Montana employees see large increase to health care costs
HELENA, Montana — State employees and retirees will see a substantial increase in what they will pay out of pocket for their health coverage...
Sep 8, 2026Open source
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Shepherd families left to pick up the pieces after powerful storm
SHEPHERD, Mont. — Communities across Montana are cleaning up after strong storms moved through parts of the state, bringing damaging winds,...
Sep 8, 2026Open source
Montana flooding: Billings high water adds to ongoing concerns
MONTANA — Flooding remained a major concern in Montana as heavy rain in Billings sent water into areas near downtown and added to years of d...
Sep 8, 2026Open source
Flood concern in northwest Montana, with warm and windy conditions along the Montana/Wyoming border and eas...
Widespread showers and seasonably cool temperatures will persist across the Northern Rockies through Tuesday morning, as high winds and fire w...
Sep 7, 2026Open source
Bozeman, MSU team up to track Sourdough watershed conditions
BOZEMAN, Mont. — The City of Bozeman and Montana State University are working together on a new monitoring project in the Sourdough drainage...
Sep 7, 2026Open source
Eli Gillman's big day in win over Drake cements place in Grizzlies record book
Montana defensive end Tyler King (left), head coach Bobby Kennedy (center) and running back Eli Gillman (right) talk about the Grizzlies' 45-1...
Sep 7, 2026Open source
Montana Treehouse Retreat hosts inaugural concert in new outdoor event space
Montana Treehouse Retreat co-owner Kati O’Toole said being able to host live music and share the property near Columbia Falls with the commu...
Sep 6, 2026Open source
Missoula and Western Montana neighbors: Obituaries for September 6
Jenny M. Bailey passed away at her home in Clinton, Thursday August 20th at 41 years of age. She was survived by her children Devin, Dylan, an…
Sep 6, 2026Open source
Community Briefs: America250 exhibit, HHS student joins 4-H board, new city survey tool, and more
Come to the Montana Heritage Center in Helena, 225 Roberts St., Sept. 5-17 for your piece of the American Revolution Experience, with a reveal...
Sep 5, 2026Open source
I trust Sam Forstag to represent Montana
I have found myself, with feelings of guilt, shying from politics in the last decade. I expect it’s a familiar feeling: mounting disgust wit...
Sep 5, 2026Open source
Sibanye-Stillwater miners begin strike, fighting to protect health care and benefits
COLUMBUS, Mont. — After multiple contract negotiations failed, roughly 420 union workers at the Sibanye-Stillwater mine in south-central Mon...
Sep 4, 2026Open source
Workforce Warriors highlights Native career paths
Crow Agency, Mont. — A new program from Montana’s Department of Labor and Industry is highlighting Native workers across the state to show...
Sep 4, 2026Open source
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