Montana Election Team Celebrates Successful Election

Montana Election Team Celebrates Successful Election and Thanks Montana Voters More than 180,000 Montanans participated in Tuesday’s elections, selecting local leaders in races for mayor, city commission, and other offices. Statewide voter turnout...

Montana Morning Headlines: Thursday, November 6, 2025

WESTERN MONTANA — Here's a look at Western Montana's top news stories for Thursday. The Hellgate Elks donated $14,000 in winter clothing to Missoula County Public Schools to ensure students stay warm this winter. The "Warmth for Winter" program...

Partial SNAP Payments to Begin Mid-November, Montana Health Department Says

The Trump administration is using funding reserves to pay for roughly half of the November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits. It previously said it couldn’t use that money and that regular funding had dried up because of...

Most Americans see unlimited election spending as a threat to democracy: poll

By Dave LEVINTHAL Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The vast majority of Americans — no matter their partisan identification — say unlimited political spending weakens democracy and wealthy donors have too...

Local voters see few choices on election ballots

CLARION and KITTANNING – Although Tuesday’s general election was considered a “municipal” election — focusing on county, borough, township and school district offices — most voters in Clarion and Armstrong counties actually found more options on...

University of Montana honors Indigenous rights champion Elouise Cobell

MISSOULA — Many gathered at the Native American Payne Center on Wednesday to honor the late Elouise Cobell, a respected member of the Blackfeet Nation whose groundbreaking legal work made history for Indigenous communities. Cobell led the historic...

Thursday Headlines: Giving back, Election results, Lost child

Q2 Top Stories and Weather for Thursday, Nov. 6 Shepherd baker looking to give back as 77K Montanans await SNAP benefits Shepherd baker looking to give back as 77K Montanans await SNAP benefits SHEPHERD - One Shepherd cupcake baker is looking to...

Who counts as conservative? Montana GOP puts candidates through purity test ahead of 2026

It’s just under one year out from the next general election in Montana, and efforts are already underway by the state Republican Party to elbow out candidates it deems not conservative enough and make space for hardliners. kAmpE E96 46?E6C @7 E92E...

Afterschool care out of reach for most Montana families, fed shutdown creates uncertainty

Two-year-old Omir Tucios-Galeas plays with toy cars out of a bin on the floor of Curious Minds Montessori in Hamilton, but dinosaurs are his favorite. “I’m a T-Rex!” Omir squeeled. “RAWR!” Curious Minds hosts one of a handful of afterschool care...

Incumbents dominate Clarion County elections

CLARION COUNTY -- Voters across Clarion County largely favored familiar faces on Tuesday, re-electing many incumbents—most of whom ran unopposed. At the county level, Republican Coroner Daniel Shingledecker secured 9,319 votes, while Republican...

Election Time and the Season of Violence

I had to chuckle when Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate (now Governor- elect) Abigail Spanberger recently used an arsonist analogy during an interview with PBS, in a tortured comparison between Donald Trump and a firebug. Spanberger was...

Montana Farm Bureau President reflects on trade mission to Pacific Rim

Trade relationships in Asia are critically important for Montana agriculture. When the opportunity arose to join Governor Gianforte’s trade mission to South Korea and Japan, Montana Farm Bureau President Cyndi Johnson enthusiastically accepted her...

Montana celebrates successful election with strong voter turnout

HELENA, Mont. — With more than 180,000 Montanans voting for local leaders and issues, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and the Montana Election Team touted the November 4 election as successful. "Thank you to all of our Montana voters who...

Belize International Film Festival Opens Saturday with Star-Studded Lineup

The 18th edition of the Belize International Film Festival opens this Saturday November 8 at the Umaya Resort on the Placencia peninsula in partnership with the Belize Collection. The night features a double header; the first film is “Looking...

Montana Supreme Court orders part of vaccine discrimination law restored

In a decision that is both technical and gives both sides a sort of victory, the Montana Supreme Court has ordered part of an anti-vaccine law restored, while opening the door for other legal challenges to the state’s policy of not discriminating...

How 8 housing-related proposals fared in November’s elections

While the eyes of the country were trained on the New York City mayoral race and gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia on Nov. 4, the 2025 elections also included several important ballot measures for the multifamily industry. In...

An apology, a lost job and ‘thousands’ of messages: Helena business weathers political firestorm over employee voicemail

Here for your decisions, there for accountability, everywhere for your neighbors. If this reporting helps you, give today to keep it free to read and easy to share for all. Stay up-to-date on the latest breaking news. Get MTFP's in-depth,...

Arrests, frozen bank accounts and a controversial election: Leadership crisis grips Northern Cheyenne Tribe

A months-long dispute gripping the Northern Cheyenne Tribe centers around who is in charge and a controversial election that excludes women candidates scheduled for Oct. 30 is only causing more confusion. The volatile situation sparked last spring...

Montana’s Most Accident-Prone Roads Revealed

Montana has some of the most beautiful scenery and best road trip-worthy places in the country. We are familiar with this fact. We are also pretty darn familiar with the fact our roads can be dangerous as well. We have extremely high DUI rates,...

Montana businesses step up to help residents affected by SNAP benefit disruption

BOZEMAN — The ongoing federal government shutdown has interrupted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, affecting more than 2,400 people in Gallatin County. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS)...