John Russell Howald of Basin was found guilty Friday following a four day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Brian Morris in Helena

A state lawmaker who is an ordained Jewish rabbi argues religious freedom laws that protect health care workers' religious beliefs should also protect abortion rights

Eight days ago, F-22 jets downed the large white balloon that had wafted over the U.S. for days at an altitude of about 60,000 feet

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is sponsoring legislation to include agriculture as a factor in national security decisions allowing foreign real estate investments

The federal Indian Child Welfare Act was passed by Congress in 1978 in response to the alarming rate at which Native American and Alaskan Native children were taken from their homes by public and private agencies

The balloon's presence in the sky above the United States before a military jet shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean with a missile Saturday further strained U.S.-China ties

In Montana — home to Malmstrom Air Force base and dozens of nuclear missile silos — people doubted Beijing's claim that it was a weather balloon gone off course

About $157 million will go to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana after the federal government signed the tribes' water rights compact in 2021

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Montana, Idaho and Wyoming have provided “substantial” evidence that grizzlies have recovered from the threat of extinction

The abrupt decision by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken came despite China’s claim that the balloon was a weather research “airship” that had blown off course

People gathered Thursday at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summoned the groundhog from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow

The lawsuit over Arctic grayling was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Montana

Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell withdrew the county's notice of intent to seek the penalty against Patricia Batts for the death of James “Alex” Hurley

It was not immediately clear if that assessment would be limited to Malmstrom, or if it would include similar nuclear missile facilities

The bill by Kalispell Republican Sen. John Fuller would effectively deny gender-affirming care to young transgender people by threatening health care providers with the loss of their license