Governor Steve Bullock raised more money in the latest campaign finance reporting period than his opponent Greg Gianforte.
Newly-released enrollment numbers for the University of Montana show there are now about a thousand fewer students on its Missoula campuses compared to spring semester last year.
Church and community groups are rallying in five Montana cities at this hour to counter recent protests against efforts to bring refugees to Montana.
Montana Lawmakers are looking to other states for advice as they address concerns about overpopulated prisons and jails, and an over- burdened justice system.