Over the last few weeks, most of the attention in the U.S. Senate race was focused on whether Democratic candidate Alani Bankhead and independent candidate Seth Bodnar would both remain on the ballot.
This week, the Montana Public Service Commission voted narrowly to take action against their former president, Commissioner Brad Molnar, after a monthslong investigation into his workplace conduct.
MTN spoke with the candidates in all of Montana's contested congressional primaries. Montana has one seat in the U.S. Senate and two seats in the U.S. House up for election.
Last June, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service that he said could lead to speeding up forest management projects across the state.
In just over two days, Montana’s political scene was completely reshaped, as the state’s two longest-tenured members of Congress both dropped out of their races for reelection.
On the final day of filing for Montana’s 2026 elections, former University of Montana president Seth Bodnar confirmed he is jumping into the race for U.S. Senate as an independent candidate.
In October, MTN reported on a data breach involving customers with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana. Now, as a state investigation into the breach continues, the next steps could play out in court.
