Business owners and community members are taking a stand alongside recently fired federal employees, including the estimated hundreds of Montanans let go from the US Forest Service.

The dust is settling around a sudden move to reduce the federal workforce that included the Trump administration firing hundreds of U.S. Forest Service workers across the state of Montana.

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will display gowns at the Academy Awards Ceremony in 2024.

While cities like Missoula and Billings have art house movie theaters, Bozeman does not. However, Bozeman area residents are able to take in some Oscar nominated films with the help of a local non-profit. For the second year in a row Bozeman Film Society hosts a week of gold, screening 20 Oscar nominated films.

Bridger Bowl, the nonprofit ski area just outside of Bozeman celebrated 70 years of operation this January. Now the organization is turning towards the future with a ten year development plan.

More than half of short-term rentals in Billings could be operating under the radar.

Whether it’s the race for president or local ballot initiatives, recent polling suggests the outcomes of November’s election will be decided by slim margins. Youth voters, a historically hard to reach electorate, could tip the scales. So what, if anything, is motivating young Montanans to vote?

The first round of ballots hit the mail in Montana Friday, nearly three weeks out from General Elections.

As Bozeman’s population has more than doubled over a few decades, public safety services like police and fire have struggled to keep up. This November the city is going to voters to ask for a bump in their budgets.

The postal service plays an important role in handling ballots between voters and the election office. At the same time, they are struggling to hire.

Tribal leaders are renewing their calls for an apology from U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, after leaked audio reveals Sheehy making disparaging comments about Native Americans.

The former Philippine president is the first former leader from Asia to face charges at the International Criminal Court. Human rights groups say his violent crackdowns left up to 30,000 dead.

This week on the charts, only one new album debuts in the top 50: Alter Ego by LISA of the K-pop group BLACKPINK and the latest season of White Lotus.

With uncertainties around federal funding for higher education, some schools are cutting back. Experts say that could hurt not only students and faculty, but ultimately make the U.S. less competitive.

Previous attempts to pass the legislation banning hair discrimination have stalled in Congress.

Consumer prices in February were up 2.8% from a year ago. That's a smaller annual increase than the previous month. But the president's trade war could put more upward pressure on prices.