HELENA - Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Thursday signed a bill allowing NorthWestern Energy or other utilities to own a so-called “community renewable energy project.”

HELENA - A bill allowing local governments to help homeowners and businesses finance solar-power systems or other energy projects has been killed by a Senate committee.

BOZEMAN Hunters are killing grizzly bears in record numbers around Yellowstone National Park, threatening to curb the species’ decades-long recovery just two years after it was removed from the endangered species list. Driving the high death ...

Gov. Brian Schweitzer offered a slew of amendments Thursday to a bill that aims to speed the permitting process for development projects. The governor offered an amendatory veto of House Bill 483, which cleared the Legislature. He is suggesting to la...