“If the United States is going to win the global race for AI dominance, we will need the reliable, baseload energy provided by Montana coal," Gov. Gianforte wrote.

"Mr. Mikkelson sent text messages and photographs of the bear and of himself posing with the bear to acquaintances," a court document says.

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“In celebration of this milestone, I will continue to strive to foster bipartisan collaboration and support my peers on both sides of the aisle during my tenure," Usher said.

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Though Bertoglio is the only gubernatorial appointee party to the suit, there were a number of legislators appointed to a job by Gianforte during their elected term.

Three GOP state senators are suing the Montana Republican Party after they were scolded, censured and had their voting powers removed at the party’s recent convention. Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R ...

Some workers with their own kids in day care will soon face a choice: pony up the cash to cover staggering increases to tuition payments or cut back on work.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana, the state’s largest insurer, is proposing premium price hikes for next year of 23% and 33%, respectively.

Gov. Gianforte's recent appointment to a criminal justice council set off an escalating public messaging battle that's drawn in Montana's entire congressional delegation.

Helena firefighters fully contained a small wildfire on Mount Ascension Tuesday morning. The fire was called in just before 11 a.m., when a plume of smoke could be seen near Beattie Street ...

Evidence of the existence of our earliest ancestors, the “homo sapiens,” has been uncovered in Africa and dates back approximately 3,000 centuries.