A central Montana rancher shot a wolf-like animal after it was spotted in a pasture with livestock, but a closer look prompted state wildlife officials to take DNA samples to determine what type of animal it was

President Trump on Saturday said Tester "should lose race in Montana" following VA nomination allegations that the president claimed were not true.

[email protected]: .great people of Montana will not stand for this kind of slander when talking of a great human being. Admiral Jackson is the kind of man that those in Montana would most respect and admire, and now, for no reason whatsoever, his reputation has been shattered. Not fair, Tester.

[email protected]: "I think @jontester has to have a big price to pay in Montana."

A police officer shot and killed a man who was waving a pellet gun and threatening patrons inside a casino early Tuesday - the second fatal shooting by officers in Montana's largest city in less than 24 hours

Yellowstone County prosecutors have decided not to bring charges against a Billings man who shot and killed a drug dealer.

The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office said a man died Monday afternoon after falling in front of a snow blower. happened on Ridgeview Loop Road in Big Sky. The sheriff's office said the man died from his injuries. Other details about the accident have not been released.

Two people were detained after a high-speed chase that started in Billings and ended on the Crow Reservation. Montana Highway Patrol trooper David Hankins said that the couple, a man and a woman, reached speeds of 90 to 100 mph while fleeing south down Old U.S. Highway 87 in a stolen Jeep.

The Ballatine man accused of stealing an ATM from the La Quinta Inn and Suites last year also stole an ATM from a different Billings hotel little more than a month earlier, police say. Anthony William Felton recently told police someone helped him open and dispose of the ATM he stole from the Red Lion Hotel on Oct. 31, 2017. But, Felton refused to identify his accomplice, according to court documents

Authorities have charged a 21-year-old man with deliberate homicide after a married couple was found dead in their home north of Helena. Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton tells The Associated Press that Kaleb David Taylor is also being charged Tuesday with evidence tampering.

One woman rescued from fire that destroyed last store in northwestern Montana town of Heron

A vacant building in the northern Montana town of Harlem collapsed over the weekend, spilling bricks into the street. Harlem Volunteer Fire Chief Robert Scheffelmaer tells the Havre Daily News the building that previously housed a grocery store collapsed Saturday likely due to the weight of snow on the roof.

Re Friday's shooting at Big Sky High School: "I can clarify that the student in question did not have a gun in the school building," MCPS Superintendent Mark Thane said. "There's been some misinformation on social media in that regard." mtnews

A store burned to the ground in the small town of Heron on Sunday

The Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation has been asked to investigate a shooting in Missoula involving a Big Sky High School student that happened Friday.

Report: Gunshots at Missoula's Big Sky High fired by school resource officer, not student

Billings police saw another year of steady increases in local crime in 2017, with an uptick in rapes, drugs and repeat petty thefts among the standout trends. Property crime, violent crime and dispatch calls were all up last year from 2016, Billings Police Chief Rich St. John said at a press conference Thursday.

An Idaho man suffered burns and a garage was destroyed in a fire caused by a propane explosion at a residence north of Helena. Lewis and Clark County Undersheriff Jason Grimmis tells the injured man was a contractor from Boise brought in to work on a propane truck for Montana Propane. He was taken to the hospital in Helena. His name has not been released.

Evergreen Fire Rescue is trying to keep up with the increase in calls by implementing a mill levy to help with

An 18-year-old Montana man charged with making threats against his school has been released from detention

Police in Livingston are investigating an attempted child abduction. The incident happened Tuesday just before 6 p.m. The child's mother said an unknown male grabbed a hold of her child and began to pull him away from the sidewalk.

Charlo School District said Wednesday morning it has a received a bomb threat at the school. At approximately 6:45 a.m., school officials said the head custodian found a note containing a bomb threat against the school, officials immediately called local authorities to report the threat.

A wreck snarled traffic on Main Street Monday night. The road was closed for a period traveling toward the Billings' Heights, but it was open again by 8:50 p.m. A sedan at the intersection of Main Street and Sixth Avenue North had heavy damage to its front end.

Witnesses called authorities on Sunday after hearing a woman scream when she fell into the freezing waters of the Clark Fork River

A Montana man who embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from a construction firm has received a four-year suspended sentence and must complete 100 hours of community service

A man convicted of felony assault with a weapon has been reported as a walk-away from the Alpha House Pre-Release Center in Billings. Tyler Kim The Boy, 27, left the center on North 31st Street at about 7:52 p.m. Thursday

A 22-year-old Montana man has pleaded not guilty to charges that allege he beat three women with a frying pan, killing one of them. James Isiah Brien of Hardin was arraigned in District Court Tuesday on a charge of deliberate homicide and two counts of assault with a weapon. Prosecutors say Brien beat the women on Feb. 8 in Hardin. One of the women died on Feb. 24.

A Montana teen has pleaded not guilty to bringing a gun to school while a former teacher denied charges she hid it in his classroom. Prosecutors say the 17-year-old student used the gun in an attempt to take another student's lunch money at Hardin High School on Jan. 26. School officials said they removed him from school but could not locate a gun.

The body of a missing Polson man was found Tuesday afternoon. Kyle Butterhof, 26, was reported missing by his family Friday afternoon. Kyle's mother told MTN News on Tuesday that his body was found at the bottom of the SKQ Dam near Polson.

Montana Highway Patrol officials confirm one person is dead after a crash on Highway 35 east of Kalispell. Crews are still at the scene, so little information was immediately available.