Judge gives state green light to start work on Laurel psychiatric facility
The lawsuit is far from over. Laurel residents are asking the judge to stop the project again, saying state officials haven’t resolved the water supply problems that further development would create.
Warrant issued for Great Falls gun shop owner whose raid by the IRS drew national attention
While VanHoose and his supporters decried his case as politically motivated, a new allegation of deception arose as he skipped his sentencing in federal court.
2026 ELECTION COVERAGE
Can Montanans be persuaded by Seth Bodnar’s anti-partisan platform?
The independent candidate needs support across — and between — ideological lines to become the state’s first independent U.S. senator.
Aaron Flint’s fighting form
The Republican House candidate says Montana is under threat. After years of ‘fighting behind the microphone,’ he’s asking voters to send him to Washington swinging.
Trump rallies for Flint in Kalispell
The president, on tour to motivate voter turnout in hotly contested midterm elections, praised candidate Aaron Flint and bashed his Democratic opponent.
Federal appeals court weighs future of wolf protections
Ninth Circuit hearing could determine whether feds reconsider Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and across the West
MoJo Book Club: Will Wright’s ‘Borders of Biodiversity’
‘How Gray Wolves, Monarch Butterflies, and Giant Sequoias Transformed Large Landscape Conservation’ explores transcontinental conservation efforts and the barriers separating wildlife movement.
Tweak to Endangered Species Act could allow widespread development
Trump officials tout ‘harm’ change to unleash energy agenda, as critics warn it could unravel 50 years of ecological recovery
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Yellowstone County Attorney Twito resigns, tapped to lead U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana
The longtime prosecutor will serve in an interim role until being confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Groups sue PSC for refusing to consider climate change
Montana’s Public Service Commission rejected a petition asking the agency to consider climate impacts. Now the petitioners have sued.
EDITORS’ PICKS
Two closed schools. Faculty resignations. What happened at Great Falls Catholic schools?
The church is pursuing its vision for a united Catholic school system. The cost has been high, with dozens of frustrated parents enrolling their kids elsewhere.
Actions by Trump, Gianforte unlikely to mitigate diesel woes, experts say
Industry groups and economists are skeptical that new imports and dyed-fuel waivers will move the needle on spiking diesel prices.
Montana lawmakers allege disability discrimination in fight over psychiatric facility
Committee members told Laurel the city broke civil rights laws by declining to provide water to the proposed building. They also pushed to withhold state funding from cities under investigation for discrimination.
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Two PSC districts on Montana ballot: Meet the candidates
Public Service Commission candidates say they’re vying for office to regulate monopolies
Could Montana suspend its fuel tax?
Gas and diesel costs are hitting residents hard. Could the state pause its surcharge to help ranchers, farmers, truckers and motorists?
Trump announces plans for ‘super range’ military testing site in Montana
Proposed legislation includes $10M for feasibility study; Democrats fault plan’s lack of detail.
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