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Knudsen Waives MVD Fees for Citizenship Marker This July

Attorney general says MVD will waive renewal and replacement fees in July for Montanans adding the state’s new eagle-in-flight citizenship marker Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced that the state’s… Read More

June 22, 2026

Poll: Alme Holds Commanding Lead in Senate Race

Survey shows Republican Kurt Alme up 19 points as Bankhead and Bodnar split the opposition vote A new poll shows Democrats and independents divided between two candidates running against Republican… Read More

June 21, 2026

SpaceX Becomes World’s Fifth Most Valuable Company

Stock’s blistering post-IPO run has investors betting on Musk’s broader ambitions in AI, even as some analysts call the valuation overheated Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the Elon Musk-led rocket and… Read More

June 21, 2026

Knudsen Asks Supreme Court to Toss Cromwell’s Bid to End Supervisory Control

Attorney General Austin Knudsen asked the Montana Supreme Court to dismiss a petition from Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell seeking to end Knudsen’s supervisory control over her office, according to… Read More

June 21, 2026

Camp Lejeune Modernizes Tactical Driving With High-Tech Realism

The Marine Corps is taking a leap forward in tactical vehicle training, trading unnecessary wear and tear for high-tech, immersive realism at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. With… Read More

June 21, 2026

Nobel Laureate John Jumper to Leave Google DeepMind for Anthropic

Senior research scientist John Jumper said Friday he would leave Google DeepMind to join Anthropic, the latest high-profile departure from the tech giant’s AI research division. Jumper, who shared the… Read More

June 21, 2026

Gianforte Honors Veterans in Billings, Miles City

Governor recognized two veterans with Montana’s top commendation and addressed the state VFW’s annual convention Gov. Greg Gianforte recently continued his 56 County Tour and honored veterans in Yellowstone and… Read More

June 21, 2026

Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital Signs $725 Million Conditional Loan Commitment

Financing aims to scale domestic rare-earth processing as Washington pushes to secure a mine-to-magnet supply chain The U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital said Thursday it has signed… Read More

June 20, 2026

Snap Spins Off Gen-AI Video Team to Form Dotmo, a New Independent Firm

Social-media company sheds in-house AI video unit as it looks to rein in the rising costs of developing generative-AI models and immersive gaming products Snap Inc. is carving out its… Read More

June 19, 2026

Texas Supreme Court rejects attempt to block beach closures for SpaceX launches

Siding with SpaceX and the attorney general’s office, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that environmental groups did not have a right to sue to preserve public access to… Read More

June 19, 2026

Idaho DHW Launches Rural Health Transformation Funding

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has released its first round of funding opportunity overviews under the Rural Health Transformation Program, marking a significant step forward in the state’s… Read More

June 18, 2026

Montana State named best school for military spouses and veterans in the country

Abutting the first-floor hallway of Montana State University’s Romney Hall, the Travis W. Atkins Veteran Support Center resembles a typical campus study space. But through the center doors is much more. Equipped with rows of tables, printers and grab-and-go… Read More

June 18, 2026

California sues over construction of alleged ICE facility

(The Center Square) – California is suing U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies to stop construction of what plaintiffs say is an ICE holding facility near an agricultural… Read More

June 17, 2026

Cheyenne Democrat Britney Tennant Eyes House Seat

Britney Tennant, chief executive of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter and longtime nonprofit leader, announced her candidacy for the Wyoming House of Representatives in District 11, running as a Democrat on… Read More

June 17, 2026

Montana Named Top State to Start a Business

Montana earned recognition as one of the nation’s premier destinations for entrepreneurs, landing in the top 15 states in a WalletHub study ranking all 50 states on their business startup… Read More

June 17, 2026

Judge recommends medical parole for inmate who had been on Texas death row for 47 years

After nearly half a century on Texas death row, Clarence Curtis Jordan was resentenced this week to life in prison by a Harris County judge who also recommended that the… Read More

June 16, 2026

North Dakota Secures DAPL Protest Settlement

The Justice Department announced a final settlement with the state of North Dakota in the case of North Dakota v. United States, resolving litigation stemming from the violent and disruptive… Read More

June 16, 2026

DEQ Greenlights Columbia Gold Project Near Lincoln

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has approved an Exploration License Amendment for Sentinel Metals and issued a final Environmental Assessment for the Columbia Gold Project, located near Lincoln in… Read More

June 16, 2026

Zinke Introduces Bill to Renew Great American Outdoors Act

Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke joined House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) in introducing the Great American Outdoors Act 250, legislation designed… Read More

June 16, 2026

Daines Pushes Bipartisan Bill to Shield Taxpayer Privacy

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is taking aim at unauthorized disclosures of taxpayer information, introducing bipartisan legislation that would dramatically increase criminal and civil penalties for those who mishandle or… Read More

June 16, 2026

Education Department admits it violated court order in Title IX cases

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education confirmed a whistleblower’s allegations that the agency violated a federal court order while handling Title IX cases tied to gender identity and… Read More

June 15, 2026

Former Intelligence Community Contractor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Kickbacks

A former U.S. Intelligence Community contractor pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit offenses against the United States after soliciting and accepting more than half a million dollars in illegal kickbacks… Read More

June 15, 2026

Pentagon Launches New Pay Program for Cyber Warriors

The Department of War announced the creation of the Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay program, a sweeping overhaul of how the military compensates its elite cyber warfighters, aimed at attracting, developing… Read More

June 15, 2026

Justice Department Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has approved Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing the largest regulatory hurdle facing one of the most closely watched media mergers… Read More

