MONTANA

Police killed a suspect involved in an Idaho armed robbery who also shot a hostage in Montana. One other suspect was taken into custody without issues.

Live Action's Lila Rose believes "children in Montana are not protected from the brutal violence of abortion," after a judge expanded abortion access to minors.

Republican Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is preparing a lawsuit to fight the Biden administration's over its gun violence executive order

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who recently took aim at "multi-millionaires" and concluded that they didn't “understand what a hard day's work looks like," has spent heavily on fine meals.

A Montana officer and a suspect were seriously injured in a shooting following a traffic altercation. The occupants of the vehicle got out and tried to flee after being pulled over.

Montana's nature and perfect summers are two of the best things about living in the Big Sky state. But they're not enough to make the author move back.

An underground coal mine collapsed in southern Montana and injured three workers. Although the area caved in for unknown reasons, the mine has had a history of safety violations.

Montana hunter Amber Rose Barnes, who boasted about shooting and killing a husky she believed to be a wolf, reportedly received a six-month deferred sentence on a misdemeanor charge.

A Montana man has been charged with with threatening the life of a Democratic U.S. senator. The man left muliple voicemail threats to injure and murder the U.S. Senator.

Police have described Nathan Chasing Horse as a cult leader who used his position as a self-proclaimed medicine man to gain access to Indigenous girls and women.

"Rust" movie production resumes in spring at Montana western ranch with Alec Baldwin in lead role amid criminal charges in New Mexico from October 2021 shooting.

A grand jury in Nevada has indicted a “Dances With Wolves” actor who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada for decades.

Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana disclosed Tuesday that the railroad track was bent along a curve near the accident site, and the problem got worse as freight trains traveled over the area before the crash.

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., will run for re-election to a fourth term as a Senator from Montana, the Democrat announced Wednesday. His seat is critical for Democrats in 2024.

Tester's move is a boost to Democrats' hopes of maintaining a seat in the GOP-leaning state as they try to hang on to their narrow Senate majority.

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana says he’ll seek reelection to a fourth term in 2024.

A Montana prosecutor threatened a woman with homophobic and violent slurs. He was convicted on firearm and hate crime charges and is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence.

Montana and several energy nonprofits have filed a lawsuit against the city of Portland, Oregon, for blocking the transportation of fuel and the building of new energy infrastructure.

"What Republicans are doing right now is they are testing the waters," said Jessi Bennion, a Montana State University political scientist.

Sen. Steve Daine, R-Mont., gives his take on recent aerial objects that have entered U.S. airspace on 'The Story with Martha MacCallum.'

Montana Senator Jon Tester said Sunday that "there may still be something up there," a day after an unidentified object was shot down over Canada and airspace was shut down.

A part of Montana airspace was temporarily closed due to a "radar anomaly," then later reopened, after an unidentified object was shot down over Canada, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Saturday.

The FAA announced Saturday evening it has shut down airspace over a portion of Montana to support "Department of Defense activities" but later said the airspace has been reopened.

Sen. Jon Tester, Rep. Michael McCaul and more will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana said Thursday that comedian John Candy tried to recruit him to play for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

Montana's Republican attorney general sent a scathing letter to the National Association of Attorneys General demanding the return of taxpayer funds or face legal action.

President Biden said the Chinese spy flight that crossed over the U.S. last week was "not a major breach" as he defended the decision to wait to shoot down the balloon.

We’re learning new information about the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday. A State Department spokesperson said the balloon was able to collect communications and data via a satellite and had “multiple antennas” in addition to other equipment used “clearly for intelligence surveillance,” Axios reported.

More than two dozen Republican Montana lawmakers are co-sponsoring a bill that would allow students to misgender and dead-name their transgender peers without punishment, a move that some argue would further the bullying of kids already struggling for acceptance. The proposal would declare that it’s not discrimination to use a classmate’s legal name or refer to them by their birth gender and would prevent schools from adopting policies to punish students for actions that aren't discriminatory. Opponents of the bill said students are not being disciplined for the accidental use of a wrong pronoun or a student's former name, but refusing to acknowledge a transgender student's preferred name and pronouns amounts to bullying that schools should address.

Lawmakers in Congress and at least 11 statehouses are weighing legislation to further limit foreign ownership of farmland.

Ranchers said some elements of the hit show "Yellowstone," such as complex family dynamics, are accurate, while others like the fictionalized "train station" don't ring true.

As U.S.-China relations cool amid trade disputes and espionage fears stoked by the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the Atlantic Coast, lawmakers in Congress and at least 11 statehouses are weighing legislation to further limit foreign ownership of farmland.

