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• Judge rules on Montana's campaign laws

  February 25, 2012 12:40 AM

  HELENA - A federal judge upholds limits on corporate campaign contributions in Montana. In American Tradition Partnership's suit against the commissioner of political practices and other officials, US District Court Judge Charles Lovell ruled a ban on corporate contributions is constitutional. The Judge also ruled limits on individual contributions to... more »

• City and County meet to look at issues

  February 10, 2012 12:46 AM

  BILLINGS - Topics at tonight's joint city-county meeting - included improvements to Bench Boulevard, the speed limit on Buffalo Trail Road and the future of the Battin Courthouse. More than 40 people working in local government, from Yellowstone County, the city of Billings, the city of Laurel and school boards... more »

• Prep Basketball Scores - Jan. 21

  January 22, 2012 12:34 AM

  BILLINGS - Here are the prep basketball scores from throughout the state of Montana from January 21st: BOYS BASKETBALL Absarokee 58, Fromberg 42 Alberton 58, Phillipsburg 51 Arlee 57, Hot Springs 38 Augusta 54, Great Falls Central 39 Bigfork 54, Plains 43 Billings... more »

• Women's conference discusses health and retirement challenges

  January 14, 2012 6:55 PM

  BILLINGS - Options, choices and alternatives. That was the theme of this year's "We are women, watch us soar" conference at Rocky Mountain College. The Institute for Peace Studies invited experts to talk with women about health, cancer treatment and prevention, and mature health. This year speakers highlighted fighting cancer... more »

• State Football Championship Recap

  November 19, 2011 6:43 PM

  BILLINGS - The 2011 prep football season is in the books as the weekend crowned 5 state champions. The games on paper appeared to be a lot closer than what the end results turned out to be, but there is no disputing that the best teams all came out on... more »

• Jury says MHP trooper not negligent shooting death of teen

  November 3, 2011 10:07 PM

  HELENA, MT - A Helena jury has returned a verdict of not negligent in the civil lawsuit against the Montana Highway Patrol, in which the mother of a 13-year-old boy who was killed in a shootout near Fort Benton in 2007 was seeking nearly $2 million dollars. Testimony concluded... more »

• Business owners uncertain about economic policies

  October 13, 2011 12:24 AM

  BILLINGS - A nationwide survey of small business owners shows many lack confidence in the economy and the federal government's plans to fix it. The US Chamber of Commerce survey also shows that uncertainty means fewer jobs. Many executives have confidence in their own businesses, but not in the policies... more »

• Two Hamilton pastors wanted for alleged investment fraud

  September 29, 2011 1:00 AM

  HAMILTON, MT - Two Hamilton pastors are facing six felony charges in relation to an investment fraud. The charges against Harris Himes and James Bryant include theft and fraudulent practices. Prosecutors say in December 2007 a victim received notice he would inherit a large sum of money. He... more »

• EPA will give lead to DEQ on Yellowstone River oil spill

  September 8, 2011 11:29 PM

  BILLINGS - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to leave the oversight of the oil spill on the Yellowstone River to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). EPA on-scene coordinator Steven Merritt says ExxonMobil crews have 61 segments left to clean. Ten of those are considered to have... more »

• Prep Football Scores

  September 3, 2011 1:01 AM

  The following are the prep football sports scores from Friday, September 2nd. ABSAROKEE 41 Sheridan 12 BAKER 31 Wolf Point 7 BILLINGS CENTRAL 50 Anaconda 8 BUTTE 32 Billings Skyview 24 DARBY 50 Seeley-Swan 22 DILLON 39 Livingston 0 DRUMMOND 54 Noxon 14... more »

• Montana oil production on the rebound

  September 1, 2011 6:38 PM

  HELENA - According to the Montana Legislative Fiscal Division, oil production in Montana is growing. New information shows that oil production has rebounded about 15% during the first quarter of 2011. According to the Montana Petroleum Association, the growth is due to activity in the northeast corner of Montana.... more »

• California defeats Japan to win LLWS

  August 28, 2011 6:05 PM

  SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA (AP) - California returned the Little League World Series to the United States with the type of victory even the big leaguers dream about. Nick Pratto singled in the winning run with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of sixth inning to give... more »

• California beats Montana 11-2 in U.S. Title Game

  August 27, 2011 3:09 PM

  SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA - Huntingon Beach, California, Saturday did what no other team had at this year's Little League World Series. Beat the Billings Big Sky All-Stars. California broke open a close game in the middle innings and added insurance in the 6th for an 11-2 win in the... more »

