Montana man faces nearly $10M fine for racist robocalls harassing tens of thousands of phones
A Montana man is facing a $9.9 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission after he sent racist, anti-Semitic and harassing robocalls to tens of thousands of phones across eight states.
Coronavirus rips through small Midwest towns
"The Sunday family dinners are killing us," said one health department director in a rural Montana county where 1 out of every 28 people has tested positive.
Bison walks through 'unseasonable' Labor Day snowstorm in Yellowstone National Park
It may still be summer for another couple of weeks, but some of the U.S. appeared to skip straight to winter weather over Labor Day.
Montana 6-month-old abducted by bipolar dad off his medication: authorities
Authorities are searching Sunday for an infant they say was abducted from Montana by his father, who is bipolar and off his medications.
Montana man accused of over 60 child sex abuse crimes gets one-year sentence
A man in Montana who was initially charged with more than 60 counts of child sex abuse has received a deferred one-year sentence after agreeing to a plea deal, according to reports.
Montana man charged with toppling Ten Commandments monument
Montana police arrested a man who they said pulled down a courthouse Ten Commandments monument with a chain and a pickup truck, according to reports.
Without teachers to report abuse cases, many children likely suffering at home
Child abuse prevention experts said that they are concerned many cases are going unreported, since children are isolated at home and away from teachers, daycare workers and neighbors who might intervene.
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes north of Boise, Idaho, U.S. Geological Survey reports
A large earthquake struck north of Boise, Idaho, Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking.
At least six national parks now closed due to coronavirus outbreak
Several national parks are now closed to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Car full of teens plows into officer ordering them to stop, police say
A Montana officer needed surgery after being hit by a car full of teenagers driven by a 14-year-old boy, police said in a news release.
Montana boy, 12, beaten by grandparents and 14-year-old uncle, prosecutors say
A 12-year-old Montana boy found dead earlier this month allegedly had been beaten by his grandparents and 14-year-old uncle, prosecutors said.
GOP lawmaker claims constitution says socialists should be jailed or shot
Montana Republican State Rep. Rodney Garcia says that the Constitution says socialists should be jailed or shot.
3 US firefighters who died in Australia crash identified
The three American firefighters who were killed when the aerial water tanker they were in crashed while battling wildfires in Australia have been identified by their employer.
Man says he cut off grizzly bear's claws because he was mad the bear 'was going to eat' him
A man told investigators that he shot a grizzly bear in self-defense, then cut off the animal's claws because he was mad the bear was going to eat him.
More than a dozen volunteers form relay, travel 2,000 miles to return stolen dog to family
More than a dozen volunteers formed a relay team of drivers, traveling 2,000 miles, to return a stolen dog from West Virginia to his family in Montana.
5-year-old boy diagnosed with brain cancer rides off to treatment on a magical ‘unicorn’
A 5-year-old boy who loves unicorns got a magical sendoff from his kindergarten classmates and community after finding out that he would need treatment for brain cancer.
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock drops out of Democratic presidential race
The two-term governor and former state attorney general said it's become clear that he won't have a shot at being his party's nominee.
CDC investigating pre-packaged salad as possible cause of E. coli outbreak in 8 states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an investigation notice Wednesday regarding an E. coli outbreak involving 17 people across eight states.
‘We’re not even to the end of October’: Montana city’s snowfall breaks 35-year-old record
Great Falls typically sees about 60 inches of snowfall in the city during an entire snowy season, but 2019 is on track to be a year of shattered records — the city has seen more than 31 inches already, breaking a 35-year-old record, according to the National Weather Service’s Great Falls office.
Schools in Illinois, Florida, Arizona and Colorado hiring teachers from Philippines to fight staff shortages
It was a cold Monday morning at C.V. Koogler Middle School in Aztec. Students stumbled into Shannon Albores' history class and take off their rumpled jackets. After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, they greeted their teacher by saying in unison, `magandang umaga!'-- which is Filipino for `good morning.'