The life and times of Siŋté Máza (Iron Tail), one of the most recognizable of Buffalo Bill's Wild West performers, will be the subject of a talk on May 23 at 12:15 in the Coe Auditorium in Cody, Wyoming's, Buffalo Bill Center of the West. 

Occurred on May 2019 Grass Range, Montana, USA Info from Licensor: "This is a rattlesnake den in central Montana. They were just coming out of the den for the summer. It had been a colder spring here so they have been slow to emerge. The snakes are more defensive than aggressive, they would …

GILBERT, AZ – On a sunny, warm afternoon, Ben Bonorati, 15, watches TV in a house brimming with his artwork, a few hours before it’s time to head to his beloved church youth group.

While there were a few people living along the North Toe River as early as the 1770s, real settlement in the area began around 1790. The Revolutionary War was over, and the Cherokee were no longer raiding frontier settlements. Those who had applied for land grants when the system first opened in 1778 could now legally inhabit their land. It is said that early settlers often arrived with a rifle in one hand and a Bible in the other.

While some churches today have indoor baptismal pools or baptismal fonts, many churches have favorite spots along local rivers to practice believers' baptism. These beloved sites have been used by generations.

A walk through a cemetery is a walk through history. Stones tell us hopes, dreams, relationships and tragedies. Sometimes those messages are spelled out and, at other times, those notes from loved ones are found in symbols carved on the stone.

PHOENIX – Amid hundreds of stables and thousands of stalls that comprise the backside of Turf Paradise racetrack, Dr. Verlin Jones approaches Scott for Her with a smile and a “good morning.”

SOUTHERN ARIZONA – One works at a college, another runs an Airbnb. A third works with landscapers and contractors.

SAN DIEGO – The American Southwest is known for the meshing, coalescing and fusing of many cultures. Here, custom and tradition “no son ni de aqui ni de alla” (Spanish for “are neither here nor there”).

FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association is proud to announce that it will be the Presenting Sponsor of the 2019 Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) END of TRAIL World Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting scheduled for June 13-23, 2019, in Edgewood, N.M. President of the NRA Lt. Col…

YUMA – Mayor Douglas Nicholls has declared a state of emergency in response to what he described as an overwhelming flow of migrants dropped off by federal officials, and he’s asking for state and federal funds to deal with it.

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument recently announced its spring hours of operation.

Adipose Boatworks, Wolf Creek Angler and Headhunters Flyshop will be hosting a Drift Boat 101 Clinic and fundraiser for Mending Waters Montana on Saturday, April 13. The morning will start at 10 a.m. at Headhunters Flyshop in Craig. There will be instruction on drift boat transport, launchin…

PHOENIX – Blankets of bright orange poppies and deep purple lupine cover the rugged hills and mountains at Picacho Peak State Park. Visitors have been flocking there to be dazzled by the flower-coated landscape, which is just a part of this year’s wildflower explosion across the Sonoran Desert.

Saturday, March 23 from 12-3pm

Need an idea for all that snow piled in your yard? Local artist Andy Watson took the time to create this wonderful sculpture of a buffalo cow trying to protect its young from a grizzly bear.  One dead calf is laying in front of her while another runs behind her.

With spicy foods, pain is pleasure.

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Occurred on January 11, 2019 Bozeman, Montana, USA Info from Licensor: "An Elk herd was seen crossing Gooch Hill road in Gallatin Gateway, just outside of Bozeman."

At the Detroit Motor Show, Ford unveiled the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 with more horsepower than can be found even in its GT supercar.

On June 16, 1805, Captain Clark of the Corps of Discovery – with an extremely ill Sacajawea accompanying him – halted below the confluence of Belt Creek and the Missouri River (“portage creek,” to the Corps), setting up what would become the base camp for their month-long assault around the …

Editor’s Note: In September 2013, University of Montana geography faculty member Rick Graetz and Kayde Kaiser, a geography graduate student, launched the “This Is Montana” program as an outreach effort that is delivered to an estimated 80-plus high schools and newspapers. Articles penned by …