A nonpartisan observation group that monitored the November election in 16 counties has released its preliminary findings. The group found Montana’s general election was fair and well-conducted.

Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her credit score while attending a home-buying class. The new mom’s plans to buy a house stalled.

Much of the country continues to see big declines in drug overdose deaths, but deaths in Montana were virtually unchanged.

Next month, the state education department will have a new leader for the first time in eight years. Townsend Public Schools Superintendent Susie Hedalen is set to take over the Office of Public Instruction following a campaign promising to “bring education back to basics.” She joined MTPR’s Austin Amestoy to talk about her plans for her first term.

The state’s highest-ranking K-12 education leader is set to leave her post next month after eight years in office. Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Artnzen presided over an education landscape rocked and reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. She joined MTPR’s Austin Amestoy to reflect on her two terms and look ahead to the future of Montana’s schools.

Montana’s largest utility company announced Thursday that it plans to purchase a share of a new transmission line. This first of its kind high-voltage line could allow energy companies to trade power across the country and lower costs.

Among the sparkling lights and fresh pine scent of the holidays lies a minefield of potential dangers to household pets. Here are some tips to help keep your pets safe and sane during the holidays.

Montana’s cannabis industry is closing in on a billion dollars in sales three years since recreational use became legal.

Contractors have been working six days per week since late November to clear Missoula's trees of dangerous loose branches. They're about a third of the way done, according to city officials.

An advisory jury last week found that districts to elect utility regulators were not drawn in a way that favored one political party over another. This is the latest in an ongoing legal fight over the maps