Jun 14 What the reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone means to the Lakota By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press “The birth of this calf is both a blessing and warning. We must do more,” said Chief Arvol Looking Horse, the spiritual leader of the Lakota, Dakota and the Nakota Oyate in South Dakota, and the 19th keeper of the… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 6:33 Montana city grapples with rise of unhoused people living in vehicles By Joe Lesar, Montana PBS In some cities with growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness, the issue goes beyond encampments in public places — they’re also coping with more people living in cars and RVs parked on city streets. City leaders in Bozeman, Montana, are… Continue watching
Mar 01 Here's what to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the U.S. By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press A judge in Montana ruled against restrictions in one of several developments this week on how abortion works in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 5:09 How Montanans are banding together to preserve an iconic American landscape By Stan Parker, Montana PBS In Montana, an unlikely group of allies is working together to preserve a unique prairie ecosystem, and at the same time, help their own rural economies. Montana PBS’s Stan Parker reports from one of the planet’s last remaining intact grasslands. Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 6:28 Montanans fish for answers to mysterious decline in trout population By Joe Lesar, Montana PBS The number of brown and rainbow trout in some of Montana’s best-known and most scenic fishing rivers is at historic lows. With experts at a loss to explain it, state agencies, fishermen, businesses and concerned citizens are all trying to… Continue watching
Jan 03 Multiple state capitols evacuate due to safety threats, but no dangerous items found By Rebecca Reynolds, Associated Press A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives were found and federal officials quickly dismissed the threats as a hoax. Continue reading
Oct 12 Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions By Hannah Schoenbaum, Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals. Continue reading
Oct 02 Montana is appealing a major climate change ruling that favored youth activists By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press The office of Montana's Republican attorney general is appealing a landmark climate change ruling in which a judge said state agencies aren't doing enough to protect 16 young plaintiffs from harm caused by global warming. Continue reading
Sep 27 Montana judge temporarily blocks law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press A Montana state judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 6:05 What a new Montana law means for transgender children and their families By Joe Lesar, Montana PBS Families and medical providers in Montana are preparing for a new law set to take effect in October that bans certain medical treatments for minors with gender dysphoria. Proponents of the bill say the law protects children from making medical… Continue watching