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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…
Police in Livingston identify victims in murder-suicide
LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — Police have released the names of two Livingston men who died in an apparent murder-suicide over the weekend.
Yellowstone seeks comment on telecommunications proposal
BILLINGS (AP) — Officials at Yellowstone National Park are seeking public comment on an environmental assessment to consider replacing the park's aging telecom…
Bill would allow any voter to bring a minor party petition
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A bill requested by the Secretary of State attempts "an end run" around a Montana Supreme Court ruling that disqualified the Green Party from the 2020 general election because Republicans bankr…
Montana House advances 'personhood' bill to limit abortions
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana House advanced on Thursday a measure that would ask voters to change the state Constitution to define life as beginning at conception, effectively banning most abortion procedures i…
Montana Senate advances bills targeting transgender youth
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance two bills targeting transgender youth despite overwhelming testimony opposing th…
Forest Service denies heli-skiing in Centennial Mountains
BOZEMAN (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has denied permit applications to explore heli-skiing in the Centennial Mountains just west of Yellowstone National Park after concerns were raised over avalanches and impacts…
Lawmakers weigh Constitution instruction, Pledge requirement
HELENA — What began as a legislative discussion on educating Montana students about the U.S. Constitution and Pledge of Allegiance pivoted Monday afternoon int…
Montana sues Biden in bid to revive Keystone XL
BILLINGS (AP) — Attorneys general from 21 states on Wednesday sued to to overturn President Joe Biden's cancellation of the contentious Keystone XL oil pipelin…
Montana has 19 confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants
HELENA (AP) — Montana has a total of 19 confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants in 11 counties, the state health department said Wednesday.
Belgrade man arrested in US Capitol breach
BOZEMAN (AP) — A southwestern Montana businessman has been arrested in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach that happened while Congress was certifying the Electoral College vote.
Complaint challenges law allowing governor to appoint judges
HELENA (AP) — Montana's governor has signed a bill to eliminate the Judicial Nomination Commission and allow the governor to directly fill between-election vacancies in state District Courts and the Montana Supreme…
Yellowstone reports first grizzly bear sighting of 2021
BOZEMAN (AP) — Federal officials have announced the first grizzly bear sighting in Yellowstone National Park this year after a pilot spotted the bear from the …
FBI seeks Montana man after altercation with BIA officer
BILLINGS (AP) — The FBI is seeking a 36-year-old Montana man following a weekend shooting on the Crow Indian Reservation that authorities said left two people …
GOP attorneys general question stimulus barring tax cuts
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican attorneys general from 21 states are questioning a provision in the $1.9 trillion pandemic rescue plan that bars states from using its funds to offset tax cuts.
Former IHS doctor sentenced for sex abuse loses pension
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Indian Health Service officials said Tuesday that a former pediatrician sentenced for sexually abusing boys on two reservations has been stripped of his estimated $100,000-a-year pension.