Lewis & Clark County

A state senator from Helena is resigning his seat with plans of going on a motorcycle tour.

Three Montanans are asking a judge to strike down a new state law that allows insurance companies to consider marital and gender status when setting rates.They say they’re paying higher prices because they’re not married.

The Black Sandy Fire burning in the hills north of Helena prompted about 30 households to evacuate this afternoon.

Montana’s Secretary of State has announced a recount will take place in the Republican primary for a seat on the state’s utility oversight board.

A flash flood in Helena on Sunday carried debris downtown, swelled into some buildings and downed a few trees.

About two-thirds of Montana counties are seeing medium to high impacts on healthcare facilities as a result of rising COVID-19 cases.

William Daly Harrington, a former East Helena police chief, was sentenced in federal court to serve more than 5 years in prison for distributing child pornography.

This is the state’s biggest election to have in-person voting since polling places were closed during the pandemic. Despite claims to the contrary, delays in results are normal.

Since the last time Montanans went to the polls, new voting laws have been passed, challenged in court, blocked and unblocked. MTPR’s Shaylee Ragar and Freddy Monares make sense of it all and answer questions about where and how to cast a ballot in the June 7 primary.

During the 2021 legislative session, the bill was amended at the last minute to restrict political activity on college campuses and judges’ ability to rule on cases involving political donors.