State health officials are asking the federal government for permission to implement Medicaid work requirements early. Experts worry many people won’t be able to keep up with the additional paperwork, even if they are working. KFF, a non-partisan health policy group, estimates 34,000 Montanans could lose coverage.

The Trump administration has ordered states to change school curricula or lose funding for pregnancy prevention programs. The administration wants language related to "gender ideology" removed. It’s a move in line with other actions aiming to remove legal recognition for transgender and nonbinary people.

More than six million acres of Montana forests could be opened up to road development under a new proposal from the Trump administration. Public comment on the proposal is open until September 19.

Michael Paul Brown appeared via Zoom from the Butte-Silver Bow County Jail for the hearing in Anaconda. He’s charged with four felony counts of deliberate homicide, one count of attempted arson, one count of theft and one count of fleeing a peace officer.

Montana’s top elected leaders say they support President Donald Trump’s recent deployment of the National Guard to Washington D.C. Troops there are acting as law enforcement, and Trump says he's considering sending the Guard into more cities.

Community members of western Montana’s Swan Valley are deciding what the future of the recreation destination should look like.

The Trump administration wants to repeal greenhouse gas regulations that limit emissions for cars and a variety of other sources. State law prevents Montana from having air pollution standards stricter than the federal government.

Montana pediatricians have released their recommendations for childhood vaccines this year. But those suggestions differ from new federal guidelines.

Ballots are out for some local elections in Montana. Voters will decide on a variety of candidates and issues this fall.

Montana’s frontier days were stuffed with gold, greed and political corruption — and all three played a part in drawing the state’s western boundary with Idaho. A listener wants to know how that squiggly line came to be. Find out now on The Big Why.