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They came wanting answers, but left even more angry after ‘listening session’ in Laurel

LAUREL – Dozens of residents came to two meetings hosted by the State of Montana on Wednesday, demanding answers about a planned 32-bed forensic psychiatric facility planned there. While many came angry, they appeared to leave even more frustrated at the end of a “listening session” that lasted for more

East Side Fire burns 1,600 acres, 185 evacuated south of Red Lodge

Firefighters have evacuated more than 185 homes near Red Lodge after a fire rapidly spread to more than 1,000 acres on Monday and continued on Tuesday during unseasonably warm weather. At a briefing shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, incident command said that the fire was zero percent contained,

Judge: Gianforte appointing sitting legislator to head Commerce Dept. was unconstitutional

A Lewis and Clark County District Court judge has ruled that Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte unconstitutionally appointed the Montana Department of Commerce director because she was a sitting legislator at the time. It is not the first time Gianforte has plucked a sitting legislator and appointed them to a position

Number of Montanans on Medicaid falls to lowest level since expansion as charity care rises

An annual Medicaid report tracking the federal and state healthcare program in Montana has been released and it shows what happened after state lawmakers and health officials changed eligibility rules for it, leading to the lowest number of enrollees since the program began. The report, “2026 Medicaid in Montana” produced

Montana Supreme Court upholds ability of transgender residents to update documents

In a divided decision, the Montana Supreme Court’s debate about transgender residents, birth certificates and driver’s licenses have put political differences on full display as the state’s highest court ruled that two state agencies likely violated the Montana Constitution by denying residents the ability to change documents

Sheehy safe after making emergency landing in field near Ennis

U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy, Montana’s junior senator, made an emergency landing in a field near Ennis on Friday as the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that he and another passenger were unharmed. The privately-operated plane made the emergency landing in a field near the town of

Trump, FEMA approve two major disaster declarations for wild December weather

Mother Nature was not kind to Montana during the holidays last year. Two extreme weather systems socked Montana, causing extensive damage. Late Friday night, President Donald J. Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved two major disaster declarations for the Treasure State for two separate weather events. FEMA announced