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Requested by the governor last week, the move frees up federal emergency loans assistance for farmers impacted by the drought.

UPDATE: Monday at 1:22 p.m.

Montana's streams and rivers are drying up earlier than they had been and columnist George Ochenski wonders if it's not already too late.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks issued the full fishing closures on the Clark Fork where several tributaries meet the river in Missoula and to its northwest: Within 100-yard radiuses from where Rattlesnake Creek, the St. Regis River, Cedar Creek and Fish Creek meet the river.

With persistent heat and little moisture, Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday asked the federal government to declare a drought disaster for 11 parched Montana counties, including Missoula and Ravalli.

HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today called on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to identify 11 counties, including several in northwest Montana, as primary natural disaster areas. The

With above-average temperatures expected to continue into August, exacerbating the “severe drought” seen in parts of western Montana, state and local officials are announcing new restrictions to protect fish and

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials in northwest Montana are considering instituting “hoot owl” fishing restrictions for the first time on the Flathead River, as well as others, as warm

With persistent heat and little moisture, Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday asked the federal government to declare a drought disaster for 11 parched Montana counties, including Missoula and Ravalli.

With persistent heat and little moisture, Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday asked the federal government to declare a drought disaster for 11 parched Montana counties, including Missoula and Ravalli.