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 …
UM posts enrollment increase for first time in a decade
Powered by a 30% increase in the incoming class, as well as continued improvement in the retention rate, the institution increased its total enrollment for the…
Montana farm communities mobilize, help train wreck victims
Trevor Fossen was running late for a wedding Saturday afternoon when he turned onto a dusty, gravel road in rural Montana as a westbound train approached the c…
3 Yellowstone wolves killed in first week of Montana hunt
Three gray wolves from a large pack in Yellowstone National Park that's popular among tourists have been killed by Montana hunters, park officials said Monday.
NTSB investigates Montana plane crash that kills 2, hurts 1
Federal authorities were investigating a plane crash that killed two people and critically injured a third in southern Montana on Sunday, authorities said.
Investigators probe Amtrak derailment that killed 3
A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board was at the site of an Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana that killed three people…
Red Lodge firefighter, burned this summer, returns home
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — When the plane landed and Dan Steffensen’s feet hit the ground in Red Lodge on a recent Tuesday afternoon, the small town and its first …
VA Medical Center near Helena to open beds to non-veterans
Montana hospitals that reach capacity due to a surge in Covid-19 cases may be able to transfer patients to the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center west of Helena, …
Another Montana therapeutic boarding school closing
A therapeutic boarding school in northwestern Montana, which state inspectors learned had once made boys sleep outside in winter conditions without proper clothing as punishment, closed on Friday.
Health officer resigns, citing pushback on Covid guidelines
The public health officer in a small northern Montana county is resigning because of the "constant negativity, pushback, disregard and lack of support" that he…
Columbia Falls man admits to elk poaching
A Flathead Valley man has been prosecuted in an elk poaching case in north-central Montana.
Providers challenge only US law banning vaccine mandates
Medical providers and Montana residents with compromised immune systems are challenging the only law in the U.S. that prevents employers from mandating workers…
Babb woman admits to trafficking meth
A Babb woman accused of receiving nearly 1 pound of methamphetamine in the mail has admitted to a drug trafficking crime.
Unions sue over law ending same-day voter registration
A coalition including worker unions and a disability rights group filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen over a law pass…
Montana Covid hospitalizations near 400, more Guard deployed
Gov. Greg Gianforte said Wednesday he will deploy National Guard soldiers to help overburdened hospital staff in Great Falls, as Montana's rising Covid-19 hosp…
California man convicted for role in Montana deputy's death
A California man who, along with his son, went on a "suicide mission" involving law enforcement officers, has been convicted for his role in the death of a Mon…