A problem with the company that’s administering Montana's student achievement tests has postponed the start of the so-called “Smarter Balanced” exams.
Top executives from Montana's largest mining company are relocating to Denver and plan to close its corporate offices in Billings.
A 74-year-old Darby-area man drowned in the Bitterroot River yesterday after the boat he and two others were in struck a submerged log, throwing all three men into the river.
The Flathead Beacon reports that the final environmental impact statement and and record of decision approving the controversial copper and silver mine came today.
State lawmakers have tabled a proposal to create a campaign practices and ethics review board to decide if criminal charges should be pursued in cases of alleged campaign violations.
In other news from the legislature - lawmakers today heard another alternative to fund infrastructure projects across the state, like roads and water systems.
A 73-year-old Bitterroot Valley man a judge says is unwilling to accept that he lost his ranch in a 1979 divorce has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for intimidating and stalking the owners.
Montana Legislators will hear a bill next week that sets up a college fund for Montana kids, starting at birth.