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HELENA — A group at the center of one of the biggest elections scandals in modern Montana history is actively engaged in the 2018 election, while hiding its activities and spending, according to a complaint filed with state elections regulators. (more…) Continue Reading →
Montana’s middle class suffered the nation’s largest decrease in its share of the state’s overall household income in the decade from 2007 to 2016, a new analysis shows. (more…) Continue Reading →
A Methodist minister from a severely traumatized country warned here last week that America, too, is traumatized. (more…) Continue Reading →
The chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Tony Tooke, resigned on Wednesday after allegations of sexual harassment against him surfaced. (more…) Continue Reading →
The “Future of Coal” will be the subject of a conference hosted by the Burton K. Wheeler Center on Friday, April 6, at the Northern Hotel in Billings. The daylong event will bring together leading experts and the best available information on the topic as participants examine and consider the future of coal and, more broadly, energy development in the state of Montana. (more…) Continue Reading →
Bill Peterson of Nye had no plans to speak at a public hearing in Stillwater County Tuesday morning. When he changed his mind, he pointed out what seemed obvious to everyone present. “I thought it was interesting that there were no proponents,” he said. (more…) Continue Reading →
A Billings man’s attempt to compel the city of Billings and its insurer to release all information relating to a $1.6 million judgment paid to a former police officer has been rejected by the Montana Supreme Court. In an opinion issued Wednesday, six members of the court upheld Yellowstone County District Judge Michael Moses’ summary judgment in favor of the city and its insurer, the Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority. (more…) Continue Reading →
At a public meeting called to update people on the One Big Sky Center proposal for downtown Billings Thursday evening, there wasn’t much new information to be had. There were, however, plenty of questions from the audience of about 40 people, and a plea to keep the public more informed about the proposal. (more…) Continue Reading →
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., joined President Donald Trump in a bicameral meeting at the White House on Wednesday to discuss school safety, saying future school shootings can be stopped by deadly force. Daines, who released a video of the meeting in a press release, told the president that action is needed now. (more…) Continue Reading →
RiverStone Health, in conjunction with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, has confirmed the first pediatric death of the 2017-2018 influenza season in Montana. In a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, RiverStone Health said the school-age child was a Yellowstone County resident. RiverStone, the Yellowstone public health agency, did not identify or give the age of the child. (more…) Continue Reading →
