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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 …
Georgia couple's family sues over fatal Amtrak derailment
The family of a Georgia couple who were on a trip celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary when they died in an Amtrak train derailment in Montana has filed …
Libby asbestos worker wins historic $36.5M award from jury
Ralph Hutt worked at the W.R. Grace Co. vermiculite mill in Libby for just 18 months in 1968 and 1969.
Montana teen starts Spanish language online newspaper
It's not often a teenager decides to start a newspaper.
Snow biker killed in avalanche in southern Montana
An investigation is underway after a snow biker was killed in an avalanche in southern Montana.
Wolves, bears are wary rivals as they compete for food
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Sharing a meal with a greedy tablemate makes for fraught relations, especially when there are claws and fangs involved.
Wolf hunting, trapping ends in southwestern Montana
Wolf hunting and trapping has ended for the season in southwestern Montana after hunters killed 82 wolves in the region, the state Department of Fish, Wildlife…
Daines, Tester support ‘good samaritan’ mine cleanups
With names like “One Dead Digger, “Hog Heaven” and “Blue Moon Pit,” at least 600 abandoned or inactive mine sites pepper Flathead, Lake, Sanders and Lincoln co…
Study: Wolves change behavior with bears about
If you are a wolf living in Yellowstone National Park, bears mess with you. They show up uninvited and steal kills from your pack. And when scavenging bears dr…
Judge: Coal mine permit didn't analyze environmental harm
A federal agency failed to adequately analyze the environmental harm that could be caused by increasing the size of a southeastern Montana coal mine that feeds a nearby power plant before approving an expansion per…
'Freedom Convoy' occupation on Montana-Alberta border ends
The off-and-on blockade of the U.S.-Canada border north of Shelby appears to have ended 18 days after truckers protesting vaccine mandates blocked the highway …
Investigation: Zinke misused position as Interior secretary
Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a development project in his Montana hometown and lied to an agency ethics official a…
Harvard professor to discuss free market in UM President’s Lecture
Harvard professor Naomi Oreskes will challenge the notion that “the free market is efficient but government is not” during the next installment of the President’s Lecture Series at the University of Montana.
Montana research indicates the ‘Moscow Mule’ may be a health hazard
The popular cocktail known as the “Moscow mule” supposedly gets some of its flavor from the frosty copper mug it’s served in — the shiny metal oxidizes slightly and enhances the drink’s aroma and effervescence.
Governor open to special session to re-draw PSC districts
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said Tuesday he is open to calling a special session of the Legislature to approve new voting districts for electing members of the…
Health care workers brace for consequences of vaccine mandate
As of Monday, there are mainly three types of health care workers in Montana. Those with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, those with an exemption becau…