China makes use of financial tools and blackmail to build influence over institutions and individuals to gain access to information and technologies in the U.S.

Elon Musk addressed complaints circulating Twitter over Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines' account locked down over a profile picture showcasing his wife's latest hunt.

A handful of U.S. states are considering legislation this year to include provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act in state law.

Multiple Republican members of Congress took to Twitter on Tuesday to defend Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines after the social media giant locked and suspended his account.

Biden's chaos at the border has enabled a deluge of deadly drugs to sweep into and across America.

President Biden will reference the Chinese surveillance aircraft that dominated news cycles and political discussion last week before finally being shot down.

As the U.S. military recovers debris from the Chinese spy flight that was shot down on Saturday, officials are cautious of the "potential for explosives to detonate and destroy the balloon," NORAD chief Gen. Glen VanHerck said.

"Our rent went up. Food goes up. So really we're not getting a raise. It evens out," said one retiree.

A Mississippi state senator has come under fire on Twitter after posting a racist meme referencing the suspected Chinese spy balloon that breached U.S. airspace last week. Sen. Joel R. Carter, Jr., a Republican who represents the 49th District, shared an image of a weather balloon superimposed with the words “Weather Barroon” and “Totary NOT For Spying.” In the tweet, he wrote: “Biden Administration currently.”

Chinese spy balloon could have equipment that would allow it to detect signals and communications data, which it could then transmit to Beijing, observers say.

Eyes were locked on the skies Saturday as a suspected Chinese spy balloon passed over the U.S. Eastern Seaboard — where local authorities warned civilians against taking potshots with rifles — before it was shot down when it drifted over the Atlantic Ocean. It was shot down off the Carolina coast Saturday afternoon and an operation was launched to recover the debris. The Biden administration had previously hesitated to shoot the balloon because of risks to people on the ground from falling debris.

The U.S. military prepared to shoot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern part of the nation.

The United States has not shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon seen hovering over Montana, sending a message it will not defend itself against China, one expert says.

A Chinese spy balloon floating over the U.S. has raised alarm bells among experts and lawmakers over China's ongoing efforts to buy land across the U.S.

After the Pentagon confirmed the existence of two alleged spy balloons, Hudson Institute Fellow Miles Yu warns of the very “real,” “constant” threat from China.

Should President Biden fail to act on a suspected Chinese spy balloon, it could make its way over the Carolinas by Saturday afternoon, completing a trip across the United States.

Residents in Montana, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois spotted the suspected Chinese spy balloon hovering above their neighborhoods this week.

Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines voices his concerns over the Chinese spy balloon and explains how the Biden admin should respond on "The Story."

A strange sight in the sky with a very terrestrial explanation

The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents — and raised a chorus of alarm from elected officials.

Experts say the use of the inflatable could be intended to send a message to Washington.

The former president's eldest son suggested Montana residents shoot down the balloon themselves — despite that being logistically impossible.

Montana leaders are questioning why the Pentagon did not take action to remove a suspected Chinese spy balloon from American airspace while it was in a sparsely populated area.

U.S. wildlife officials have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states.

A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon is sailing across the U.S. The spectacle drew severe Pentagon accusations of spying on Friday, while sending some excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars.

The U.S. says it is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days.

Thirteen bison were killed or had to be euthanized after they were struck by a semi-truck involved in an accident with two other vehicles on a dark Montana highway just outside Yellowstone National Park.

A Montana judge said he would decide Tuesday whether to continue temporary limits on wolf hunting in the state or to restore quotas and hunting methods before a trial over whether the public was given an adequate opportunity to weigh in on changes in the way the state estimates the size of the wolf population.

Donald Trump’s former interior secretary, Ryan Zinke, is facing challenges on three fronts in his bid for a Montana U.S. House seat — from a Democrat, a Libertarian and Zinke's own mixed reputation among voters.

A subsidiary of London-based oil giant BP agreed to finish its cleanup of a 300-square mile site in Montana that’s contaminated with arsenic and other pollutants from decades of copper smelting.

After months of defiance, Montana’s health department said it will follow a judge’s ruling and temporarily allow transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificates.

Just hours after a Montana judge blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificate, the Republican-run state said it would defy the order.

Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions.

The Israel Antiquities Authority says it's acquired a previously unknown ancient papyrus bearing a Hebrew inscription dated to around 2,700 years ago.

Wildlife advocates are suing federal officials after they missed a deadline to decide if protections for wolves should be restored across the northern U.S. Rocky Mountains.

