HELENA, MT — Last Thursday, Governor Greg Gianforte signed SB 212, the Montana Right to Compute Act (MRTCA), marking the state as the first in the nation to secure comprehensive rights for citizens to ...

Montana Senate Bill 535, aimed at expanding access to experimental medical treatments, is drawing sharp criticism from healthcare advocates who warn that it could enable for-profit biotech firms to ...

MISSOULA — Two prominent Missoula activist organizations are planning a “Die-In” demonstration at the county courthouse Tuesday to protest the ongoing federal government shutdown, despite 13 ...

MISSOULA — A pedestrian bridge to West Broadway Island that cost $800,000 to build less than a decade ago is now slated for removal at an estimated cost of $800,000, according to citizen journalist ...

HELENA — Montana’s economy presents a puzzling contradiction: the state has achieved record employment levels with over 560,000 people working, yet businesses face severe worker shortages with nearly ...

HELENA — A sweeping federal coal initiative announced Monday could unlock valuable minerals from Montana’s abandoned mine sites, including the Berkeley Pit Superfund site in Butte, while delivering ...

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HELENA – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents in Helena arrested a Honduran national last week following reports of an attempted kidnapping and a vehicle ramming incident during the arrest ...

HELENA, MT — Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Department of Labor & Industry Commissioner Sarah Swanson announced Monday that Montana has been awarded a $4 million federal grant to launch the state ...

Missoula Police Department (MPD) and Missoula County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) were active in the early hours, responding to various incidents. Notably, MPD attended a burglary in Captain John Mullan, ...

HELENA — Montana has been selected for a competitive federal grant to expand youth apprenticeship programs, building on Governor Greg Gianforte’s recently launched 406 JOBS Initiative to address the ...

BOZEMAN — Montana State University will break ground Thursday on an innovative campus hotel that will double as a real-world training laboratory for the next generation of hospitality professionals.