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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 …
Montana river level rising after gate on dam repaired
Workers have repaired a failed gate that releases water from a southern Montana dam, restoring water flow to a river known for its high-quality trout fishing, …
Judge blocks law that would allow more guns on campuses
Montana lawmakers overstepped their authority in passing legislation that would allow more people to carry guns on public college campuses, a state judge has r…
Wind-pushed fires force evacuations, burn homes in Montana
Hundreds of people in the town of Denton were forced to flee flames pushed by strong winds in central Montana on Wednesday, while a fire south of the city of G…
Montana man dies of gunshot wound in hunting accident
A western Montana man has died of a gunshot wound in an apparent hunting accident, Ravalli County officials said.
Kalispell doctor resigns from UM residency program following criticism over posts about vaccine
A Kalispell doctor who drew public criticism for his role supervising doctors-in-training with the University of Montana and while serving on the West Valley S…
Judge blocks vaccine mandate for health care workers
A federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday issued a ruling blocking the Biden administration's mandate requiring millions of health care workers nationwide be vac…
US House candidate Zinke files financial disclosure report
Montana Republican U.S. House candidate Ryan Zinke filed a financial disclosure that reports he has received nearly $800,000 in consulting fees so far this yea…
Minivan driver dies after colliding head-on with school bus
A minivan collided head-on with a school bus in southeastern Montana on Monday morning, killing the driver of the minivan, the Montana Highway Patrol said.
Man gets 65 years in prison for hatchet homicide
A Great Falls man was sentenced Monday to 65 years in prison for killing another man with a hatchet during a March 2018 street fight.
Montana sees strong winds, record high temps on Sunday
(AP) — Strong winds, with occasional gusts of up to 100 mph, made travel difficult along the Rocky Mountain Front in northern Montana, while record high temperatures were seen in some areas, the National Weather Se…
Kalispell sets record high; damaging winds blast East Glacier
Strong winds, with occasional gusts of up to 100 mph, made travel difficult along the Rocky Mountain Front in northern Montana, while record high temperatures …
Missing Montana man killed in crash in Idaho, police say
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State Police say that a driver killed in car crash, on Friday night in Boise County, has been identified as a missing Montana man.
Biden sets out oil, gas leasing reform, stops short of ban
The Biden administration on Friday recommended an overhaul of the nation's oil and gas leasing program to focus on areas that are most suitable for energy deve…
Federal agent charged with pulling work gun on bar patron
A Drug Enforcement Administration agent from Colorado was charged Tuesday with felony assault with a weapon for reportedly pulling his government-issued handgun on a man at a Bozeman bar while he was intoxicated.
Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence
A jury ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $26 million in damages Tuesday over the violence that erupted during the deadly …