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 man committed over allegations of child molestation
A resident of the Crow Indian Reservation, who was born with cognitive impairments, has been found to be a sexually dangerous person and was indefinitely committed to a federal prison in North Carolina after being …
Legal firm sues Montana over law banning vaccine mandates
A Montana law firm is suing the state over a rule that bans businesses from requiring Covid-19 vaccinations for their employees.
North Dakota trooper cleared in fatal interstate shooting
A North Dakota state trooper who fatally shot a Montana man along an interstate last month has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Staff scientists: Health department used 'misleading and false' claims to justify school mask order
In an internal letter delivered last month, scientific staff at the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services criticized the evidence used by heal…
UM researchers investigate human impact on backcountry lakes
After another summer of record-breaking tourism, it remains clear that Montana’s natural environment and breathtaking backcountry continue to draw numerous vis…
Montana law school to launch independent review of school
The University of Montana law school is launching an independent review following a walkout and rally at the law school over alleged mistreatment of sexual harassment and assault victims.
Montana commission homes in on congressional district maps
Montana's bipartisan redistricting commission has narrowed down the possibilities for congressional maps that would create two U.S. House seats in the state fo…
7 passengers on derailed train sue Amtrak, BNSF Railway
An Illinois law firm filed lawsuits Monday against Amtrak and BNSF Railway on behalf of seven passengers who were on an Amtrak train when it derailed in north-…
Missoula judge denies request to halt mask requirements in schools
A district judge has denied a request by several parents to halt mask mandates in Missoula schools while a legal challenge of the mandates is underway.
$500k grant supports UM’s College of Humanities
Cornerstone humanities programs at the University of Montana received a $499,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Montana Republican lawmakers want election security review
Most of Montana's Republican lawmakers are urging their leadership to appoint a special committee to investigate the security of the state's voting system.
State hospital patient pleads guilty to killing her mother
A Montana State Hospital patient has pleaded guilty to killing her mother in Great Falls more than four years ago.
Senate approves Biden land-agency pick over GOP opposition
A bitterly divided Senate late Thursday approved President Joe Biden's choice to oversee vast government-owned lands in the West, despite Republican complaints…
Judge delays implementation of new Montana abortion laws
A judge granted Thursday evening a temporary restraining order delaying the implementation of three laws restricting abortion access in Montana, hours before t…
US says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct
Death's come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared…