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'Anaconda Strong': After a shooting, a Montana town of 9,800 grieves for 4 of their own

Just 26 hours after four people he knew were shot by a fifth, a patron of Anaconda’s JFK bar raised a plastic cup. “To a good day,” Dan Grinolds said, swallowing half his drink. Outside, scraps of police tape roll down the torn concrete road, floating from the Owl

Montana board settles IEFA lawsuit, pledges stronger native education oversight

A group of Montana students, families and tribes recently reached a settlement agreement with the Montana Board of Public Education — a major development in a years-long class action lawsuit regarding the implementation of Indian Education for All. Montana is the only state that constitutionally requires a commitment in K-

How a bipartisan coalition dominated the Montana Senate and fractured the Republican Party

Temperatures were well below freezing in Helena in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, the second day of the 2025 Montana legislative session. But the feeling inside the Senate president’s office was "colder in that room than it was outside" as Republican and Democratic Senate leadership

Venezuelan released from ICE detention: ‘I am still grateful to be in this country'

After being held by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement for nearly a week, a Venezuelan man who was detained in Whitefish and sent to an out-of-state facility was released Wednesday evening with no explanation, the Montana State News Bureau has learned. What started as a traffic

Final battle in Montana statehouse over ‘Frankenstein’ spending bill

What started as a modest $100,000 measure to bolster trade relations between Montana and Ireland has transformed into a multi-million-dollar mammoth landing place for a slew of ideas, including some that didn’t have the support to survive on their own at the Montana Legislature. As House

Montana Legislature wraps after passing property tax relief, but not without final drama

Montana Legislature wraps after passing property tax relief, but not without final drama

The 69th Montana Legislature adjourned Wednesday after passing sweeping property tax legislation and a far-reaching spending bill, but not before a final dose of drama in the Senate. The headlining policies such as property tax relief and the GOP’s judicial reform agenda were the fodder of the final

As Montana property tax relief bills near finish line, possible legal challenges loom

The two remaining property tax relief bills at the Montana Legislature approached the finish line Tuesday, but not before some senators and lobbyists for the state’s largest businesses and utilities voiced their vehement opposition a final time. Lobbyists for outfits like the Montana Chamber of Commerce, Northwestern Energy, the