Montana officials say the state collected enough revenue to give $111 million to government agencies, the treasury and a new rainy day fund.
Montana health organizations that eliminated staff and services amid state budget cuts are cheering Gov. Steve Bullock's announcement that funding will be partially restored, but they say long-term damage has been done.
The Reynolds Lake fire southwest of Darby is now 60 percent contained, up from 50 percent yesterday. The fire did not grow yesterday and remains at 1,068 acres.
Fire mangers report little activity on the Bacon Rind Fire burning near Big Sky on the Gallatin National Forest.
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of an environmental group challenging a timber and forest thinning project in the Kootenai National Forest.
A St. Ignatius school bus driver has pleaded not guilty to possessing meth and using the drug in school buses, leaving residue that could endanger children.
A Missoula man is charged with felony criminal endangerment after his 2-year-old son was found in a hot van outside a grocery store.