Counties are jailing mental health patients they’re not equipped to handle when the Montana State Hospital is at capacity.

Polson, Montana — When someone accused of a crime in this small northwestern Montana town needs mental health care, chances are they'll be locked in a basement jail cell the size of a walk-in ...

The state health department is offering $6.5 million in grant funds to help county jails offer mental health evaluations, ...

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has announced the launch of a $6.5 million grant program ...

A crash on IR580 southbound early Saturday morning claimed the life of a Good Samaritan and led to the arrest of two ...

Marcia Norman, 82, disappeared under suspicious circumstances from her home in Tenino. Her remains were found on April 9 ...

A Mt. Morris man accused of shooting his stepson multiple times, killing him after an argument in their apartment Monday, was denied pretrial release Friday. Derek Swanlund, 44, will remain in custody ...