When thousands of these birds roost together, some consider it a nuisance. But can we learn to live with them?

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At a Colorado cold lab, scientists race to better understand hail in a warming world.

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Doug Burgum was once seen as a conservationist. Reality shows otherwise.

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Amid a record-breaking year of Western bear conflict, the historically tolerant Red Lodge community is grappling with opposing views on how to live with the species — and if a 'fed bear' really should be a 'dead bear.'

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Alaska officials accused American Samoans caught in a unique legal limbo of illegally voting but finally dropped those charges this month.

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Voters finally felt the threat to public lands had reached a critical point, observers say.

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A novel approach to curb big money in political spending heads to the ballot.

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A state investigation shines light on the unpermitted fire, which cost nearly $950,000 to contain.

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A Montana rancher wonders what is lost in her urge to share her Western life online.

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#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.

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