Latest Montana Headlines
All the headlines from our Montana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Editor Sues Montana Newspaper Over Wrongful Discharge Claim
Feb 26 2016 // The former editor of the Missoulian has sued the publisher of the Montana newspaper and its owner, Lee Enterprises Inc., claiming wrongful discharge. Sherry Devlin’s lawsuit says she was demoted in April; her pay was...
Montana Jury Rules against Woman’s Wrongful-Birth Suit
Feb 17 2016 // A Montana jury has ruled against a woman who sought millions of dollars from health care providers that she said failed to diagnose her unborn daughter’s cystic fibrosis. Kerrie Evans of Gardiner had testified that...
Cleanup Plan Finally Approved For Contaminated Montana Town
Feb 12 2016 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted final approval this week to a costly cleanup program for a Montana community where health officials say hundreds of people have been killed by asbestos poisoning. The...
Residents in Montana City Tuning up for Uber
Jan 6 2016 // Drivers in Billings, Mont. who are hoping to join Uber are getting their vehicles inspected while waiting for the app-based ride service to get started after the Montana Public Service Commission gave statewide approval...
Montana Officials Seek Dollar Value on Dino Fossils for Insurance Purposes
Jan 5 2016 // Montana State University is trying to put a value on dinosaur bones after state auditors said they need it for insurance policies, despite opposition from Museum of the Rockies’ dinosaur experts who say it’s...
ARCO Counter-Sues in Ongoing Legal Battle with Montana Residents
Dec 30 2015 // An oil company has counter-sued residents of the Montana communities of Opportunity and Crackerville who are seeking an environmental cleanup. The Montana Standard reported that the Atlantic Richfield Co. filed a lawsuit...
Montana County Reaches $650K Settlement in Asbestos Exposure Case
Dec 23 2015 // Yellowstone County, Mont. has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a case brought by a former courthouse janitor who eventually died of mesothelioma. The Billings Gazette reported the county reached the settlement in November...
Suit Over Skier Death in Montana Headed to Trial
Dec 10 2015 // A federal judge has ruled that a jury will hear arguments in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a German exchange student who fell into a tree well while skiing at Whitefish Mountain Resort. The family of...
E. Coli Not Confirmed in Costco Salad Parts after More Testing
Dec 10 2015 // Federal officials said Tuesday further testing was unable to confirm the presence of E. coli in the onions and celery used to make chicken salad at Costco warehouses across the country. But the Montana public health...
Some Asbestos Left Behind in Montana Town Amid Move to End Cleanup
Nov 23 2015 // Federal officials say their final analysis of a Montana community wracked by deadly asbestos contamination shows a costly and much-criticized cleanup is working – even though about 700 properties have yet to be...
Montana Jury Awards $2M in Mistaken House Title Suit
Nov 12 2015 // A Yellowstone County, Mont. jury has awarded just over $2 million in damages to a Texas man after a loan servicing company negligently included the legal description of his Billings property in the foreclosure paperwork...
Uber Wants To Set up Operations in Montana
Nov 10 2015 // The ridesharing company Uber has filed an application with Montana regulators for a license to operate in the state, starting a protest period for any motor carrier or member of the public to comment before the Public...
Montana Bar to Blame for Woman Who Stole Truck And Died in Crash, Railway Says
Oct 27 2015 // BNSF Railway is suing a Whitefish, Mont. bar for allegedly over-serving a woman who stole a company truck and was killed when she crashed it into a tree. The Flathead Beacon reported the lawsuit claims Casey’s Bar...
Montana Governor’s Chief of Staff among Plaintiffs Suing Volkswagen
Oct 5 2015 // Gov. Steve Bullock’s chief of staff is among the plaintiffs in a Montana lawsuit against Volkswagen over the automaker’s emissions-rigging scandal. Tracy Stone-Manning, her husband Richard Manning and Missoula...
Montana’s Wildfire Season Second-biggest So Far This decade
Sep 17 2015 // Montana’s fire season began quietly but has quickly grown to the second-largest so far this decade after lightning storms last month ignited a rash of blazes that spread rapidly amid bone-dry conditions. This season...
19 Montana Counties Get Drought Disaster Declaration
Sep 8 2015 // Four more Montana counties have been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to crop losses caused by drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture added Jefferson, Madison, Teton and Toole counties, bringing to 19...
Montana Medical Marijuana Industry Grows Despite Restrictions
Aug 19 2015 // Montana’s medical marijuana industry is growing despite an ongoing legal battle over a regulatory law. The Missoulian reported Senate Bill 432 was passed in 2011 in response to so-called cannabis caravans that...
Uber Ready to be First App-Based Firm to Apply for Montana License
Aug 6 2015 // Hailing a ride through a smartphone app is closer to becoming a reality in Montana. The Public Service Commission voted unanimously this week to approve rules regarding a new class of license for firms that use apps to...
Knievel Sobriety Jump in Montana Grounded Over Insurance Concerns
Aug 3 2015 // Lack of insurance has grounded Robbie Knievel’s jump over 26 cars in Montana. The jump was to celebrate the daredevil’s newfound sobriety following a fourth DUI arrest. The jump was planned over a Butte bar,...
15 Montana Counties Offered Federal Disaster Aid
Aug 3 2015 // Ranchers in 15 Montana counties can start getting federal aid to recover losses from this year’s drought. Bruce Nelson of the Montana Farm Service Agency says the ranches affected by the drought are now eligible for...
