The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Anne Marie Stout's conviction and life sentence for shooting her husband to death while he slept in June 2007.

Anthony St. Dennis was accused of beating a homeless man to death near a Missoula footbridge in 2007. Dustin Strahan was implicated in the crime, too.

A new program, under the state's Women, Infants, and Children Program, encourages WIC participants to purchase fresh, locally grown produce from Montana farmers, the Department of Public Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.

The Montana Democratic Party is losing a big donor after its congressional candidate criticized Republican U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg for filing a lawsuit against the Billings Fire Department over a 2008 wildfire.

Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.

As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.