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Nearing completion of his 56-county tour of the state, U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., traveled through Flathead County this week to discuss trade issues with the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce and tour North ...

A record 186 wolves were killed in the Northern Rockies last year in response to livestock depredations, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Former U.S. Sen. John Melcher has been named a Democratic Party "superdelegate" who will get a direct vote on the party's presidential nomination.

The state Department of Labor says Montana's unemployment rate dropped a little after a spike in December.

A legislative panel reviewing dozens of suggestions to deal with global warming carved out 15 for more study Monday.

Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer and his Republican challenger, Sen. Roy Brown, each will have to forfeit thousands of dollars in campaign money if they have no primary opponents by the March 20 filing ...

“This is a big decision. It says new coal plants can't go to the federal government for money at least for the next couple years, and these are critical times for companies to get these plants built”

The federal government is suspending a major loan program for coal-fired power plants in rural communities, saying the uncertainties of climate change and rising construction costs make the loans too risky. via WBT-AM Charlotte