Bozeman Daily Chronicle

01/25/2025

Pre-COVID there would be an average of 600 to 700 ranch properties available for sale. Recently, there were about 340.

01/24/2025

The process to expunge misdemeanor offenses became law in 2017 when the Montana Legislature approved House Bill 168, limiting it to those without other convictions for five years since completing their sentence and those who aren’t detained or facing charges.

An expungement clinic, hosted by the Montana Legal Services Association, will be in Bozeman in March to help those with prior misdemeanor convictions to expunge their records.

01/24/2025

As of Thursday, Montana users can continue to access TikTok though the app’s future remains uncertain.

Even if Trump’s extension of the window for ByteDance to sell the app signals a ban could eventually be lifted at the federal level, the social media platform may face

01/24/2025

Stockmann now oversees forest health, wildlife, recreation and fuels and timber management, leads district projects and programs and works closely with her team to ensure the Custer Gallatin National Forest's mission is carried out.

It has been this deep connection to nature that has shaped Stockmann’s career from the start.

01/23/2025

“We have all learned that anger and confusion and suspicion lead to a distrust of science, and a distrust of science leads to dead people,” -- Bozeman author David Quammen

Initially, David Quammen's expert-driven forecast was quietly well-received but garnered little widespread attention. That changed in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought his prediction to life, thrusting him into the

01/23/2025

Anyone who has driven along the Rocky Mountain Front toward Choteau is familiar with Egg Mountain, where major discoveries have been made -- some displayed in the Museum of the Rockies.

For much of the 20th century, dinosaurs had been thought of as lumbering, lizard-like animals. The surprising findings at Egg Mountain suggested dinosaurs were more dynamic and social than previously

01/23/2025

The proposal’s short life was another development in what has turned into a years-long drama over whether the City of Bozeman should be able to restrict single-use plastics, which has involved a citizen’s initiative, the Legislature, multiple lawsuits and the Montana Supreme Court.

The proposal’s short life was another development in what has turned into a years-long drama over whether Bozeman should be able to restrict single-use plastics, which has involved a citizen’s

01/23/2025

The 67,000-square-foot building replaces the soon-to-be demolished Gallatin County Law and Justice Center — an old Catholic high school with a variety of concerns — and provides better safety supports to ensure courts function without incident.

The project is estimated to cost $46 million, but Commissioner Zach Brown emphasized that safety and functionality were prioritized, calling terms such as big and fancy “pejorative.”

01/22/2025

PLONK!, Vienne Cafe, Devil's Toboggan, Hummingbird's Kitchen and others received some good news Wednesday.

A bakery, two bars and several Bozeman area chefs were named semifinalists for the James Beard Awards on Wednesday.

01/22/2025

This latest easement builds on the Rieschel family’s earlier conservation efforts with GVLT in 2003, bringing the total protected land east of Manhattan to more than 700 acres.

Views from the Rieschel family's land. Recently they partnered with the Gallatin Valley Land Trust to secure an agreement ensuring the 391-acre property remains open and available for agriculture.

01/22/2025

Busing miners to the East Boulder site is part of the innovative Good Neighbor Agreement between Sibanye-Stillwater and community organizers to minimize the footprint at the palladium and platinum mines.

Besides safety, buses allowed miners and their families to live throughout the region rather than concentrating them in Stillwater County. This, in turn, has spread the impacts of the recent

01/22/2025

Two individuals and nearly all of the state's major media outlets fought to preserve the half-century-old right for the public to files relating to drafting and supporting legislation.

Files had been open for more than 50 years until recent court ruling made the law ambiguous.

01/21/2025

On the last day of 2024, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks approved a half-acre private fish pond license for a landowner near the East Gallatin River good for 10 years for $10. The Legislature is now considering raising the fee for private fish ponds to $600.

The Montana Legislature is now considering House Bill 74, which would raise the fee for private fish ponds to $600.

01/21/2025

A Republican from Kila proposed using the bed tax to ease the property tax burden, but tourism interests pushed back.

A bill backed by Senate Republican leadership would divert lodging tax dollars that currently fund tourism promotion and small-town economic development to lower homeowner tax bills.

01/21/2025

The swap with the Custer Gallatin National Forest consolidates checkerboard lands, makes more than 6,000 private acres public, and turns over nearly 4,000 acres to owners of land in the Crazy Mountains and Gallatin Range.

A handful of conservation easements and deed restrictions are incorporated in the Forest Service’s final iteration of the East Crazy Inspiration Divide Land Exchange.

01/21/2025

Intermountain Health Bozeman Clinic said the expansion brings a wide range of specialty care closer to home, making it easier for residents to access high-quality care without the need to travel long distances.

Intermountain Health said the expansion brings a wide range of specialty care closer to home, making it easier for residents to access high-quality care without the need to travel long

01/21/2025

By building thousands of small reservoirs in the high country, beavers create natural water storage systems. These reservoirs slowly release water downstream throughout the summer and fall, helping to sustain ecosystems and support water availability during dry periods

Goldfarb highlighted how beavers' impact reaches far and wide — from supporting species like the boreal toad, which breeds in beaver ponds, to helping juvenile cutthroat trout thrive in the

01/20/2025

The The Salvation Army Bozeman is expanding its horizons with a move to a bigger building.

The Salvation Army is planning to move from their downtown building to a new facility on North 19th Avenue this year that will include a gym, multi-purpose chapel and childcare