Lone Pine State Park is a fun destination, all year round! The warmer months are a time to explore our state, and at Prairie Populist we’re joining the thousands of Montanans visiting the amazing lands, lakes, and historical sites that make...

Camp hosts offer critical short-term help but our parks need a long-term budget solution.  Summer means exploring our state, and at Prairie Populist we’re joining the thousands of Montanans visiting the amazing lands, lakes, and historical sites that make up...

A controversial plan for a water bottling plant in the Flathead Valley has received a key approval for water rights from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The Montana Artesian Water Company’s bottling plant near Creston could ultimately...

Who Will Fix Your Potholes in 2018? While Washington dithers and Helena readies for a possible special legislative session to address Montana’s budget shortfall, our local governments are plowing streets (so we’re told), issuing construction permits, approving budgets for police...

Proposed bottling plant brings battle over valley’s future As water flows downhill, disputes about water rights build in intensity as they go, leaving behind a trail of emotions and consultants’ fees in county commissions, state agencies and, often as not,...

Senate move cultivates distrust in our legislature. Agriculture is still the backbone of communities big and small across our state. But times change. Making a living as a farmer or rancher isn’t getting a lot easier, and many of our...