(KPAX) Yellowstone National Park will open its Montana entrances at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 1, park officials announced Thursday. The opening entrances include the West Entrance near West Yellowstone, the North Entrance near Gardiner and the Northeast Entrance near Cooke City. The opening of these entrances coincides with Montana Governor Steve Bullock's decision to move … [Read more...] about Yellowstone National Park to open Montana entrances on June 1

(KPAX) LIBBY — Another part of Libby got a clean bill of health from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week with the successful cleanup of a popular park certified. The cleanup of Libby Riverfront Park marks the second time in two years the EPA has deleted a portion of the Libby Asbestos Superfund site from the National Priorities List, following more than … [Read more...] about Popular Libby park gets clean bill of health from EPA

(KPAX) Montana Fish, Wildlife And Parks (FWP) says three orphaned bear cubs will be taken by a facility in Arizona. The cubs were orphaned last month after their mother was injured in a surprise encounter with a hiker near Dupuyer, along the Rocky Mountain Front. FWP had to euthanize the sow. The cubs were captured and taken to Montana WILD in Helena for a little over … [Read more...] about FWP: Orphaned Montana grizzly cubs headed for Bearizona

(KPAX) A man is in critical but stable condition after being attacked by a grizzly bear near Big Sky. It was a surprise encounter with the bear, according to Morgan Jacobsen of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. Jacobsen said that shortly after 1 p.m. on Monday the man was mountain biking, came around a curve on a trail above Ousel Falls on private property, and was … [Read more...] about Mountain biker seriously injured in grizzly bear attack near Big Sky

(KPAX) WHITEFISH — The city of Whitefish is looking to approve a $65 million budget however, city officials say not much will change for homeowners. Whitefish City Manager Dana Smith said that while this is a significant increase, the main purpose of the increase was to budget for the waste water management treatment project. Smith explained that the current treatment … [Read more...] about Whitefish looks to approve $65M budget as wastewater project looms