News across Greater Helena
Lee Enterprises acquires Great Falls Tribune from USA Today Co.
The move expands Lee's ownership of newspapers in nearly all of the state's major cities, including Helena, Missoula, Billings and Butte. The announcement also comes after years of reduced local news coverage from the Great Falls Tribune. The company sold its landmark waterfront…
Union and governor’s office sign agreement to reduce state employees’ healthcare rate hike
Healthcare insurance costs for state employees will go up in January, though a bargaining agreement between the Montana Federation of Public Employees and the office of Gov. Greg Gianforte has mitigated some of the spikes that the Montana Department of Administration announced at…
Grand Teton National Ballpark? Visitors call it a field of nightmares.
Park visitors greet news of a potential MLB game in front of the Tetons with disbelief.
Confusion and angst follow state’s early rollout of Medicaid work rules
Medicaid advocates worry that the expedited timeline in some states will lead to thousands of people losing coverage because they’re confused about the new rules, even if they are eligible for the program — and that Montana may offer a troubling preview of what will happen…
Granger Whitney
Granger B. Whitney, 87, died July 21, 2026. He was born to Ormsby Whitney and Dorothy Shannon, and raised in Helena, Mont. He was a trusted construction project manager. He...
Luxury condos coming to the Iron Front
PLUS: Former mayor debuts biography.
Justice of the peace candidates talk plans for office
PLUS: A bit of context for an internet expansion announcement.
Billionaires in the wilderness
Joe Ricketts founded TD Ameritrade and his family owns the Chicago Cubs baseball team. The billionaire also owns the 1,300-acre Jackson Fork Ranch south of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Ricketts wants to save Greater Yellowstone. But for whom?
A history runs through it: Zinke public lands bill follows long trail
Two decades of Wilderness debate took an unexpected turn on Sept. 9 when Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke announced a bill creating 132,000 acres of new wilderness alongside 181,000 acres of forest restoration areas and 60,000 acres where motorized and bike recreation activity…
Do we love wildlife too much?
PLUS: PSC commissioner to stay suspended
Supreme Court: Butte-Silver Bow data center initiative will miss November ballot
The Montana Supreme Court has vacated its own injunction, which temporarily allowed a proposed data center initiative to appear on the November ballot in Butte-Silver Bow County, less than 48 hours after issuing it. The justices said they would not have granted initiative…
State committee votes to replace Capitol’s iconic ‘Montana’ statue
A new statue will replace the state Capitol’s iconic copper “Montana” as part of an extensive renovation of the building’s exterior, according to state officials.