At the request of the Blackfeet Tribal Police, the Montana Department of Justice has issued an Amber Alert for Ryder Whitford. Ryder’s a 2 year old Native American boy was abducted from his home about quarter to nine last night by his non-custodial mother Murlaina Thomas. The boy is 3 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 30 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. UPDATE: Ryder Whitford found at 8:09 a.m.
Armed protesters who say they are protecting a Montana mine from government interference are declaring victory after federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit to determine the miners' rights to the land above their claim.
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that online travel companies such as Priceline and Expedia must pay the state's lodging and vehicle sales tax on the fees they collect from customers.
Headline Firefighters are continuing an aerial attack on a wildfire burning in rugged terrain in the south-central part of Glacier National Park. The fire had blown up to almost 1,500 acres by last night after first being reported Sunday.
In preparation for the school year, a Kalispell school district has added gender identity, sexual orientation and gender expression to its anti-discrimination policy.
A community solar project outside Kalispell will allow residents to purchase renewable energy without installing their own solar panels.
Yellowstone National Park officials say preliminary autopsy results confirm that a hiker whose body was found last week was killed by a bear.
Montana's elections watchdog says a state senator broke multiple campaign laws during his 2014 campaign.
Montana regulators have postponed a decision on whether to establish buffer zones between homes and oil and gas drilling sites.
A Missoula man is dead and two other people are recovering from injuries caused when drivers tried to avoid a tree felled by hurricane-like winds on Interstate 90.
Last revised 9:45 a.m. August 13, 2015.