- Republican Greg Gianforte was officially declared the winner of Montana's special congressional election today, allowing the Bozeman entrepreneur to be sworn into his first public office and as the state's only representative to the U.S. House
- Montana would lose nearly $5 million in federal funding if the current health care bill in Congress is enacted
- U.S. officials are launching an expanded review of predator-killing cyanide traps and additional guidelines for workers deploying the devices after accounts of sick children and dogs across Idaho and Wyoming
- Montana State University has denied violating the constitutional rights of a former student who said he was kicked off campus after he spoke against transgender people during a private meeting with a teacher
- A mountain lion spotted near a day care caused a stir in a Wyoming college town
- A bus driver has proved that a runaway truck system on a highway in western Wyoming works as intended
- Montana’s Library Commission has approved a plan to deal with the possibility of having to cut nearly $1 million from its $6 million budget over the next two years. Legislation is in place to trigger budget cuts if state revenues don't meet projections
- The Air Force is holding another large-scale exercise in the Powder River Training Complex in the Northern Plains.
- A new group is starting a gunfight re-enactment show in northwestern Wyoming after it was able to obtain affordable insurance coverage