June 15, 2026

Dark Money Funds Montana’s Anti-Dark Money Campaign

A Montana ballot initiative promising to strip dark money from elections is itself being bankrolled almost entirely by a so-called dark money organization — a glaring contradiction that even its… Read More

June 15, 2026

UM Launches State’s First Public PA Program, Tackling Rural Healthcare Shortage

The University of Montana will launch the first public physician associate program in the state this fall, addressing a major shortage of healthcare workers. The new program recently received accreditation-provisional… Read More

June 14, 2026

Trump Expands Commercial Fishing in Pacific Waters

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation restoring commercial fishing access to nearly half a million square miles of Pacific Ocean waters, the latest in a series of actions the administration… Read More

June 14, 2026

Judge Rejects Ellsworth’s Immunity Claims in Corruption Case

A Montana district court judge has dealt a significant blow to embattled state Sen. Jason Ellsworth, rejecting all five motions filed by his attorneys seeking to dismiss a criminal corruption… Read More

June 14, 2026

South Dakota AG Backs Bipartisan Legal Aid Push

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has signed onto a bipartisan coalition of 40 state attorneys general urging Congress to maintain federal funding for the Legal Services Corporation, the nation’s… Read More

June 14, 2026

Montana Joins Initiative to Open Trump Accounts for Foster Youth

Governor Greg Gianforte announced Montana joined First Lady Melania Trump’s initiative to expand access to Trump Accounts for children in the foster care system, providing a financial foundation for young… Read More

June 14, 2026

House Passes Zinke Military Sales Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Ryan Zinke’s Allied Defense Sales Act, legislation designed to strengthen American manufacturing by making it easier for allied nations to jointly purchase U.S.-made… Read More

June 13, 2026

Feds suspend funding to Los Angeles homelessness agency

(The Center Square) – A federal agency suspended taxpayer funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority on Thursday, effective immediately. A letter was sent to the city of Los Angeles… Read More

June 13, 2026

Knudsen Leads 22-State Coalition Urging Congress to Fund Border Agencies

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 22 state attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Secure America Act, legislation that would provide long-term, stable funding for… Read More

June 13, 2026

Montana State Rodeo Teams Head to College National Finals for Third Straight Year

Sixteen Montana State University student-athletes will travel to Casper, Wyoming, next week to compete in the College National Finals Rodeo, representing the Bobcats as Big Sky Region champions for the… Read More

June 13, 2026

SpaceX Makes History With Record-Breaking $75 Billion IPO

Elon Musk’s SpaceX priced its initial public offering Thursday, raising $75 billion and cementing the rocket maker’s place among the world’s most valuable companies in what stands as the largest… Read More

June 13, 2026

Montana State chemistry student wins prestigious Astronaut Scholarship

Montana State University student Peyton Summerhill has wanted to be a scientist for as long as she can remember. “For so many years as a kid, I was looking around… Read More

June 12, 2026

Talarico lands endorsement from lawyer who defended Paxton in impeachment, securities fraud cases

WASHINGTON — One of the lawyers who defended Attorney General Ken Paxton during his three-year-old impeachment trial endorsed Democrat James Talarico Monday in Texas’ U.S. Senate race. Dan Cogdell, a… Read More

June 12, 2026

Montana State student garners awards for community service and saving a student organization

BOZEMAN — Kollen Pipinich keeps his schedule full. It’s a delicate balance, he said. As a full-time student at Montana State University, he spends much of his day in classes…. Read More

June 12, 2026

Kalispell Educator Named Montana History Teacher of the Year

KALISPELL, Mont. — Kristopher Schreiner, an 18-year veteran of Kalispell Middle School’s history department, was named the 2026 Centennial Bell Montana History Teacher of the Year, recognized for an immersive… Read More

June 12, 2026

Cuban Calls for Radical Simplification of U.S. Health Care System

NEW YORK — Billionaire entrepreneur and Cost Plus Drugs co-founder Mark Cuban argued that the American health care system has become so unnecessarily complicated that the most effective reform would… Read More

June 12, 2026

UM Journalism Program Wins Big at National Hearst Championships

The University of Montana School of Journalism capped one of its most successful seasons in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program when recent graduate Maddie McCuddy won the National Photojournalism Championship… Read More

June 11, 2026

Researchers put a number on how much debt U.S. can carry

(The Center Square) – The United States has about 20 years to change course on its national debt before it reaches the estimated limits of its debt capacity, according to… Read More

June 11, 2026

National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target list

National Democrats on Wednesday unveiled their most ambitious list of targets in the Texas House in years, adding a dozen districts, on top of three previously announced seats, to their… Read More

June 11, 2026

North Dakota Launches New Medicaid Fraud Prevention Strategy

BISMARCK, N.D. — Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced that North Dakota Health and Human Services launched a new two-year strategy to strengthen oversight, prevent fraud, and ensure the integrity of the… Read More

June 11, 2026

National Security Memorandum Puts AI at Center of U.S. Military Strategy

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum establishing a new framework to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence across the U.S. military and intelligence community, directing… Read More

June 11, 2026

ICE pushes back after Spokane schools adopts immigration enforcement policy

(The Center Square) – Spokane Public Schools adopted a standalone immigration policy on Wednesday that requires federal agents to obtain the superintendent’s permission to access the district’s property. The SPS… Read More

June 10, 2026

Montana governor to Washington companies: We want your business

(The Center Square) – The Governor of Montana tells The Center Square he hopes to lure more out of state business expansion into his state, following this week’s announcement that… Read More

June 10, 2026

Three Americans Arrested for Allegedly Plotting to Support ISIS

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The FBI arrested three men Friday morning in Kansas and California on charges that they conspired to provide material support to ISIS, allegedly discussing violent attacks… Read More

June 10, 2026

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