Billings state Rep. Mercer confirmed as federal judge
The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed state Rep. Bill Mercer, R-Billings, as Montana’s newest federal judge.| KPAX News
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
Flows on the Blackfoot River fell below average this year, including several record lows, impacting recreation, which has outfitters feeling the effects.| KPAX News
86,000 acres of land in Cabinet Mountains now protected under conservation easement, the Darby Rodeo Association set up a free gear closet, and 27 wildfires reported near Pattee Canyon this season.| KPAX News
After raising $22,000, the Darby Rodeo Association teamed up with Deer Lodge's Red Eye Rodeo to set up a gear closet, where checking out ropes or a saddle is as easy as a library book| KPAX News
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
Crews placed a handful of boulders, totaling several tons, at the site of the future park, located near the intersection of U.S. highways 2 and 93| KPAX News
On Monday night, the Missoula City Council voted to amend its rules to reintroduce a public comment period at the beginning of its meetings.| KPAX News
An estimated 27 wildfires started with in ten miles of the canyon during this year's fire season.| KPAX News
A ribbon of light will soon run through Missoula as crews get ready to flip the switch on the Bitterroot Trail's new lighting system.| KPAX News
The Montana Land Board approved phase two of the permanent easement in a 4-to-1 vote, protecting 53,000 acres of land between Kalispell and Libby| KPAX News
For Debbie Madonna, a Missoula woman living with stage four breast cancer, finding the Cancer Support Community of Montana has been life-changing.| Homepage
Some ranchers are selling off cattle following historically low flows on the Blackfoot River and another year of drought.| Homepage
The partnership includes a community recycling program and upcoming special edition beer with a crowd-sourced label design contest| Homepage
Yellowtail, founder of B. Yellowtail, has built a career blending vibrant colors, Indigenous motifs, and cultural storytelling into modern fashion.| KPAX News
An 18-year-old woman from Eureka died in a one-vehicle crash late Friday night in Lincoln County.| KPAX 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
A 2.5-acre parcel could be added to the Southgate Crossing property purchased by the city late last year.| KPAX News
The largest job fair in Northwest Montana returns to the Flathead on Wednesday.| KPAX News
The first phase of art installation for the Downtown Riverside Art Walls project is taking place through Friday in Missoula.| KPAX News
The first-ever crosstown game recently highlighted the inaugural season of girls flag football in Missoula.| KPAX News
Germanfest, presented by ARTS Missoula and Bayern Brewing, will take place in Missoula's Caras Park on October 4.| KPAX News
A federal judge has directed the U.S. Department of the Interior and an irrigation corporation to stop diverting water near Deer Lodge to prevent harm to endangered bull trout.| KPAX News
Bitterroot Health new dialysis clinic now open in Hamilton, saving patients precious time traveling for life saving treatment.| KPAX News
The Northern Rockies Blacksmith Association has been dedicated to the preservation of blacksmithing for decades, and now, they're forging the trade into the 21st century.| KPAX News
Managing toilet flushes, storm water and industrial runoff is a crucial part of Missoula's infrastructure, but the wastewater facility has been having a difficult time filling crucial positions.| KPAX News
One person died in a Friday afternoon small plane crash near Ferndale Airfield in Flathead County.| KPAX News
Flathead School Snack Program hosts Super Hero Bubble Run Saturday September 21st to raise funds as monthly costs rise from $8,000 to potentially $10,000.| KPAX News
A man was taken to jail following Tuesday evening's fatal incident on Birch Grove Road in Kalispell.| KPAX News
A local program is helping high-school students transition into the workforce and learn how to be sustainable.| KPAX News
The sale takes place at the Kalispell Center Mall, where thousands of donated books and other media, such as DVDs, are sold for discounted prices.| 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
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
Two additional cases of measles have been confirmed in Gallatin County, bringing the total current number to seven.| 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
A 73-year-old Iowa woman died on Wednesday as a result of the 450-foot fall that happened between Big Bend and Triple Arches.| KPAX News
