https://www.montanasnews.tv/ Big Sky. Real News. Your Montana. en Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:12:28 GMT https://www.montanasnews.tv/montana-water-rights-battle-ranchers-tribes-cities/ https://www.montanasnews.tv/montana-water-rights-battle-ranchers-tribes-cities/ As drought tightens its grip on Montana and cities continue to grow, a collision of competing water claims is reshaping the state's future. Ranchers, tribal nations, and expanding municipalities are locked in a struggle that legal experts warn could define Montana's next generation of policy. The stakes, measured in acre-feet and livelihoods, have never been higher. Montana's News Investigative Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:11:52 GMT https://www.montanasnews.tv/montana-farmers-ranchers-running-local-office-2025/ https://www.montanasnews.tv/montana-farmers-ranchers-running-local-office-2025/ Across Montana's counties, a quiet but consequential shift is underway as agricultural workers and rural landowners trade their daily routines for campaign trails. Frustrated by rising property taxes, shifting land-use regulations, and federal grazing policies they say ignore local realities, a new wave of farmer-candidates is stepping into local government. Their campaigns are reshaping the conversation about who governs Montana's rural communities. Montana's News Community Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:11:52 GMT