Timber, conservation groups reach deal on Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest plan
DEER LODGE - Saying they're tired of the decades of fighting that's stalled everything from timber sales to new wilderness designations, a group of timber industry leaders and conservationists on Monday unveiled their vision for the future management of Montana's largest national forest.

Forest fuel collection business wins grant
It's easy to find uses for small-diameter trees and woody biomass. It's not so easy to find a cost-effective way of getting that material from the forest to the people who can use it.

Billings culvert collapses, flooding golf course, yards, seven houses
BILLINGS - A culvert that runs under an irrigation canal collapsed early Saturday, sending water flowing across a golf course, flooding backyards and an estimated seven houses, officials said.

Man killed in one-car wreck near Columbia Falls
A man was killed in a one-vehicle accident early Sunday near Columbia Falls.

Woman reports rape near Poverello Center
A 25-year-old woman reported that she was raped in the area of the Poverello Center at approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening, police say.

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