• FBI seeks info about possible serial Montana bank robber

  June 3, 2011 12:14 AM

  The FBI is asking for the public's help identifying a man they believe was involved in a number of bank robberies in Montana dating back to 2009. A white male walked into the Mullan Trail Bank in St. Regis on May 31, 2011 at around 1:45 p.m., wearing a... more »

• Experience American landmarks at their best

  April 19, 2011 9:39 AM

  India has the Taj Mahal, Paris has the Eiffel Tower. But some of the world's most beautiful landmarks in the world are in the United States. The April issue of Travel and Leisure magazine has a list of the greatest American monuments, and on "The Early Show" Tuesday Sara... more »

• Interior says it won't object to Little Shell bill

  April 14, 2011 10:59 PM

  BILLINGS, MT - Members of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians took their century-long campaign for recognition before Congress on Thursday, with what was called a last chance request for acknowledgement. The landless tribe of about 4,300 people was recognized a decade ago by officials and other tribes in... more »

• RED HORSE troops return home to Montana this evening

  April 6, 2011 11:42 PM

  GREAT FALLS, MT - More than 300 military families from Great Falls and across Montana will soon be re-united with their loved ones after a six-month separation. Members of Malmstrom's 819th RED HORSE unit and the Montana Air National Guard's 219th RED HORSE unit are returning home from Afghanistan... more »

• Youth group donates to Children's Miracle Network hospital

  March 18, 2011 12:33 AM

  BILLINGS - A youth group opened its state convention at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Billings Thursday - announcing a big donation to Montana's Children's Miracle Network hospital. The Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) raised $15,528.42 for Shodair Hospital in Helena. The group of sixth through... more »

• 10-year-old boy shot, killed in Great Falls

  March 7, 2011 11:42 AM

  GREAT FALLS - Great Falls police say a 10-year-old boy has been shot to death and another juvenile is in custody. Police tell the Great Falls Tribune the shooting was reported at 7 p.m. Sunday at an apartment complex. The 10-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police... more »

• Felony charge dropped against officer who punched a restrained prisoner

  March 4, 2011 10:44 AM

  GREAT FALLS - A felony charge against Steven Patrick has been dropped; Patrick is a former Cascade County Detention Officer who punched a restrained prisoner in December. Patrick was arrested on January 28th and placed on administrative leave; his employment with the Sheriff's office has since been terminated. ... more »

• Higher gas prices being felt in Montana

  March 1, 2011 10:05 PM

  The sudden increase in gas prices nationwide is being blamed partially on the unrest in Libya, and although Montana has seen only about a 5-6 cent average increase in the past week, it's enough to make people notice. "I go through 28 gallons a week easy," says Ron Renwick,... more »

• Flags to fly half-staff for MT ANG airman Tribby

  February 23, 2011 1:41 PM

  HELENA - Governor Brian Schweitzer has ordered all flags flown in the State of Montana to be flown at half-staff on Thursday, February 24, 2011, to honor the memory of Master Sergeant Ross Tribby of the Montana Air National Guard. Tribby died on Saturday, February 19th, in an ATV... more »

• Newspaper carrier attacked in Bozeman

  February 17, 2011 9:46 AM

  BOZEMAN - A newspaper carrier for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle is recovering from a knife attack authorities say was prompted by an earlier refusal to give his assailant free newspapers. The Chronicle reports that a man slashed 51-year-old Mark Ward's face early Wednesday after threatening Ward the previous morning when... more »

• Legislative committee guts 'Sheriffs First' bill

  February 16, 2011 4:47 PM

  HELENA - A legislative committee passed a bill Wednesday that had aimed to make sheriffs the supreme authority in Montana, but first gutted it of a key provision requiring federal officials to obtain permission before conducting any law-enforcement action. The stripped-down measure, dubbed the "Sheriffs First" bill, now heads to... more »

• Montana lawmaker aims to revise definition of "deviant sexual relations"

  February 15, 2011 10:30 PM

  HELENA - A Missoula lawmaker wants to revise Montana's deviant sexual conduct laws. MT State Senator Tom Facey (D-Missoula) has introduced a bill that would remove language criminalizing sexual intercourse between two people of the same sex. In 1997 the Montana Supreme Court ruled in the case of... more »

• Montana dancer and husband place 3rd on 'Live To Dance'

