On this edition of Montana Morning Newscast, the governor's bill to expand Medicaid to 70,000 low-income Montanans finally has a date with a legislative committee. The Montana House narrowly defeated a bill that said doctors could face criminal charges for prescribing life-ending medications.
Yellowstone National Park is hosting a tour today of a wild bison holding facility that's used to temporarily keep animals destined for slaughter while republicans are pushing two bills that would significantly limit Montanans' access to food assistance and child health programs.
A man being sought for shooting at two people as they walked along a road south of Roundup has surrendered to authorities. Authorities in northern Montana have recovered the body of a Japanese woman who disappeared with two other anglers during a fishing trip in November.
Two Yellowstone County sheriff's deputies involved in the fatal shooting of a suspect near Huntley have resigned. The Montana Attorney General’s office is pushing back against an attempt to reform the state’s “asset forfeiture” laws.
Montana lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow state residents to obtain medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and Montana senators are expecting to hear testimony on two bills that aim to revise campaign finance laws.