For years, some of them when aviation was still fairly young, two beacons sitting atop mountain peaks near Butte were part of a system of lighted towers that guided pilots flying across western Montana. Read more

On Tuesday night, the Butte School District No. 1 Board of Trustees approved both the general contractor and construction manager and a potential premium for the school bond project. Read more

With the nation's longest government shutdown entering its second month, professors at the University of Montana discussed issues contributing to the shutdown during a lunch seminar Wednesday afternoon. Read more

A “pop-up” traffic circle on the way to the Beattie Street Trailhead will show up in March. Read more

Two Republic Services Inc. garbage trucks caught fire early Wednesday while they were stored for the day. Read more

Billings School District 2 says some school buses will operate on alternate routes through Thursday due to road conditions. Read more

The money’s there, for now, to carry on long-term construction projects around Missoula that rely on federal funding. Read more

Travelers flying through Billings will no longer be forced to pay for wireless internet access at the airport, under a proposal expected to get final approval from the city next month. Read more

Despite a fairly leaky public water system, Missoula water rates aren't expected to increase in the next few years, according to a new Water Master Plan study. Read more

Turns out Bret Baier of Fox News isn't the only person who admires the job the Montana Highway Patrol does. Read more

Consider Wednesday a reminder that we’re still in winter. Read more

If you are looking for pies that aren't so sweet, check out Crust Club. Their dinner pies include a BBQ Mac Pie or The Shepherd Pie. And don’t worry, they have desert options as well. Read more

If unique pies are more your style, check out Sunglow Cafe in Spanish Fork. Among their pie selections are Pickle Pie, Pinto Bean Pie, Oatmeal Pie and Buttermilk Pie. You can even pick up a Sunglow Sampler with small pieces of each. Read more

Two extraordinary films created by students in Montana’s reservation communities have been selected for presentation at the prestigious 2019 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Read more

Carla Christofferson could use some help this next week. Read more

If we go there to get away from it all, why do we take it all with us? Read more

Montana State University Billings has seen no campus suicides in the past five years, according to campus police, and it attributes that success to its prevention and awareness efforts. Read more

Q: My neighbor puts pebbles in the bottom of all her pots of house plants. She says that gives the roots better drainage. I thought that the whole pot should be filled with potting soil. Who is right? Read more

Change is part of life and insurance. Read more

Bitterroot Valley Speech, Debate and Drama teams had success at the Western District tournament in Whitefish on Saturday. Read more

The Montana Office of Public Instruction’s school nutrition division has asked public schools in Helena to inform the families of furloughed federal employees that they could meet the eligibility requirements for free and reduced cost lunches. Read more

Evangelist and speaker Will Graham, grandson of the late Billy Graham, will headline a three-day Christian celebration in Helena this fall.  Read more

Maybe you want pie of a the pizza variety. Check out MidiCi for a pizza topped with fresh mozzarella and quality ingredients. Read more

Magleby's Fresh is famous for their deserts -- especially for their chocolate cake, but did you know that they also offer pies? Their famous buttermilk pie has been their house specialty for more than 35 years. It is a light vanilla sponge cake in a pie crust served warm with raspberries and fresh whipped cream.  Read more

The Lehi Bakery is known for its square doughnuts, but did you know that you can also get their pies? They offer apple, blueberry, tripleberry, strawberry rhubarb, mince, banana cream, coconut cream, chocolate cream and lemon meringue. Read more

The Purple Turtle in Pleasant Grove sells homemade pie shakes -- apple pie, vanilla cream pie, banana cream pie and coconut cream pie. Read more

Kneaders has several whole pie options including banana cream, coconut cream, triple chocolate cream, raspberry cream cheese and lemon truffle. If a whole pie isn't your slice of pie, try one of their fruit or key lime tarts. Read more

If you visit the Provo Bakery, you can get a tasty treat in just the right size for you. Their dessert pie menu includes banana cream, chocolate cream, lemon cream, coconut cream, pumpkin, lemon meringue, apple, blueberry, cherry, mixed berry and peach. If you are looking for something a bit smaller, they also offer mini pies.  Read more

Billings has kept its financial nose clean.  Read more

Yellowstone Valley Brewing reopens to the public Wednesday after a seven-month overhaul. Read more

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for all of Wednesday across a broad swath of Montana, including Gallatin County. Read more

Beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, St. Peter’s Health is instituting visitor restrictions for the Regional Medical Center in an attempt to reduce exposure to the increasing flu cases and seasonal respiratory illnesses in the community. Read more

The Billings Chamber of Commerce and KULR8 recently announced American Ninja Warrior's stuntwoman Jessie Graff and host Akbar Gbajabiamila as the keynote speakers for the 2019 Billings Chamber Breakfast. Read more

Butte will have to wait at least another year for Expedition League baseball, since efforts to put companion, college-level summer teams in Helena and Bozeman haven’t panned out. Read more

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The biggest threat to the nation's primary lab for nuclear research is a prohibition from bringing in small quantities of spent nuclear fuel for research, the lab's director said Tuesday. Read more