  February 10, 2011 9:22 AM

  Former Helena resident Nikki Trerise White and her husband Ethan gave it their all, but came up short of the grand prize on the CBS show "Live To Dance." For several weeks, Nikki Trerise White and her husband Ethan have dazzled audiences and judges on the show. Dancing... more »

• Assisted suicide issue hits Legislature

  February 9, 2011 11:37 AM

  HELENA - Lawmakers are being asked to either make rules for physician-assisted suicide in the wake of a high court ruling opening the door for the procedure, or to ban it altogether. Supporters of physician-assisted suicide told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the government has no right telling people... more »

• MT Legislature looks at repeal of Medical Marijuana Act

  February 3, 2011 9:59 AM

  HELENA - More than 100 people lined up on Wednesday to testify before the Montana Legislature about a bill which would repeal the state's Medical Marijuana Act. The Speaker of the House, Republican Mike Milburn of Cascade, is proposing a bill which entirely gets rid of the Medical Marijuana... more »

• Montana prisoner sues for kosher food

  February 2, 2011 10:11 AM

  BILLINGS - A woman serving time for a negligent homicide in Ravalli County claims she's being discriminated against because the Montana Women's Prison won't serve her kosher food. But Montana's News Station has learned it's not the first time Shelly Tischler has made such claims. Two years ago,... more »

• Possible Rehberg Senate campaign shakes up MT political landscape

  February 1, 2011 8:26 PM

  BILLINGS - It looks like Montanans could witness one of the most contentious races in the country, right here in the Treasure State. On Monday, two major political Web sites, Roll.com and Politico.com reported that Congressman Denny Rehberg, R - MT, would challenge Senator Jon Tester, D - MT, for... more »

• 120th Fighter Wing takes mission to Facebook

  January 31, 2011 1:56 PM

  GREAT FALLS - The Montana Air National Guard is taking its military mission from the skies to the web. The 120th Fighter Wing recently launched a Facebook page in an effort to reach out to a broader range of airmen and potential recruits. The Department of Defense approved... more »

• Red Lodge native seeing Egypt unrest first-hand

  January 31, 2011 2:25 AM

  BILLINGS - A Red Lodge family is watching the Egyptian unrest very closely. Diane and Kent Young have a daughter in Cairo, whose watching history unfold. Tracy Young ,26, has been in Cairo since the beginning of this month and is working with refugees who need legal assistance. "It's... more »

• FWP seeks comment on proposed weapons restriction areas rule

  January 28, 2011 3:40 PM

  HELENA - The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission is seeking comment on a proposal to revise the deer, elk and antelope regulations as they pertain to acceptable ammunition for muzzleloaders and shotguns used in Weapons Restriction Areas. There are a number of WRAs across Montana, such as in... more »

• Montana trial getting national attention

  January 28, 2011 9:58 AM

  KALISPELL - The turbulent trial of Justine Winter is garnering attention from several national media outlets. Freelance photographers from ABC's 20/20 along with a crew from NBC's Dateline are in Kalispell covering the proceedings. The Dateline crew told us that their producer has been following the Winter case... more »

• First donation of hay unloaded and ready for horses Play Video

  January 25, 2011 7:50 PM

  BILLINGS - A daunting effort is underway to feed hundreds of horses in the James Leachman animal cruelty case. The effort, now being called Operation Home Place, is drawing statewide and national attention. Tuesday afternoon, help came in the form of a dozen bales of hay from a... more »

• Montana Dems want lawmakers to disclose health coverage

  January 25, 2011 5:16 PM

  HELENA - MT State Senators Anders Blewett (D-Great Falls) and Kendall Van Dyk (D-Billings) announced on Tuesday that they are introducing legislation that would require Montana lawmakers to publicly disclose whether they receive government-subsidized health care from the state. Members of the legislature are eligible for the state health... more »

• Bust in Bozeman nets 25 pounds of marijuana

  January 24, 2011 3:19 PM

  BOZEMAN - Two California residents were arrested in Bozeman over the weekend after a drug bust turned up more than 25 pounds of marijuana in their car. Todd Merrell, 45, and Judy Harms, 40, both of San Juan, California, were observed taking part in a drug transaction along Timberline... more »

• Healthy kids leads to better students

  January 20, 2011 11:49 PM

  BILLINGS - Healthy Kids make for more successful students. That's part of the message from a group promoting keeping kids healthy. Several speakers talked about nutrition, exercise and safety for kids. Billings Action for Healthy kids and the PTA put on tonight's forum. The ideas for healthy children also help... more »

