- Montana's next congressman, Greg Gianforte, has been given a 180-day deferred jail sentence after the Republican technology entrepreneur pleaded guilty to assaulting a reporter on the eve of his election last month
- The Wyoming Department of Education is asking the public to share their thoughts on its new American Indian education and school nutrition programs
- A north-central Wyoming town plans to sell five bison from a herd of seven in the city park because their numbers have grown too large
- Law enforcement agencies across Montana are looking to add staff and equipment in preparation for a crime victims' rights law that goes into effect next month
- A portrait of President Donald Trump has been replaced at one town hall in Wyoming because the local mayor disapproves of Trump's politics
- The Colorado developer of a Wyoming power plant that hasn't been built after decades on the drawing board faces prison time when he's sentenced for misusing federal funds
- Former state representative Debra Lamm of Livingston has been elected chairwoman of the Montana Republican Party
- Flathead County commissioners have approved changes to rules regarding short-term rentals such as Airbnb and VRBO
- Plow crews in Montana are attacking the final obstacle in the way of opening a trans-mountain highway
- The City of Rawlins plans to build a community fishing lake in partnership with local and state agencies