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NorthWestern Energy Earns Great Place To Work Certification

NorthWestern Energy Earns Great Place To Work Certification

NorthWestern Energy announces the company earned certification as a Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at NorthWestern Energy, and 68% of employees say it is a great place to work, 11 points higher than the average U.

Dawson County Ranchers Create Anti-Wind Zone

Dawson County Ranchers Create Anti-Wind Zone

As industrial wind generation complexes continue to grow across Montana, Dawson County farmers and ranchers have voted to stop the growth of mega wind towers in western Dawson County. A large contingent of landowners across the county have filed papers to create a “large structure zone”. The zone would prohibit

Lewis and Clark County Growth Policy Enters Final Public Review Phase

Lewis and Clark County Growth Policy Enters Final Public Review Phase

After more than a year of public outreach, research, and collaboration, Lewis and Clark County is proud to release the final draft of its Growth Policy and Future Land Use Map—a community-driven plan that outlines the County’s long-term vision for development, resource protection, and infrastructure planning.

Disability Rights Montana Prepares Disabled Students for Adulthood

Disability Rights Montana Prepares Disabled Students for Adulthood

Disability Rights Montana seeks input from students with disabilities through in-person visits to schools and an online survey. Starting this week, Disability Rights Montana is monitoring public high schools to ensure students with disabilities are receiving the services required by federal law. Specifically, Disability Rights Montana is looking at

Fire Watch Continues with Sawlog Fire

Fire Watch Continues with Sawlog Fire

The Sawlog Fire, currently covering an area of approximately 2,020 acres with a containment level of 65%, is located 15 miles northeast of Wisdom, Montana, within the Sawlog Creek drainage. The fire ignited on May 1, 2025, and the cause remains under investigation. Firefighting crews have implemented strategic firing

Donate a Lifejacket, Save a Life

Donate a Lifejacket, Save a Life

Want to find a new home for a gently used or new lifejacket? Consider donating it to during Fish, Wildlife & Parks Lifejacket Donation Drive. The drive celebrates National Safe Boating Week, which is May 19-23. The donated jackets are cleaned and inspected and then used to resupply designated

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Concludes Bighorn River Waterfowl Mortality Linked to Starvation

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Concludes Bighorn River Waterfowl Mortality Linked to Starvation

Following extensive investigations, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) has concluded that the mortality of a significant number of waterfowl along the Bighorn River in February resulted from starvation. In February, FWP personnel collected carcasses of mallards, geese, and shorebirds from the Afterbay area to approximately three miles downstream of