This Montana city was just named the best college town in America—for the second year in a row
A new report ranks the best college towns in the U.S. for 2025—and the No. 1 spot might surprise you. From affordability to mountain views, here’s what makes this year’s winner stand out.
Republican Tim Sheehy wins U.S. Senate race for Montana
Tim Sheehy has flipped Montana’s U.S. Senate seat in his first run for public office.
Beer can used to track suspect in dad’s brutal camping trip murder: police
Dustin Kjersem was found dead in his tent near Big Sky, Montana.
'Unimaginable tragedy': Former Oakland High basketball star loses both parents
Within about a year’s time, former Oakland High standout basketball star Money Williams has faced unimaginable loss. Almost a year to the date of his father’s death, his mother passed away this month, leaving him and his sister to take care of their younger siblings.
Montana camper found dead after 'vicious attack' near Big Sky, police say
A man was found dead last weekend while camping near Big Sky, Montana, and investigators are calling the case a homicide.
Body of missing Montana mountaineer found in Glacier National Park
The body of 32-year-old Grant Marcuccio, a missing Montana mountaineer, was discovered on Sunday afternoon in Glacier National Park.
Black bear euthanized after mauling toddler at Montana campground
A black bear in Montana was captured and euthanized after mauling a 3-year-old child at a private campground near Red Lodge.
12-year-old reels in record-breaking fish from northwestern Montana reservoir
The sucker fish family also ranks as the third-largest family of fish in Montana, with nine species. It is followed by the minnow and salmonid (trout) families.
Rare white bison calf spotted in Yellowstone National Park could fulfill prophecy
A Montana photographer has a picture she definitely will not forget after snapping a photo of a rare – and, potentially, sacred – white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park.
Elephant escapes circus, stops traffic: Video
An elephant escaped the circus and stopped traffic in Butte, Montana, this week.
Montana man used cloned tissue, semen to breed 'giant' sheep for trophy hunters
A Montana man is accused of illegally importing parts of a giant sheep from Kyrgyzstan, then using them to create cloned embryos and sell giant, hybrid sheep to trophy hunters.
South Dakota State triumphs against Montana 23-3, secures back-to-back FCS championship titles
Mark Gronowski ran for a touchdown and threw for another after halftime as South Dakota State won its second straight Football Championship Subdivision title, beating Montana 23-3 on Sunday.
Montana grandpa whose jaw was ripped off by grizzly bear attacks recovery: 'he's going to be like Rambo'
Grandfather-of-two Rudy Noorlander, 61, is expected to make a full recovery after a nine-foot Montana grizzly bear ripped off his lower jaw.
Montana's first-in-the-nation law banning TikTok blocked by judge who calls it unconstitutional
The ban was scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1. and was based on some Montana lawmakers arguing that the Chinese government could access user information from TikTok.
Avid ice climber falls to his death in Montana
In a tragic incident in Montana's Hyalite Canyon, 36-year-old ice climber Kyle Allen Rott fell to his death while hiking.
Watch: Montana homes buried under tumbleweed blown in by 60-plus mph wind gusts
Some piles of tumbleweed rose so high that they flowed over the roofs of homes, causing them to almost disappear under a mountain of beige.
Content creators challenging Montana's ban on TikTok to appear in court
Montana was the first state to pass a complete ban on TikTok, based on the argument that the Chinese government could gain access to user information.
Grizzly bear that mauled Montana hunter goes missing, prompting all-out search
Officials have closed part of the Custer Gallatin National Forest in southwestern Montana after a hunter was severely mauled by a grizzly bear.
Montana men surprise momma bear with cub, encounter ends with accidental shooting
The men from Whitefish were scouting for hunting season in the woods near the Smokey Range Trailhead in the Flathead National Forest on Saturday when they encountered the full-grown grizzly and her cub.
Two US tech groups side with TikTok in lawsuit against Montana's ban
Two U.S. tech groups backed TikTok on Monday in the social media platform's lawsuit seeking to stop Montana from enforcing a statewide ban on the video-sharing app before the law takes effect on Jan. 1.