Montana News

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Windblown mine tailings created a haze over Butte, leading health officials to suggest that people with respiratory problems avoid being outside.

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A legislative referendum to move the last day of voter's registration back to the Friday before an election is one step closer to being on the 2014 ballot.

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In two speeches, both Senator Jon Tester and Rep. Steve Daines show sharp disagreement on similar background check amendments.

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The Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research is out with its 2012 Economic Review of Montana's travel industry, and it has good news for tourism in Montana.

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As tax season comes to a close, last minute filers are keeping workers at the Montana Department of Revenue are on their toes.

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A mature bull bison that roamed from a buffer area outside Yellowstone National Park north of Gardiner in southwestern Montana has been shot and killed by state officials.

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A recently released study puts Montana near the top of the list of States that eat local food.

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Montana Senator Max Baucus joined with his Democratic fellows and a some Republicans to override a filibuster on new gun control legislation.

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Probably, this owl will be named by somebody out there as Explore.org watches 24/7 for babies to hatch and flight school to begin.

Denver Holt, director of the Owl Research Institute in Charlo, tells the Associated Press that he thinks there are four or five eggs in the nest, which is in some willow thickets in Montana

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Along with an official change of Senate policy announced today, April 10, comes word that republican and democrat Senate leaders will cooperate on key legislation after Friday's Senate disruption.

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