Montana News
Comprehensive coverage of Montana’s statewide news—politics, environment, communities, and culture—delivered with trusted reporting and a local lens.
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's general hunting season wraps up Sunday
Montana’s general hunting season is winding down and concludes Sunday, Nov. 28.
Query of hospital threats finds voicemail by former senator
An investigation into a complaint that public officials tried to intimidate employees of Montana hospital into treating a COVID-19 patient with unapproved medi…
Missoula woman charged for allegedly killing her children
A Montana woman accused of stabbing her two small children was kept behind bars Monday on a $10 million bail by a judge who called her a great risk to the comm…
Program in Big Sky works to increase rental availability
A program in the resort community of Big Sky that offers landlords cash to convert vacation rentals or seasonal homes into long-term homes for locals converted…
Interior secretary seeks to rid US of derogatory place names
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday formally declared "squaw" a derogatory term and said she is taking steps to remove it from federal government use…
Native American confirmed as head of National Park Service
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the nomination of Charles "Chuck" Sams III as National Park Service director, which will make him the first Native Ame…
Montana's unemployment rate down to 3.1%; 525,000 working
A record number of Montana residents are working and the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate reached a 14-year low in October, the governor's office said Friday.
Dems' sweeping social, climate bill passes divided House
Democrats brushed aside months-long divisions and pushed their expansive social and environment bill through a sharply divided House on Friday, as President Jo…
OPI’s School Law Conference explores hot-button education issues
Montana school officials and teachers got an earful Tuesday from a panel of legal experts on everything from critical race theory to parental and transgender rights.
Idaho farmers begin applying for permits to grow hemp
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture launched its online application system for would-be hemp growers early last week, and applications are beginning to trickle in.
Chronic wasting disease found in two deer in Idaho
Idaho wildlife managers say two deer killed in north-central Idaho have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. It's the first time the contagious and fat…
Bishop leaves race for Montana's western U.S. House seat
Democratic State Rep. Laurie Bishop bowed out of the race for Montana's new U.S. House seat on Thursday, a week after the congressional district boundaries were finalized, leaving her hometown of Livingston outside…
Arlee man gets life in prison for road-rage, trooper shootings
A western Montana man who responded to a plume of diesel exhaust with a murderous rage was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of par…
U.S.-Canada border towns assess damage from devastating floods
Residents of this small U.S. city along the Canadian border were assessing damage from flooding that hit an estimated three quarters of homes, as Washington st…
Montanans should expect higher heating costs this winter
Montana residents should expect to shell out more money to heat their homes this winter due to an increase in energy costs, the Montana Public Service Commissi…