An athletic trainer at a Montana high school sexually abused at least 18 student athletes decades ago under the guise of boosting their athletic performance, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.
The University of Montana aims to bring down roughly half of its $10 million budget shortfall this fiscal year.
A black bear, apparently sleeping off a honey binge, was removed from a Bozeman yard and released out of town.
The Flathead Beacon reports another black bear was caught today by wildlife officials at the Glacier Park International Airport.
The University of Montana has completed its fall-semester census and reports a steeper-than-expected enrollment decline.
Federal officials are recommending approval of a plan to block new mining claims for 20 years on public lands in the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park.
MTN news reports the US Department of Justice will grant more than $113 million to American Indian and Alaska Native communities to improve public safety, serve victims of crime, combat violence against women, and support youth programs.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has proposed closing a popular, crowded bison hunting area near Yellowstone National Park to non-Indian hunters, and is taking public comment on the idea.
