The Helena police urban wildlife officers are wrapping up their annual urban deer count. The city started conducting the deer count back in 2008 to manage Helena’s deer population better.| KTVH
The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed state Rep. Bill Mercer, R-Billings, as Montana’s newest federal judge.| KPAX News
West Yellowstone residents voiced their concerns on Tuesday evening about political Facebook posts made by Mayor Jeff McBirnie, who is up for re-election this year.| KPAX News
Breast cancer affects hundreds of Montanans every year, but for survivor Katie Beall, the diagnosis became a turning point not just in her life, but in how she inspires others.| KPAX News
According to officials, the cleaning crew smelled something burning and called it in. Another caller could see flames coming from the roof.| KPAX News
Authorities are investigating after a person was found dead inside a burned vehicle early Wednesday in Bozeman.| KPAX News
A helicopter crash in Eastern Montana has claimed the lives of four members of a family related to a candidate for governor in Illinois.| KPAX News
The continuing partial federal government shutdown is leading to negative impacts for some Montana farmers.| KPAX News
A Laurel man caught in a sting operation set up by an online YouTube group now faces 11 charges of sexual abuse of children in Yellowstone County District Court.| KPAX News
The elected body that regulates utilities in Montana is again embroiled in controversy. Its presiding officer is under investigation, and he’s claiming he’s been unfairly targeted.| KTVH
A state district judge in Helena has ruled against Montana Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar, allowing Gov. Greg Gianforte to consider temporarily suspending Molnar from his position.| KTVH
A month after the head of the elected body that regulates utilities in Montana announced he was under investigation, the controversy surrounding the Public Service Commission is continuing to heat up.| KTVH
Months of turmoil at the state commission that regulates utilities in Montana reached a climax Tuesday, as a narrow majority on the Montana Public Service Commission voted to remove its president.| Q2 News (KTVQ)
The Montana Department of Corrections reports it could take 60 to 90 days to replace the Montana State Prison with new water lines.| KPAX News
The average price of gas in the Treasure State has dropped 0.9¢ over the past week to $3.06 per gallon.| Q2 News (KTVQ)
The Powell County Sheriff's Office reports three people died when a small plane crashed in the Bob Marshall Wilderness on Friday.| Q2 News (KTVQ)
Several thousand people filled Brick Breeden Fieldhouse for the latest stop in the “This Is the Turning Point” Tour – an event originally scheduled to be hosted by conservative activist Charlie Kirk.| KBZK News
Turning Point USA drew 3,300 attendees to Montana State University featuring Vivek Ramaswamy and Governor Greg Gianforte in packed fieldhouse event.| KBZK News
No parking will be permitted at the cul-de-sac at the end of Duncan Drive during the construction process which is expected to last until mid-October.| KPAX News
Pre-kindergarten classes at Morning Star School went through their normal morning routines, but they had some high-profile guests: Gov. Greg Gianforte and U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.| KPAX News
The event served as a "one-stop shop" for veterans seeking information about healthcare services, disability benefits, and eligibility requirements.| KPAX News
Violent and graphic videos are increasingly showing up unfiltered on social media feeds, sometimes without warning.| KPAX News
An eerie feeling has settled over Red Lodge after a post was made on Facebook warning people that a woman was attacked on Monday.| KPAX News
Friday is the deadline for public comment on a plan to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule. The proposal has faced widespread public opposition.| KPAX News
Code Girls United is an organization that teaches girls how to code and eventually create and present an app for scholarship money.| KPAX News
Residents and their backyard chickens are looking forward to the passage of an ordinance that is in the process of approval to allow for backyard chickens in Butte.| KPAX News
Fifty-three names of Montanans classified as prisoners of war or missing in action were read one by one.| KTVH
On Wednesday, Montana Public Service Commission President Brad Molnar, R-Laurel, put forth a motion to withdraw a letter sent by the PSC Response Team to Governor Greg Gianforte.| KTVH
Action Inc., which serves six counties in Southwest Montana, says cuts to federal programs that support working families could leave many without basic necessities.| KPAX News
From an interactive mineshaft to tipis, exhibits are more than just displays; they are the heartbeat of every museum.| KPAX News
A hearing aid client is taking action to reduce the risk of dementia, a disease that one study is tracing to hearing loss.| KPAX News
Butte Commissioner Trudy Healy has been calling for a new ordinance that would ban the practice of unhoused people camping around the city.| KPAX News
Three students were injured, including one who was taken to the hospital, following a First Student school bus crash in Billings on Thursday afternoon.| KPAX News
Officials have downgraded the Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Warning for residents west of Cottonwood Creek, Dry Cottonwood Creek, and Kelley Creek.| KPAX News
A woman has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty, a felony, in connection with the seizure of dozens of animals in Sun Prairie.| KPAX News
The Helena Indian Alliance has a mission to advocate for Indigenous peoples in the Helena community, but one of their latest projects is bringing that mission to a group over 1,500 miles away.| KPAX News
The Powell County Sheriff's Office has issued an emergency evacuation order for all residents living in an area located south of Helmville on Friday.| KPAX News
