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For generations, the forests of northwest Montana have been more than timberland. They have provided habitat for wildlife, working forests for local communities and places where people hunt, hike and explore. Now, state officials are working to give a large stretch of that landscape permanent protection. According to Western News and Daily Inter Lake, Montana…

More than eight decades after the Roosevelt Bridge first carried traffic across Lake Texoma, Oklahoma has begun work on a massive replacement project that will reshape one of the region’s most important transportation links. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) says the more than $408 million project will replace the aging US-70 bridge while keeping…

The ICE allegedly shot Sosa-Celis in the leg through the door of his apartment while children were inside. The incident triggered protests and clashes between federal immigration agents and demonstrators. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan man was arrested in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The detention comes eight months after…

A sprawling community of concrete bunkers set against the picturesque Black Hills landscape, symbolizing self-sufficiency and survival. In a former Army munitions depot outside Edgemont, South Dakota, rows of concrete bunkers with steel blast doors sit across the Black Hills landscape, forming a survival community called Vivos xPoint. The complex contains 575 bunkers originally built…

Representative Image of a restored California wetland with diverse vegetation and rich soil, illustrating carbon storage and greenhouse gas dynamics (AI Generated Image) California has spent decades restoring wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, hoping that reflooded farmland can rebuild soil, store carbon and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A new study published titled Interannual…

A vintage Airstream trailer parked on a Wisconsin pasture may not sound like a financial lifeline, at least not six years ago. But it is now for Brit Thompson, 33, who runs Pink River Ranch in Wisconsin. She converted her vintage Airstream trailer into an Airbnb, and most of her guests are Chicago-area professionals looking…