• Montana lawmaker attempts to "blast" dropout-age bill to full Senate

  January 19, 2011 3:28 PM

  HELENA - MT State Senator Kim Gillan (D-Billings) introduced a "blast motion" to bring to the full Senate the failed measure that would have raised the age of compulsory school attendance. SB 44, sponsored by MT State Senator Taylor Brown (R-Huntley), failed to receive the necessary votes in committee... more »

• Bill mired in abortion debate moves forward at MT legislature

  January 14, 2011 12:55 PM

  HELENA - A legislative measure making it illegal to kill an unborn child easily got out of committee despite being mired in the abortion debate. Most of the minority Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee voted against the bill Friday, arguing abortion opponents will use it as a backdoor attack... more »

• 2 arrested in Great Falls with 10 pounds of marijuana

  January 14, 2011 10:43 AM

  GREAT FALLS - Two men were arrested in Great Falls on Thursday after being caught with 10 pounds of marijuana. According to court documents, an undercover detective bought four ounces of marijuana from Page Coffey back in December. At the time, Coffey allegedly offered to sell the cop... more »

• Bill introduced to regulate medical marijuana

  January 13, 2011 1:07 PM

  HELENA- Montana lawmakers are considering bills to regulate the growth and sale of medical marijuana. Republican Sen. Dave Lewis of Helena has introduced Senate Bill 154, which would have the Department of Revenue regulate medical marijuana. Lee Newspapers of Montana reports Lewis' bill would require growers to be licensed, file... more »

• Craigslist scammers targeting Montana renters

  January 10, 2011 9:40 AM

  GREAT FALLS - Every morning, along with checking the news and the weather, Doug Maas logs on to Craigslist. "I check it out non-stop, because I want to see, I want to know if it's one of our rentals that's popping up there, if it's one that we have... more »

• Man with warrants gives fake name, arrested anyway

  January 7, 2011 10:35 AM

  GREAT FALLS - Great Falls police say a man who had three outstanding warrants for his arrest gave officers a false name during a traffic stop, but ended up in custody anyway because that man also had a warrant. Court records say during a traffic stop Monday, Jonothan Ray Gonsalez... more »

• Man denies charges he attacked 2 women in Missoula

  December 31, 2010 12:13 AM

  MISSOULA, MT - A 21-year-old Anaconda man accused of raping a woman in downtown Missoula and sexually assaulting another woman days earlier has pleaded not guilty. Joshua Jeremy Peltier appeared in District Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to robbery, sexual assault, rape, attempted kidnapping and tampering with or... more »

• Missoula PD investigating possible attempted abduction

  December 22, 2010 3:42 PM

  MISSOULA - Missoula Police are investigating a possible attempted abduction of an 8-year-old girl. Police say it happened between 4:30 and 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon on Bigfork Road in the Lower Miller Creek area. The girl was walking home when an older man pulled up in a car, got out... more »

• Judge gives initial OK to $3.4B Indian settlement

  December 22, 2010 1:01 PM

  HELENA - A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $3.4 billion settlement for Native Americans who saythe government mismanaged their land royalties. Attorneys for lead plaintiff Elouise Cobell of Browning, Mont., say a search can begin for hundreds of thousands of potential beneficiaries whose names and addresses... more »

• Montana teen excited to get cochlear implant

  December 20, 2010 1:01 PM

  GREAT FALLS - After spending a year traveling to and from Missoula on the weekends to visit, Aubrey Winans and her family are finally living under the same roof in Great Falls. Aubrey's mother Allie recalled, "I told Frank last summer, I said I just can't do it anymore.... more »

• New data released from U.S. Census Bureau

  December 15, 2010 9:54 AM

  The U.S. Census Bureau released new figures Tuesday, estimates from the American Community Survey, or ACS. This survey is sent to part of the American population every year. The bureau has compiled results over 5 years, from 2005 to 2009. It provides statistics such as poverty level, housing numbers,... more »

• Missoula tops Peace Corps volunteer ranking

  December 9, 2010 9:55 AM

  MISSOULA - The Peace Corps says more of its volunteers come from Missoula than any other U.S. metropolitan area per capita. Officials with the worldwide service organization say that 15 volunteers from Missoula are currently serving at posts around the world. That's a rate of 13.81 volunteers per 100,000... more »

• Montana Death Row: State, defense say execution should be delayed

  December 7, 2010 11:11 AM

  HELENA - Attorneys for the state and for death-row inmate Ronald A. Smith are asking the Montana Supreme Court to block his Jan. 31 execution while he challenges the state's execution method. District Judge John Larson of Missoula set the execution date for Smith last month, just two days after... more »

