- Vice President Mike Pence is planning to visit Billings on Friday to help fellow Republican Greg Gianforte stump for votes ahead of the May 25 special election to fill Montana's only seat in the U.S. House
- Four states, including Montana, are suing over the Trump administration's decision to restart the sale of coal leases on federal lands
- A fire that burned through a Montana fly rod shop knocked out electricity at some houses for many hours
- A rural town in south-central Idaho that's become a hotbed of refugee support and opposition has opted to take a softer stance in affirming its role as a welcoming city rather than adopt policies defying U.S. immigration officials
- Details of a proposed University of Wyoming budget plan may eliminate more than 40 jobs in an attempt to cut over $10 million
- Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed seven more bills, including one that would prohibit doctors from performing late-term abortions and another that would allow lawmakers to carry concealed weapons