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Glacier National Park Slams Tourists for Ignoring Parking Rules

Glacier National Park Slams Tourists for Ignoring Parking Rules

U.S. National Parks are booming right now, and while that’s great for tourism, nature lovers, and local economies, there’s a flip side too. The increased foot traffic is also bringing a noticeable spike in rule breaking and not so great visitor...

Explore History and Art at Montana’s State Capitol

Explore History and Art at Montana’s State Capitol

As a homeschool family, we're constantly looking for ways to turn everyday experiences into something educational. Sometimes that means a lesson in the kitchen or a project in the backyard, and other times, it means packing up for a mini road...

Manhunt after couple hiking with their children killed in park

Manhunt after couple hiking with their children killed in park

A manhunt is under way after a married couple were killed while hiking with their children in an Arkansas state park. Clinton Brink, 43, and Cristen Brink, 41, were walking with their daughters, who are aged seven and nine, when they were attacked...

Conservation advocates sue Flathead Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Stop Another Massive Clearcutting Project West of Whitefish, Montana

Conservation advocates sue Flathead Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Stop Another Massive Clearcutting Project West of Whitefish, Montana

Log landing, western Montana. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Four conservation groups, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Council on Wildlife and Fish, Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, and Native Ecosystems Council, filed suit on July 28th in Federal...

Horror as couple killed while hiking in park with their 2 children - suspect on the loose

Horror as couple killed while hiking in park with their 2 children - suspect on the loose

Arkansas police believe the killer of a married couple hiking with their two young daughters in Devil's Den State Park was likely injured during the weekend attack, and have released a sketch of a man wanted for questioning. The composite image,...

Erin Andrews Breaks Silence on Vacation With Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce

Erin Andrews Breaks Silence on Vacation With Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce

Getty Sportscaster Erin Andrews smiles prior to the NFC Championship Game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 29, 2023. While at training camp, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce shared never-before-seen photos on Instagram with his...

Montana man loses wife and two children in car crash

Montana man loses wife and two children in car crash

A Billings man is struggling to cope after his wife and two children, ages 13 and 10, were killed in a car crash earlier this month 90 miles outside of Denver on Interstate 70. Watch family and friends remember the three below: Montana man coping...

Montana Game Wardens Seize Mounts: Multi-Year Poaching Case

Montana Game Wardens Seize Mounts: Multi-Year Poaching Case

Here in Montana, we take our wildlife seriously and we sure as heck don’t take kindly to poachers. That’s why a recent bust by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is making waves across the state. Between 2020 and 2024, six suspects, from both...

Montana Ranked Among The Worst States For Winter

Montana Ranked Among The Worst States For Winter

Even though we're in the middle of the summer, winter will be here before you know it. I know, I know, no one wants to think about snow, or winds, or ice, or special tires. However, we all know that winter in Montana can be long and brutal. We...

Couple killed while hiking with daughters in Arkansas state park, police say

Couple killed while hiking with daughters in Arkansas state park, police say

A man and a woman who had recently moved to northwest Arkansas were killed as they hiked in a state park with their school-age daughters, authorities said Sunday. Arkansas State Police identified the victims as Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen...

The New Altra Lone Peak 9s Are Solid Trail Running Shoes. Here’s Why They're My Go-To for Thru-Hiking.

The New Altra Lone Peak 9s Are Solid Trail Running Shoes. Here’s Why They're My Go-To for Thru-Hiking.

The Altra Lone Peak is a perennial favorite of both trail runners and thru-hikers. The Lone Peak 9 is the most recent iteration, and I’ve been testing them this season on trails around Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. For the better part of the last...

Report says tariffs might affect Montana more than other states

Report says tariffs might affect Montana more than other states

HELENA — Economic analysts say there’s still a lot of uncertainty about the impacts of tariffs – but Montana could be more affected than other states. On Monday, the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business & Economic Research presented its...

Economic report says Montana could be more impacted by tariffs than other states

Economic report says Montana could be more impacted by tariffs than other states

HELENA — Economic analysts say there’s still a lot of uncertainty about the impacts of tariffs – but Montana could be more affected than other states. On Monday, the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research presented its...

A signature melon salad for Montana

A signature melon salad for Montana

Local News Needs Fuel. You’re the Spark. This summer, MTFP reporters are partnering with hometown newsrooms across Montana — from Glendive to Anaconda — to bring deeply local stories to light. Your gift helps power this collaboration by covering...

Miley Cyrus Teases ‘Hannah Montana’ 20th Anniversary Plans—Here’s What We Know So Far

Miley Cyrus Teases ‘Hannah Montana’ 20th Anniversary Plans—Here’s What We Know So Far

If you were raised in the golden era of Disney Channel when Hannah Montana took over every fiber of your being, buckle up, because this news might have you saying, “Sweet niblets.” ICYMI, Miley Cyrus recently teased that something big is coming...

Viewpoint: Montana's misguided war on wolves

Viewpoint: Montana's misguided war on wolves

Mark Cooke The recent proposal by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) to slaughter over 500 wolves in the upcoming hunting and trapping season is not only aggressive but also alarmingly misguided. The decision is rooted in flawed logic,...

Manhunt underway for suspect in the killing of a couple hiking in Arkansas state park

Manhunt underway for suspect in the killing of a couple hiking in Arkansas state park

The search for the suspect in the killing of a married couple at an Arkansas state park continued Monday, as their family remembered them as “loving” and “devoted parents.” Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, were hiking with...

Long Beach considered 87th happiest place to live in America in 2025

Long Beach considered 87th happiest place to live in America in 2025

Long Beach has been ranked among the happiest cities in America, standing out as the 87th on the list, according to a 2025 WalletHub study. The city achieved an overall score of 53.6 out of 100 in the analysis. WalletHub compared 182 of the...

Canadian Travel Drops Flat in Northwest Montana

Canadian Travel Drops Flat in Northwest Montana

Canadian Travel Drops as Domestic Tourism Remains Flat in Northwest Montana As summer travel peaks businesses in Northwest Montana are reporting flat domestic tourism compared to 2024 and a 25% decline in Canadian travel amid a weak currency...

Is In-N-Out Burger In Montana?

Is In-N-Out Burger In Montana?

It seems we always want what we don't have. If you ask those living here in Montana what they would like to see come to Big Sky Country, you'll get several different answers, but you can bet your bottom dollar that a lot of those answers will be...

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