Obituaries across U.S. newspapers on Dec. 5, 2025, honored recent deaths with life details and memorial info.

Montana investigates elk shooting on private land and bear cub attack in separate incidents.

Montana is updating its driver’s licenses and IDs with enhanced security features and citizenship indicators, effective early 2026.

Helena narrows city manager search to three finalists ahead of December 10 decision.

A Connecticut teen found a 150-million-year-old dinosaur finger bone in Montana during a summer fossil dig.

Bozeman attorney Michael Rabb faces trial for a $6M+ fraud scheme involving a Texas hemp company that misled investors and farmers.

A Montana judge ruled the state must offer nonbinary gender markers on driver’s licenses, calling the current system unconstitutional.

Montana school gives every student a free, personalized book backpack to improve literacy.

A Montana driver was arrested for DUI with a blood alcohol level nearly five times the legal limit on December 1, 2025.

A 19-year-old pleaded guilty to careless driving in the Sept. 2025 death of 7-year-old Enoch Haworth in a Montana crosswalk.