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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 …
Snowmobiler dies in avalanche west of West Yellowstone
A snowmobiler died over the weekend when an avalanche swept him downhill and into trees in the Lionhead area west of West Yellowstone, the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center reported Monday.
Montana sends four Olympians to Beijing Games
With three freestyle skiers and a hockey player making the Olympic grade, you can call Montana a hotbed of (frozen) water sports.
Sex trafficking problem entrenched in Montana, officials say
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A woman made a call from a Billings motel room sometime in 2016. She called her family, telling them that over the past several days a m…
Commission adopts new elk hunting regs, with amendments
Hunters will have new regulations for taking elk in the 2022-23 seasons, but the changes won’t be as dramatic as earlier proposed with an amended and unanimous…
Vaccine mandate protesters block Canadian border north of Shelby
A large group of truckers is blocking the U.S.-Canada border with their vehicles north of Shelby this week to protest a vaccine mandate for truck drivers who t…
Judge denies Montana motion to dismiss challenge to vax ban
Legal challenges to a new Montana law that prevents most businesses from requiring their employees be vaccinated against any communicable disease are moving fo…
Great Falls woman admits distributing drugs leading to death
A Great Falls woman has pleaded guilty to a federal charge saying she distributed methamphetamine and fentanyl resulting in a man's death, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said Tuesday.
Montana marijuana sales total $22.6M in January
Montana marijuana businesses sold $22.5 million in cannabis products in January, the first month recreational marijuana sales were legal in the state, the Depa…
Republicans drawing more money in Montana U.S. House campaigns
Republicans Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale have raised more than $1 million each in their campaigns for Montana's two U.S. House seats as the primary election s…
Boy dies in apparent drowning at Montana hot springs resort
Authorities in Montana say they are investigating the apparent drowning of a 14-year—old boy at a hot springs resort pool. Butte Silver-Bow Sheriff Ed Lester says the incident happened Friday at Fairmont Hot Sprin…
Montana man sentenced to state hospital for mother's murder
A Montana judge sentenced a Billings man to 75 years custody of the state health department for the murder of his mother and other crimes.
Montana highway patrol settles with Wyoming man over crash
The state of Montana has reached a $270,000 settlement with a Wyoming man who was forced into a ditch to avoid colliding with a state trooper who made an illegal U-turn.
Idaho National Guard to aid COVID-hit prisons, clinics
The Idaho National Guard is being deployed to help doctors' offices and the state prison system amid overwhelming staffing shortages caused by coronavirus.
Christy Clark to lead Montana Department of Ag
Gov. Greg Gianforte has appointed former Republican Rep. Christy Clark as the new director of the Montana Department of Agriculture, the governor’s office said in a news release on Monday.
Trudeau tests positive for Covid, rips anti-mandate demo
TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday he has tested positive for Covid-19 but is "feeling fine" and will continue to work remotely from…