Montana EMS crisis: ‘Please tell me something that’s more important than emergency services’

A scroll through Tim Montana’s social media most days will feature video clips of the scraggly-bearded musician’s guitar jams and photos of the Wise River watering hole-meets-concert venue he purchased two years ago. But last week he took to his...

How Montana's CSI Prevented Millions In Unjust Insurance Hikes

Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - Between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, the Montana Auditor’s Office, also known as the “CSI”, protected tens of thousands of Montanans from unwarranted insurance premium increases by carefully reviewing and, in...

Producer Partnership delivers meat to Montana's rural communities

GREAT FALLS - A Montana non-profit organization is helping rural communities access fresh meat by delivering processed products directly to schools and organizations free of charge. The Producer Partnership recently made stops in Malta, Saco,...

Massage therapists challenge Montana anti-trafficking ordinance

Monique Merrill SEATTLE (CN) — Montana’s largest city says its massage ordinance is necessary to combat human trafficking, but a group of massage therapists says it’s an unconstitutional license for officials to search without a warrant. Before a...

Second Annual North Country Ramble gives a voice to Montana songwriters and important causes around Glacier National Park

East Glacier Park Lodge is hosting the “North Country Ramble”. The annual gathering for Park employees and seasonal workers is open to the public. It will take place Sunday, Sept. 21 from 3-9 p.m. and features some of Montana’s premiere...

Glacier Park International Airport hosting Montana Air Service Rendezvous

Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell is hosting the Montana Air Service Rendezvous this week. The annual event connects major airlines with airport representatives from across the state. GPIA Director Rob Ratkowski says representatives...

To Montana Congressional Delegation

by Gary Swartz, Missoula I realize that your national Republican bosses cautioned you about holding Town Hall meetings during the August recess, I believe that your decision to do that makes you complicit in Trump’s destruction of the US Federal...

Montana Democrats elect new party leaders

Former state senator and public educator Shannon O’Brien of Missoula beat out Whitefish farmer and former state Rep. Mike Jopek to win election to chair of the Montana Democratic Party. “I think it’s time that we come together as Democrats and...

Access Restored: Nearly 50,000 Montana Acres Reopened to Public

Montana’s public lands are of high importance to those who live and recreate here. Seeing private road signs or no trespassing signs can anger a lot of people who call this place home. There is a big court case in Wyoming that could have some...

Boys in Girls Bathrooms? Here's What Montanans Can Do

Boys in girls bathrooms? Men in the in girls locker rooms? Jeff Laszloffy with the Montana Family Foundation says that despite federal law, they are still getting reports of this happening here in Montana. So here's what you can do about it. The...

What the Bill Gates Arabella Pullout Means for Montana

Bill Gates is pulling $450 million from Arabella Advisors? That is how so many of these Left wing front groups here in Montana get their funding. I reached out to the guy who wrote the book on Arabella to see what this means. First off, $450...

Jurisdictional Conflict Over “Related Claims”: Montana Federal Court Latest to Weigh in on When Claims Are Related

A recent decision in federal court in Montana provides another example of different standards applied to assessing “related claims” under directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance policies. In this instance, the district court found that...

Gen Z climate activists take Trump to court in Montana for singlehandedly worsening global warming, they say

Young climate activists and their attorneys who won a landmark global warming trial against the state of Montana are trying to convince a federal judge to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels. During a two-day...

Could Strange Lights In Montana Hint At Something Bigger?

I'm not going to lie, I love a good conspiracy theory, and I think I found one. I was wasting time scrolling through TikTok the other day when I came across a weird video of strange lights in the Montana sky. I decided to read the comments, and...

Administrative legal assistant eager to embark on law school

By Julie Freer Legal News As an administrative legal assistant for the past year at Reeder Murphy PC, Matthew Moller fulfills the “Swiss Army knife” role of the Grand Rapids firm, according to partner Bryan Reeder. Versatile and adaptable, Moller...

Pesticide politics: Inside the corporate push to limit liability

Unyielding is a University of Missouri School of Journalism project for Investigate Midwest. With billions of dollars at stake, Bayer has gone on the offensive. Billboards along major highways. A social media offensive. Tens of thousands of...

Montana drug dealers arrested in Idaho, sentenced to federal prison

The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho. POCATELLO – Carson Lee Maynard, 49, of Livingston, Montana, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison, and Amy Marie Tillman, 43, of Lewistown, Montana,...

Non-Profit “Solvang Danish Days Foundation” Announces 2025 Danish Days Grand Marshals: Brenda and Mark Anderson

Below is a press release from The Solvang Danish Days Foundation regarding the announcement of the 2025 Danish Grand Marshals, Brenda and Mark Anderson SOLVANG, Calif. – The Solvang Danish Days Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 Solvang...

Montana Nearly Became Two States in the 1930s

Here’s a bit of trivia that made me spit out my coffee this weekend: in the 1930s, Montana was almost split in two. Yeah, really. Somebody hatched this half-serious, half-petty idea to create an entirely new state and call it Absaroka. YouTube/Map...

A secession of one of Montana’s northern neighbor provinces appears unlikely in the face of political, legal obstacles

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