Independent began publishing in 1991 and was distributed across three western Montana counties

Wildfires and partial closure of Going-to-the-Sun Road stanch flow of visitors

Montana DEQ to assume control of contaminated site from EPA by January 2020

A downsized huckleberry crop is drawing bears to valley floors prior to denning season

Wild and scenic Flathead River tributaries receiving close examination as officials revise management plan

Shuttles and tours on west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road to begin Sept. 7

Annual Labor Day report on Montana's economy shows 4,600 new jobs added last year

Accident occurred Monday night on U.S. 93 south of Hamilton

Lawyers asked for the release of all documents about cooperation between law enforcement and private security companies

Labor Day accident claimed 59-year-old Belgrade man's life

Female bear killed on U.S. Highway 2 brings toll of vehicle-collision grizzly fatalities to 10

Egan Slough residents challenge legality of company operating within voter-approved zoning district

Longtime wildlife biologist Jim Williams explores the resilience of the iconic “ghost cat”

Betty Baptiste project proposes logging, thinning or burning nearly 2,000 acres

Promoting public lands compelled four runners to traverse the sprawling Bob Marshall Wilderness