Crews are on the scene of a structure fire that broke out on Friday morning on Tyler Way in Lolo.| 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
The Knowles Fire, east of Plains, has burned 3,790 acres and is 21% contained as of Tuesday, August 26.| KPAX News
The Granite County Commission has approved a resolution implementing Stage II Fire Restrictions due to extreme fire danger.| KPAX News
Andrew Sullivan of Marion has been charged with negligent homicide after an August 23, 2025, morning crash that killed a teenager.| KPAX News
It’s hard to believe, but school is officially back in session this week for a number of school districts in Western Montana.| KPAX News
"YWConnect" visits are new monthly sessions being held at the Missoula YWCA that are open to the community.| KPAX News
Brandi Lindstrom lives in Lincoln and was awake with friends when a helicopter suddenly crashed in the Mid-Town Plaza parking lot right on Main Street.| KPAX News
MTN teamed up with Jefferson Graham to find some photo spots and learned how he makes his entire show with just an iPhone.| KPAX News
Employees say they had worried about the company’s direction for months before receiving confirmation on July 11, 2025.| KPAX News
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service listed grizzly bears in the lower 48 states as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1975.| KPAX News
A search has resumed for a Wyoming man who went missing after a boat capsized Tuesday morning on Flathead Lake.| 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
The Bigfork Chamber of Commerce has partnered with wildlife experts and local businesses to launch the “Bear in Mind Business” initiative.| KPAX News
Matt Hegstad, a U.S. Army Combat veteran, plans to make his brewery a haven for all veterans and first responders looking for a place to connect.| KPAX News
The Hamilton School District recently discovered an unwanted presence in its middle school's main building.| KPAX News
Logan Pass is experiencing low water levels, resulting in a water supply that can't support the number of visitors the area receives daily.| KPAX News
The Windy Rock Fire and Devil Mountain Fire, 15 miles northeast of Drummond, have burned 1,957 acres.| KPAX News
The Ransome Fire is burning 250 acres, approximately 11 miles northwest of Libby in the Quartz Creek drainage.| KPAX News
The Knowles Fire, which is burning six miles east of Paradise, has grown to 2,075 acres and remains 0% contained.| KPAX News
A Friday morning wildfire along Interstate 90 in Missoula prompted evacuations and road closures.| KPAX News
The lightning-sparked Corral Creek Fire, which is six miles southwest of Frenchtown, has burned 221 acres as of Friday.| KPAX News
Jeffrey Serio has been charged with Deliberate Homicide after being accused of driving over a pedestrian, causing a fatal vehicle incident on Birch Grove Road in Kalispell.| KPAX News
Kalispell's Bias Brewing is hosting a block party on Saturday to raise money for the Flathead Valley Youth Chorus.| KPAX News
The Northern Rockies Incident Command Team 9 has taken command of the fire, which has burned around 1,000 acres near Paradise.| KPAX News
The Sanders County Sheriff's Office issued pre-evacuation notices for some people living in the area of the Knowles Fire.| KPAX News
High fire danger means fires can start easily in grasses and grow quickly, especially on hot, windy days and can be difficult to control.| 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
Three weeks after an Anaconda bar shooting, a daughter remembers Nancy Kelley as a devoted caregiver and lively “social butterfly.”| KPAX News
The buzzword around the national economy over the past couple of months has been uncertainty.| KPAX News
Missoula County has rolled out the draft of a letter stating the value of the U.S. Forest Service's Region 1 office in Missoula.| KPAX News
A man is recovering after a Wednesday evening crash involving a minibike in Missoula.| 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
The new trail system is located in the North Hills, which were previously inaccessible but are now available through the Bluebird Preserve.| KPAX News
Emergency crews are on the scene of an incident near the 4700 block of Graham Street in Missoula.| KPAX News
New infrared mapping shows that the Knowles Fire, six miles east of Paradise, has burned 1,812 acres.| KPAX News
The Flathead County Commission has approved a preliminary plat request for the proposed Flathead Lake Club Resort in Lakeside.| KPAX News
The Jenny Fire and the Point Six Fire are burning in the Rattlesnake Wilderness area near Snowbowl near Missoula.| 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
