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Calls to end intraparty fight mount after bitter GOP primary season
Some Republicans believe results of the legislative primary mean it’s time for the Montana Republican Party to men…
Black bears that entered Missoula-area houses euthanized
Montana wildlife officials euthanized two black bears this month after they broke into separate houses in the Missoula area, wildlife specialist Jamie Jonkel s…
Montana offers funding to help farmers, ranchers with stress
Financial pressures, unpredictable weather, drought, long work days and social isolation can cause stress and take a toll on the mental health of Montana's farmers and ranchers, officials say.
Colleges offer construction worker certificate program
Two-year colleges in Montana are teaming up to provide a job site readiness certificate program for people interested in joining the construction trades as demand for workers in that field increases.
Despite Canadian easing, US extends land border restrictions
The U.S. government on Wednesday extended the closure of the land borders with Canada and Mexico to nonessential travelers until at least Aug. 21.
Coal production in Montana declines 23% in 2020, demand down
Coal production in Montana fell by 23% in 2020, compared to the previous year, as demand for coal and the electricity it is used to generate declined during th…
Lawmaker continues to press Missoula County election allegations
Four months have passed since allegations of voting irregularities in Missoula County's 2020 election made their way to the floor of the Montana House. But acc…
Monster wildfire tests years of forest management efforts
Ecologists in a vast region of wetlands and forest in remote Oregon have spent the past decade thinning young trees and using planned fires to try to restore t…
Massive wildfires in West bring haze to East Coast
Wildfires in the American West, including one burning in Oregon that's currently the largest in the United States, are creating hazy skies as far away as New Y…
Highway patrol finds video but still faces damages in crash
The Montana Highway Patrol found video it said was missing but will still face penalties in a lawsuit from a Wyoming man who accused a trooper of making an ill…
Montana businesses encouraged to report unemployment fraud
Montana employers are encouraged to notify the state Department of Labor and Industry if an unemployment insurance claimant fails to appear for a scheduled int…
State senator charged with reckless driving, obstructing officer
Montana Senate President Pro Tempore Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, has been charged with three misdemeanors, including obstruction of a peace officer, after he …
Man who guided illegally in Yellowstone gets week in jail
A judge has sentenced an Oklahoma man to a week in jail and ordered him to pay $1,100 for guiding visitors illegally in Yellowstone National Park.
Man given possibility of parole for killings when he was 17
A Montana man who was serving a life sentence for killing three people when he was 17 now has the opportunity to seek parole.
Officials identify suspect, victim in homicide, abduction
Cascade County officials have identified a shooting victim and the suspect in a homicide and abduction that happened at a residence in Great Falls last week an…
Suspect jailed after 79-year-old fatally stabbed in Winnett
Law enforcement officers in central Montana are investigating a fight between two men in a small town that left a 79-year-old man dead and a 29-year-old with a gunshot wound to his arm.