Montana scientists are gaining international attention after uncovering a series of ancient trees from a melting ice patch in the Beartooth Mountains. The trees hold clues to how life adapts in changing climates.

The 69th legislature is starting Week Five. Lawmakers have begun an ethics investigation into a sitting senator. Legislation concerning transgender health care and bathroom use is moving through the process.

The annual Girl Scout cookie sale program provides Scouts with the opportunity to develop essential life skills.

Park County’s Board of Health meeting on January 22 drew an outsized attendance after a proposed update to the department's quarantine and isolation plan raised covid-19 era concerns.

The moves under consideration include relocating a residential facility for people with developmental disabilities, renovating the state’s psychiatric hospital, and opening a new unit of the hospital in Helena.

On January 15th a spacecraft successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center, on it’s way to a 300-mile wide crater on the moon. A small computer aboard the craft was made in Bozeman.

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.

This week, President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another consequential and news-packed week in Trump's presidency.

The president's contention that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional is considered a fringe view because the Supreme Court ruled to the contrary 127 years ago.

In North Dakota, many farmers are still recovering from the 2018 trade war and are now bracing for more losses as President Trump levies sweeping tariffs on everything from soybeans to pork.

The meeting came days after Iran rebuffed President Trump's proposal for nuclear talks. Trump sent a letter calling for Iran to either enter into negotiations or face possible military action.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Matt Reilly, of Austin public radio station KUTX, to discuss new albums from Charley Crockett, Twin Shadow and more.