One of the world's largest private owners of timberlands is shutting down two mills in Columbia falls later this year.
Authorities have charged two people in the assault of a woman who was beaten, strangled and set on fire on Montana's Crow Indian Reservation.
A western Montana couple has denied charges that they killed an 18-year-old man in February.
A former nurse has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a girl.
Researchers say Montana could reduce its spending on jails and prisons if detention facilities and treatment programs were focused on those most likely to reoffend, while others could be supervised by an increased number of probation and parole officers.