North Dakota’s only abortion clinic is preparing for what could be its final day of performing procedures.

A California woman who was fatally mauled by a grizzly bear in western Montana last summer was the victim of a rare predatory attack by a bear that had learned to seek out human food and was likely attracted scents near her tent and others left behind from recent Independence Day picnics, wildlife officials said.

Officials say that a 3-year-old was among the six people killed in last week's Montana pileup that happened when a dust storm caused blackout conditions on Interstate 90.

At least six people were killed and others were injured in a major highway pileup in Montana, according to the New York Times.

U.S. prosecutors suspect a Wyoming company of potentially concealing problems with a pipeline that broke in 2015 and spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude into the Yellowstone River.

Flooding that devastated Yellowstone National Park last month has generated calls from weather experts for changes to the way the government issues weather forecasts as extreme weather becomes more frequent.

Throngs of tourists have gleefully returned to watch geysers erupt and bison cross roads at Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopens following destructive floods.

Federal officials say most of Yellowstone National Park should reopen within the next two weeks.

With Yellowstone National Park pushing to re-open to tourists more quickly than anticipated after record floods pounded southern Montana, some of those hardest hit in the disaster live far from the famous park’s limelight and are leaning heavily on one another to pull their lives out of the mud.

A culmination of unique events led to the recent extensive flooding in the Yellowstone region.

Businesses in some of the gateway towns leading to Yellowstone National Park are worried about the coming weeks and months after severe flooding closed the park.

Yellowstone National Park officials say more than 10,000 visitors have been ordered out of the nation’s oldest national park after unprecedented flooding tore through its northern half, washing out bridges and roads and sweeping an employee bunkhouse miles downstream.

Flooding has wiped out roads and bridges and closed off all entrances to Yellowstone National Park at the onset of the busy summer tourist season.

Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has won an unexpectedly tight race to become the Republican nominee in the race for a new U.S. House seat representing western Montana.

Primary elections in seven states Tuesday will set the stage for U.S. House and Senate battles this fall that will play into control of Congress.

When Republican Ryan Zinke first ran for Congress, the former Navy SEAL faced false accusations his military career had ended in disgrace.

Some grain elevators are so full that farmers trying to sell their crops are being turned away.

Federal officials are funneling more money to rural water projects in several states as the Biden administration looks to put a dent in growing infrastructure needs amid drought and climate change.

U.S. officials have approved a conservation group’s proposal to expand bison grazing on prairies in Montana amid objections from some ranchers and elected officials.

BNSF’s two largest unions will ask an arbitrator to throw out the railroad’s strict new attendance policy instead of appealing a court order preventing them from striking.

Mine workers sickened and killed by toxic asbestos exposure and their heirs are suing a major insurance company for allegedly stalling legal settlements and medical payments.

Scientists have described the oldest known fossil ancestor of octopuses — an approximately 330 million-year-old specimen found in Montana.

A federal judge has extended an order preventing the two largest unions at BNSF from going on strike over a new attendance policy the railroad imposed this month.

Nearly $725 million in federal funding is available this fiscal year to 22 states and the Navajo Nation for the reclamation of abandoned coal mines and cleanup of acid mine drainage, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced Monday.

Authorities investigating the cause of a wildfire that destroyed more than 1,000 buildings last month in Colorado are looking at the possibility that the blaze is linked to underground coal fires have long smoldered at old coal mines in the area.

Montana wildlife commissioners are shutting down gray wolf hunting and trapping in areas bordering Yellowstone National Park amid criticism over 23 wolves being killed after roaming from the park in recent several months.

President Joe Biden has nominated six lawyers to run U.S. attorney’s offices across the country.

BNSF railroad’s two biggest unions that represent 17,000 workers won’t be able to go on strike over a new attendance policy they say would penalize employees for missing work for any reason.

Twenty of Yellowstone National Park’s renowned gray wolves roamed from the park and were shot by hunters in neighboring states in recent months.

Federal wildlife officials say two species of rare, winged insects in the Rocky Mountains will need several thousand acres of glaciers and snowfields if they are to survive a warming world that’s threatening them with extinction.

Montana wildlife officials have advanced plans that could allow grizzly bear hunting in areas around Glacier and Yellowstone national parks if states in the U.S. northern Rockies succeed in their attempts to end federal protections for the bruins.

Southeastern Louisiana quarterback Cole Kelley, East Tennessee State running back Quay Holmes and Montana State linebacker Troy Andersen highlight The Associated Press FCS All-America team.

Denver’s winter has started with a whimper, and the parched mountains to the west aren’t faring much better.