On this edition of Montana Morning Newscast, a judge has issued a written order denying a new trial for a man who shot and killed a German high school student who was trespassing in his garage in Missoula.
The state Senate yesterday passed two gun-rights bills that are virtual copies of bills the Governor vetoed in the last session.
The Senate has advanced a proposal to allow Montana law enforcement agencies to disregard future federal gun laws.
Three family members have been sentenced to federal prison as part of a corruption investigation on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation.
The Washington state Senate has passed a measure calling for a study of the effects of closing a coal-fired power plant in southeastern Montana.
Yesterday at the Montana Legislature, the Senate Finance and Claims committee discussed a bill that would require outside investigations of neglect and abuse at the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs.
State representatives are considering a transparency proposal that Montana's Senate Majority Leader drafted after a major oil pipeline burst in the state earlier this year.
A Wyoming company is preparing to resume oil shipments through that pipeline that broke and spewed all that oil into the Yellowstone.
A Montana lawmaker wants to protect the huge Colstrip coal-fired power plant from potential closure by imposing sizeable impact fees on utilities that shut down plants.
A GOP-led budget panel has rejected Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock's $37 million proposal for public preschool programs in Montana.