The bill would create a felony for someone who receives an abortion within or outside of the state if the procedure is deemed illegal in Montana

Richard Rogers, 45, of Billings, will appear before U.S. District Judge Susan Watters after a jury convicted him last year

At the Legislature, Medicaid expansion is poised for extension; a new Flathead County program offers free heart screenings; plus, Market Metrics and Financial Corner

The national heart health program comes to Montana for the first time, with a pilot site in Flathead County

House Bill 245 was opposed by several Flathead Republican lawmakers who wanted work requirements and objected to federal spending, but proponents of the bill warned of the impacts on businesses and rural hospitals if Medicaid expansion failed

Separate right-to-work legislation faces an uncertain future as it makes its way toward a committee hearing

Snow levels are expected to drop to the valley floor tonight with around a foot of new snow forecast at higher elevations through Wednesday

New postal service strategy aiming to save $3 billion annually allows Missoula facility to continue local processing

An A-frame cabin near Whitefish; a charming updated home in West Valley; and a spacious Somers home minutes from Flathead Lake

Cameron Edward Francis was booked in the Lake County Jail on a felony homicide charge after allegedly fatally shooting his girlfriend with a military-style gun and shooting at a Polson police officer. His bail is set at $5 million.

The Ninth Circuit dismissed the case after the Flathead National Forest opted not to appeal a lower court’s determination that land management agency failed to accurately calculate road density for new logging projects

The Republican governor’s signature property tax relief measure has cleared the House Appropriations Committee with help from Democrats. Republicans also helped advance two Democratic proposals.

In many cases, laid-off seasonal employees had worked for the U.S. Forest Service for years or even decades — cleaning campgrounds and clearing trails, supporting firefighters and securing funds for wildfire mitigation — but their probationary clocks were reset last year during an agency-wide “temporary-to-permanent” workforce conversion initiative

Sanderson was born in Whitefish and raised there until his family moved to Calgary, Alberta when he was 12

The county’s Crisis Assistance Team says it diverted 18 people from going to jail last month, up from four in December