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Wednesday Headlines: Dec. 31, 2025

MTN News

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WinCo grocery store purchased property at Butte mall

John Emeigh

Crime and Courts

Christmas Day drug bust in Beaverhead County, fentanyl discovered

MTN News

Local News

New Montana program lets beginners learn trapping with experienced mentors

Chet Layman

Positively Montana

Positively 2025: A look back at some meaningful stories

MTN News

Local News

Staff, clients enjoy more elbow room in new Butte pre-release location

John Emeigh

Montana News

Snowmobile club clears hundreds of trees from Mineral Co. trails

Emily Brown

Crime and Courts

Man facing attempted murder charges for Flathead County shooting

MTN News

News

Flu hospitalizations nearly double in one week as cases climb

Scripps News Group

National News

Montana News

UPDATE: Crews remain on scene of major fire near Kalispell

MTN News

Montana Politics

Judge suspends Ellsworth from Senate during official misconduct case

Jonathon Ambarian
Montana Politics

Governor won't suspend Molnar from Montana PSC while investigation continues

Jonathon Ambarian

Montana News

$233 million in rural healthcare funds in the works for Montana

Will Wagner

Montana News

Two dead in train-vehicle collision

MTN News

Crime and Courts

Billings police arrest wanted Idaho man after multistate search

KIVI Staff/Q2 News

National News

Flu cases spiking this holiday season, CDC data shows

Kerry Breen - CBS News

Crime and Courts

Woman pleads guilty in Cascade County carjacking homicide case

MTN News
Indian Country

Montana tribes ‘tell the stories themselves’ in new state history museum

Nora Mabie - Montana Free Press

Local News

Brucellosis reported in Gallatin County herd

MTN News

Montana News

Montana State looking to reach ultimate goal as FCS championship approaches

Luke Shelton

Scripps News Life

Idaho company recalls nearly 3,000 pounds of ground beef for E. coli risk

AP via Scripps News Group

Weather

Watching a storm to our South

Mike Heard

Local News

WinCo coming to the Mining City

John Emeigh
Montana News

Ground beef recalled in 6 states over possible E. coli contamination

CBS News

Montana News

Lodge Grass woman reflects on fostering nearly 160 children over 40 years

Isabel Spartz

Local News

Tuesday Headlines: Dec. 30, 2025

MTN News

Crime and Courts

Laurel Christmas Day death highlights seasonal domestic violence increase

Charlie Klepps

Local News

Longtime prosecutor sworn in as latest Yellowstone County judge

Hannah Pedeferri

Local News

Man arrested after allegedly robbing, strangling man in casino bathroom

Gabrielle Cleveland
Local News

Butte firefighters extinguish Monday morning garage fire

John Emeigh

More Sports

With British Open effort, Ryggs Johnston is MTN Sports' top male athlete of 2025

Montana Sports

Crime and Courts

Social media becomes more common resource for crime investigation

Vanessa Willardson

News

Gunman identified in Wallace, Idaho shooting that injured three people

KIVI Staff

Montana News

Christmas rescue mission finds missing snowboarder safe in cabin on Big Mountain

Maddie Kiefer

Montana News

Gas prices fall 4.8¢ per gallon in Montana

MTN News
Local News

Holiday season linked to rise in cardiac emergencies, paramedics say

Gabrielle Cleveland

News

Law enforcement neutralizes active shooter threat in Wallace, ID

MTN News

Montana News

3 killed after car collides with semi-truck on Interstate 90 near Drummond

MTN News

Positively Montana

Cooper family Christmas star brightening the Bitterroot

Emily Brown

Positively Montana

Billings baby beating rare form of cancer with genetic treatment

Mack Carmack

Weather

Much colder this weekend with some snow

Mike Heard
News

Warmest Christmas on record across SW Montana

Montana News

Montana Lottery announces Montana Millionaire winning numbers

MTN News

Local News

Wyoming man wants judge to dismiss wolf cruelty case

Josh Koshmrl, WyoFile.com

Montana Ag Network

Billings butcher holds the line for Christmas as beef prices rise

Will Wagner

Montana News

Griz Insider: Recapping the 2025 football season with coach Bobby Hauck

Montana Sports

Local News

Rosters announced for 79th Montana East-West Shrine Game

Montana Sports
Weather

Finally a blast of winterlike weather returns this weekend

Mike Heard

Local News

Friday Headlines: December 26, 2025

MTN News

Crime and Courts

Christmas Eve shooting leaves one injured in Flathead County

MTN News

Snowmobile club clears hundreds of trees from Mineral Co. trails

Man facing attempted murder charges for Flathead County shooting

Flu hospitalizations nearly double in one week as cases climb

National News

Millions face higher healthcare costs as ACA subsidies end January 1

Trump's ‘Freedom 250’ lights Washington Monument to start yearlong festivities

Why 2025 became the year of mid-decade redistricting

UPDATE: Crews remain on scene of major fire near Kalispell

Judge suspends Ellsworth from Senate during official misconduct case

Governor won't suspend Molnar from Montana PSC while investigation continues

$233 million in rural healthcare funds in the works for Montana

Two dead in train-vehicle collision

Billings police arrest wanted Idaho man after multistate search

Flu cases spiking this holiday season, CDC data shows

Woman pleads guilty in Cascade County carjacking homicide case

Montana tribes ‘tell the stories themselves’ in new state history museum

Brucellosis reported in Gallatin County herd

Montana State looking to reach ultimate goal as FCS championship approaches

Idaho company recalls nearly 3,000 pounds of ground beef for E. coli risk

Watching a storm to our South

WinCo coming to the Mining City

Ground beef recalled in 6 states over possible E. coli contamination

Lodge Grass woman reflects on fostering nearly 160 children over 40 years

Tuesday Headlines: Dec. 30, 2025

Laurel Christmas Day death highlights seasonal domestic violence increase

Longtime prosecutor sworn in as latest Yellowstone County judge

Man arrested after allegedly robbing, strangling man in casino bathroom

Butte firefighters extinguish Monday morning garage fire

With British Open effort, Ryggs Johnston is MTN Sports' top male athlete of 2025

Social media becomes more common resource for crime investigation

Gunman identified in Wallace, Idaho shooting that injured three people

Christmas rescue mission finds missing snowboarder safe in cabin on Big Mountain

Gas prices fall 4.8¢ per gallon in Montana

Holiday season linked to rise in cardiac emergencies, paramedics say

Law enforcement neutralizes active shooter threat in Wallace, ID

3 killed after car collides with semi-truck on Interstate 90 near Drummond

Cooper family Christmas star brightening the Bitterroot

Billings baby beating rare form of cancer with genetic treatment

Much colder this weekend with some snow

Warmest Christmas on record across SW Montana

Montana Lottery announces Montana Millionaire winning numbers

Wyoming man wants judge to dismiss wolf cruelty case

Billings butcher holds the line for Christmas as beef prices rise

Griz Insider: Recapping the 2025 football season with coach Bobby Hauck

Rosters announced for 79th Montana East-West Shrine Game

Finally a blast of winterlike weather returns this weekend

Friday Headlines: December 26, 2025

Christmas Eve shooting leaves one injured in Flathead County

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