The restrictions, which begin Wednesday, prohibit fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight and will remain in effect until conditions improve; fisheries managers have never before imposed “hoot owl” restriction on the Flathead River system

Estimated at 160 acres, the fire is believed to have started when a tire detached from a boat trailer and ignited the grass along Highway 28

From Marion to Martin City, land managers are moving forward with three new fuel breaks totaling 1,784 acres as part of a wildfire crisis strategy to protect northwest Montana communities

As stream temperatures rise and flows diminish in northwest Montana, fisheries managers are asking anglers to limit their native cold-water trout species, or else face the prospect of closures

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On the hottest day of the festival weekend, festivalgoers remained ecstatic for Billy Strings’ marquee performance

The Canadian government on July 10 laid five charges by indictment against Teck Coal alleging Fisheries Act Violations for releasing toxic pollutants into waterways that drain into Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River in Montana

After losing its state contract to Indiana-based Benchmark Human Services, the 50-year-old nonprofit closed its doors on July 1, resulting in significantly reduced services for developmentally disabled youth in western Montana

The popular trail between Logan Pass and Granite Park opened three weeks later than last season as lingering snow patches may still require caution

In a project that has broad conservation and recreation implications, the state’s only native rainbow trout is poised to make a comeback in the Kootenai River drainage

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials set traps after the bear broke into a vehicle and a tent; a camper was cited for violating food storage orders

To cap off a week-long music education camp, North Valley Music School will host free, public concerts in Whitefish to showcase the talents of campers and their instructors

In unrelated incidents, two vacationers — a 26-year-old man from India and a 28-year-old man from Nepal — died in the Lake McDonald area; one victim’s body still has not been recovered from Avalanche Creek

As briefing continues in a federal case brought by a California couple who built a home without a permit along a stream in Glacier National Park, the private landowners who grew up in the park are pitching their own defense

Search and rescue teams from Missoula and Lake counties had been searching for Chad Hansen, 36, since he became separated from his boat on June 28