A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single telemetered joint test assembly re-entry vehicle Feb.

Montana lawmakers are weighing proposals that would both study and support local food. One bill would fund a study on farmers' markets and another would offer a tax cut for grocers who stock Montana ...

Anyone charged with any crime other than a forcible felony or violence with a weapon would be allowed to keep their firearms until adjudication if a bill in the Montana House of Representatives ...

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James Amato appeared in court Feb. 18 in connection with a sex trafficking ring in Great Falls to enter an Alford plea. An Alford plea isn’t an admission of guilt but the defendant acknowledges ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana said on Feb. 18 U. S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich's "departure," effective Feb. 17. Laslovich was nominated for the position by President Joe Biden ...

Cascade County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution this month opposing any legislation limiting or prohibiting the Montana Association of Counties from lobbying on behalf of its members, ...

City Commissioners will be asked during their Feb. 18 meeting to set a public hearing to establish golf fees for March 4. The city increased fees in March 2024 and are recommending another set of ...

The 2025 high school state swim meet was at Great Falls High this weekend and Matt Ehnes of Arizona Detours was there to capture some of the action. The Great Falls High girls swim team took the state ...

Republican Rep. Jodee Etchart of Billings is pushing several bills that would advocate for Montana’s physician assistants, which some supporters say would help address Montana’s provider shortage. The ...

UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA — Under a bill in front of lawmakers in Helena, Montana plates and palates would never see a piece of lab-grown meat – a ...

HELENA — A bill in the Montana House of Representatives aims to protect the autonomy and free speech of pregnancy centers amid controversy across the country about how these centers handle abortion ...