Regulators plan public meetings on Columbia Falls Aluminum cleanup. Governor extends the window for veterans and low-income homeowners to apply for tax assistance. Land trust announces preservation of 122 acres east of the National Bison Range.

Montanans that lease state land for agriculture asked the state Land Board Monday to weigh-in on an ongoing dispute over water rights.

A power company and federal regulators are distancing themselves from a recently unveiled proposal for a nuclear reactor in Butte. The developer made comments last week that indicated the project had federal backing, but it doesn’t.

The number of Montana high school seniors submitting an application for federal student loans is down sharply from last year, according to national data.

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy faces scrutiny over a mysterious bullet wound and his company’s finances. New polling illustrates just how close and competitive that Senate race is. And at least one candidate in the crowded Eastern District House race turns his back on Trump.

Veteran and low-income homeowners have until Monday to apply for property tax assistance programs.

A private nuclear power plant could come to Butte. The company behind the plan said it has backing from local government.

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks awarded more than $2 million dollars in grants for a program that builds trails and maintains recreation areas across the state.

Montana legislators are urging Congress to help fund a program to extract rare earth minerals from the contaminated waters of Butte’s Berkeley Pit. The Environmental Quality Council is penning a letter asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to hold off on approving a clean-up plan for a superfund site in Columbia Falls.

A working group tasked with reviewing and updating Montana’s Environmental Policy Act is beginning to draft recommendations.