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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…
Montana woman tapped to lead federal land agency
President Joe Biden intends to nominate National Wildlife Federation senior adviser and veteran Montana Democrat Tracy Stone-Manning to direct the Bureau of La…
Montana high court cancels condition on stolen valor case
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A former judge improperly punished two men who lied about their military service in court, the Montana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
2 sentenced for child endangerment after girl's body found
BILLINGS (AP) — Two women have been sentenced to 18 months in Crow Tribal jail after being convicted of child endangerment and custodial interference in the disappearance of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found …
Montana bills would limit governor's powers in emergencies
HELENA (AP) — A slate of bills limiting the governor's powers during states of emergency are nearing passage in Montana.
Judge strikes down initial approval for stalled Montana mine
BILLINGS (AP) — A U.S. judge on Wednesday struck down the government's approval of the first phase of a long-stalled copper and silver mine that would be constructed beneath a northwestern Montana wilderness.
Biden names former Obama official as deputy at Interior
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is naming Tommy Beaudreau, a former Obama administration official, to be deputy secretary at the Interior Department after dr…
Governor bans use of vaccine passports in Montana
HELENA (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte issued Tuesday an executive order banning the development or use of vaccine passports in Montana.
Montana Senate endorses bill in effort to ban abortions
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Senate on Tuesday endorsed a measure that would ask voters to change the state constitution to define life as beginning at conception, an effort to ban abortions.
Pictograph park to re-open after rock slide blocked road
BILLINGS (AP) — Montana's Pictograph Cave State Park is set to re-open Wednesday after being closed for almost three months because of a rock slide that blocked the road to the tourist attraction near Billings.
Montana counties pausing use of J&J vaccine
HELENA (AP) — The federally recommended pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination canceled clinics at two colleges in Billings on Tuesd…
Central Montana railyard cleanup will remove tainted soil
HARLOWTON, Mont. (AP) — Work is set to begin next week on the cleanup of a historic railyard in central Montana that's contaminated with asbestos and petroleum.
Montana correctional facilities to reopen for visitors
HELENA (AP) — Montana's correctional facilities are scheduled to reopen for visitors and volunteers later this month after more than a year of restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Committee to consider change to bill targeting trans youth
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Legislature may consider changes to a measure that would ban transgender athletes from participating in school and college spo…
Montana Legislature overrides governor's first veto
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have nearly unanimously overridden Gov. Greg Gianforte's first veto of a bill both sides say involves the balance of pow…
Montana Supreme Court quashes subpoena of judicial emails
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court has temporarily quashed a legislative subpoena for the state court administrator's emails, which are believed to contain responses to a poll of District Court judges on legis…