Dozens of groups failed to meet the deadline of Montana's campaign disclosure rules that aim to bring more transparency to state elections.
A former Garfield County attorney, who battled the anti-government Freemen in the 1990s, has been named the new judge for Montana's 16th Judicial District, based in Forsyth.
A central Montana coal mine that's seen layoffs, production cuts and permitting troubles faces more uncertainty after one of its co-owners reported taking a $362 million loss on its investment in the mine.
The former head of the Montana Job Service Operations Bureau has pleaded guilty to felony charges of billing the state for nearly $18,000 in bogus expenses.
Flathead Valley Community College released enrollment numbers for spring semester, and there has been a decrease in the number of full-time students.
Railroads hauled 17 percent fewer crude oil shipments last year as production slowed after oil price collapse. The decline to 410,249 carloads of crude oil was the first since the current boom in U.S. oil production began.
The former editor of the Missoulian is suing the newspaper's publisher and its owner, Lee Enterprises Inc., for wrongful discharge.
Beginning later this month, members of the Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest Plan Revision Team will be seeking public input for recommended wilderness areas and land suitable for timber harvest.
Yellowstone National Park has reported its first grizzly bear sighting of 2016.
Missoula police received a burglary-in-progress report yesterday at about 6:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of Stanley Street in the Rattlesnake neighborhood.