The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana says a Montana senator violated his constituents' First Amendment rights when he blocked them on Twitter. The Kalispell Public School voted against a proposal last night to lease space on top of a local high school for a new cellphone tower. Montana Governor Steve Bullock says the state is awarding a one-million dollar grant to help the community of Colstrip as the demand for coal decreases worldwide.

Three Billings police officers who were suspended without pay for having sex on city property or while on duty identified themselves Tuesday. One has resigned. Montana Attorney General Tim Fox is filing a motion in Federal District Court to intervene in a Whitefish woman’s lawsuit against a Neo-Nazi blogger. The court case brought by Democrats challenging the Green Party’s access to the 2018 election ballot in Montana will resume this Thursday under review of a new judge.

The Clark Fork River above Missoula Monday receded by over two feet from Friday night’s high of 13.82 feet; its highest crest since 1908. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that clears the way for states to allow expanded betting on sports won't have an immediate impact in Montana, but it opens the possibility. Margot Kidder, who starred as Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the "Superman" film franchise of the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died.

Primary election Day in Montana isn't until June fifth, but absentee voting is getting underway in what has become most Montanans' preferred way to cast their vote. Demolition of the closed Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant, which has been declared a federal Superfund site is scheduled to wrap up by early next year. The Flathead National Forest has approved 2,600 acres of commercial logging just north of the Hungry Horse reservoir.

The Clark Fork River at Missoula now sits at just over 13 feet. And National Weather Service Hydrologist Ray Nickless says it’s not going to sit still. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved today a limited hunting season for grizzly bears in eastern Idaho just a year after the animals were removed from the Endangered Species List. A Yellowstone National Park official says the number of wild bison in the park this year will likely be manageable after years of overpopulation.

U.S. officials expect to release a proposal this fall that would remove federal protections for grizzly bears in northwestern Montana, home to the largest grizzly population in the lower 48. Some powerful thunderstorms capable of producing brief, heavy rain and gusty erratic winds are possible this evening across portions of southwest Montana. Montanans cast their vote in elections statewide yesterday for school board representatives and levies.

Some mandatory evacuation orders were issued Tuesday in Missoula. Montana lawmakers are drafting new rules about how to handle harassment and discrimination in the legislative branch. A federal judge will decide in August whether to approve a bankruptcy reorganization plan for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings that includes a $20 million settlement for dozens of sexual abuse victims.

Flood warnings were issued this morning for Missoula and Lewis and Clark Counties. A Facebook post from the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office says that deputies are now going door to door to let people in flood prone areas know that they are under an evacuation warning. Monday, May 7 is the final day of regular voter registration ahead of the June 7 primary elections. You can find more relevant election information here .

Conservation groups have started gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that seeks to limit mine pollution in Montana. U.S. Senate candidate Troy Downing’s trial for hunting and fishing license violations has been delayed until after the primary election. Spring flooding in parts of Montana has receded, but forecasters warn it's a temporary reprieve as warm temperatures melt the snowpack at higher elevations.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock's budget director says legislative analysts' state revenue outlook may be overly optimistic. An attorney for the Whitefish woman suing a neo-Nazi website publisher says a trial date has been set for early 2019. A former Florence pain doctor convicted of overprescribing opioids, leading to the deaths of two patients, will remain out of prison while he appeals his case.