLake.

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Coroner's inquests quick to clear police following fatal shootings

Coroner's inquests quick to clear police following fatal shootings

In Montana, law enforcement officers have shot and killed at least 39 people since January 2012, according to…

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Friends and family puzzled, angry over fatal shooting of man by BIA officer in Lodge Grass

Friends and family puzzled, angry over fatal shooting of man by BIA officer in Lodge Grass

LODGE GRASS - LaVerne Williamson Big Hair said Monday her grandson had been drinking before he was shot dead …

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Crow government divided over who the tribe's chairman is

Crow government divided over who the tribe's chairman is

CROW AGENCY - The dueling narratives of who now leads the Crow Tribe's government reached a crescendo Tuesday…

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Montana families feel financial strain as government shutdown drags on

Montana families feel financial strain as government shutdown drags on

Wednesday morning, Stephanie Fisher and her husband, Roy Fisher Sr., hopped into their Ford Explorer and made…

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Families, investigators struggle to track down missing Native women

Families, investigators struggle to track down missing Native women

Shacaiah Harding had been living on the streets of Billings, off and on, for most of the last spring and summ…

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Native American homicide rates are soaring, but causes aren't clear due to inconsistent data

Native American homicide rates are soaring, but causes aren't clear due to inconsistent data

In Montana, Native Americans are nearly four times more likely to be victims of homicide than the general pop…

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Brush Lake State Park sees phenomenal growth in visitation Original

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By Samuel Wilson Verified
| Missoulian Verified
From Painted Rocks to Brush Lake, Montana’s state parks once again saw bigger crowds in 2024, with overall visitation nearing the record set during the great outdoors rush of the pandemic years. That’s according to the state’s annual park visitation report, published last month by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
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Trump administration scraps 'roadless rule' to open National Forest lands

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By Samuel Wilson Verified
| Helena Independent Record Verified
The Trump administration intends to scrap the Forest Service’s “roadless rule” which for nearly a quarter-century has protected over 6 million acres of federal forest land in Montana from most new road construction and associated development. The rule, first established in 2001 by the then-outgoing Clinton administration, allows the federal agency to designate “inventoried roadless areas” within the National Forest System.
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Nearby ski areas, hot springs eligible for sale under Senate bill

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By Samuel Wilson Verified
| Billings Gazette Verified
Luxury log homes sprouting up along the trail to Jerry Johnson Hot Springs? Real estate developments crowding in along the ski runs at Lost Trail and Lookout Pass ski areas? Probably unlikely, but the popular day-trip destinations for Missoula-area residents are among the public federal lands eligible to be sold under a proposal working through the U.S. Senate.
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