a wooden judge's hammer sitting on top of a table

Trusted Kalispell Bookkeeper Sentenced for Stealing $500K From Family Business

August 6, 2025

Family business discovered theft after questioning why profits had disappeared despite operations

MSU Move-in Day Volunteer

Montana State University Announces Fall Move-In Dates for 4,800 Students

August 6, 2025

Students will move into residence halls Aug. 17-18 with scheduled two-hour time slots

Russell Smith Courthouse Exterior

Mexican National Arrested in Belgrade Pleads Guilty to Second Illegal Reentry to Montana

August 6, 2025

Eduardo Heriberto Mendoza-Almanza had been deported eight times since 2006

Yellowstone County Court House Exterior

Pro-Life Group Files in District Court After Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Abortion Amendment

August 6, 2025

Montana Family Foundation claims constitutional amendment violated ballot requirements, seeks to nullify abortion rights measure

Gallatin County Sheriff's Office Patrol

Gallatin Crime Report – August 3, 2025

August 6, 2025

Multiple Neighborhoods Report Early Morning Police Activity

Missoula Crime Report – August 5, 2025

August 6, 2025

Concentration of Medical and Fire Related Incidents

Missoula Police Officers at Community Event

Missoula Police Provide Safety Tips for Western Montana Fair

August 5, 2025

Police recommend parents snap photos of children, create separation plans

Spectacular View of a Hydroelectric Dam in Action

Montana Senators Request Long-Term Solution for Flathead Lake Water Level Management

August 5, 2025

Daines and Sheehy ask DOI to develop permanent framework to avoid annual emergency waivers during drought conditions

Southgate Mall Entrance Sign

Southgate Mall Changes Hands Again as Part of $443 Million Four-Mall Deal

August 5, 2025

Mall maintains strong occupancy despite industry challenges

Underground Mining Operations Inspection

Trump Administration Approves Rosebud Mine Expansion Montana Delegation Fought For

August 5, 2025

Mining plan modification extends operations through 2039, protecting 300 jobs after months of congressional pressure

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First Residents Move Into State Workforce Housing in Deer Lodge

August 5, 2025

Kenneth and Stephanie Erb are among first seven state employees to move into Pintler Meadows townhomes after living in camper for seven months

Gallatin County Sheriff's Office Patrol

Gallatin Crime Report – August 2, 2025

August 5, 2025

High traffic stops and multiple patrol checks mark the day.

Missoula Crime Report – August 4, 2025

August 5, 2025

A Day of Diverse Incidents from Fires to Thefts

Summer River Tubing Adventure

River Floaters Face 2.5-Month Detour as Milltown Park Closes for Bridge Repairs

August 4, 2025

Popular Clark Fork and Blackfoot river access point will be blocked through October as BNSF repairs railroad bridge

James F. Battin Federal Courthouse

Billings Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years After Gunfight with Officers

August 4, 2025

Dustin Massey possessed four pounds of meth, 12,000 fentanyl pills and fired at officers during probation search

Missoula Crime Report – August 3, 2025

August 4, 2025

Multiple Incidents of Disorderly Conduct and DUIs Across Missoula

Gallatin County Sheriff's Office Patrol

Gallatin Crime Report – August 1, 2025

August 4, 2025

Early morning traffic and civil incidents surge across Gallatin County

Missoula Crime Report – August 2, 2025

August 3, 2025

Diverse incidents including multiple assaults and disturbances.