Legislature-authorized grants for several of Montana’s most prominent arts organizations are in limbo as a result of an apparent miscommunication about whether a budget subcommittee had a firm requirement for applicants to testify at meetings last month.

The funds will be distributed to about 60 different CTE programs in middle schools across Montana. "This is particularly true if Russia assesses that the US cannot or will not support the European NATO countries in a war with Russia."

About 30 protesters stood across from a bar in Dillon where Hank Muntzer and Isaac Sturgeon were being celebrated for receiving presidential pardons.

A legislative subcommittee voted Friday to cut $20 million of mostly federal money for the biennium out of the state budget for a summer lunch program for children.

Rep. Greg Oblander, R-Billings is carrying House Bill 489. An optional sales tax is not a new idea. Sen. Christopher Pope, D-Bozeman, tried it in 2023. His bill didn’t even make it out of committee.

Avalanche warnings are in effect through Tuesday for multiple mountain ranges in Western Montana.The Flathead Avalanche Center has issued a warning for the fol

Montana’s House Bill No. 429, which sought to establish a state-backed Bitcoin reserve, has failed to move forward after a crucial vote in the state’s House of Representatives. The bill was rejected by a 41-59 vote on February 22,

Montana’s House voted against a bill that could have made Bitcoin a state reserve asset on Feb. 22, with many lawmakers concerned it would have allowed the state’s investment board to speculate too heavily with taxpayer money.

Day number 3 of gusty wind begins across the state as we have already recorded gusts over 70 MPH this morning. At least this wind is warming us up above normal for the rest of the month.

GasBuddy.com reports average gasoline prices in Montana have gone up 2.6¢ per gallon in the last week and are averaging $3.07 per gallon as of Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. Gas prices are now 15.5¢ higher in Montana than a month ago and 8.8¢ per gallon lower than a year ago.

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Wyoming Livestock Board announced Friday that brucellosis has been identified in cattle herds in two counties, including one that shares a state line with Montana.

Montanans are deciding whether or not to implement a statewide beef checkoff in order to fund the Montana Cattle Committee.