Missoula County commissioners held a public hearing on a proposal outlining a process for capturing and placing horses in the event of conflicts with people. Most residents who commented during the meeting said the horses should be left alone. The post What to do about Missoula’s feral horses? appeared first on Montana Free Press.

PLUS: The inaugural Spirit of Helena award The post What’s the future of the Carson Street mansion? appeared first on Montana Free Press.

Calumet sues Great Falls. The post Benefis praised a doctor. Posts about her disappeared. appeared first on Montana Free Press.

Farmers and ranchers in southeastern Montana say a legacy of coal mining and methane drilling has polluted one of the most valuable resources they have: clean, plentiful water. Their ongoing water-quality frustrations have been exacerbated by the Tongue River basin’s dismal snowpack. The post In southeast Montana, a history of coal mining haunts farmers and ranchers appeared first on Montana Free Press.

The Daniels County Leader will close next month after no one stepped in to buy the century-old family newspaper based in northeastern Montana. The paper has four employees, including married owners Burl and Roz Bowler. Each of the four serves in a variety of roles, according to Burl, who affectionately described the jobs as “a variety of drudgery. The post A century-old family-owned paper stops its presses appeared first on Montana Free Press.