The contentious small-town tax dispute that forced Montana to confront its growing pains How the complicated coexistence of Big Sky and Ennis changed Montana law ...

In rural Southwest Montana, a clash over tax fairness and critical services between a luxury ski community and a modest town led to statewide reform through new laws.

Big Sky sprawls across two counties — Gallatin County, and to the west, Madison County, where Ennis is located. The Ennis hospital district and the K-12 school district share a boundary with the ...

Hailey Barrett, right, has been named the new women's tennis head coach at Montana State after serving as an assistant at Rutgers University in New Jersey for the past three seasons.