Latest Montana Headlines
All the headlines from our Montana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Montana to Pay $25M to Asbestos Victims Under Settlements
Jan 23 2017 // The state of Montana has reached settlements totaling $25 million with more than 1,000 victims of asbestos-related disease over claims that health officials failed to bring attention to the hazards of a contaminated...
Officials in Montana Officials Issue Ice Jam, Flooding Warnings
Jan 18 2017 // The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is warning that heavy ice on waterways could break apart in some areas, possibly causing ice jams and flooding. The Daily Inter Lake reported the temperatures...
PCI Throws Support Behind Montana Bill Aimed at Storm-damage Contractors
Jan 18 2017 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is throwing its support behind a bill in Montana that would toughen rules on storm-damage contractors. House Bill 222, authored by Dennis Lenz, R-Billings, would create...
Montana Bill Would Overturn Bans on Using Cellphones While Driving
Jan 17 2017 // A Great Falls, Mont. lawmaker has introduced a bill that would prevent local governments from placing bans on talking or texting on a cellphone while driving. Republican Rep. Jeremy Trebas tells the Great Falls Tribune...
West Regulation Report Card: California Most Politicized State
Jan 9 2017 // A report gives California’s insurance regulatory environment low marks for auto body repair rules, the insurance commissioner’s call for insurers to divest from coal, its prior approval law and being the...
West Regulation Report Card: California Most Politicized State
Dec 22 2016 // A report gives California’s insurance regulatory environment low marks for auto body repair rules, the insurance commissioner’s call for insurers to divest from coal, its prior approval law and being the...
Lawmaker in Montana Files Wrongful Discharge Lawsuit against His Company
Nov 28 2016 // A Republican state lawmaker has filed a wrongful discharge lawsuit alleging his refusal to support certain bills during the 2015 Legislature got him fired from a sales job he’d held for more than 15 years. Rep. Randy...
Hub Purchases Certain Assets of MDA in Montana
Nov 14 2016 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired certain assets of Kalispell, Mont.-based MDA Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Doug Anders, president, MDA, will join Hub Mountain and report to Michael Stockwell, employee...
Rosendale Leads Laslovich for Montana Insurance Regulator Office
Nov 9 2016 // Update: Rosendale got 53 percent of the vote to defeat Laslovich with all precincts reporting in. Lindeen got 41 percent of the vote in a lost bid for the office of Secretary of State to Corey Stapelton, who won with 55...
Workers’ Comp Benefits for Injured Workers Reach Historic Lows: Report
Oct 24 2016 // Workers’ compensation benefits as a share of payroll have reached historically low levels, according to a new study. Despite growth in employment during the economic recovery – and the corresponding uptick in...
Workers’ Comp Benefits for Injured Workers Reach Historic Lows: Report
Oct 6 2016 // Workers’ compensation benefits as a share of payroll have reached historically low levels, according to a new study released this week. Despite growth in employment during the economic recovery — and the...
Exxon to Pay $12M to Settle over Yellowstone Oil Spill
Sep 23 2016 // Exxon Mobil Corp. will pay $12 million for environmental damages caused by a pipeline break that spilled 63,000 gallons (238,474 liters) of crude into Montana’s Yellowstone River and prompted a national debate over...
Uber Launches Ridesharing Operations in Montana City
Aug 8 2016 // Residents of Billings, Mont. have a new way to catch a ride as Uber has launched in the city. The Billings Gazette reported that Billings Mayor Tom Hanel took the service’s ceremonial first ride last week to...
Autopilot Warning May Not Help Tesla in Crash Defense
Jul 18 2016 // Telling Tesla drivers its Autopilot feature doesn’t mean their cars can drive themselves may not be enough to keep Elon Musk off the hot seat if the technology comes up short. This month, two Teslas equipped with...
EPA, Forest Service Seek Permanent Firefighters Near Montana Asbestos Site
Jul 18 2016 // The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Forest Service want to station 10 firefighters near Libby this summer so crews are immediately available to fight any fire that night burn in or near a former vermiculite...
Hail Damage Claims from Montana Crops on The Rise
Jul 15 2016 // State officials say damage claims for Montana crops due to hail are nearly double what they’ve been in recent years. The Billings Gazette reported the state Department of Agriculture’s Walt Anseth says farmers...
Crop Hail Damage Claims on the Rise in Montana
Jul 14 2016 // State officials say damage claims for Montana crops due to hail are nearly double what they’ve been in recent years. The Billings Gazette reports the state Department of Agriculture’s Walt Anseth says farmers...
Weather Service Puts Montana Tornado at EF-3 Level
Jun 16 2016 // A preliminary storm survey determined a tornado that hit the east-central Montana town of Baker last weekend reached the EF-3 level, matching the strongest tornadoes ever recorded in the state, the National Weather Service...
Montana Court Orders Man to Pay Restitution, Even for Insured Loss
Jun 15 2016 // The Montana Supreme Court says a man who was convicted of stealing $26,500 in cash and merchandise from his employer must pay full restitution, even if the store’s losses were mostly covered by insurance. John...
Eastern Montana Tornado Confirmed, Several Injuries Reported
Jun 14 2016 // Several people were injured and one person had to be rescued after a tornado destroyed several homes and damaged a dozen others over the weekend in Baker in eastern Montana. National Weather Service meteorologist Wright...
