Dan Astin

Bozeman’s historic Federal Building, The Westerner in Gallatin Gateway and the Yellowstone River are featured in “Earned It,” a nearly two-minute national advertisement highlighting the U.S. naturalization process. The video follows a fictional immigrant preparing for his citizenship test and coincides with the nonprofit’s launch of an online program connecting immigrants with volunteers who can help them study. A New York production company worked with Bozeman-based Mission Ranch Studios to film the project locally, drawing on Montana’s Western landscapes and “Americana” aesthetic to portray the immigrant experience. Chase DeOpsomer, co-founder of Mission Ranch Studios, goes behind the scenes with the Chronicle on the local project.

From right, citizen study buddy “Michael” (Brandon Wengrzynek), adjusts a bolo tie on "Ashwin" (Jacob Abraham).

The proposed federal Roadless Area Conservation Rule rollback brought hunters, conservationists and other public lands advocates together at the famed MeatEater flagship store in Bozeman, where the Greater Yellowstone Coalition-organized event encouraged attendees to weigh in to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

North Carolina resident Scott Pierson, a career wildlife photographer and conservation fundraiser, is against rescinding the Roadless Rule.

It was standing room only at the Bozeman Police Department’s Public Safety Center, where police Chief Jim Veltcamp and city manager Chuck Winn administered the oath of office, swearing in

Jerron Micheal Mitchell-Fuller, 36, pleaded guilty in April 2026 to unlawfully possessing a firearm. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided over the case.

The Bozeman Police Department swore in four new officers Tuesday during a standing-room-only ceremony at the Public Safety Center. Cody Snyder, Joseph Winkler, Nicholas Vail and Christian Nylund were sworn in before beginning 12 weeks of training at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. The officers then complete 14 weeks of field training as part of a yearlong onboarding process. The ceremony highlighted the department’s emphasis on character, integrity and community service as the new officers begin their careers in Bozeman.

Labor Day: As workers’ social and economic achievements are observed, candidates in Montana’s federal races continue garnering union endorsements to make their case to working-class constituents.

Labor Day: As workers' social and economic achievements are observed, candidates in Montana's federal races continue garnering union endorsements to make their case to working-class constituents.

After leading Yellowstone National Park through historic and unprecedented challenges since 2018, Cam Sholly is leaving after eight years as superintendent. Headed for Washington D.C. in October, Sholly is closing arguably the most eventful chapter in the park’s history to start a new job as the chief operating officer for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.