The avalanche occurred about 1 p.m. Friday in the Tobacco Root Mountains

Attorneys argued that wide publicity of the case had tainted potential jurors in Missoula

Mike McGrath praised drug and treatment courts as one way to divert people from youth or adult correctional facilities

U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula denied a requested injunction

Change would make it more difficult for lawmakers and the public to learn when legislative attorneys flag potential legal problems in a bill

Gianforte called the scene a "humanitarian and a national security crisis"

Deal ends longest government shutdown in U.S. history

Madison River Negotiated Rulemaking Committee was scheduled to meet on Thursday and Friday but canceled this week's meetings

The bipartisan talks provided a glimmer of hope that some agreement could be reached to temporarily halt the longest-ever closure of federal agencies

The seven-count indictment against Stone, a self-proclaimed "dirty trickster," is the first criminal case in months from special counsel Robert Mueller

Mineral County jail in Superior temporarily closed

Of the 32 bears killed, 17 were captured outside the demographic monitoring area

Policy creates a confidential process to report and investigate complaints

Air traffic controllers and airport security agents continue to work without pay

Montana Highway Patrol says the accident occurred Thursday morning between Belgrade and Manhattan