Mar 28 Watch 2:41 The ski jump and the rodeo combine for this extreme sport By Julia Griffin In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, while most of us are ready for spring, some extreme athletes in Montana are savoring the last bit of winter. In skijoring, horse riders tow their human teammates through a 700-foot obstacle… Continue watching
Oct 24 Democrat urges probe of Puerto Rico power contract to Zinke neighbor By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A Democratic congressman on Tuesday called for an investigation into a $300 million contract awarded to a small company based in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown of Whitefish, Montana. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 8:47 Can helping high-risk patients with basic needs reduce costly care in rural areas? By Jackie Judd, Jason Kane While lawmakers spar over the future of health care, pilot projects on the ground are focusing on how to improve the lives of low-income patients. Special correspondent Jackie Judd reports on one such program in Montana, where health care players… Continue watching
Jun 13 Scaling back Bears Ears monument pleases GOP, angers Western tribes By Brady McCombs and Matthew Daly, Associated Press Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he's committed to make sure Native American culture is preserved on the Bears Ears site. But several tribal leaders balked at that characterization, saying they consider the idea to be an attempt to temper their… Continue reading
Jun 12 Montana's Gianforte avoids jail time for assault on reporter By Associated Press Montana's next congressman, Greg Gianforte, was sentenced to 40 hours of community service, 20 hours of anger management counseling and ordered him to pay a $385 fine for the misdemeanor. Continue reading
May 25 Tribes bash proposed Trump budget cuts to Native American programs By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Members from Native American tribes in six Western states called on Congress to restore funding to tribes during budget negotiations. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 9:30 Does an assault on a reporter reflect greater antipathy toward the press? By PBS News Hour Montana’s special election took a bizarre turn Wednesday, when GOP candidate Greg Gianforte was charged with assaulting a reporter. And there have been other recent incidents over press access, including the arrest of a West Virginia public media reporter in… Continue watching
May 25 House GOP sticks with Montana candidate Gianforte despite assault By Erica Werner, Associated Press House Republicans stuck with their candidate in Montana's special House race Thursday even though he was charged with misdemeanor assault after allegedly slamming a reporter to the ground. Continue reading
May 25 GOP candidate for U.S. House charged with assaulting reporter By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press The Republican candidate in the nationally-watched election Thursday for Montana's sole congressional seat has been charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly grabbing a reporter by the neck and throwing him to the ground. Continue reading
May 24 Reporter alleges attack by Montana GOP hopeful By Associated Press A reporter for the Guardian newspaper is alleging that the Republican candidate for Montana's sole congressional seat "body slammed" him on the day before the special election. Continue reading