For much of the 2025 session, lawmakers have debated the need for more prison capacity in the state. They’re looking at more than $400 million in spending this session, aimed at addressing that issue.

The Montana Department of Corrections announced on Monday that Director Brian Gootkin will serve a second term in the position. Initially selected by Gov. Gianforte in 2021, officials report that ...

The cost of keeping Montana’s prison system from rupturing is moving into prime time at the Montana Legislature, with a price tag nearing half a billion dollars. Today, Montana has 600 — or ...

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) kicks off its 53rd season with free performances of Shakespeare’s "As You Like It" and "Henry V". "As You Like It" speaks to the joy and complexity of ...

BILLINGS — Yellowstone County District Court Judge Jessica Fehr sentenced Myron Goes Ahead on Tuesday to 150 consecutive years in state prison for his role in the 2023 murder of a Billings father and ...

Montana, which hadn’t seen measles cases in 35 years, is the ninth state to experience a 2025 outbreak. Gallatin City-County Health Department officials said five confirmed cases involving ...

TECUMSEH, Neb. (KOLN) — A Nebraska man was shot and killed by troopers in Montana after authorities said he planted a faulty bomb outside the prison in Tecumseh. The Sweet Grass County Sheriff ...

Washington, D.C., April 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prison Fellowship, the nation's largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading ...

BREAKING AT NOON. THIS OMAHA MAN WANTED FOR PLACING A FAULTY BOMB UNDER A CAPTAIN’S TRUCK AT THE TECUMSEH STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, DIES IN A SHOOTOUT WITH MONTANA LAW ENFORCEMENT.

An Omaha man who was wanted for placing a faulty bomb under a captain's truck at the Tecumseh State Correctional Facility is dead following a shootout with law enforcement in Montana.