Lee Banville

Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy, the two front-runners in Montana’s U.S. Senate, race faced off in a debate Monday night. Students at the University of Montana School of Journalism fact checked some of their claims. The school’s director, professor Lee Banville joined MTPR’s Austin Amestoy with more.

New polling data shows Democrat Jon Tester trailing Republican challenger Tim Sheehy in the race that could determine control of the U.S Senate.

Montana has seen record levels of fundraising for Supreme Court candidates in recent years, parties seem to have their favorite candidates and outside special interest groups spend a lot of money to influence these races. On top of that, not everyone is familiar with the workings of the court. So, how can voters evaluate candidates for state Supreme Court?

A news outlet offering reporting by and for Indigenous people is embarking on an expansion in Montana. ICT, formerly Indian Country Today, celebrated the grand opening of its new Missoula-based bureau Tuesday evening.

Montana’s high court has affirmed state lawmakers' ability to hold closed-door meetings when a quorum is not present.

Research into nearly 200,000 Montana death records from the last two decades has put hard numbers to anecdotes about suicides and drug- and…

We all think we know BS when we see it, but do we? University of Montana journalism professor Lee Banville is teaching a course on how to recognize and…

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that Lee Newspaper’s State Government Bureau Chief, Holly Michels, has provided comprehensive…

On Tuesday night the candidates for governor Republican Greg Gianforte and Democrat Mike Cooney faced off in a debate on MontanaPBS. To make sense of what…

The novel coronavirus has canceled many aspects of regular order, but city and state governments are still making decisions that might outlast the...