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 drives classic Glacier touring car to California
Three years ago, Hamilton's Dennis Moore found a Montana treasure.
Family seeks answers after fatal police shooting in Missoula
In the midst of their grief, family members of a 21-year-old man who died Thursday after a shooting involving Missoula Police Department officers are urgently …
Blackfeet member shot, killed by Missoula police after chase
Missoula Police released on Friday the name of the 21-year-old man who was shot and killed by a police officer after police say he fled a traffic stop.
Montana prisoner dies in excavator accident
A man incarcerated at the Montana State Prison inmate died in an accident while working at the prison ranch in Deer Lodge, the Department of Corrections confirmed Thursday.
Montana commission suggests using $15M on affordable housing
A commission tasked with making recommendations for how Montana should spend some of its federal coronavirus relief funding voted Thursday to recommend Gov. Gr…
Census: Flathead County grew 15% over past decade
Census figures released Thursday provided a first look at how the population of Montana has changed over the past decade, and the information will be used to d…
Missoula police officer shoots, kills man who allegedly fired shot
A Missoula police officer shot and killed a 21-year-old man who fled a traffic stop, led the officer on a pursuit through the city and then fired a gun at the officer, police said Thursday.
Legislature asks state Supreme Court to reconsider subpoena decision
The Montana Legislature has contested a recent state Supreme Court decision about legislative subpoena powers, filing an 11th-hour brief Wednesday afternoon th…
Major wildfires threatening towns in Montana, California
Wildfires in Montana threatened rural towns and ranchland, and victims of a California blaze returned to their incinerated town even as the region faced anothe…
Two hikers sustain minor injuries in grizzly encounter
A grizzly bear injured two people in an encounter southeast of Ennis, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks reported Wednesday.
Fires charring US West range set up ranchers for hardship
Wildfires tearing through eastern Montana and elsewhere in the U.S. West are devouring vast areas of rangeland that cattle ranchers depend upon, setting the st…
Democrats oppose changes to Medicaid expansion eligibility
Democratic lawmakers in Montana said they are opposed to a plan to end 12-month continuous eligibility for people who qualify for Medicaid expansion or another…
Mine waste processor reaches plea agreement in arsenic case
U.S. Minerals, which operated a plant to turn mining waste into roofing materials in Anaconda, has reached a plea agreement in a federal case charging the company with exposing its employees to unsafe levels of ars…
Montana health department reorganizes top staff
Montana's largest state agency, which is responsible for foster care and Child Protective Services, Medicaid and other social welfare programs, is undergoing a…
Missoula schools to require face coverings for first 6 weeks
With the new school year approaching, districts are setting mask policies to reduce the spread of the coronavirus as cases surge in Montana.