• Butte dentist walks away from plane crash

  December 2, 2010 2:13 PM

  OMAHA, NE - The pilot of a light plane walked away from a crash landing just northeast of Omaha's Eppley Airfield on Thursday morning, authorities said. Airport executive director Steve Coufal said the pilot reported engine problems a little after 4:30 a.m. Thursday. The single-engine Cessna went down on the... more »

• Voters face tough decison on Cap the Rate Initiative Play Video

  October 28, 2010 9:19 PM

  BILLINGS - Rallies were held in three Montana cities today in support of I-164, the so-called Cap the Rate Initiative. Organizers say as of today more than 1,000 Montanans have endorsed the ballot measure that seeks to cap the interest rate on payday and car title loans. In... more »

• Winter Storm Warning continues

  October 25, 2010 8:20 PM

  ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COOKE CITY 329 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY ABOVE 7500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. *... more »

• Oil, gas lease sales to resume in Dakotas, Montana

  October 22, 2010 6:19 PM

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Federal oil and gas lease sales in the Dakotas and Montana will resume in December, more than six months after the Bureau of Land Management halted bids because of pressure from environmental groups. An environmental law group said it will likely protest the upcoming lease sale... more »

• Western lawmakers turn sights on endangered wolves

  October 3, 2010 9:49 PM

  BILLINGS, -- Two decades after the federal government spent a half-million dollars to study the reintroduction of gray wolves to the Northern Rockies, lawmakers say it's time for Congress to step in again - this time to clamp down on the endangered animals. To do so they are proposing... more »

• Bear mauling investigation takes a new turn

  August 3, 2010 7:22 PM

  The investigation into last week's fatal grizzly bear mauling near Cooke City now involves allegations that a photographer may have been baiting wildlife near the Northeast Entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Q2 News received a tip from a viewer about the "baiting allegations" last week. The viewer, told Q2... more »

• Dance competition teaches and inspires

  March 28, 2010 5:59 PM

  BILLINGS - Thousands of dancers finished up two days of competition in the Spotlight Dance Cup, at the Alberta Bair Theater. More than 400 dance teams showed their best routines at the Alberta Bair Theater. Judges critique the dancers and give them advice to succeed in dancing. ... more »

• Elvis road show to perform in Billings

  February 24, 2010 8:30 PM

  BILLINGS - The Elvis road show rolled into Billings to celebrate the music of the king of rock and roll. Ryan Pelton is the only Elvis impersonator ever invited to Graceland. Pelton has been singing and playing the part of Elvis for 11 years. Pelton came into Billings driving a... more »

• Sportsman's Warehouse closes, 45 soon to be unemployed

  February 18, 2010 9:54 PM

  BILLINGS - Employees at Sportsman's Warehouse will lose their jobs in 10 days, after the store closed for business Thursday night. Sportsman's Warehouse let employees know Wednesday it would close the Billings store. Management said it failed to negotiate a lease agreement with the landlord. Customers still came to the... more »

• 23 apply for Billings superintendent opening

  February 4, 2010 7:38 PM

  UPDATE: As of 6:10 p.m. MST, MTSBA receives one more application, raising total to 23. The deadline came at 4:00 Thursday afternoon to apply for the position of superintendent of Billings Public Schools to replace the retiring Jack Copps. The Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA) in Helena has helped... more »

• Billings man alive after earthquake in Haiti

  January 14, 2010 12:55 AM

  A Billings man working in Haiti is alive and well after Tuesday's massive earthquake. Bryan Meyers is in the middle of a two-week trip to Port Au Prince, Haiti, teaching computer programming at Sogebank. Sandy Meyers tried to find out information about her husband. "I had no idea," Sandy said.... more »

• Obama "Cautiously Optimistic" About Health Reform

  December 15, 2009 4:02 PM

  WASHINGTON - After a private meeting with the entire Senate Democratic caucus today, President Obama said he is "cautiously optimistic" the Senate will pass its health care bill. "If the Senate knows what's in this bill, then this is going to pass because it's right what's for America," Mr. Obama... more »

• State chair agrees with RNC on Baucus

  December 6, 2009 7:08 PM

  The Chair of the Montana Republican Party says he agrees with the Republican National Committee Chair asking for an ethics investigation of Senator Max Baucus. The Senator recommended his former state director and girlfriend, Melodee Hanes, for Montana's U.S. Attorney job, in February. The Senator says an independent reviewer picked... more »