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As communities across Montana deal with widespread flooding, Senator Jon Tester is questioning a decision by the House of Representatives to dramatically cut the federal emergency response budget. Tester used a Senate hearing yesterday to highlight how those cuts could impact Montana communities, telling  FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate what Montanans are facing...

After touring several flood impacted regions in the state, Congressman Denny Rehberg returned to Washington to work on removing bureaucratic red tape to be ready for the expected help from the Federal Government for people affected by the adverse weather...

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is reminding people that flood waters commonly contain microbes that can cause illness. Care should be taken by those affected by recent flooding

Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks have closed most fishing access sites along the Tongue and Yellowstone Rivers due to high water and flooding conditions. F-W-P Region 7 Information Officer Dwayne Andrews says the public should refrain from using these sites...

Melville, Montana rancher Bill Donald, the president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, will soon be traveling to Saskatchewan, Canada, to meet with the Saskatchewan

Cooler temperatures  mixed with rain continue to add high river levels throughout Montana. Temperatures will be cooler this week right through the holiday weekend with two significant rain events expected. According to National Weather Service  predictions, the Clark Fork River, above Missoula, could rise above flood stage, while the Blackfoot River near Bonner will see a large increase in flows w

In Montana, the rivers keep rising, and flooding is occurring, with more on the way, as warmer weather melts statewide snow pack. The threat of spring flooding in Montana is at its highest level since 1997. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service say

The average price of gas in Montana has risen about 5 cents per gallon in the past week. Montana’s gasoline average is $3.71 per gallon.  In light of the flooding across the Central United States,

The  snow pack throughout Western Montana is higher than it has been in more than a decade which means a high potential for floods. On Thursday the snow pack was 140% of average, in the upper Clark Fork area.

Spring is coming early to Montana, prompting flood advisories in a number of counties, which poses special hazards to people who use private wells for their drinking water, both during and after flood events.