Health officials confirm first Yellowstone County influenza death of the season Hospitalization rates are increasing for respiratory illnesses, including influenza and COVID-19. Health officials say vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones against the flu and its potentially serious complications. Influenza spreads through coughing and sneezing. Symptoms can include high fever, chills, headaches, exhaustion, sore

No Means to Process Sheep Creek Ore Concerns surrounding the proposed Sheep Creek mine in Montana largely focus on the lack of infrastructure to process its ore. The deposit contains rare earth elements and gallium, but the United States currently has limited domestic capacity to refine these materials. Critics of the project, which is located in the Bitterroot National Forest

BLM Makes More Lands Inhabited by Greater Sage-Grouse Available for Energy Development The Trump administration is planning to make more acres of public land available for energy and mineral development, a move that is worrying environmentalists who are monitoring the declining population of greater sage-grouse. On Monday, the Bureau of Land Management announced plans to modify its greater sage-grouse land-use

Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Montana President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for Montana following severe storms across the state last week. Under the declaration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency can provide direct support for lifesaving operations, debris removal, sheltering, and other urgent needs. It also allows federal agencies to deploy personnel and equipment faster, helps cover emergency

  House Votes to Delist Gray Wolves From Endangered Species List In a vote Thursday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would delist the gray wolf from the endangered species list nationwide. When gray wolves were initially delisted in Montana and other Western states in 2011, it was done through a similar provision. Gray wolves were