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Missoula Float Trip Ends With Theft Report and Felony Arrest
Jane Doe called 911 to report a theft and requested a phone call from a deputy.
Utah to buy, preserve land near Great Salt Lake
State leaders say they’re moving closer toward a goal of snapping up more land on the southeast side of the Great Salt Lake to help protect it from any further encroaching development.
Viewpoint: Why state control of grizzlies is the wrong path
David Stalling writes, "I just watched Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stand beside Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and other Western governors and repeat the same tired political talking points about grizzly bears that I've been hearing for years."
As Colorado River shrinks, a public power system frays
Gunnison River hydropower under stress as data center development creates increasing demand for electricity generation.
WA voters will get to weigh in on new income tax
Washington voters will get their chance in November to embrace or reject the state’s new income tax on households with earnings greater than a million dollars a year.
USFWS proposal would let states manage griz under tiered process
If a new rule goes through, state wildlife agencies will be allowed to manage larger populations of grizzlies, and trappers won’t be fined if they harm a grizzly.
Lawyers give opening statements in Ellsworth trial
Ellsworth was stripped of nearly all privileges as a political official last year, though the state Senate stopped short of expelling him
Oldest Yellowstone wolf pack leaves park; concern for its future
Wyoming officials say they recognize the Mollie’s Pack’s historic significance, but they rebuffed requests to adjust hunting season that’s two months away.
Dems have shot at flipping state legislatures across the country
Following a string of special election victories, Democrats have a path to flip several Republican-held legislative chambers and break GOP supermajorities in states across the country this November.