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      • Weather
        Weather Forecast: Icy roads this morning
        Lewis Dortch
        Western Montana News
        Montana Morning Headlines: Friday, January 2, 2026
        Flathead County
        Flathead Lake near full pool to start the new year
        Sean Wells
        Flathead County
        Decades-long polar plunge tradition adapts to high water levels at Flathead Lake
        Maddie Kiefer
        Missoula County
        Looking ahead to what the City of Missoula has in the works for 2026
        Zach Volheim
        Western Montana News
        Assessments continue in Lincoln County following flooding, wind damage
        MTN News
      • Montana-U.S. Flags Capitol

        How 2026 is shaping up in Montana politics

        Jonathon Ambarian
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        Missoula County

        Elote Mexican Bar & Grille closing at Southgate Mall

        MTN News
        Winter Weather Advisories

        Weather

        Weather Forecast: Snow & freezing rain likely overnight into early Friday

        Erin Yost
      • National News

        • APTOPIX Venezuela Maduro Rally

          Venezuela open to U.S. talks on drug trafficking as strike raises tensions

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Congress Health Care

          Congress faces healthcare concerns and shutdown deadline in 2026

          Nathaniel Reed
        • Trump

          Trump issues first vetoes of second term, targeting bills backed by GOP allies

          AP via Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • YVAS

        Local News

        DEQ violations issued after toxic smoke incident at Billings shelter

        Shelly Molaschi
        UM Bear Mascot

        Brawl of the Wild

        Mascot mysteries: The weird, sad stories of UM's real bear mascots

        Caroline Weiss
        CI-132 Rally

        Montana News

        Signature gathering begins for ballot measure on nonpartisan judicial elections

        Jonathon Ambarian
      • Lake County Courthouse

        Crime and Courts

        Woman accused of Polson deliberate homicide pleads not guilty

        MTN News
        Bobby Hauck and Brent Vigen

        Brawl of the Wild

        It's been home sweet home for Brawl of the Wild – and it hasn't been close

        Greg Rachac
        Glacier HS

        Flathead County

        20-year bond payoff celebrated at Kalispell's Glacier High School

        Sean Wells
      • Conservation easement panel educates Flathead Valley property owners

        Flathead County

        Montana landowners embrace conservation easements for land protection

        Maddie Kiefer
        Resident vs. non-resident hunting

        Montana News

        A look at Montana's non-resident hunter numbers

        Keith Grevenitz
        Drew Deck and Caden Dowler

        Brawl of the Wild

        Brawl of the Wild to feature 76 Treasure State natives on Cats, Griz rosters

        Montana Sports
      • Financial Markets Wall Street

        Politics

        US stocks drop sharply after erasing a morning surge

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Brent Vigen

        Montana State Bobcats

        Bobcat Insider: Montana State geared up for high-stakes clash with Montana

        Montana Sports
        Miller Creek Horses

        Missoula County

        Missoula County exploring options for upper Miller Creek horses

        Jill Valley
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        Montana News

        Is it real, or is it AI? MSU professor offers tips on how to tell the difference

        Cassidy Powers
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        Montana News

        Lewis and Clark Humane Society sees influx of 37 cats

        Evan Charney
        Russell Smith Courthouse Missoula

        Crime and Courts

        Flathead man sentenced to prison for producing, distributing child pornography

        MTN News
      • Data center campus is planned for Great Falls

        Montana News

        Proposal for data center in Great Falls withdrawn

        Tim McGonigal
        CASA of Butte-Silver Bow

        Montana News

        CASA of Butte Silver Bow to begin services in the new year

        Meagan Thompson
        Russell Smith Courthouse

        Crime and Courts

        Mexican man pleads guilty to illegal reentry after high-speed chase in Kalispell

        MTN News
      • Frenchtown football

        Sports

        Frenchtown ready for Class A football state championship showdown

        Slim Kimmel
        Old Missoula Federal Building

        Missoula County

        Abatement, design to begin on Missoula’s historic federal building

        Martin Kidston - Missoula Current
        No Smoking Sign

        Missoula County

        Tobacco cessation resources available in Missoula for Great American Smokeout

        Mark Martin
      • TJ Rausch

        Montana Grizzlies

        Griz Insider: Everything on the line for Montana in battle with Montana State

        Montana Sports
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        Community Spotlight

        Community Spotlight: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Montana

        MTN News
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        Western Montana News

        Montana Morning Headlines: Thursday, November 20, 2025

        MTN News
      • NorthWestern Energy

        Montana News

        Montana PSC approves partial rate increase for NorthWestern Energy

        Jonathon Ambarian
        Grocery Shopping

        Local News

        Billings SNAP recipients fear added red tape could reduce benefits

        Charlie Klepps
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        Montana Grizzlies

        Montana's NIL collective streamlining rapidly changing financial landscape

        Kyle Hansen
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        Montana Ag Network

        Glacier Processing Cooperative serves livestock processing needs of ranchers

        Sean Wells
        UM Providence

        Western Montana News

        University of Montana, Providence announce new rural health care collaborative

        Emily Brown
        Polson Shooting

        Crime and Courts

        Woman charged with deliberate homicide in Polson to appear in court

        MTN News
      • Thompson Falls City Hall

        Western Montana News

        Thompson Falls City Clerk and Treasurer criminally charged under nepotism laws

        Zach Volheim
        Skyla Sisco

        Montana Grizzlies

        Malta, Montana Lady Griz legend Skyla Sisco dies after long cancer battle

        Montana Sports
        Greenough Park Bear Cage

        Missoula County

        Hidden History: Greenough Park's bear cage

        Caroline Weiss
      • FDA expands recall of ByHeart infant formula due to botulism concerns

        News

        FDA expands recall of ByHeart infant formula due to botulism concerns

        Quentin Shores
        Keali'i Ah Yat and Justin Lamson

        Brawl of the Wild

        Great 8s: Keali'i Ah Yat, Justin Lamson lead Griz, Cats. Who has the edge?

        Greg Rachac
        Russell Smith Courthouse

        Crime and Courts

        Seeley Lake woman found guilty on gun charge

        MTN News
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        Crime and Courts

        Woman arrested for stealing $4K of groceries highlights Montana theft trends

        Gabrielle Cleveland
        Nate Porter & Chelsi Hayter

        Montana News

        Montana man transforms life after Type 2 diabetes diagnosis

        Mack Carmack
        BNF Christmas Tree

        Ravalli County

        Christmas Tree permits available for Bitterroot National Forest

        MTN News
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        Montana News

        ZooMontana expands future plans under CEO Jessica Hart

        Isabel Spartz
        David Darrow Russo

        Montana News

        Mental health evaluation ordered for suspect in Montana standoff

        Evan Charney
        Health Care Costs

        News

        Health care affordability fight takes shape on Capitol Hill

        Joe St. George
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