A Montana man who fled to Mexico after authorities began investigating him for illegal gun exports has agreed to plead guilty to federal weapons charges. Officials in southern Montana have released the names of the two people who were found dead after a house fire near the town of Emigrant last week. A second criminal case has been brought against a Montana sheriff after state authorities say he violated law by distributing confidential investigative materials last fall.

The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a Montana state law that limits who can perform abortions. The Public Service Commission has reduced NorthWestern Energy's electrical rates by about $3.5 million for residential and business customers. A man who police were chasing as an armed and dangerous federal fugitive in East Missoula this morning is in police custody tonight after being caught this afternoon.

Montana is appealing FEMA’s denial of its request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration following last year’s historic fire season. Tribes in northwest Montana have pledged to uphold the Paris Climate Agreement despite President Donald Trump backing out last year. The Director of Montana’s Department of Corrections had few details on last week’s firing of the warden at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge when state lawmakers asked him about it today.

The Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement that could conclude the cleanup of mining waste in Butte and remove the area from the Superfund list. A man in his mid-30s died after hitting a tree while skiing at Big Sky Resort. A recent federal audit of the Crow Tribe's court system alleges mismanagement of federal funds, nepotism and a hostile work environment for a recently elected associate judge. A Montana man who pushed another man to his death from a bridge over the Flathead

A 19-year-old Broadwater County detention officer was killed in a head-on collision between his pickup truck and a tractor trailer on Interstate 90 about 40 miles east of Missoula. Two people were found dead after a house fire near the southern Montana town of Emigrant. A western Montana school district is asking that a federal lawsuit be thrown out, saying district officials did not know about many allegations that a student was being sexually harassed by a music teacher. A Montana man was

Montana’s Democratic Senator Jon Tester is part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers trying to strike a new deal with the White House on border security. A 39-year-old man died after he was hit by a falling concrete column at a construction site in Billings Tuesday morning. Montana’s health department is now sharing with prosecutors results of drug toxicology tests conducted on children suspected to have been exposed to drugs. The Department previously didn’t comply with this state law because

Montana State Prison Warden Michael Fletcher was fired before the end of his 12-month probationary period. Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed an executive order Monday that requires internet providers receiving state contracts to treat data from all websites equally. Three Montana skiers will represent Team USA at the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month. Montana farmers can expect strong prices for their wheat and barley moving forward following the drought in 2017 that reduced grain

Montana Republicans today were quick to pile-on U.S. Senator Jon Tester for voting against ending the government shutdown. Montana has become the first state to bar telecommunications companies from receiving state contracts if they interfere with internet traffic or favor higher-paying sites or apps, under an order from Gov. Steve Bullock.

Montana has enough money to continue funding the Children's Health Insurance Program through mid-March. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department's commission has asked wildlife managers to draft grizzly hunting regulations for grizzly hunts that could begin as early as this fall in Wyoming. At a legislative hearing today in Helena, the state health department faced accusations from law enforcement that it’s not readily sharing evidence that could protect kids who are being exposed to meth. Montana

A new analysis of the federal tax bill by Governor Steve Bullock’s office today estimates Montana will see a 20 million dollar decline in revenue over the next two years. A former Montana House majority leader has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his central role in a methamphetamine trafficking ring. The National Park Service says it found some of the 52 bison that escaped from holding pens in Yellowstone National Park.