Chinese balloon: Montana man describes 'surreal' experience capturing spectacle on camera

“I’m a little bit disturbed that the surveillance balloon — if that is, in fact, what it was — made it this far into our country and was hovering over my hometown” Chase Doak told LiveNOW from FOX.

Father, young daughter killed in Montana when man drove truck into family, fired shotgun

Police say the little girl was being held by her mother when she was killed -- and that the attack ended when the mother's sister-in-law managed to kill the suspect.

Montana rejects new library logo over similarity to pride flag

The commission that oversees the Montana State Library has rejected a proposed new logo after a member said the main feature brought to mind a rainbow LGBTQ pride flag.

Transgender people unable to change birth certificate in Montana even with surgery

The state health department said late Monday in an emergency order that it would no longer record the category of “gender” on people's birth certificates.

Teen with Down syndrome allowed to stay in school longer to graduate despite age

Emily Pennington, 18, desperately wanted to graduate with her class next year, but the school board wouldn’t take up her case until her parents and the community kept rallying behind her.

Sheriff suspects grizzly bear killed Montana hiker

The victim was identified as Craig Clouatre, 40, of Livingston. No details were provided on where he was found or why a grizzly bear was believed responsible for his death.

900 bison at Yellowstone to be shot, slaughtered or quarantined in deal in reduce herd

An additional 200 bison among the park’s more than 5,000 bison could be captured or hunted in the late winter if those numbers are met, federal, tribal and state officials agreed in a meeting Wednesday.

'Milestone': 1st woman graduates from US Army sniper school

The first female has graduated from the U.S. Army's sniper course, which trains to deliver long-range precision fire and collect battlefield information.

Amtrak derailment victims identified as Georgia couple, Illinois man

The three people who died when a train derailed in rural Montana over the weekend included a Georgia couple who were on a cross-country trip to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and 29-year-old Illinois man who was traveling to Oregon with his wife.

3 women who dated same man take road trip after dumping cheating ex

Bekah King, Abi Roberts and Morgan Tabor discovered they all had the same boyfriend. They dumped him, bonded over their shared experience and crossed an item off their bucket list after they converted an old school bus to take a road trip.

States eye allowing concealed carry of guns without a permit

Fifteen states already allow concealed carry without a permit, and lawmakers in nine others have proposed allowing or expanding the practice.