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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 …
MSU seeks to name nursing college after Whitefish philanthropists
Montana State University is planning to ask the state’s Board of Regents to approve naming its nursing college after part-time Whitefish residents Mark and Rob…
Relief funds recommended to recruit health care workers
A commission created to allocate federal COVID-19 relief funding to help stabilize Montana's economy recommended Wednesday that the governor allocate $4 millio…
Legislation introduced to allow lawsuits against Amtrak
Two Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation Wednesday to end an arbitration clause that Amtrak implemented in January 2019 and give customers the…
Garland defends school board memo amid Republican criticism
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended a memo aimed at combating threats against school officials nationwide while Republicans insisted he resc…
Man gets house arrest in case of missing Blackfeet girl
A man has been sentenced to nine months of house arrest after pleading guilty to negligent endangerment in the case of a 3-year-old girl who went missing on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in April.
Judge orders stay in case seeking to remove Snake River dams
A federal judge on Tuesday granted a stay in litigation seeking to save endangered salmon runs on the Columbia and Snake rivers.
Cause of Montana Amtrak derailment still under investigation
A preliminary report on an Amtrak train derailment in north-central Montana last month that killed three people and injured dozens more gave no information on …
Wildlife agencies to cancel Trump endangered species rules
President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday that it will cancel two environmental rollbacks under former President Donald Trump that limited habitat…
Montana Democrats want investigation of attorney general
Republican leaders in the Legislature on Monday approved a request by Democratic lawmakers to look into the Montana Department of Justice's involvement in inve…
Man drives into pond while being pursued by police, dies
A man died after driving into a pond while being pursued by Missoula police, a spokeswoman said Monday.
Tribal officer shoots, kills suspect after pursuit near Hays
A Fort Belknap tribal police officer shot and killed a suspect who reportedly exhibited a weapon after a weekend pursuit near the town of Hays, the tribe said.
'Unite the Right' rally's planners accused in civil trial
The violence at the white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville shocked the nation, with people beaten to the ground, lighted torches thrown a…
After long absence 'dancing birds' return to western Montana
HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — Sometime in the next few years, some lucky people might witness an annual ritual that disappeared decades ago in western Montana.
Work starts on plant to treat mine wastewater in Belt Creek
BELT, Mont. (AP) — The town of Belt was built on coal.
Blackfeet Nation celebrates life of Chief Earl Old Person
The Blackfeet Nation honored Chief Earl Old Person with a weeklong memorial, ending with a funeral service Friday in the Browning High School gym.