Government & Policy
State government, agencies, courts, budgets, and policy.
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Offer Ultrasounds Without Medical Oversight in Most States
Unregulated Clinics Provide Medical Services While Lacking Healthcare Licensing Crisis pregnancy centers across the United States are providing ultrasound services…
Missoula Drug Supplier Sentenced to 10 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking
A 55-year-old Missoula resident faces a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug and weapons charges tied to…
El Salvador Man Sentenced to Removal After Illegal Reentry Caught During Belgrade Traffic Stop
A 37-year-old Salvadoran national who was previously deported from the United States has been sentenced in federal court in Montana…
Montana AG Knudsen: Fentanyl Trafficking Falls, But Meth and Cocaine Filling the Gap
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen says fentanyl trafficking and seizure numbers in the state have declined significantly since President Trump…
Dairy Farmers of America Says Billings Meadow Gold Plant Is Safe, But Montana Regulators Found Non-Compliant Equipment the Same Day
A national dairy cooperative told Montana consumers on Wednesday that quality problems at the Meadow Gold milk processing plant in…
Conservation group seeks Cascade County halt on data center projects
A conservation advocacy group delivered a petition with roughly 250 signatures to Cascade County commissioners this week, urging the county…
Montana Tourism Spending Jumps 12% to $5.6 Billion Even as Visitor Numbers Slip
Montana welcomed 13.2 million visitors in 2025, and while that figure marked a decline from the previous year, the money…
Government & PolicyNorthern Cheyenne High School in Montana faces accreditation threat from chronic absenteeism
Northern Cheyenne High School in Lame Deer confronts the prospect of losing its accreditation due to persistent student absenteeism, a…
Homicide rates plunge to century lows as violent crime retreats across major U.S. cities
Homicides fell sharply in the first half of 2026, dropping 18 percent compared to the same period last year and…
Kalispell School Board Votes 9-1 to Appeal Title IX Retaliation Ruling in Glacier High Wrestling Case
The Kalispell Public Schools Board of Trustees has voted to challenge a federal jury’s verdict against the district in a…