Last month, a Missoula native became the youngest woman to swim the length of Flathead Lake. The 28 mile swim took Bella Seagrave from Somers to Polson.

Governor announces workforce development initiative; Choteau man pleads guilty in grizzly bear poaching case; Plane crash at Kalispell airport leaves two people with minor injuries

A Missoula middle-school Lego engineering team won national recognition this summer for their big idea to clean the Earth’s oceans. MTPR’s Austin Amestoy visited the students at the Western Montana Fair to learn more.

Montanans who need help shopping for health insurance or enrolling in Medicaid may soon be on their own. The Trump administration is cutting federal funding for a service that helped people get insured.

A Missoula-area factory that produces trim and siding for houses is set to lay off more than 100 employees next month. It’s the third closure of its kind in the county in the last year.

Montana law enforcement Friday arrested a man suspected of killing four people in Anaconda. The news brought some relief to residents of the tight-knit community.

The suspect accused of shooting and killing four people in an Anaconda bar last week is now in police custody.

Community Medical Center in Missoula is the latest hospital to stop offering treatments like puberty blockers or hormone therapy to kids. The Trump administration has subpoenaed hospitals for data on gender affirming care, and threatened to prosecute providers.

Canadian tourism in northwest Montana has been anemic for months following that country’s rocky relationship with the Trump administration. However, much of that hole in the tourism market is being filled by Americans.

A conservative group is suing the state over a 2024 ballot initiative enshrining abortion access in the Montana Constitution. And Montanans will soon be able to apply for a property tax rebate approved by state lawmakers earlier this year.