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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…
Daines, Tester split on Democrats' big voting rights bill
The Democrats' sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law suffered a major setback in the Senate on Tuesday, blocked by a filibuster wall of Repu…
15 GOP governors urge release of Census redistricting data
Fifteen Republican governors sent a letter Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging that the U.S. Census Bureau release redistricting data as soon as …
Montana woman, granddaughter killed in Utah plane crash
A family member has identified the victims of a plane crash in Utah last week as a Montana woman and her 6-year-old granddaughter.
Woman gets 14 years in prison for baby's smothering death
A woman who fell asleep in her car after using methamphetamine and smothered her 5-month-old daughter was sentenced Monday to 14 years in the Montana Women's Prison for negligent homicide.
Teen gets juvenile probation in accidental shooting death
A Great Falls boy has been sentenced to juvenile probation until he turns 21 for the accidental shooting death of his 14-year-old friend last November.
Bitcoin fracking turns waste gas to digital gold in Bakken oil field
On a sun-baked oil pad not too far from the North Dakota border, the iconic infrastructure of the Bakken oil field towers over pink gravel, pumpjacks pulling e…
Bison injures woman in Yellowstone National Park
A bison has injured a hiker in Yellowstone National Park.
Montana health officials struggle with changes to state law
Legislation aiming to protect businesses from COVID-19 restrictions imposed by local authorities was signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte more than a month a…
Montana firm offers legal help with missing Native Americans
A Missoula law firm is offering no-cost legal advocacy for families of missing Native Americans, Kimberly Dudik and Associates has announced.
Bear bites camper near Mystic Lake in Custer Gallatin forest
A bear bit a person who was camping near Mystic Lake in the Custer Gallatin National Forest over the weekend, the U.S. Forest Service said.
Blackfeet Nation welcomes back tourists after risky shutdown pays off
Millions of people will flock to Montana's Glacier National Park this summer after last year's pandemic-caused tourism skid, and they will once more be able si…
Rosendale votes against holiday marking end of slavery
Montana's lone Congressman Matt Rosendale was one of only six members of the U.S. House of Representatives who voted this week against both the legislation to …
More help sought for Montana fires ahead of weather shift
Montana's firefighting aircraft returned to duty Friday as officials sought even more personnel and aircraft ahead of a shift in the weather that could stir up…
Montana wildlife officials consider rules to protect trout
Wildlife officials in Montana are seeking feedback on a proposal to expand fishing restrictions to protect declining brown trout populations.
Montana considers wolf hunting rules amid population decline
A commission governing wolf hunting in Montana is considering new wolf management rules that would make it easier to hunt wolves in the state after the Legisla…