Research in recent years has identified issues affecting rivers and aquatic life in the Jefferson River Basin, including low dissolved oxygen, warm temperatures, algae blooms and nutrients.

Hoot owl restrictions are going into effect for the Bitterroot River between Veteran’s Bridge in Hamilton to the confluence ...

The warming summer days bring life to its peak in many local gardens and fields in Montana. Beautiful bitterroot, gorgeous ...

Nearly a dozen rivers in western Montana and a handful of rivers inside the borders of Yellowstone National Park are under restrictions or closures as biologists seek to reduce angling-related sources ...

A dozen rivers — including the Madison, Gibbon and Firehole in Yellowstone National Park — are subject to the restrictions on afternoon fishing or all-out closures as biologists grapple with ...

Spectators fill the bleachers at the Real Bird family’s annual Battle of the Little Bighorn Reenactment near Garryowen, Montana, on June 20, 2025. Approximately 600 people attended the first day ...

The Bitterroot's early runoff and well below normal snowpack are impacting irrigation water allotment this summer. On June 24, the Bitter Root Irrigation District alerted residents that Lake Como had ...

Florence’s Mason Arlington (shown here) was one of eleven Bitterroot Valley high school baseball players selected to the first ever Montana Shrine All Star Baseball Classic, which will be held at ...

HAMILTON, Mont. – The Bitterroot National Forest has increased its fire danger level to "High" due to expected warmer temperatures reaching the mid-90s and lower relative humidities. With the Fourth ...

Bitterroot water levels 'well below normal' as Montana rivers see mid-summer conditions early From the June 26 recap: Hamilton news you may have missed today series ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Ravalli County Sheriff's Office reports smoke is visible throughout Bitterroot Valley this morning as firefighters respond to a structure fire.