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Fire officials evacuate a popular recreation area in southeast Montana, lawmakers tackle the state’s affordable housing crisis with a new tool, and we travel to Longmire Days for an event that brings fans from around the world to a small Wyoming town.

One of Montana’s largest utilities goes dark over concerns of high heat damage, how Montana will spend federal dollars to reduce climate change, and a big weekend ahead for lovers of all things dinosaurs.

The Montana Supreme Court says no to intervening on the fight over ballot petitions, the town of Havre is under another water use ban, and a new research facility in Montana is hoping to help farmers grow more organic food.

A new insurance trust for teachers is getting closer to reaching an affordable plan, fishing guides hooking into creative ways to beat the high heat, and applying for your Montana bookstore passport will lead you to independent booksellers across the state.

Montana voters react to President Biden’s decision not to run for re-election, federal funding headed to the state to reduce planet warming emissions, and MSU celebrates plan for a new indoor athletic center.

A Montana jail under scrutiny after three inmate deaths in less than two weeks, a conversation with the new person in charge of keeping the state’s environment clean, tools we use to cover wildfires that are also available to you, and a stegosaurus skeleton sets a record for dinosaur fossil sales. Any guesses on the cost?

Signatures gathered for ballot initiatives will be allowed according a judge’s decision, a former leader of the DEQ reflects on success and concerns for the agency, and a preview of Montana’s amateur Olympics.

Evacuation warnings in place as two wildfires combine for the state’s largest, Wyoming pushes for a decision on federal protections for grizzly bears, and Montanans share thoughts on the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.

More turnover at the state’s mental hospital strikes concern, a call for a two year ban on new marijuana dispensaries lights up, and removing barriers pronghorn in Montana a top priority.

More evacuations ordered near Helena due to a fast moving wildfire, a way to increase education flexibility in the state considered, and a Montana teacher who taught refugees from Vietnam shares why it was the best year of her career.