Jonathon Ambarian

Three weeks after Michael Paul Brown, the man suspected of killing four people in Anaconda, was taken into custody, almost all of the information regarding his case has remained sealed to the public.

Lewis and Clark Public Health has announced the first case of measles in Lewis and Clark County in decades.

The elected body that regulates utilities in Montana is again embroiled in controversy. Its presiding officer is under investigation, and he’s claiming he’s been unfairly targeted.

HELENA — On Monday, Governor Greg Gianforte was briefed on fire season readiness. Jonathon Ambarian reports:

On the first day of the session, nine Republican senators voted with Democrats to change the rules the Senate was operating under. It was only the start of what became a session-long storyline.

Only a few hours after the House and Senate adjourned “sine die” – meaning without a date to return – most lawmakers had already packed up their desks and headed out of the State Capitol.

As lawmakers approach the end of the Montana Legislature’s 2025 session, they’ve tied together two major bills in what could be the final version of their plan for property tax reform.

Throughout the 2025 Montana legislative session, lawmakers have debated whether to change how the state allocates the money it gets from taxes on legal marijuana sales.

For much of the 2025 session, lawmakers have debated the need for more prison capacity in the state. They’re looking at more than $400 million in spending this session, aimed at addressing that issue.

House Bill 2’s initial debate on the floor of the Montana House took almost a full day. Things went much faster on the Senate floor Thursday.