Latest Montana Headlines
All the headlines from our Montana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Southwestern Montana Hit with Earthquake, Aftershocks
Apr 11 2019 // An earthquake that struck Tuesday in a rural area near the Idaho-Montana border was felt as far away as Helena and was followed by multiple aftershocks, but no damage was immediately reported. The main quake struck just...
Wagner Joins Leavitt Group as Insurance Advisor in Montana
Apr 7 2019 // Holly Wagner has joined Leavitt Group at its Montana offices as an insurance advisor. Wagner brings over 30 years of experience encompassing captives/alternative risk, large commercial, and risk management consulting. She...
Montana Lawmakers Reject Recreational Marijuana
Apr 1 2019 // A state House committee has rejected a bill that would have legalized recreational marijuana use in Montana. The Independent Record reported that the House Taxation Committee voted 12-6 last week to table House Bill 770,...
Montana Lawsuit Over 2012 Police Tackling Injury Settled
Feb 19 2019 // The city of Billings has settled a lawsuit filed by a man whose rotator cuff was torn when a police officer tackled him, wrongly identifying him as a crime suspect. The Billings Gazette reports that Robert Bassett will...
Asbestos Found in University of Montana Building
Feb 4 2019 // Montana parents are demanding more information about high levels of asbestos found in a University of Montana building that housed a preschool. The Missoulian reports that the university moved the preschool students to...
Montana Hospital Pays $10M to Settle Suit Over Radiology Services
Jan 16 2019 // A Bozeman hospital has paid out $10 million to settle a federal lawsuit that accused its radiology department of fraud. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported that recently unsealed court documents show Bozeman Health...
$5M in Claims Filed Against Montana Coal Company Include Family of Worker
Jan 3 2019 // The family of a fallen miner is among those in Montana trying to collect more than $5 million from a coal company that’s working through bankruptcy proceedings. Also trying to collect are county governments, and...
Storms up Avalanche Risks Across Rockies in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana
Dec 3 2018 // Forecasters have issued warnings of potential avalanches across the Rocky Mountains as early winter snows and ongoing storms bring on the risk of fatal accidents. Dangerous conditions were highlighted by officials over the...
Research Finds Fire-Resistant Building Codes Do Not Raise Home Prices
Nov 27 2018 // Homes in wildfire-prone areas around the U.S. could be built to better withstand blazes without increasing the cost of construction, according to a new report. The research released Tuesday was sponsored in part by the...
Lawsuit in Montana Rafting Death Finally Settled
Nov 13 2018 // A wrongful death lawsuit filed against a Montana whitewater rafting company has been settled out of court. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported that the suit was settled mid-trial last week for an undisclosed amount. In...
Montana Man Awarded $2.1M in Lawsuit Against BNSF
Nov 13 2018 // A federal court jury has awarded a Montana man more than $2.1 million in a wrongful termination lawsuit against BNSF Railway following an on-the-job injury. Zachary Wooten, of Columbia Falls, sued BNSF alleging the company...
Man Dies 2 Days After $2.6M Verdict in Montana Mine Lawsuit
Nov 9 2018 // A man who fought for more than a decade to maintain his rights to a mining claim in northwestern Montana died two days after a jury awarded him nearly $2.6 million. A Lincoln County jury awarded the money to Arnold Bakie...
Montana School District Will Pay $350K in Harassment Suit
Nov 5 2018 // A western Montana school district has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed school officials did not adequately protect a student from being harassed and groped by a music teacher. KTMF-TV reported the...
Families Await Justice in North Dakota Oilfield Workplace Lawsuits
Oct 25 2018 // Brenda Austin was worried when her son, Casey, told her he planned to work in North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield in early 2013. “Don’t worry. I’ll be in a safe spot,” he told her when he left...
Montana Homes in Fire-Prone Areas Hike Firefighting Costs, Report Shows
Oct 15 2018 // Rapid population growth and the desire to live near forests means new housing in western Montana is being built in wildfire-prone areas, increasing taxpayer-funded fire suppression liabilities and putting lives and...
The Dying Continues as Asbestos Cleanup in Montana Town Progresses
Oct 8 2018 // The houses and yards and businesses are cleaned up. The so-called stigma of Superfund designation is fast fading. The Cabinet Mountains and the crystalline waters of the Kootenai River beckon visitors and even new...
Netflix Sued by Montana Photographer Over Copyright Law, Storm Images
Oct 1 2018 // A Montana photographer is suing Netflix, alleging the company violated copyright law by using one of his photos without permission to create storm images for the series “Stranger Things” and the movie...
Montana Hospital Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit
Sep 28 2018 // A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit after a settlement was reached with the Montana hospital accused of paying some of its physicians at above-market rates in exchange for patient referrals to in-house...
Montana School District Suit Says Trainer Sexually Abused Student Athletes
Sep 24 2018 // An athletic trainer at a Montana high school sexually abused at least 18 student athletes decades ago under the guise of boosting their athletic performance, according to a newly filed lawsuit. The deception was aided by...
Netflix Sued by Montana Photographer Over Copyright Law, Storm Images
Sep 17 2018 // A Montana photographer is suing Netflix, alleging the company violated copyright law by using one of his photos without permission to create storm images for the series “Stranger Things” and the movie...
