Montana

Seven train cars carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur fell into the rushing river Saturday morning near the town of Columbus

The train cars were carrying asphalt and sulfur, said David Stamey, Stillwater County’s chief of emergency services. Officials shut down drinking water intakes downstream while they evaluated the dange

The 16 plaintiffs range in age from 5 to 22 years old. They say they’re being harmed by wildfire smoke, excessive heat and other effects of climate change

A first-of-its kind trial in Montana will decide if the constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law

The law’s effects would be more far-reaching than bans already in place in nearly half the states and the U.S. federal government that prohibit use of the app on government devices

Kansas City police say one of the wounded is in critical condition. Multiple officers responded to the shooting at Klymax Lounge early Sunday and began providing medical aid

Montana’s governor signed a bill in April, Missouri has legislation that needs the governor’s signature to become law and Ohio lawmakers are also considering it

Critics say model legislation allows a handful of far-right groups to create a false narrative around gender-affirming care for minors that is based on distorted science

This nonprofit that describes itself as a collection of doctors and others uniting to “protect healthcare from a radical, divisive, and discriminatory ideology” has become a significant presence in statehouses

Missouri and Nebraska proposals are poised for action as well, and could add to the list of at least 17 states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender affirming care for minors

TikTok has vowed to fight for Montana residents to be able to use the video-sharing app, which is owned by a Chinese tech company

The lawsuit was filed Monday in state district court in Helena on behalf of the transgender Democrat and several constituents who the attorneys say are being denied their right to adequate representation

Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s criticism of the bill led the transgender lawmaker to be silenced on the House floor and then removed after she encouraged protesters on Monday. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill into law on Friday

The lawmaker was thrust into the national spotlight last week when she was prevented from speaking in the House after telling lawmakers backing a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors that they would have blood on their hands

For days before voting to discipline her, legislative leaders in the GOP-controlled statehouse had not allowed Rep. Zooey Zephyr to speak during debates because she said colleagues who voted to ban gender-affirming care for youth would have “blood” on their hands

The decision Wednesday has brought the nationwide debate over protest’s role in democracy to Montana, where lawmakers punished Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr for voicing dissent

Protests and arrests on Monday galvanized both those demanding Zephyr be allowed to speak and others demanding she apologize for what they called an unacceptable attack on civil discourse

Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr on Friday sought to speak on a bill to prevent minors from seeing porn online, but House speaker Matt Regier blocked the request

Speaker Matt Regier said Thursday he would not recognize any representative that he doesn’t feel can “maintain decorum.” A conservative group of lawmakers referred to Rep. Zooey Zephyr using male pronouns in a letter that called for a “commitment to civil discourse”

Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues

The state’s proposal is more sweeping than bans in place in nearly half the states and the U.S. federal government that prohibit TikTok on government devices

Authorities say the derailment happened Sunday in a hard-to-reach spot beside the Clark Fork River

The abortion pill ban and the sweeping ban conflict and create confusion about what is and isn’t permissible under the new laws

The pills are already banned in 13 states with blanket bans on all forms of abortion, and 15 states already have limited access to abortion pills

In some states, Republicans are considering exemptions to sweeping bans or looking at ways to prevent abortions besides trying to roll back the number of weeks during which the procedure is allowed

So far this year, at least 150 bills targeting transgender people have been introduced across the US, which is the highest in a single year, according to the Human Rights Campaign

President Joe Biden has said the military is developing ‘sharper rules’ to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects