Senator Jon Tester

KGVO News received word from KHQ-TV News in Spokane on Thursday night that an arrest has been made in the brutal slaying of Robert Tester, the nephew of Montana Senator Jon Tester.

The University of Montana has reported a 'non-stranger' sexual assault in one of the residence halls on campus.

At the Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday on the Missoula County Courthouse lawn, Montana senior Senator Jon Tester announced an appropriation of nearly $2 billion dollars for veterans health care. The vote was unanimous.

Newly appointed U.S. Veterans Administration Secretary Robert McDonald visited Missoula on Tuesday, accompanied by Montana Senator Jon Tester. At a press conference in the University Center on the UM campus, McDonald said his visit to Montana is primarily concerned with helping veterans in more rural areas...

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox said a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate has split Montana's two senators on the issue of an anti-human trafficking bill.

Over a hundred western Montana veterans turned out Wednesday evening at the National Guard and Reserve Center to meet with state VA officials.

Missoula County Sheriff T.J. McDermott said on Wednesday that there are only a few more steps remaining to return Captain Tony Rio to work after a shooting incident on New Year's Eve.

Montana’s Senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus reiterated the need to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline project in response to President Obama’s State of The Union address last night.

A Small Business Opportunity Workshop for woman will take place next month in Missoula focusing on helping Montana women get a jump-start on opening their own small business and creating jobs. The event at the University Center will feature a discussion with some of Montana’s leading female small business owners and highlight avenues women can take to get their business up-and-running...

Photo courtesy of West Point Public Affairs/Flickr Many veterans, especially in rural states like Montana, have difficulty making it to appointments or receiving needed services.