Politics

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — State Rep. Franke Wilmer of Bozeman has a chance to return to the state Legislature after losing June's Democratic congressional primary. The crowded primary was won by Kim Gillan of Billings. That race prevented Wilmer from running again for her urban Bozeman state legislative House District 64 seat...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A recount confirms no change in an incumbent's loss in June's House District 32 primary election. Tony Belcourt of Box Elder lost by three votes to challenger Clarena Brockie of Harlem. The final tally was confirmed at 371 votes to 368 votes...

While political extremists may froth at the mouth and march around in a huff, research suggests that they are actually happier than those who take more moderate political views.

Thanks to his support of civil rights, Bill Clinton has been wryly dubbed by some as “America’s first black president.” But chances are good Morgan Freeman disagrees with that — in fact, he says even Barack Obama doesn’t qualify for the title.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — One of U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg's talking points on the campaign trail has been to blame the federal government for the housing crash — even though the Republican himself once supported federal down payment assistance for low-income borrowers...

Highway bill to become law

Sometimes, even the most diligent news network can make a mistake. But when two networks botch a report only minutes apart? Well, that qualifies as news itself.

During an appearance on ‘David Letterman’ last week, Justin Bieber wouldn’t say if he would vote for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. (Of course, he doesn’t actually get to make that decision, as the 18-year old is a citizen of Canada and not the United States.) Nevertheless, one of the two candidates is still working hard to nail down Bieber’s endorsement. Watch Bara

In the wake of some recent controversial sexual education demonstrations in the classroom, one that actually involved a sex toy, the state of Tennessee has now passed the strictest pro-abstinence sex education law in the nation.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Attorney General Steve Bullock continues to top former congressman Rick Hill in early fundraising as the pair battle in the governor's race. The Bullock campaign says the Democrat raised nearly $200,000 over the past month...