Elephant escapes circus, stops traffic: Video
An elephant escaped the circus and stopped traffic in Butte, Montana, this week.
Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market
A Washington man pleaded guilty in federal court to killing thousands of eagles on a Montana Indian reservation selling their body parts on the black market.
Montana man used cloned tissue, semen to breed 'giant' sheep for trophy hunters
A Montana man is accused of illegally importing parts of a giant sheep from Kyrgyzstan, then using them to create cloned embryos and sell giant, hybrid sheep to trophy hunters.
2 men charged with illegal killing of 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, to sell
A federal grand jury in Montana has indicted two men accused of killing about 3,600 birds, including bald eagles and golden eagles to sell on the black market.
Avid ice climber falls to his death in Montana
In a tragic incident in Montana's Hyalite Canyon, 36-year-old ice climber Kyle Allen Rott fell to his death while hiking.
Montana men surprise momma bear with cub, encounter ends with accidental shooting
The men from Whitefish were scouting for hunting season in the woods near the Smokey Range Trailhead in the Flathead National Forest on Saturday when they encountered the full-grown grizzly and her cub.
Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
A Montana judge has sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate.
Otter attacks women tubing on Montana river; one airlifted to hospital
One woman's wounds were so severe that she had to be airlifted to a hospital, authorities said.
Traps removed near Yellowstone after no sign of grizzly bear that killed woman
Wildlife workers on Tuesday halted their efforts to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman over the weekend near Yellowstone National Park after finding no sign of the animal since the day of the attack.
Woman dies after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park
A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park.
Deck collapse at Montana country club leaves more than 30 hurt
More than 30 people were injured when a deck collapsed at a country club overlooking Montana’s largest city, police said Sunday.
Kansas woman dies after falling in creek in Glacier National Park
The 28-year-old woman was swept into a gorge.
Watch: Rare funnel cloud hovers over Montana mountains
The rare funnel was spotted near the town of St. Ignatius, about 300 miles northwest of Yellowstone.
Court ruling keeps Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr out of House
The ruling came after attorneys for the state of Montana asked the judge to reject Zephyr’s attempt to return. She was silenced two weeks ago then banished last week for admonishing Republican lawmakers and encouraging a raucous statehouse protest.
Montana GOP bars transgender lawmaker from 2023 session
Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders’ decision earlier in the week to silence her.
Montana lawmakers pass bill to ban TikTok statewide
Montana lawmakers have given final passage to a bill banning the social media app TikTok in the state.
Volunteer shovel brigade clears snowy path to help migrating Yellowstone bison
Nearly five feet of snow fell this winter in West Yellowstone, resulting in giant berms created by snowplows along Highway 191, according to the Buffalo Field Campaign.
FAA says airspace in Montana reopened after 'Department of Defense activities'
The airspace closed down was in the area around Havre, Montana not far from the U.S. border with Canada.
Chinese balloon: Montana man describes 'surreal' experience capturing spectacle on camera
“I’m a little bit disturbed that the surveillance balloon — if that is, in fact, what it was — made it this far into our country and was hovering over my hometown” Chase Doak told LiveNOW from FOX.
Man from Washington killed by avalanche in Montana
An avalanche killed a 21-year-old man from Washington while he was snowmobiling in Montana.