Rep. Kelly Kortum, D-Bozeman, addresses the House Business and Labor Committee during a Monday hearing of House Bill 484. Kortum said the bill, increasing state minimum wage to $12.06, would better reflect the cost of living in Montana.

A man pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday tounlawful possession of a firearm in a school zone after being accused of carrying a firearm on the campus of

The sound of fans whirring filled the ground floor of the Professional Plaza building on N. Montana Ave. in Helena on Monday after a weekend flood.

The Montana Senate preliminarily passed two bills by Sen. Windy Boy that had been tabled with a procedural move.

Advocates gathered in Helena seeking to deliver a message to Attorney General Austin Knudsen about a federal lawsuit that they said is threatening protections for people with disabilities.

Legislature-authorized grants for several of Montana’s most prominent arts organizations are in limbo as a result of an apparent miscommunication about whether a budget subcommittee had a firm requirement for applicants to testify at meetings last month.

Rep. Greg Oblander, R-Billings is carrying House Bill 489. An optional sales tax is not a new idea. Sen. Christopher Pope, D-Bozeman, tried it in 2023. His bill didn’t even make it out of committee.

The Montana Radio Company, which broadcasts nine stations in the greater Helena area, is transitioning to being 100 percent employee-owned.

The Montana Highway Patrol has been in their new spot for nearly four years.NBC Montana received an exclusive tour from Montana Highway Patrol Colonel Kurt Sage

Montana arts organizations that didn't testify in Helena could see grant funding cuts despite being told by a state agency that their testimony wasn't required.

After spending over 24 hours over four days valuating each beer, the results of the event organized by the Montana Brewers Association were announced on Saturday.