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Closeup of a blacklegged tick on a skin surface. (iStock │ #527552090 - RobertAx)
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Montana IDs blackleggd tick

For the first time, specialists in Montana have identified a blacklegged tick in the state, a species that can carry Lyme disease. Read More

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)
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Varying temps and moisture on the forecast

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)
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Midwest region received heavy rainfall



Montana State University researcher Kevin Hammonds studies ice samples in the SubZero laboratory in this 2018 file photo. (Montana State university photo by Kelly Gorham.)

Ice researcher receives $1.5 million grant

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Moisture was limited in the Plains

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Snow and cold weather hit parts of the Plains

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Additional moisture found parts of the Plains

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Winter moisture has eased some drought stress

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Cold weather took hold across the country

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier

Utility company urges High Plains residents to prepare for arctic front

(Journal stock photo by Jennifer Carrico.)

Montana to have Rancher Roundtable Jan. 21