A man shot and killed a grizzly bear in Montana after the animal charged at him at close range, wildlife officials said Tuesday. The man was shed hunting — or searching for antlers naturally shed by deer, elk and other animals at this time of year — when he first saw the bear on a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Steve Daines returned from China, emphasizing the need to halt the flow of materials used to make fentanyl from China to Mexico. He also engaged in discussions with the Chinese premier and vice foreign minister, focusing on trade tariffs and their impact on Montana farmers and ranchers, highlighting the ongoing challenges…
A period of peak magnetic storms on the sun could lead to another show of northern lights on Earth on Saturday and Sunday, forecasters say. Make sure you don’t miss them. Unforgettable northern lights display recorded before lunar eclipse Spectators took stunning videos of a green aurora glowing overhead in Fairbanks, Alaska. Anybody interested in…
Since President Trump began his second term in January, no high-level officials from the United States have met with their counterparts in China, even as the world’s two largest economies have taken turns imposing steep tariffs on each other. In the absence of official meetings, Senator Steve Daines of Montana has cast himself as a…
A 37-year-old man died after falling from a chairlift that was having a mechanical problem at a Montana ski area, according to local authorities and a spokesperson for Red Lodge Mountain. The man was riding alone in a three-person chair that carries skiers up the mountain when he fell from an unspecified height, they said….
Tucked beneath snow-capped mountains in Montana, the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory is unlike any other lab in the country. It’s where scientists are starting fires to better understand how they burn — and how to manage them. The U.S. Forest Service built the fire sciences lab in 1960, inspired by a forest fire that killed…
Wildfire researchers replicate “firenado” and other fire conditions in Montana lab – CBS News Watch CBS News Tucked beneath snow-capped mountains in Missoula, Montana, there’s a laboratory unlike any other in the country, where scientists are starting fires to better understand how they burn and how to manage them. Carter Evans has more on the…
Late on Sept. 21, 1996, searchers found the body of 15-year-old Danielle “Danni” Houchins in a swampy area along the Gallatin River, a scenic valley just outside Bozeman, Montana. Exactly what had happened to Danni — and how she had ended up face down in the mud — would mystify her family, friends and investigators for…
Today in History Today is Thursday, Jan. 23, the 23rd day of 2025. There are 342 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 23, 1368, China’s Ming dynasty, which lasted nearly three centuries, began as Zhu Yuanzhang (zhoo whan-zhahng) was formally acclaimed Hongwu Emperor, following the collapse of the Yuan dynasty. …
Two groups of Native American horse riders are on their way to Mankato from from Nebraska and South Dakota, with both slated to gather downtown Dec. 26 to remember the 38 Dakota men who were hanged after the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. The Mankato Healing and Reconciliation Ride set out Dec. 10 from Fort Thompson…