Yellowstone County is doing community outreach in the process of revising its wildfire protection plan, a document often required for government grant applications to fund wildfire prevention projects.

In this episode, we talk through an important public access tool from Montana Free Press. Then we’ll take a look at legislation to restrict abortion access.

As the Legislature nears the halfway point of the general session, bills are starting to drop like flies. The carnage is exposing some fault lines between freshman and veteran lawmakers over both the content of the bills, and the lawmaking process itself.

Recent snowfall has snowmobilers and backcountry skiers celebrating the recreational opportunities. With recreation comes risk and in southwest Montana the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center works non-stop assessing that risk.

As the population rises in Bozeman, so does tension surrounding city politics. Often opinions on controversial topics are shared with commissioners during public comment at meetings that can last up to six hours. Now the city is adding a conversational approach to public engagement.

The resort community of Big Sky is exploring what it would mean to officially incorporate as a town, along side other possible governance changes.

Bozeman will be the first city in Montana to ban plastic bags.

The Armory Hotel in downtown Bozeman was lit up red and blue, but inside was all red for a Republican election night event for Greg Gianforte and Tim Sheehy.

Political ads flooded mailboxes, TVs and computer monitors in the months and days before polls closed Tuesday night in Montana. Many voters were united in their efforts to ignore them.

With less than a week before election day, election officials and employees are powering up machines and comparing test numbers for accuracy.

Montanans will elect 100 representatives and 25 state senators to the Legislature this election. It’s the first time candidates are running in districts redrawn with 2020 census data.

The meeting came days after Iran rebuffed President Trump's proposal for nuclear talks. Trump sent a letter calling for Iran to either enter into negotiations or face possible military action.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Matt Reilly of Austin public radio station KUTX to discuss new albums from Charley Crockett, Twin Shadow and more.

A storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a wildfire risk.

Distraught families from across the country have already started reaching out about clothing items they say they recognize.

Some 400 to 600 Asian elephants are believed to remain living in the wild in Cambodia. Researchers said the study's findings underscore the potential of a "national stronghold" for the species.