Montana VA to Host Virtual Veterans Town Hall

HomeState NewsMontana VA to Host Virtual Veterans Town Hall HELENA, Mont. — The Montana VA Health Care System will host a Virtual Veterans Town Hall today from 5 to 6 p.m. Veterans are invited to join by phone or livestream to hear updates on...

Montana Wheat and Barley Committee announces summer board meeting

The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC) Board is scheduled to convene on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The meeting will take place in person at the Northern Agricultural Research Center in Havre, Montana, with an option for remote participation...

Montana energy workers host truck roll in support of 25D tax credit

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana energy workers took part in a truck roll Tuesday afternoon in Missoula to send a message in support of the 25D tax credit to Montana’s congressional delegation. The energy workforce is concerned about the Big Beautiful...

Montana students place at National Speech and Debate tournament

DES MOINES, Iowa — This year’s National Speech and Debate Association tournament saw recognition for multiple Montana schools, as 193 schools from eight different countries gathered in Des Moines, Iowa, to compete last week. Flathead High School...

Montana Morning Headlines: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

WESTERN MONTANA — Here are today's top stories out of Western Montana. A Missoula dentist's license was revoked after the Montana Board of Dentistry followed up on reports of sexual assault. Two women accused dentist Ronny Rodriguez of sexually...

Supreme Court declines to hear Montana underage abortion case

The Supreme Court declined on Thursday to revive a Montana law that would have required minors to obtain notarized parental consent before getting an abortion, leaving intact a state court ruling that struck down the measure under Montana’s...

Montana Lottery Powerball, Lucky For Life results for June 25, 2025

Montana Fire halfway contained, burns 19 acres near Big Springs

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — The Montana Fire, burning in the Big Springs area of Siskiyou County, is now halfway contained after burning 19 acres, Cal Fire's Siskiyou Unit announced on Wednesday morning. According to Cal Fire, the fire ignited off...

Ribeye Raffle tickets on sale to raise funds for food banks in northwestern Montana

MISSOULA, Mont. — Tickets are now on sale for Flathead Electric Co-op's Ribeye Raffle, which has raised $89,588 in cash and given about 8,000 pounds of meat to food banks in Kalispell, Columbia Falls, Whitefish, Bigfork, Lakeside, and Libby over...

Student turns passion into business, creating unique Montana State gameday apparel for fans

BOZEMAN — Montana State senior Hunter Swenson turned a passion project into a business endeavor when she created her company Greek It Chic It, changing the game — or gameday experience — in Bozeman. "I love finding a solution to a problem," said...

3 killed in car-semitrailer I-70 crash ID'd as family from Montana

The three individuals, including two children, who died after their car rear-ended a semitrailer on Interstate 70 in eastern Colorado Wednesday were identified as a family from Montana, according to Colorado State Patrol. Headed eastbound on I-70,...

Supreme Court rejects case over Montana parental consent abortion law

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to review a blocked Montana law that would require physicians to obtain a parent's consent before performing an abortion on a minor, leaving intact a state high court decision that invalidated...

When the unexplainable arrives at your Montana ranch

If I could catch the perpetrator, he would be charged with felony criminal mischief. Yet, I knew I wouldn’t catch him and neither would the sheriff. Nobody has solved cases like this since a rush of reports surfaced back in the 1970s. Spoiler...

3 dead in car-semitrailer I-70 crash ID'd as family from Montana

The three individuals, including two children, who died after their car rear-ended a semitrailer on Interstate 70 in eastern Colorado Wednesday were identified as a family from Montana, according to Colorado State Patrol. Headed eastbound on I-70,...

Montana Family Foundation sues over constitutional amendment to protect abortion

The state of Montana deprived voters, especially those who registered on Election Day, of the ability to fully evaluate the language of Constitutional Initiative 128 — to protect abortion in the state Constitution — according to a recent lawsuit....

Montana joins Iowa-led effort supporting Trump administration’s Harvard funding cuts

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading a 16-state coalition supporting the Trump administration's efforts to cut funding for Harvard University. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a 16-state...

Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Thursday it will not hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents’ permission for an abortion in Montana, where voters have enshrined the right to abortion in the state's...

Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over Montana abortion consent law

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to take up a dispute over a Montana law that would have required notarized parental consent for a minor to receive an abortion. State lawmakers have argued that parents have a constitutional right to make...

Potentially higher than average big wildfires predicted for Western Montana

MISSOULA — The National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook is providing a look ahead at Western Montana’s fire season. The National Interagency Fire Center maps spots across the country that have a higher than average potential for big...

Supreme Court declines to revive Montana law requiring consent for minors to receive abortions

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday turned away an appeal brought by Montana officials seeking to revive a state law that requires minors seeking abortions to obtain the consent of their parents. The state argued that the measure, which was...