A group of Montana Democrats Tuesday previewed policies they say would make life for Montanans more affordable. That policy pitch comes just ahead of election day.

With the respiratory season around the corner many Montanans are getting their annual flu shot, but humans aren’t the only ones getting their vaccines ahead of the winter. Biologists are trying to protect bats from a deadly disease.

The proposed Sheep Creek mining exploration located near the pristine headwaters of the Bitterroot River continues to draw intense scrutiny. A mining company is eyeing rare earth elements that are used for many technological applications. They are seeking federal and state approval to explore what’s below ground. Local community groups are monitoring the area’s water quality in case the project moves ahead, looking to ensure it stays clean.

Cascade County filed charges against a man for allegedly forging hundreds of signatures for the campaigns of two independent candidates.

The weather pattern El Niño typically brings warmer and drier conditions to the Rockies, but there could be a few surprises this winter.

Montana’s food producers gathered in Helena last weekend for the Governor’s Summit on Montana Food and Agriculture with one goal in mind: Getting more Montana food on more Montana plates.

Montana counties have already received 34% of the total mailed ballots – about 180,000. The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest has approved the Judith Springs Vegetation Project. The Montana Department of Commerce announced it has allotted more than $40 million in federal housing tax credits to five developers.

This July, Missoula County commissioners adopted an emergency, one-year ban on new or expanded data centers. As required by Montana law, the county then began a study to confirm that data centers are actually a threat. They published a draft on Wednesday.

Montana’s western U.S. House district is one of many races nationwide that could help flip control of the chamber. Vice President JD Vance stumped for Republican House candidate Aaron Flint, who’s locked in a neck-and-neck race with Democrat Sam Forstag.

In an effort to fire up support for the GOP, President Donald Trump is campaigning for Republican candidates across the country. MTPR’s Clayton Murphy reports on the president’s visit to Kalispell and what some voters in the area are thinking ahead of election day.