Thousands of Montanans gathered Saturday in cities across the state to participate in the national “No Kings” protest. Reporters from Montana Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio spoke with protestors in several cities.

A school aide in Helena this week was charged with multiple counts of sexually abusing a student.

A property that once hosted a Missoula homeless shelter may one day support more than 200 new homes as part of the city’s ambitious redevelopment plan.

A longtime mechanic and beloved community member in Froid, Montana was detained by the U.S. Border Patrol in January. Roberto Orozco-Ramirez’ arrest has forced a reckoning in the Republican stronghold on what President Trump’s immigration policies mean on the ground. Nora Mabie of the Montana Free Press has been following the case and the community’s response. She joined MTPR’s Elinor Smith to break down the details.

State legislators received an update Wednesday on the goals of the federal government’s effort to streamline wildfire fighting resources. The Wildland Fire Service unifies operations previously managed by several federal agencies.

Another AI company has set its sights on building a data center in Montana, this time in Bonner. The community is wary after problems with a similar facility in the past.

Jew Mountain sits in rugged country on the BItterroot National Forest east of Painted Rocks Reservoir. One listener was curious about how the mountain got its name. The search for an answer revealed some family ties, a slice of history and a deeper story about geography, genealogy and why words matter.

Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a new bill into law, nearly a year after the last legislative session ended. The policy defines male and female in state law as binary, and would eliminate legal recognition of transgender, nonbinary and intersex Montanans.

Montana’s rural towns can often struggle to afford large projects like water and sewer pipe replacement. They mostly rely on state and federal grants. A proposed federal bill seeks to make it easier for small communities to manage grants from multiple federal agencies.

Former U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, Governors Marc Racicot and Steve Bullock drew an overflowing crowd to a forum in Helena last weekend. They talked about the upcoming elections, the Trump agenda, and defending democracy. Racicot was a Republican governor from 1993 to 2001. Bullock and Tester were the last Democrats to hold statewide office in Montana.