High winds ripped across Montana on Wednesday and early Thursday, knocking out power lines, shutting down roads and generally causing havoc. Gusts nearing 100 miles per hour battered the state, according to a National Weather Service report. Thousands across the state lost power, including more than 30,000 people in the Flathead Valley. On Thursday morning, NorthWestern Energy’s outage

Prosecutors in the Montana Attorney General’s Office filed official misconduct charges against Sen. Jason Ellsworth last week for acting outside the scope of his lawful authority as a public servant and requested that the court suspend him from office pending final judgment. The charges follow a Montana Division of Criminal Investigation investigation launched in February after a referral from

On the 11th day of his 12 Days of Giving, Gov. Greg Gianforte highlighted the Developmental Educational Assistance Program, a nonprofit that provides community- based services to support the development, health, and well-being of children, adults, and families across eastern Montana and throughout the state. “For nearly 50 years, DEAP has served as a resource for families by providing education