HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- The Montana Air National Guard will get new airplanes and a new mission to replace the F-15s being taken away from the Great Falls base, according to U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus....

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- As thousands of workers and their families move to North Dakota's Bakken oil field in search of jobs, nearby rural Montana communities' resources are being pushed to the limit....

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- State Sen. Jeff Essmann of Billings said that he is dropping out of the crowded Republican primary, indicating his presence in the race could detract from the GOP effort to take back the governor's office....

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Montana's governor and colorful cowboy-in-chief, Brian Schweitzer, is the featured speaker for the Democratic Party of Virginia's annual Jefferson-Jackson Day fundraising dinner....

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A federal judge in Nevada who handed horse protection advocates a rare victory last fall has rejected their latest request to block government roundups of free-roaming mustangs in the West, saying they'll have to go to Congress if they think the animals are being treated inhumanely and need more protection....

Montanans expect Congress to "put citizenship ahead of partisanship" and get Americans back to work, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester said Tuesday after President Barack Obama called for bipartisanship in safely developing domestic energy and helping middle-class Americans....

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- The field of Democrats seeking the state's lone U.S. House seat continues to grow as the party hopes to capitalize on Denny Rehberg's departure....

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- A judge has ruled that Montana's medical marijuana law doesn't shield providers of the drug from federal prosecution, delivering a new blow to an industry reeling from a state and federal crackdown....

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- A union covering about 300 state Department of Transportation truck drivers in western Montana warned Friday it may strike amid an ongoing dispute over pay freezes, while the state argues it can't raise pay since the Legislature didn't provide extra money to do so....

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Federal law enforcement agencies will help tribal officers obtain equipment and training on Indian lands near the U.S.-Canadian border as part of the White House's newly released strategy for reducing the flow of illegal drugs and drug proceeds between the two countries....