Western News

May 16, 2025 7 a.m.

Montana’s growth depends on smart investment policy

That’s why recent discussions in Washington about raising taxes on investments, specifically carried interest, are so concerning.

June 3, 2025 midnight

Fines for aquatic invasive species violations increase under new law

Gov. Gianforte recently signed HB 242, doubling the fines for failing to stop at boat check stations.

May 16, 2025 7 a.m.

Gov. Gianforte signs MEPA bills into law

Bills Republicans sponsored in the wake of the Held v. Montana youth climate enter the state’s legal framework.

May 27, 2025 midnight

Montana joins growing list of states with codified protection against frivolous lawsuits

“A SLAPP may come in the form of defamation, invasion of privacy, nuisance or other claim, but its real goal is to entangle the defendant in expensive litigation and stifle their ability to engage in Constitutionally protected activities,” bill sponsor Rep. Tom Millett, R-Marion, said while introducing the bill before the House Judiciary committee in February.

May 23, 2025 7 a.m.

Deer ticks have arrived in Montana

State health officials are asking the public's help this spring with tick surveillance...

May 6, 2025 7 a.m.

Leanette (Hinki) Wilson

May 23, 2025 7 a.m.

Louis Sidney Jam

May 6, 2025 7 a.m.

State will consider Bull River restrictions at June 19 meeting

Most petition signers were from nearby Heron, Noxon, Trout Creek, Troy and Libby, but he also had signers from Montana locales as far away as Belgrade and Billings.

May 13, 2025 midnight