Daily Montanan
![Tester calls for investigation, Daines mourns with families](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/03/attachment-flag.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Tester calls for investigation, Daines mourns with families
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester called on the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to investigate the attack Saturday against former President Donald Trump.
![Firefighting pilot who died has been identified](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-fire-plane.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Firefighting pilot who died has been identified
Juliana Turchetti, 45 years old, lost her life when her plane crashed into a mountainside and landed in Hauser Lake.
![Pilot dies after firefighting plane crashes working blaze near Helena](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-fire1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Pilot dies after firefighting plane crashes working blaze near Helena
A 45-year-old pilot was killed Wednesday in a firefighting plane crash just after noon on Hauser Reservoir near Spokane Bay while fighting the Horse Gulch Fire.
![Firefighting plane crashes working Horse Gulch Fire near Helena](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-fire.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Firefighting plane crashes working Horse Gulch Fire near Helena
The sheriff and Federal Aviation Administration said only the pilot was on board at the time of the crash.
![Abortion petition group says Montana SOS tossing signatures](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-abortion.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Abortion petition group says Montana SOS tossing signatures
Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights accused the state Secretary of State’s Office of inappropriately discarding signatures from registered but inactive voters and is threatening legal action.
![Montana SupCo candidates talk judicial independence, rights](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/05/supreme-court.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana SupCo candidates talk judicial independence, rights
Judges need to stay independent and guard against partisan power-mongering — and they need to protect individual rights in the Montana Constitution, especially privacy.
![Two dead after drowning in Glacier National Park](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/07/attachment-avalanche-creek-glacier.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Two dead after drowning in Glacier National Park
Two men in their twenties died after drowning Saturday in two different areas of Glacier National Park, a park spokesperson announced Sunday.
![University of Montana graduate students form new union](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/08/University-of-Montana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
University of Montana graduate students form new union
Graduate students at the University of Montana in Missoula have formed a union after two years of organizing, and with more than 400 eligible members, it will be one of the largest in the state.
![Montana GOP, Busse file campaign finance complaints](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/11/elections-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana GOP, Busse file campaign finance complaints
The Montana GOP said the Democratic candidate for governor is illegally spending money on his wife’s communications company — but Democrat Ryan Busse alleges Gov. Greg Gianforte funneled $1 million to his campaign manager’s companies.
![Montana GOP files amicus brief in housing bill lawsuit](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/08/ADU.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana GOP files amicus brief in housing bill lawsuit
Republican legislative leadership filed a brief earlier this week with the Montana Supreme Court requesting the court overturn a temporary block placed on two housing bills by a lower court.