On today's morning newscast: Gov. Steve Bullock has declared a fire emergency in Montana as better weather conditions yesterday aided firefighting efforts and prevented new major fire starts. The emergency declaration allows Bullock to mobilize state resources and the Montana National Guard to fight the fires.
Montana Democrats re-elected their party leadership and heard pep talks about the coming election at their party convention over the weekend in Bozeman.
Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester reiterated his support for the proposed nuclear-weapons agreement with Iran over the weekend.
Research spending at Montana State University has slowed slightly in the past year. MSU released its annual report on research Friday.
District Court Judge Jeffrey Sherlock of Helena is retiring at the end of the year and applications are being sought from attorneys interested in serving until the 2016 election.
A state judge admonished the Cascade County attorney's office for allowing two law school graduates, who had not yet passed the bar exam, to work on two criminal cases.
Employees at the Montana Developmental Center say they paid attention earlier this year as lawmakers debated and eventually decided to shutter the community for people with developmental disabilities.
Forest Service officials in Missoula are investigating when wildland firefighters start experiencing permanent health damage from smoke inhalation.
Montana Democrats have retained their current state party leaders. During a rules and officers convention in Bozeman, party members re-elected state chairman Jim Larson and vice-chair Jacquie Helt to serve through 2017.