Tracking absentee ballots. Reassuring voters. Getting it right. Here’s what it takes to run elections in Montana.

Community members fill the Livingston City Commission meeting and spill out into the hallway Oct. 5, 2026, in Livingston. Credit: Lauren Miller / Montana Free Press, CatchLight Local/Report for ...

Voters say affordability is their No. 1 issue going into the midterm elections, so we asked the candidates what they’d do about it.

An absentee ballot requirement that has resulted in thousands of Montana votes being thrown out since 2025 was ruled ...

The crowded lockup is more than 200 people over capacity. Bond and levy proponents say measures would make it safer for staff ...

Healthcare insurance costs for state employees will go up in January, though an agreement between the Montana Federation of Public Employees and the office of Gov. Greg Gianforte has mitigated some of ...

A NonStop Local News poll conducted Sept. 19-24 by American Pulse Research and Polling showed 46% of 314 likely voters supporting Flint and 45% supporting Forstag. Political analy ...

Trump officials tout “harm” change to unleash energy agenda, as critics warn it could unravel 50 years of ecological recovery ...

Giuseppe “GMan” Caltabiano was elected to succeed Al Olszewski as Central Committee chair. Of the county’s 86 precinct ...

After accepting Gov. Gianforte’s donation of the historic Hauser Mansion, officials say the state is in the design phase for adding ADA accommodations to the 140-year-old home.

Across Greater Yellowstone, landowners and conservation groups are working together to install fences that allow wildlife to ...

Greg Gianforte has tapped Larry Flynn to take over as director of the Montana Department of Transportation after Chris Dorrington left the agency’s top spot on Oct. 1. MDT is responsible for ...