LIVINGSTON, Mont. — A major agreement has been reached in a water rights dispute involving Crazy Mountain Ranch and state regulators.The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation sued Crazy Mountain Ranch’s owner, LLC, and others for illegally irrigating over…

CLYDE PARK, Mont. — The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has filed a lawsuit against Crazy Mountain Ranch, claiming the private guest ranch is illegally irrigating its new golf course without a valid water right.The 209-page lawsuit, filed…

CLYDE PARK, Mont. — A new golf course at Crazy Mountain Ranch has ignited a fierce dispute over water rights in the Shields Valley, an agricultural region long resistant to the luxury real estate boom transforming neighboring communities.Local ranchers allege…