Montana Today

A former Montana Senate president didn’t appear in person in a Helena courtroom Thursday morning, but he did appear by video, pleading not guilty to a charge of official misconduct.

The Missoula Economic Partnership will forge ahead with a number of city goals around redevelopment, housing and business growth as the remainder of the fiscal year plays out.

It’s been 50 years since acclaimed Montana author Norman Maclean published “A River Runs Through It,” a mesmerizing memoir that has become one of the most iconic works associated with Montana.

Karin Kirk writes, "In Montana, we should learn from the mistakes happening elsewhere. We need transparency, not secret deals. We need our PSC to listen to the public and make us their top priority."

The city and county of Missoula will try for a second time to land a second federal grant to fully complete missing infrastructure in the greater Mullan area.

The House of Representatives, spurred by Rep. Ryan Zinke, voted to override a 3-year-old Interior Department order that temporarily banned copper sulfide mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

News of President Seth Bodnar's departure has been all the talk on campus.

Jim Nelson writes, "What few of us will risk speaking out, marching, or engaging in peaceful protest when doing so carries the possibility of being seriously harmed—or even killed—by an inadequately supervised government agent."

Three current and former Republican lawmakers have filed a lawsuit against the major property tax reform passed by the Montana Legislature last year.

The president of the University of Montana on Wednesday said he plans to step down after leading the school for more than eight years – as tenure that saw enrollment rebound and new investment in campus infrastructure.