In a bit of irony, the hit TV series Yellowstone is viewed as another major contributing factor. The Montana-based drama centers on a longtime rancher’s fight to protect his vast sprawl of multigenerational land from developers amid a booming population growth.

Montana’s rising cost of living featured in a debate Wednesday between the state's governor and his challenger in the upcoming election

The GOP Senate hopeful made the case to supporters that his closely watched race in Montana is riding on far higher stakes than control of the upper chamber

We formed that department so little Black girls could go to school down South and we could have integrated schooling. We don’t need that anymore," the Republican said.

Tuesday was the deadline for all candidates in federal races to submit their October Quarterly campaign finance reports to the Federal Election Commision.ANCHOR

The Montana Democratic Party printed a political flyer with candidates running for statewide office — but without Secretary of State candidate Jesse Mullen. Mullen is running against incumbent Republican Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen.

Democrat Jesse Mullen and Libertarian John Lamb take aim at Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen’s record on election oversight.

Republican incumbent Gov. Greg Gianforte and Democratic challenger Ryan Busse will square off in their first and only debate Wednesday.

Despite the fact that Tester is trailing in the polls, the Democrats appear to be making a final push for Montana's Senate seat.

State Auditor Troy Downing is poised to ride the region’s reliably Republican electorate into office over Democrat John Driscoll and write-in candidate Reilly Neill of Livingston.

Both Democrats and Republicans are eyeing Montana’s seat held by Democrat Jon Tester as key in determining the national majority in the U.S. Senate. Tester is seeking his fourth term against political outsider and veteran Tim Sheehy.