On today's morning newscast: in general, wildfires in western Montana have calmed recently, thanks to cooler weather and even a little rain, but other fires grew, and some new ones popped up. Two new fires were reported Sunday on the I-15 corridor between Helena and Great Falls.
To the northwest, evacuees in the Noxon area are going to be allowed back into their homes this morning.
Firefighters are optimistic that they can get a handle on the fire known as the “Family Complex,” burning on and near the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
A federal appeals court has formally dismissed Montana's gay marriage case now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to wed.
Student attendance in Helena Public Schools is below the state average and below the level that education officials say they consider a red flag.
A federal judge has decided to continue delaying the sale of timber on up to four square miles of National Forest Service land along Hebgen Lake, ruling against two federal agencies that asked for the injunction to be thrown out.
Montana and three conservation groups are proposing measures to protect grizzly bears while still allowing logging in two state forests west of Glacier National Park.
Signature gathering soon begins for a proposal to allow any public school employee with a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon in school. Initiative-175 has cleared the necessary legal hurdles to appear on the 2016 ballot if sponsor Chet Billi can get the necessary number of signatures.
A federal appeals court has revived a bid by environmentalists to block drilling on some public lands in Montana until the government looks more closely at climate change impacts.
State officials say Montana's low unemployment rate is driving up wages but a serious worker shortage is appearing on the horizon as baby boomers begin to retire.
A deputy attorney general will no longer be defending the state in a Republican challenge to the state's open primary elections after the party accused him of misconduct.