9 min ago | Flathead Beacon
Obama Nominates Two to Open Montana Judgeships
President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated a state Supreme Court justice and a Billings district judge to fill two open Montana judgeships, and U.S. Sen.
9 min ago | Flathead Beacon
The meaning of music is impossible to define, since it means different things to different people.
2 hrs ago | Stephen Bodio's Querencia
Miles City is still in Montana*
I just saw the video below and am trying to give it some publicity. It is ostensibly an interview with Miles City writer, rancher, and horseman John Moore about the Miles City Bucking horse sale, but he touches on the strange way that difficult life skills have been transmuted into play.
4 hrs ago | Spin
No Trivia's Rap Songs of the Week: French Montana Is a...
French Montana, feat. Ne-Yo & Raekwon "We Go Where We Want" This is the second time Ne-Yo has crooned on a pop-savvy Only Built 4 Cuban Linx homage from a New York rapper trying real hard to maintain their cred and still get on the radio.
11 hrs ago | KFBB
Mont. to receive $218K in Medicaid case
Montana is expected to receive nearly $218,000 from a $500 million legal settlement over allegations that an India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer distributed adulterated drugs.
Montana Tea Party Protests IRS Targeting of Groups
About a half-dozen tea party activists have gathered outside the federal building in Helena to protest IRS scrutiny of conservative groups and to warn that the agency could target other organizations next.
Bullock speaks at 8th grade graduation
The letter arrived in the governor's office in January, the request coming from students in a 104-year-old one-room school in one of the farthest reaches of Montana.
Let's picture Polson. It's hard to say this without sounding clichA©: Polson is charming.
Continue reading: Conservationists welcome vetoes
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed almost as many bills this spring as former Gov.
Gov. Bullock's health policy adviser resigns
Cindy Stergar was appointed to the position in December but vacated the office earlier this month to take a medical consultant position in Missoula.
Montana Conservative Groups Address IRS Controversy
Sen. Max Baucus has been the point man for some of the nation's most heated political debates in recent years.
Three Companies to Offer Insurance in Montana Marketplace
Three health insurance companies plan to sell health insurance through the federal insurance marketplace in Montana.
Continue reading: Conservationists welcome vetoes
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed almost as many bills this spring as former Gov.
Health Department Says $2 Million to be Used as Incentives
Managers of facilities that serve mentally disabled individuals criticized the Bullock administration for limiting their annual funding increases by 2 percent Wednesday, but state health officials said the money will be used as financial incentives for the centers' improvement.
Tally on Final Montana Budget Shows Increase After Vetoes
A new tally taking into account Gov. Steve Bullock's vetoes shows that spending of state money is expected to go up about 11 percent over the next two years.
Stories from Montana's Enduring Frontier : Exploring an Untamed Legacy By John Clayton Montana's history really began when it ran out of "frontier." That is, when growing towns and economic development began to give it a distinct character.
Click It a " Dona t Risk It campaign boosts seat belt and child safety seat use
The Lake County Buckle Up Coalition and all local law enforcement agencies are joining the 2013 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization to encourage Montanan's to buckle up.
Tribal Health is a fixture at the annual River Honoring
The near turquois colored Lower Flathead River was flowing high and mighty last week at the site of the annual River Honoring, the premier environmental education effort in Montana and the Northwest.
Mont. man in custody after release in 1979 slaying
The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate entered what could be its final stage this week, when the Montana Supreme Court ordered him back to prison and took away his brief taste of normal life.
'Idol' to crown Harrison or Glover latest champion
The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate appeared to slam shut this week, when the Montana Supreme Court ordered him back to prison and took away his... The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate entered what could be its ... (more)