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Gianforte requests federal disaster declaration due to northwestern Montana flooding; Feds delay Medicaid work requirement applications; 51 people arrested in St. Regis drug bust.

Gov. Gianforte issues disaster declaration over storm damage; State senator Jason Ellsworth faces official misconduct charges; Gallatin County appoints replacement for open legislative seat.

Briefs: Polson medical center expansion will double primary care services; Montana launches teacher apprenticeship program; Public comment opens on proposed BLM oil and gas leases; FWP urges anglers to kill and report brown trout caught on the Flathead River.

A bill to fund the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons task force awaits the governor's signature; Judge rules law defining male and female unconstitutional; Elk calves die after eating toxic ornamental plants in the Bitterroot Valley.

A group of Montana politicians is backing a ballot proposal to rein in campaign spending. State launches investigation into Lee Enterprises over data breach. State park visitation has nearly doubled over the past decade, a new report says.

Montana homeowners have two more weeks to apply for property tax rebates. The rebate tops out at $400; Gov. Greg Gianforte is creating a task force to focus on boosting energy development in Montana. A new report focuses on how climate change is impacting our health.

Wildlife officials suspect a virus is killing deer in northwest Montana; Judge temporarily halts Grant-Kohrs Ranch irrigation due to concerns over bull trout; Governor convenes energy task force aimed at boosting power generation.

Plans for a new mental health facility in eastern Montana are advancing. Deer Lodge County proposes two sites for a new women's prison. An Idaho man has been charged with running a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded several elderly Montanans.

A southwestern Montana community is searching for new leadership after its mayor abruptly resigned.

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks and Yellowstone National Park implemented the first "hoot-owl" restrictions of the summer Thursday. Montana schools will split $50 million in grant funding to improve reading instruction. State officials are reminding Montanans to watch for harmful algal blooms this summer before recreating in Montana’s rivers and lakes.