It’s Bachtoberfest in Billings! YPR’s Karl Lengel has the story.

Montana State University Billings Foundation & Alumni has announced the recipients of its 2026 Outstanding Alumni Awards.

A recent KFF Health-AP Poll suggests middling - and growing - dissatisfaction among rural voters on most economic policies, but support still remains higher than national averages.

Fourteen black bears were killed last week following an investigation at a Bozeman-area home. Game wardens say the bears had stopped relying on natural foods and were completely unafraid of humans.

The independent and Democratic candidates for Senate went head-to-head on campaign funding, tax reform and other policy priorities on Sunday. Democrat Alani Bankhead and independent Seth Bodnar spoke to voters, answering questions from the hosting organization Indivisible Missoula and the crowd.

"Unprecedented." That's the word wildlife managers keep using to describe bear conflicts in Red Lodge. "This year has really been kind of off the charts in terms of conflicts," says Chrissy Webb, a spokesperson with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

Democratic lawmakers, veterans and concerned citizens gathered in Memorial Circle to protest the arch Trump wants to build there. Their hopes lie primarily in a lawsuit and next month's midterms.

Centrist politicians are soul-searching after electoral gains by the far right and the far left. Today's weak coalitions, political fragmentation and dire economy echo a past that led to the rise of fascism.

The lawsuit says the prominent conservative podcaster falsely claimed the protesters were assaulting ICE officers during demonstrations at an ICE facility in Illinois last year.

The America First strategy asks for a Memorandum of Understanding as a condition for healthcare and development aid. It's been praised for promoting self-reliance but criticized for its conditions.

The deep-voiced Scottish mezzo-soprano just made her Royal Opera House debut. Now, with her debut solo album, The Deeps Have Music, she is on the doorstep of stardom.