The Kalispell City Council appointed Sam Nunnally and Kari Gabriel back to the seats they vacated last month due to election administration errors.
The Flathead County Elections Office this fall accidentally sent out ballots to voters based on old ward districts. A district court judge ruled the election for Nunnally and Gabriel’s seats needed to be redone as a result.
Both members were appointed back to their seats until the election is redone.
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A coalition of Republican Attorneys General have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block new federal regulations for air pollution from coal plants.
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Some families of students with disabilities in Montana may be reimbursed by the state for private education expenses following a district court ruling this week.
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Montana political figures released statements Saturday after a shooting at former President Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday. According to the Secret Service, one rally attendee is dead and the suspected shooter is dead. Trump said on Truth Social that he was "shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear."
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Montana’s Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments in the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling in the youth-led climate case Held v Montana. Sixteen young people are suing Montana for failing to act on climate change. They say that the state's fossil fuel friendly policies are violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment.
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MTPR's Ellis Juhlin sits down with the outgoing director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
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Montana Senator Jon Tester says he’s taking a wait-and-see approach to President Joe Biden’s ability to serve another term.