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Coming soon: One million (that's not a typo) more pages related to the Epstein files.
12/24/2025

Coming soon: One million (that's not a typo) more pages related to the Epstein files.

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have sent a million more pages related to deceased s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein to the Department of Justice, which plans to release them in the coming weeks, officials said Wednesday. Justice Department staff wrote in a social media post the documents came from th...

Montana's flu season shaping up to be worse than last year.
12/24/2025

Montana's flu season shaping up to be worse than last year.

Montana records its first flu case as the 2025-'26 season looks to be even more severe.

The Montana Supreme Court says youth climate plaintiffs can take their challenges of the 2025 Legislature to state distr...
12/24/2025

The Montana Supreme Court says youth climate plaintiffs can take their challenges of the 2025 Legislature to state district court.

The Montana Supreme Court says that a district court, not the state's highest court, is the proper place for the Held youth litigants to challenge laws passed by the 2025 Legislature.

National Guard case moved to federal court as prosecutors consider death penalty.
12/24/2025

National Guard case moved to federal court as prosecutors consider death penalty.

WASHINGTON — The man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House last month, killing one, was charged in federal court Wednesday, moving the case out of the local court system. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro wrote in a statement the “tra...

Gianforte requests presidential emergency declaration to help the blizzard and high winds on the Fort Belknap Reservatio...
12/24/2025

Gianforte requests presidential emergency declaration to help the blizzard and high winds on the Fort Belknap Reservation.

Gov. Greg Gianforte requested President Donald Trump issue an emergency declaration for damage on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation.

Montana will get its own patent office.
12/24/2025

Montana will get its own patent office.

Montana State University in Bozeman will be the site of a new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a Community Engagement Office.

A law with an unintended consequence: Montana's approach to concealed carry nullifies gun-free school zones.
12/23/2025

A law with an unintended consequence: Montana's approach to concealed carry nullifies gun-free school zones.

A federal appeals court rules that Montana's Legislature may have wiped out the concept of gun-free school zones.

Former U.S. Senator, university president announces he has terminal cancer.
12/23/2025

Former U.S. Senator, university president announces he has terminal cancer.

Former Nebraska Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse is dying of “metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer," he announced Tuesday.

Daines makes a fourth attempt at declassifying Wilderness Study Areas in Montana.
12/23/2025

Daines makes a fourth attempt at declassifying Wilderness Study Areas in Montana.

Montana delegation seeks to return three areas to general land management, opponents say bill flawed, removes local voices

Department of Justice releases more Epstein files that has Trump connected in several places.
12/23/2025

Department of Justice releases more Epstein files that has Trump connected in several places.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice early Tuesday released thousands more files related to the late s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein, with several referencing President Donald Trump.  The latest trove — which features nearly 30,000 more pages of documents related to Epstein — includes a ...

Eric Strauss will now lead the Montana Department of Corrections after Brian Gootkin becomes the U.S. Marshal for Montan...
12/23/2025

Eric Strauss will now lead the Montana Department of Corrections after Brian Gootkin becomes the U.S. Marshal for Montana.

Eric Strauss, deputy director of the Montana Department of Corrections, will take the top leadership post there starting Jan. 6.

Wolf hunting quota in Montana can proceed as planned.
12/22/2025

Wolf hunting quota in Montana can proceed as planned.

Conservation groups had sought to stop the season, saying FWP’s 458-wolf quota is too high

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