Shutdown

The federal government shutdown has delayed a meeting in Missoula by the Bureau of Land Management.

Congress approved a $1.1 trillion spending deal on Friday that avoids a government shutdown and funds federal agencies through next fall. But Sen. Steve Daines wasn't all too pleased.

A wintry blast of strong wind and heavy snow caused numerous trees to fall on buildings in Glacier National Park.

Within 12 hours from the end of the federal government shutdown, both of Montana's big national parks were up and running at nearly full capacity.

After 16 days of shutdown, the U.S. Senate has voted to pass a bill that would reopen the federal government to full operation and avoid a fiscal cliff default for a few more months.

The Senate has voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown.

A crowd has converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, pushing through barriers to protest the memorial's closing under the government shutdown.

Many federal workers may be furloughed during the U.S. government's political stalemate, but it appears that someone took the time to make life just a little more difficult for Missoula area dog owners.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says House Republicans keep "moving the goal posts" on a budget deal.

The Defense Department says it has temporarily suspended all sports competitions at the service academies as a result of the partial government shutdown.