2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1004+ words) As the pandemic closed down schools in 2020, Tracy Jacobson's daughter, like many kids, started to struggle with mental health. "That was probably the beginning of the significant mental illness for Jayden," Jacobson says. Jacobson says she didn't know how much…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (248+ words) Hellgate Elementary Superintendent Molly Blakely in Missoula remembers when her district was hit with a proposed 18% increase in the cost of its health insurance plan. She was in her first year leading the school. "And then I sort of sat…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (502+ words) An aviation fuel company wants to inject wastewater into the ground along the Rocky Mountain Front. Federal officials say the plan wouldn't put drinking water at risk. Residents are skeptical. Pondera County Commissioner Jim Morren isn't happy with the U. S. Environmental…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (166+ words) The new vice chair of the Montana Democratic Party has resigned three days after his election. Max Johansen of Livingston was elected second-in-command Sunday at the party's convention. He ran for the position unopposed. After the election, Johansen told reporters…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (559+ words) The Hecla Mining Company wants to know how much copper and silver ore exists at an old mining site 20 miles south of the town of Libby. The Libby Exploration Project, formerly referred to as the Montanore Mine, would explore a…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (170+ words) People on Medicare or Medicaid struggle to access mental and behavioral health services. That's according to a new federal report. The U. S. Health and Human Services report says demand for therapists, psychologists and substance-use treatment have remained high since the pandemic....

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (213+ words) At a packed community hall in Drummond Thursday evening, state and tribal officials pitched irrigators on their plan for local water users. They want to ensure the Clark Fork and Blackfoot Rivers remain high enough to protect fish during the…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1223+ words) Federal budget cuts and economic uncertainty are raising questions about what this summer will look like in gateway communities, the towns surrounding national parks. A group of businesses in Yellowstone recently asked Montana's congressional delegation for help. That's according to…...