According to court documents, a former contractor with Montana political campaigns will admit to embezzling more than $250,000 from her clients.| KPAX News
A decades-long battle is intensifying in Montana's Crazy Mountains as family farms and ranches are increasingly purchased by large corporations and millionaires.| KPAX News
The Powell County Sheriff's Office has issued an emergency evacuation order for all residents livingg in an area located south of Helmville.| KPAX News
According to Upper Sever Law, Christopher Martinez Marvan, 31, accepted voluntary removal to Mexico rather than remain in detention.| KPAX News
A lawsuit filed by the Chippewa Cree Tribe argues that Chouteau County’s current electoral system silences Native voices.| KPAX News
Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke and others removed a provision allowing the selling of public lands in Utah and Nevada from the Big Beautiful Bill.| KPAX News
The state’s first Safe Haven Baby Box is a secure, anonymous way for parents to legally surrender their newborn without fear of judgment or prosecution.| KPAX News
Amid the McAllister Fire’s devastation, local business owners Larry and Terry Shore recount their narrow escape and emphasize the community's resilience and support.| KPAX News
On Thursday, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission made updates to wolf hunting and trapping in Big Sky Country, with changes specifically targeting the most populated areas of the state.| KPAX News
Many in Polson walked to bring awareness to the uptick in fentanyl-related deaths and advocating for those who are struggling with addiction.| KPAX News
A second committee has announced it’s going to try to get an initiative onto next year’s ballot to ensure that Montana’s judicial elections remain nonpartisan.| KPAX News
According to the latest figures, Montana’s unemployment rate was 1.4% lower than the national rate of 4.2% in July.| KPAX News
One of the newer scams deals with cryptocurrency ATM’s, prompting the Billings Police Department to send out a warning.| KPAX News
It’s the one thing most of us carry every day, but now your driver’s license might not be in your wallet at all, but rather on your smartphone.| KPAX News
Butte Law Enforcement shut down a portion of Park Street after a suspected armed man holed himself up in a residence at Park and Clark streets early Wednesday.| KPAX News
NorthWestern Energy replaced the mighty Montana Power Co. in 1997, which was headquartered in Butte for decades.| KPAX News
United States Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz, the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s panel, spoke on a variety of topics.| KPAX News
A shooting that claimed the life of a 19-year-old woman on the Blackfeet Reservation is now moving through the federal court system.| KPAX News
It’s the one thing most of us carry every day, but now your driver’s license might not be in your wallet at all, but rather on your smartphone.| KBZK News
By the time Montana’s 2026 elections roll around, there could be some big changes to the way people in the state vote – if the laws establishing those changes make it through legal challenges.| KTVH
In the coming weeks, voters in several Montana communities will be receiving ballots for city, school and special district elections. Voters in Helena may notice something new on the ballot envelope.| KTVH
The search continues for a 58-year-old man who went missing last week after a boat capsized on Flathead Lake.| KPAX News
Around 200 personnel are assigned to the fire, including seven crews with four engines, four water tenders, two helicopters, two dozers, and two skidgens.| KPAX News
On February 10th, 1985, 23-year-old Randy Church was closing the Pizza Hut restaurant off Main Street in Bozeman. Temperatures that night dipped to 2 degrees.| KPAX News
Butte Sheriff Ed Lester hopes improved DNA technology and artificial intelligence advances will one day help solve several of Butte's cold cases.| KPAX News
Way out in Western Montana, Huson's Lazy Sousa Ranch raises Scottish Highland cows, horses and more.| KPAX News
Kalispell has grown nearly 25% since 2020, adding more residents than any Montana city. Whitefish and Columbia Falls also saw growth.| KPAX News
The Gallatin City-County Health Department reported Monday that all eight cases of measles reported in April have recovered.| KPAX News
House Bill 2’s initial debate on the floor of the Montana House took almost a full day. Things went much faster on the Senate floor Thursday.| KTVH
Monday was the start of what will be at least the last full week of the Montana Legislature’s 69th session – but all indications are that lawmakers will wrap things up even sooner.| KTVH
The bill that would remove the sunset date on Montana’s Medicaid expansion program has passed the Legislature and could soon be on its way to the governor.| KTVH
The state Senate voted one more time on Medicaid expansion as the Montana Legislature continued its second day of marathon debates ahead of Friday’s transmittal deadline.| KPAX News
Advocates have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court, arguing that the state of Montana should allow students with disabilities to continue receiving public education past the age of 18.| KTVH
The film 'She Cried That Day' puts the spotlight on MMIP, an issue that can tear families apart but will never truly break them down.| KPAX News
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana announced the departure of U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich on Tuesday.| KPAX News
Much of the debate so far has been on the tax rates themselves, but there are also other ideas for ways to offer residents a property tax break.| KBZK News
This week, leaders with Montana’s judicial branch brought their request – seeking additional funding, particularly to support more judges in Yellowstone County.| Q2 News (KTVQ)
The owners of 4 Daughters Farm in Bozeman are concerned about negative side effects they could face if the plan for a neighboring apartment complex is approved.| KPAX News