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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…
Bear injures hiker in Yellowstone National Park
A bear attacked and injured a hiker in Yellowstone National Park Friday morning, marking the first incident of a bear injuring a person in the park this year, …
Ronan man killed in head-on crash south of Pablo
A woman driver speeding away from a Lake County sheriff's deputy on U.S. 93 crossed into oncoming traffic and caused a head-on collision that killed a Ronan man early Friday, officials said.
2 named as suspects in girl's death on Crow Reservation
Two women who were sentenced in tribal court and jailed on misdemeanor charges in the case of a young girl whose body was found on the Crow Indian Reservation have been named as suspects in the child's death.
Montana authorities rescue 2 people who fell from cliffs
Two people who were injured were rescued after falling from a band of sandstone cliffs in Billings this week, authorities said.
Governor opposes Fort Peck dam changes to aid imperiled fish
Gov. Greg Gianforte is objecting to a U.S. government proposal to alter water releases from a huge reservoir in northeastern Montana to help an ancient and en…
Montana's top prosecutor bans critical race theory programs
Montana's top prosecutor issued an opinion Thursday labeling critical race theory and some antiracism programs taught in schools as "discriminatory" and said t…
Clark Fork rises to minor flood stage above Missoula
Forecasters say the Clark Fork River has reached minor flood stage and above Missoula and is expected to crest Saturday morning.
Montana wildlife officials euthanize grizzly bear near Avon
Authorities in Montana have trapped and killed a grizzly bear after it was accused of killing yearlings on a ranch near Avon.
Montana high court dismisses challenges of campus carry law
The Montana Supreme Court dismissed Wednesday two lawsuits seeking to block a law that will allow firearms to be carried on university campuses in the state, i…
Dogs kill 4-year-old Montana boy at grandparents' house
A 4-year-old Montana boy was attacked and killed by two dogs at his grandparents' house earlier this month, Jefferson County officials said Wednesday.
Wyoming smokejumper critically injured in New Mexico
Officials in Montana have released the name of a wildland firefighter who was critically injured while fighting a fire on private land in southwestern New Mexico, near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Pipeline breach spills crude oil on Crow Reservation
A breached oil pipeline has spilled an undetermined volume of crude on the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana after possibly leaking for months before it was discovered, a tribal official said Wednesda…
Montana man ordered to pay restitution for arson-for-hire
A south-central Montana man who pleaded no contest to hiring someone to burn down his house for the insurance money so he could pay a debt to the federal government in a drug case has been ordered to pay restitutio…
New wolf killing laws prompt push to revive protections
Wildlife advocates pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republican law…
Data: Half of Montana inmates reject COVID-19 vaccine
The Montana Department of Corrections has reported about half of the people in custody are choosing not to get vaccinated for COVID-19, despite being held in c…