The Montana Supreme Court says a University of Montana campus police officer was wrong to continue to detain and question a student suspected of underage drinking without advising her of her right against self-incrimination. Montana wildlife managers want a 40-percent reduction in the quota for bobcats killed by trappers in the southwestern portion of the state amid signs the population is declining. A spokesman for the developer of the Keystone XL oil pipeline says the company is pleased with

Donald Trump Junior is returning to Montana to campaign for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale. A new superintendent has been named for Yellowstone National Park after his predecessor said he was being forced out by the Trump administration. Montana's largest utility could be fined up to $1.5 million for being a day late on its tax payments.

Montana regulators have approved the sale of a Spokane, Washington-based utility that could have implications for the Colstrip coal-fired power plant's future. National Park Service officials say they bypassed the open bidding process when they awarded a $4 million contract to a Montana construction company to begin rebuilding Glacier National Park's Sperry Chalet. Leaders from the Blackfeet Nation and U.S. Interior Department today signed documents implementing a $471 million settlement over

Republican Matt Rosendale won't participate in a debate against Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester because it was scheduled on Father's Day. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks says a black bear hunter shot and killed a grizzly bear in the Swan Valley after misidentifying it in May. The Montana Health Care Association and some of its members are suing the state of Montana to stop cuts to their Medicaid reimbursement rates.

Governor Steve Bullock has signed a first-of-its-kind executive order to require many state government contractors to report their political contributions, even those to so-called "dark money" groups that don't have to disclose donors. A record number of people visited Yellowstone National Park last month. The Helena School District is changing a policy that allows the district to use collection agencies to recover school lunch debt.

Yellowstone National Park's superintendent says he's being forced out for what appear to be punitive reasons following disagreements with the Trump administration over how many bison the park can sustain. Doctors at the Montana State Hospital say a man charged in the shooting death of a Broadwater County sheriff's deputy last year is not fit to stand trial, but with medication he could be. Environmental groups challenging a mining company's plans to search for gold north of Yellowstone National

57-year-old State Auditor and insurance commissioner Matthew Rosendale won the Republican primary nomination last night in a heated four-way GOP primary. He now looks to defeat Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana this fall. After getting a late start and outspent by her opponents, Democrat Kathleen Williams narrowly emerged the unlikely winner in Montana's U.S. House primary to cap a big day nationwide for women seeking elected office.

Montana voters are going to the polls today to pick challengers to Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte. An independent watchdog has cleared Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke of wrongdoing when he gave a speech to a National Hockey League team owned by a campaign contributor. Numbers in a new state revenue report mean Montana can likely restore some of the cuts made during last year’s budget crisis. At least that’s how one prominent Republican state lawmaker is

Candidates in Montana's U.S. Senate and House primary elections have spent the final days of their campaigns rallying their bases and working the phones in an effort to get more voters to the polls. A group behind a ballot initiative to increase Montana’s tobacco tax filed a complaint Monday with the state Commissioner of Political Practices. They allege their opponents engaged in illegal campaign activities.

Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk plans to retire next March, ending a 44-year career with the National Park Service. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is offering up to $2,000 for information about a grizzly bear shooting death north of Libby. A home health care worker in Great Falls is charged with threatening a patient with a knife and burning down the house in which they both lived.