Who Will Feel the Squeeze of Montana’s New Property Tax Code?

Bill Leininger has seen the housing market go up and down over the course of his 30-year career as a Flathead County realtor. Since 2020, it’s been up — way up. People flocked to the Flathead Valley during the COVID pandemic, driving a population boom and …

Former Montana  Rep. Pat Williams dies 

Former Rep. Pat Williams, D-Mont., who served on the House Agriculture Committee, has died at 87, according to the Daily Montanan. Williams served 18 years in the House, the most of any Montana representative.  –The Hagstrom Report

Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction cited for DUI

UPDATE: June 27, 2025 3:00 p.m. Susie Hedalen released a personal statement in response to the incident. “I apologize and take full responsibility for my lapse in judgement that led to this incident," Hedalen said, "I want to thank the Belgrade …

Montana schools superintendent faces DUI charge

BELGRADE — HELENA — Susie Hedalen, the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction, has been accused of driving while under the influence. Hedalen was arrested just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, June 22. The offense allegedly happened at the corner of …

Man arrested after CAL FIRE investigation into Montana Fire determines fire was started by illegal burning

YREKA, Calif. - CAL FIRE Law Enforcement arrested a man in connection to the Montana Fire in Siskiyou County. Authorities say at around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, a CAL FIRE Law Enforcement officer responded to a vegetation fire burning in the area …

Recent Montana-to-NFL stars join Colt Anderson at yearly 'Dream Big' youth camp

Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry gifted T-Mobile Hometown Grant

EVERGREEN — T-Mobile visited the Northwest Montana Veterans Stand Down and Food Pantry in Evergreen on Tuesday to give them a very special gift. The pantry was a recipient of $50,000 through The T-Mobile Hometown Grant Program. Each quarter, T-Mobile …

Montana Counties With The Highest Unemployment Right Now

These Montana Counties Have The Highest Unemployment I would love to be independently wealthy and never have to rely on a job to pay my bills. Unfortunately, I am not independently wealthy, so I continue to work just as millions of others across America …

Meeting-Free Montana Hunting Regulations Input Needed by FWP

Zoom meetings. Teams meetings. It's become the new normal. Wouldn't it be great to share your feelings on your time? That's the opportunity Montana hunters have to say what's on their minds to help shape upcoming season regulations. …

The great divide: Big Sky-Ennis tax dispute forces Montana to confront its growing pains

Nestled in the southwest corner of Montana are two towns that sit at the base of either side of a mountain range, but in recent years what has divided them has gone far beyond the 11,000-foot peaks of the Madison Range. To the west of the Madisons is Ennis …