Montana News

Montana’s outgoing U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale held a final tele-town hall with constituents before he leaves office in January. He told them he’ll hold his ground on his last major vote in the House.

A nonpartisan observation group that monitored the November election in 16 counties has released its preliminary findings. The group found Montana’s general election was fair and well-conducted.

Much of the country continues to see big declines in drug overdose deaths, but deaths in Montana were virtually unchanged.

Next month, the state education department will have a new leader for the first time in eight years. Townsend Public Schools Superintendent Susie Hedalen is set to take over the Office of Public Instruction following a campaign promising to “bring education back to basics.” She joined MTPR’s Austin Amestoy to talk about her plans for her first term.

The state’s highest-ranking K-12 education leader is set to leave her post next month after eight years in office. Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Artnzen presided over an education landscape rocked and reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. She joined MTPR’s Austin Amestoy to reflect on her two terms and look ahead to the future of Montana’s schools.

Among the sparkling lights and fresh pine scent of the holidays lies a minefield of potential dangers to household pets. Here are some tips to help keep your pets safe and sane during the holidays.

An advisory jury last week found that districts to elect utility regulators were not drawn in a way that favored one political party over another. This is the latest in an ongoing legal fight over the maps

Montana’s governor held an invite-only session on Tuesday with the state’s most powerful utility companies and energy industry players. The governor asked his selected industry leaders how state policy could help them make more power.

A district court in Helena temporarily blocked a pair of state agency rules that prevented transgender Montanans from updating their identification documents.

You probably know snowpack affects the amount of water in our rivers. But snowmelt also recharges underground water systems and flows back into the rivers and streams, keeping them running even after the snow melts. What happens to groundwater supplies when the snowmelt comes earlier in the year?

The Montana Supreme Court has decided a right to a clean and healthful environment includes a stable climate. It’s the final step in a case where 16 young people sued the state for failing to act on climate change.

A Whitefish doctor was sentenced to six months of jail and another six months of house arrest for defrauding Medicare and other federal health programs.

Montana’s early snow season is off to a slow start, but it's too soon to be worried, hydrologist says.

Montana groups are looking to help wildlife safely cross I-90 near Missoula where collisions with cars are becoming more common.

A new audit reports that an estimated $1.2 billion in taxable value from new construction in Montana went unaccounted for over the last six years. The report identified several ways the properties are slipping through the cracks.

Montana’s high court upheld a block on a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The case is not yet over, but state Supreme Court justices say the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their challenge of the law.

A new audit concludes that the state fails to properly track lobbyist activity at the Legislature.

About two dozen Missoula-area teachers pondered the uses and risks of artificial intelligence in the classroom at a first-of-its-kind AI “playdate” Thursday night.

There are fewer nursing home staff and patients who are opting to get their updated COVID vaccines, according to federal data.

A new report by investigative news nonprofit ProPublica centers on allegations of misconduct by one of Montana’s most influential doctors. Oncologist Thomas Weiner saw thousands of patients at St. Peter’s Health in Helena for two dozen years before the hospital fired him in 2020.