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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…
All Montanans will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine April 1
HELENA (AP) — All Montana residents will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 1, Gov. Greg Gianforte said Tuesday.
January unemployment in Montana is down to 4%
HELENA (AP) — Montana's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped by 0.2 percentage points to 4% in January, Gov. Greg Gianforte said.
Montana man fined for yelling at neighbor in flag dispute
HELENA (AP) — A Montana man cited for disorderly conduct for yelling at his neighbor this month in a dispute over political flags has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was fined $100, the Independent Record repo…
Florida man gets 11 years for trafficking 78 pounds of meth
BILLINGS (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison on a federal drug trafficking charge drug in a case that involved one of the largest seizures of methamphetamine in Montana history.
1 killed, 1 injured in explosion at Butte truck repair shop
BUTTE (AP) — An explosion at a Butte truck repair shop killed one man and seriously injured another
Dozens rally at Montana Capitol to oppose anti-LGBTQ bills
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Dozens of people gathered on the Montana Capitol steps Monday for a rally to urge residents to contact their representatives and express o…
Haaland OK'd at Interior, 1st Native American Cabinet head
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet depa…
Denver's airport reopens after powerful winter storm
DENVER (AP) — Denver's airport reopened Monday after a powerful late winter snowstorm dumped over 3 feet of heavy, wet snow on parts of Colorado and Wyoming, s…
Group backing legalized pot no longer has to name donors
HELENA (AP) — A complaint was closed against the Washington-based group that bankrolled the marijuana legalization effort in Montana last year after a commissi…
Questions remain after tough year in North Dakota oil patch
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Kyle Ostrand found himself looking up townhouses in Williston, trying to talk his workers into becoming roommates after the oil price col…
Anti-abortion bills abound; their fate in court is unknown
At an intense pace, lawmakers in Republican-governed states are considering an array of tough anti-abortion restrictions they hope might reach the Supreme Court
Groups to fund new bison quarantine facility in Yellowstone
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Two conservation groups are working to raise $500,000 to fund modification and construction of quarantine pens near Yellowstone National…
Gianforte administration signals support for religious expression bill
HELENA — The administration of Gov. Greg Gianforte has publicly endorsed a bill in the Montana Legislature that is receiving intense debate among proponents of religious expression and advocates for LGBTQ civil rig…
Missoula homeless shelter to stay open though April
MISSOULA (AP) — An emergency winter homeless shelter in Missoula that's also hosting coronavirus vaccine clinics will remain open through the end of April after receiving a grant from a human services organization.
As climate fight shifts to oil, Biden faces a formidable foe
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — President Joe Biden's bid to tackle climate change is running straight through the heart of the U.S. oil and gas industry -- a much bigger,…