News Director Sally Mauk previews the 63rd Montana legislature with Lee Newspaper reporters Chuck Johnson and Mike Dennison, including what legislators will do with the state's budget surplus.

Reporter Edward O'Brien talks with an expert on prescription drug abuse.

News Director Sally Mauk talks with NPR reporter Kirk Siegler about his recent coverage of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

Kindra McQuillan tells us how November's passage of LR-121 will affect immigrants already living in Big Sky Country.

The Montana Public Radio news team takes a look back at the most dramatic stories from 2012, including fire season and a heated campaign for Montana's state-wide offices.

News Director Sally Mauk talks with Congressman-elect Steve Daines about the fiscal cliff, gun control and his new job commute.

Reporter Edward O'Brien talks with Missoula Airport manager Chris Jensen about how the holiday travel season is going.

Reporter Allison Mills previews the imminent clean-up of the polluted Upper Clark Fork River basin.

News Director Sally Mauk talks with Ruby Ridge survivor Sara Weaver, who has a new book about that 1992 Northern Idaho siege that left three people dead.

Reporter Edward O'Brien talks with addiction expert Paul Meyer about Missoula's new recovery center.