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Judge blocks Election Day voter registration changes
Late voter registration, allowing Montanans to sign up to vote so long as they’re in line before polls officially …
25-year-old Colorado skier found dead near Lost Trail resort
A 25-year-old Colorado skier who went missing Thursday from the Lost Trail Ski Area on the Montana-Idaho border has been found dead.
Pedestrian killed on U.S. 93 at St. Ignatius
A Polson woman was killed Friday after being hit by a vehicle on U.S. 93 in Lake County.
Judges skeptical of ‘wait until 2023’ argument in PSC case
A panel of federal judges assembled to hear a lawsuit challenging the districts used to elect Montana’s utility regulation board indicated in a ruling Thursday that they’re hesitant to wait until 2023 to give the M…
State superintendent pitches revisions to teacher licensing
On Thursday, the Montana Board of Public Education conducted its first review of state Superintendent Elsie Arntzen’s proposed changes to regulations governing…
Groups challenge initiative to limit property tax changes
Public employees and a farming organization are among those who filed a complaint arguing the attorney general and the secretary of state did not follow a new law in approving signature-gathering for a proposed con…
Montana orders 650,000 rapid COVID-19 tests for residents
The state of Montana has ordered 650,000 rapid COVID-19 tests to be distributed to residents through county health departments, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced T…
Omicron wave threatens Montana hospital capacity
A coalition of Montana medical groups warned on Tuesday that hospitals are once again at risk of being extended beyond their caregiving capacity as the more transmissible omicron variant starts to spread across the…
Black ice, crashes block eastbound Interstate 90 in Montana
Freezing rain caused treacherous driving conditions in western Montana on Wednesday morning, causing crashes that blocked lanes on Interstate 90 both east and west of Missoula and leading Missoula Public Schools to…
Montana psych hospital failed to properly investigate death
Employees at Montana's state psychiatric hospital failed to properly investigate the death of a patient who was reportedly told to go back to her room "and stop being dramatic," after she told staff she was having …
BNSF Railway taking over Montana Rail Link route
BNSF Railway has announced plans to resume operation of its mainline rail corridor through southern Montana, ending a lease with Montana Rail Link.
Group celebrates 40 years of outdoors empowerment, skiing
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Karla Cartwright and her son, Weston, didn't know what to expect the first time they attended Eagle Mount's Big Sky Kids Camp, designed f…
NDSU win 9th FCS title in 11 years 38-10 over Montana State
Hunter Luepke ran for three touchdowns in the first half and North Dakota State won its ninth FCS national championship in 11 seasons with a 38-10 win over Mon…
Low visibility leads to 40-car crash on Idaho highway
Idaho State Police say roughly 40 vehicles were involved in a crash on an eastern Idaho highway after severe winter weather caused whiteout conditions, but only minor injuries were reported.
Avalanche blocks I-90 on Montana side of Lookout Pass
A snowslide blocked the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 near Lookout Pass in western Montana on Friday, closing the highway overnight, while avalanche warnings were in place in western Montana and for the Cooke Ci…
Kalispell man struck and killed after crash on snowy highway
An 84-year-old man was struck and killed after his vehicle was involved in a crash on a snowy highway in southwestern Montana, the Montana Highway Patrol said Thursday.