Friday, December 19, 2025

Tribes say legal action may be only water-rights option

HELENA — The Montana Legislature’s failure to ratify a water-rights compact has left the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes no choice but to take legal action, a tribal spokesman said.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers seek answers to bison management, allow hunting

HELENA — The Montana Legislature will consider year-round bison hunting and prohibitions on the animals’ movements amid a slew of bison-related measures to be tackled during the second half of the legislative session.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO