The open enrollment period for Medicare starts Oct. 15. People can change both their medical and drug coverage until Dec. 7.

Housing was a key issue during Saturday’s debate between Republican incumbent Ryan Zinke and Democratic challenger Monica Tranel.

Before absentee ballots were sent out, MTPR’s Shaylee Ragar took a road trip to talk with Montanans about their choices in candidates, what issues are top of mind and how they plan to vote. Here’s her dispatch from the road.

A train derailed along Highway 2 over the weekend near Glacier National Park.

Montana’s prolonged dry and warmer-than average conditions will end abruptly later this week.

It took more than two months for city workers to comb every street in Missoula inspecting trees for damage caused by the late July windstorm that pummeled western Montana. Now, Missoula officials say they’re about to embark on the city’s largest-ever urban forestry project.

The Farm Bill influences what kind of food is grown, how food is grown, and pays for the largest food assistance program in the country.

Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s disciplinary hearing for charges of professional misconduct concluded Thursday. A special counsel says Knudsen undermined the integrity of the judiciary through defiant language and rejection of a court order.

As Montana’s population ages, providers serving low-income seniors say more people aren’t getting the care they need as they wait to get on Medicaid. Montana lawmakers are considering creating a shortcut to that care.

The Missoula Housing Impact Fund is on track to raising its initial target of $10 million. Modeled after a similar project in Gallatin County, the goal is to bolster the local supply of rental and single-family homes.