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DOC points to difficulty of reentry from incarceration in Helena event

HELENA — For a little over an hour last week, Carson Woodland, a Realtor, was thrown into a different profession — pawn broker and short-term loan shark. Woodland and a number of other participants associated with Helena’s Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Montana went through an incarcerated person reentry exercise

Insurance Commissioner can investigate Blue Cross Blue Shield, court says

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana doesn’t get to stop the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance from investigating a data breach that affected 462,000 Montanans, a judge said. In an order, Lewis and Clark District Court Judge Christopher Abbott denied a motion from the insurance provider to halt

AG ends investigation into Helena immigration resolution

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has closed an investigation into a local immigration resolution after the Helena City Commission repealed it. The Helena City Commission said it wants to take another stab at the resolution with help from the Department of Justice, but in a letter announcing the closure of

State Sen. Windy Boy drops out of U.S. House race amid allegations of sexual abuse, Dems say

Montana state Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy is dropping out of the race for the 2nd Congressional District and has been asked to resign from his position in the Legislature due to allegations of sexual abuse, according to the chairwoman of the Montana Democratic Party. Montana Democratic Party Chair Shannon O’

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

Sen. Sheehy’s plane crash involved NASA administrator’s private aircraft

The plane U.S. Sen Tim Sheehy made an emergency landing near Ennis last Friday is a private aircraft owned by the NASA administrator Sheehy heavily supported during his nomination process. According to the FAA incident report, the aircraft experienced engine issues and Sheehy, a Navy Seal and former aerial

State auditor says nearly $1 million in fraud loss prevented; fraud reports on record pace

With a quarter of 2026 in the rearview mirror, Montana State Auditor James Brown announced that his office has helped prevent nearly $1 million in fraud-related losses for Montanans. According to a press release from Brown’s office this week, the Auditor’s office received 25 fraud complaints in