Missoula County is holding a special election soon, and one measure on ballots caught some attention. East Missoula Rural Fire District is looking for more fund

A handful of Montana bills pushing for partisan judicial elections as part of a broader movement in the state were defeated this month. Montana law has required judicial elections to be nonpartisan for 90 years,

Some GOP lawmakers who opposed the bill said they would rather Montana move away from judicial elections in favor of merit-based appointments, which would be less susceptible to special interests.

The Senate approved the bill on a 31-19 vote and it now faces one more vote before heading to the governor’s desk.

The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Since the Supreme Court overruled a federal constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v.

A bill that would ask voters to vote on a constitutional amendment to define personhood as starting at conception sparked contentious debate in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a stop in Missoula on Wednesday as part of their nationwide Fighting Oligarchy tour.Crowds

Judge Dan Wilson, who lost a bid for a Montana Supreme Court seat last November, on Wednesday announced he intends to run for a different seat on the state's high court in the November 2026 election. Wilson, a Flathead County District Court judge ...