Oct 31 Battle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records By Marc Levy, Associated Press Billions of dollars in ads are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties struggle for control of the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Oct 30 What to expect in Montana on Election Day By Robert Yoon, Associated Press When Montana voters cast ballots in the Nov. 5 general election, they’ll decide not just the nation’s marquee U.S. Senate race but most likely which party will control the closely divided chamber for at least the next two years. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 4:17 How a Montana proposal to change its primary system could cut down on partisan divides By Stan Parker, Montana PBS This November, voters in Montana will be deciding on two ballot measures that would fundamentally change voting in the state if they pass. If they pass, the state would have non-partisan primaries and a majority-winner requirement for future general elections. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 6:34 How Montana’s Glacier National Park is navigating a flood of visitors and vehicles Glacier National Park in Montana attracts millions of visitors a year. Officials began a vehicle registration program in 2021 to try to ease congestion, but there have been unintended consequences for visitors and local businesses. Aj Williams of Montana PBS… Continue watching
Aug 21 In November voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion By Sejal Govindarao, Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that advocates used to collect signatures is valid, clearing the way for the issue to remain on the ballot. Montana's secretary of state on Tuesday certified its abortion measure to… Continue reading
Aug 09 WATCH: Donald Trump speaks at campaign event in Montana By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The former president came to Montana hoping to remedy some unfinished business from 2018, when he campaigned repeatedly in Big Sky Country in a failed bid to oust incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. Continue reading
Jun 14 What the reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone means to the Lakota By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press “The birth of this calf is both a blessing and warning. We must do more,” said Chief Arvol Looking Horse, the spiritual leader of the Lakota, Dakota and the Nakota Oyate in South Dakota, and the 19th keeper of the… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 6:33 Montana city grapples with rise of unhoused people living in vehicles By Joe Lesar, Montana PBS In some cities with growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness, the issue goes beyond encampments in public places — they’re also coping with more people living in cars and RVs parked on city streets. City leaders in Bozeman, Montana, are… Continue watching
Mar 01 Here’s what to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the U.S. By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press A judge in Montana ruled against restrictions in one of several developments this week on how abortion works in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 5:09 How Montanans are banding together to preserve an iconic American landscape By Stan Parker, Montana PBS In Montana, an unlikely group of allies is working together to preserve a unique prairie ecosystem, and at the same time, help their own rural economies. Montana PBS’s Stan Parker reports from one of the planet’s last remaining intact grasslands. Continue watching