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On this day when we all, ostensibly, are from Ireland, we thought you'd enjoy seeing the actual source of immigrants to the United States - and how that has changed over the years. Ireland was, in fact, the largest source of immigration to Montana in 1870.

Today's Friday Stat-Day entry No. 1 comes in honor of St. Patrick's Day revelries and looks at the comparative taxes paid by distilleries across the U.S.

The EPA provided Montana $37 million for its 16 Superfund sites last year and funded nearly half of the Montana DEQ's annual budget; much of that could vanish as Trump slashes the EPA, effectively crippling the agency and the work it does.

Wal-Mart issues a recall of frozen pizzas available in Montana and 10 other states due to concerns over listeria contamination.

A young woman from St. Ignatius, who has roots in both the Flathead and Crow Indian reservations, is one of two Montanans recently named to the newly formed Tribal Youth Health Advisory Board to the National Indian Health Board.

Approved this week by the Missoula City Council, Betty's Fund provides property tax relief for local homeowners who are overwhelmed by the significant tax increases of recent years.

Laurie Franklin, the spiritual leader and rabbinic intern at Har Shalom in Missoula, said that while she supports the state's show of Jewish support and the bill's intentions, not all members of the Jewish community view the bill favorably, including her.

Winter refused to relinquish its hold on western Montana on Thursday, delivering between four to eight inches of snow across the Missoula and Bitterroot valleys; but spring-like weather may be on the way next week.

A self-described attorney and equine consultant from Helena, having examined photos of Ryan Zinke riding a horse to his new job as U.S. Interior secretary, was not impressed. He is, she says, a dude.

While women rallied around the world for International Women's Day to call for social justice and equal rights, the members of WORD and its supporters also issued a challenge, saying that while the times have changed since WORD was founded in Missoula in the 1970s, the fight has not.