Yellowstone National Park changes mountain's name to remove 'offensive' name that honored massacre leader

Yellowstone National Park's Mount Doane was named after U.S. Army Lt. Gustavus Doane, who led an attack that resulted in a massacre that killed at least 173 Native Americans -- something Doane "bragged about for the rest of his life." Now the mountain will be renamed in order to remove the "offensive name" from America's first national park.

Missing Montana 3-year-old found 'in good spirits' after two days alone

A 3-year-old boy who had been missing in northwestern Montana for two days was found on Sunday "in good spirits," despite being "hungry, thirsty, and cold," the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office announced. 

Teen with Down syndrome allowed to stay in school longer to graduate despite age

Emily Pennington, 18, desperately wanted to graduate with her class next year, but the school board wouldn’t take up her case until her parents and the community kept rallying behind her.

900 bison at Yellowstone to be shot, slaughtered or quarantined in deal in reduce herd

An additional 200 bison among the park’s more than 5,000 bison could be captured or hunted in the late winter if those numbers are met, federal, tribal and state officials agreed in a meeting Wednesday.

Amtrak derailment victims identified as Georgia couple, Illinois man

The three people who died when a train derailed in rural Montana over the weekend included a Georgia couple who were on a cross-country trip to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and 29-year-old Illinois man who was traveling to Oregon with his wife.

Amtrak train derailment leaves 3 dead, several hurt in Montana

The Liberty County Sheriff's Office confirmed to FOX Television Stations that at least three people were killed after an Amtrak train derailed near Joplin, Montana.

Montana man accused of over 60 child sex abuse crimes gets one-year sentence

A man in Montana who was initially charged with more than 60 counts of child sex abuse has received a deferred one-year sentence after agreeing to a plea deal, according to reports.

Montana man charged with toppling Ten Commandments monument

Montana police arrested a man who they said pulled down a courthouse Ten Commandments monument with a chain and a pickup truck, according to reports.

Car full of teens plows into officer ordering them to stop, police say

A Montana officer needed surgery after being hit by a car full of teenagers driven by a 14-year-old boy, police said in a news release.

Bomb scare at Montana elementary school turns out to be false alarm

Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana's capital city on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb, but it turned out to be a plastic bottle filled with nuts and bolts left in the schoolyard.