Federal officials will consider hiking royalty rates by 50 percent on coal extracted from massive strip mines on public lands under a pending overhaul of a U.S. Interior Department program.
A judge has blocked the state Board of Medical Examiners' decision to suspend the medical license of a Helena physician.
A state judicial commission responsible for redrawing judicial districts has released a slate of proposals aimed at making the court system better able to handle its growing caseload.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the constitutional right to a speedy trial applies to a defendant who's already been convicted, but whose sentencing was delayed.
The Montana Supreme Court has overturned the sentence in a Whitefish arson case, finding the judge was wrong not to allow the defendant to withdraw his "no contest" plea when the judge didn't follow the plea agreement.
The family of a man who was fatally shot by two Yellowstone County sheriff's deputies will take part in mediation in an attempt to settle a federal civil lawsuit against the county.
BNSF Railway is lowering the price of shipping Montana grain due to cheaper diesel fuel and lower demand.
A group of businesses north of Yellowstone National Park has formed a new coalition to fight two proposed gold exploration projects in the area.
The family of a 28-year-old man who was fatally shot by two Yellowstone County sheriff's deputies will participate in mediation in an attempt to settle a federal civil lawsuit against the county.
Authorities say an 86-year-old woman was killed when she was hit by an SUV east of Columbus.