Montana

The dueling dinosaurs were fossilized while apparently locked in battle.

‘Dueling dinos’ set off a long legal battle and a scientific debate

Science

In 2006, an amateur fossil hunter made an unprecedented find: two dinosaurs fossilized while apparently locked in battle. A court case followed over mineral versus surface rights, bringing into question the future of fossil discovery in the US.

Keystone pipeline spill

Keystone oil spill casts doubt on the safety of proposed Keystone XL pipeline

Environment
Black and white image of several people and a horse standing in front of teepees. A dog howls in the mid-foreground.

Ignored and deported, Cree ‘refugees’ echo the crises of today

Immigration Rewind
Copper and blue colored pipes are shown stacked on their sides in Gascoyne, North Dakota.

A judge has halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline

Sound Portrait: Politics as Performance

Arts, Culture & Media
Helicopter dropping water on wildfire

2017 was the costliest US natural disaster year on record

Economics

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that America suffered a record amount of damage in 2017 from natural disasters, with a tab of more than $306 billion.

Greg Gianforte

How slamming campaign finance laws helped Greg Gianforte become a congressman

Economics

Montana politician Greg Giancarlo’s legal investments paid dividends during his turbulent special election.

Maddie on left leans on Wilmot

The new mayor of Helena, Montana, has made history — and now just wants to get to work

Global Politics

Wilmont Collins came the US as a refugee. Now he will be the first black mayor of his hometown.

The World

After ‘body-slamming’ incident, calls for GOP congressional candidate Greg Gianforte to resign

Media

The altercation between Greg Gianforte — who is running for the state’s only congressional seat in Thursday’s special election — and journalist Ben Jacobs took place at a campaign event at Gianforte’s headquarters in the city of Bozeman, Montana, The Guardian said.

Glacier National Bjorn Beer

A writer moves to Montana to hike, ski, and to watch the glaciers disappear

Lifestyle

Software executive and writer Björn Beer decided to move with his wife and daughter to Montana, near Glacier National Park, in part to bear witness to the glaciers’ disappearance.