Lawmakers will study how to reduce methamphetamine usage in state after session

Doug Roll says coverage by The Western News forced him to resign

Ryan Lewandowski pleaded not guilty to assault with a weapon, criminal endangerment

Browning school continues to grow, hopes to offer four-year programs by 2020

1:25 a.m. A Columbia Falls man kept honking his horn at people. 8:33 a.m. A local law enforcement officer helped a turkey cross the road. It’s unknown what the bird wanted to do on the other side. 11:38 a.m. A Columbia Falls man was “supremely vulgar” when he screamed at some local workers, suggesting they […]

Sean Howard Niles changed his plea during second day of his trial

7:42 a.m. A Kalispell woman called police because her sister is using meth. 8:02 a.m. A local man stopped by the police station to report that his pistol had been stolen. Later the gun owner called police to report that he had actually just misplaced it. 8:52 a.m. A Whitefish woman reported that a toolbox, […]

Federal agents found three men smuggling $1.3 million worth of cocaine through the Yaak

8 a.m. A scooter was discovered behind an Evergreen gas station. 11:05 a.m. A headless animal was reported in Hungry Horse. 12:52 p.m. A Bigfork man called police after receiving a call from a man stating he was his grandson. The alleged grandson said he had been arrested in Miami and needed $1,000 to get […]

City manager said paving southern section up to Camas Road would encourage more people to drive through downtown area

Laurel veteran digs up historical information about an enrolled CSKT member and wartime nurse named Regina McIntyre Early

Friday's defeat puts pressure on the Legislature and Gov. Steve Bullock to draft a consensus plan

Voters will choose from among Republican Greg Gianforte, Democrat Rob Quist and Libertarian Mark Wicks during May 25 election

Montana Roman Catholic diocese will file for bankruptcy protection as part of a settlement with 72 people who filed sex abuse claims

41-year-old Culbertson man was a passenger in a service truck that stopped on state Highway 22