Jonathon Ambarian

HELENA — Gov. Greg Gianforte says Montana will join a federal program aimed at improving outcomes in the state’s foster care system.

BOZEMAN — After Tuesday's primary elections, the general election fields are set in Montana's three congressional races. Candidates are now turning their attention away from difference within their parties and starting to bring out their messages against the other party.

Tuesday’s primary election was the climax of a bitter battle between factions of the Republican Party in the Montana Legislature, which led to millions of dollars in spending.

HELENA — Federal judges have rejected a group of young plaintiffs' request to revive a lawsuit against the Trump administration's energy policies.

HELENA — Earlier this year, Montana leaders adopted a new policy, putting a pause on requests to graze bison on state trust lands. On Thursday, the main organization affected by that policy made its case to a state judge, arguing the decision wasn't made properly.

HELENA — Former Montana Senate President Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, is set to go to trial on a charge of official misconduct next month.

HELENA — The historic Hauser Mansion, on Helena's west side, is now one step closer to becoming Montana's official new governor's mansion.

HELENA — There are now just three days left for proposed ballot measures to get the signatures they need to go before Montana voters in November.

MISSOULA — Four out of five members of Montana's Public Service Commission were in a federal courtroom in Missoula Thursday morning, as the PSC's former president challenges the disciplinary action taken against him earlier this year. Now, newly released documents are shedding more light on to what led up to this point.

HELENA — Montana's tax on a pack of cigarettes is $1.70 – right in the middle when compared to other states, and barely below the national average. The tobacco tax hasn't gone up since 2005, but now, some people want to change that.