On today's morning newscast: Bozeman software entrepreneur Greg Gianforte says he's not yet ready to lay out a campaign platform. The Republican businessman filed paperwork Monday to establish an exploratory committee that could lead to running for governor.
The Montana National Guard has sent four helicopters and 48 soldiers to help fight wildfires in response to a shortage of resources in the state.
Authorities have cancelled an Amber alert for an 18-month old girl who allegedly was taken by her non-custodial mother.
The Northern Rockies was experiencing a normal fire season until last week, when a combination of drought, high temperatures and lightning-packed storms created new blazes across western Montana and Idaho.
Matthew Bunk, the publisher and editor of The Western News in Libby, is the new editor of the Missoulian and Ravalli Republic newspapers.
The state of Montana has invested over $3.5 million dollars in two University of Montana research programs. The money is UM's cut of a $15-million-dollar research and economic development initiative passed during the last legislative session.
Growing numbers of grizzly bears venturing further east from the Rocky Mountains are attacking more Montana cattle and sheep.
A federal judge in North Dakota has ordered a hearing on a effort to block a new rule that gives federal authorities jurisdiction over some state's water.
A Havre man who pleaded no contest to shooting at a moving car has been sentenced to five years in prison.