Three Montana cities have passed school bonds for construction, including a $125 million bond in Bozeman to build a new high school and remodel the current one. With Montana lawmakers now adjourned, Gov. Steve Bullock faces a heap of bills to consider for his signature or veto. The jail in Lake County is so overcrowded that there are more than 800 people on a waiting list to serve their time.

Democratic candidate Rob Quist has reported an additional $57,000 in income previously not included in the financial disclosure statement he filed two months ago. An eastern Montana man who was convicted of embezzling $1.9 million from 18 people that he convinced to invest in his "house flipping" business has been sentenced to 40 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution. A federal agency that plans to build a new Yellowstone River dam and bypass channel meant to save an endangered fish

About 50,000 registered voters in the May 25th special election for Montana's lone congressional seat will be casting votes in new polling places. Montana's federal bankruptcy judge has recused himself from overseeing the bankruptcy filing of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings because his former law firm provided assistance in the case. Fire experts are predicting a slower than normal start to wildfire season in Montana this year, according to a season outlook released this

The Montana Legislature has ended the 2017 legislative session. The Senate adjourned this morning after waiting for the House to take action on an $80 million infrastructure package and a related rural water system bill.

The Montana Senate has adjourned for the day after its attempt to bring the House back to the floor to pass an infrastructure package failed. The state Senate has rejected Governor Steve Bullock's attempt to allow Montana's designated resort communities to raise the 3 percent sales tax they now collect. Self-described 'mountain man' Don Nichols has been granted parole after serving nearly 32 years for kidnapping a world class athlete and killing her would-be rescuer in July 1984.

A charter schools bill has won passage in the Montana Senate. The schools bill is tied to broader negotiations over an infrastructure bonding package. Members of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe have voted overwhelmingly to approve a water compact that quantifies the tribe's water rights and confirms its jurisdiction over those rights on the reservation near Glacier National Park. President Donald Trump signed an executive order today directing his interior secretary to review the designation of

The Montana House has endorsed a new measure that would charge some hospitals in the state more than $13 million to pay for a three-year expansion of a voluntary pre-school rating program. The state House and Senate today passed a measure to give residents the option to buy a driver's license or identification card that complies with the federal Real ID Act. Lawmakers wrapped up day 85 of their scheduled 90-day regular session with no agreement on a bonding package. Key lawmakers sat down this

The Montana Senate has rejected an attempt by Gov. Steve Bullock to revive a bill that would have allowed counties to conduct the May 25 special congressional election by mail. The Montana House has rejected another attempt to bring back an infrastructure bill that it previously voted down twice. A bill to reform state campaign finance laws hit a snag today when Senators rejected work by their peers in the House.

Donald Trump Jr. is in Montana to campaign and raise money for Republican U.S. House candidate Greg Gianforte. The president’s son is joining the Bozeman software entrepreneur turned political hopeful today and tomorrow to rally supporters on a 4 town tour of the state, in support for Gianforte’s bid for the U.S. House. Republican U.S. House Candidate Greg Gianforte welcomed the son of President Trump to a stage at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds today where a cheering crowd of more than 300

The main state budget bill is now one vote away from being sent to the Governor’s desk. Three minor party and independent candidates who want to run in Montana's special congressional election are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. A state higher education official says the University of Montana will offer buyouts or early retirement options to 80 to 100 employees in an effort to reduce school spending.