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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …
States launch probe into TikTok's effect on kids' health
State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health, widening governmen…
Activism grows nationwide in response to school book bans
Until a year ago, Stephana Ferrell's political activism was limited to the occasional letter to elected officials.
Montana pays $60k to settle public records case over pipeline docs
The state of Montana has paid more than $60,000 to the ACLU of Montana to settle a case over its refusal to release documents related to the state's preparations for anticipated protests against the proposed Keysto…
Officials say hunting wolves from aircraft prohibited
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Despite a recent interpretation of Montana state law that aerial hunting of wolves is not prohibited, doing so runs afoul of federal law.
Montana will receive $80M in J&J opioid settlement
Montana will receive $80 million as its share of a nationwide settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major drug distributors over their role in the opioid crisis, Attorney General Austin Knudsen said…
Montana man pleads guilty to his role in U.S. Capitol breach
A Montana man and former U.S. Marine has reached a plea agreement on a federal misdemeanor charge for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol as Congress was counting the Electoral College votes fro…
Two cases of brucellosis found in Montana cows
Two cows from Gallatin and Madison counties have tested positive for brucellosis in the last two months, but the Montana Department of Livestock said it does not believe the cases represent an increased risk of an …
Grand Teton helicopter goat shoot fells 50 invasive animals
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Contractors hired by Grand Teton National Park have killed 50 invasive mountain goats this week in a campaign to protect the park's herd of native bighorn sheep.
Yellowstone starts bison cull as animals migrate to Montana
Yellowstone National Park captured 37 bison that were migrating outside the park and sent most to slaughter as officials began an annual program to cull the an…
Democrat Jack Ballard drops out of Montana US House race
Red Lodge author Jack Ballard dropped out of the Democratic primary for the U.S. House seat representing eastern Montana, he said Thursday.
Psych hospital violations contribute to 4 patient deaths
Montana's state psychiatric hospital has until March 13 to correct serious deficiencies in patient safety that likely contributed to the deaths of four patients, or face the loss of federal funding, the Centers for…
Tester, Daines react to Ukraine attack
Montana U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines each condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine Thursday morning.
Montana county reports 3 recent fentanyl overdose deaths
Three people died of apparent fentanyl overdoses in less than a month in Lewis and Clark County, Sheriff Leo Dutton said.
North Dakota man dies in avalanche north of Yellowstone park
Officials in southwestern Montana have released the name of a 34-year-old North Dakota man who died when he was swept away by an avalanche while riding a snow bike north of Yellowstone National Park over the weeken…
Haaland: 16 tribal water settlements will get $1.7 billion
The Biden administration will use $1.7 billion from the recently enacted federal infrastructure bill to fund 16 tribal water rights settlements, U.S. Interior …