State agencies are wrapping up cleanup operations on a western Montana mine that caused high mercury concentrations in fish in nearby bodies of water.
The coach for the combined Plains/Hot Springs wrestling team has died in a head-on crash in northwestern Montana.
Another Democrat has declared her candidacy for Montana's seat in the US House.
A new state report says 2017 was likely the the most expensive fire season in Montana history.
U.S. officials have reached a tentative deal with wildlife advocates trying to stop the use of predator-killing, poisoned traps known as "cyanide bombs" that injured an Idaho teenager and killed his dog in Pocatello last March.
Democratic senators are harshly criticizing a National Park Service plan to impose steep increases in entrance fees at 17 of its most popular parks, including the Glacier National Park Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone and Zion.