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UM Selects Interim Vice President for Research and Creative Scholarship

The University of Montana recently selected Dr. Paul Lukacs to serve as interim vice president for research and creative scholarship. Starting July 2, he will take the reins of UM’s… Read More

July 1, 2026

Montana’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.4%

Montana’s unemployment rate ticked down to 3.4% in May, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced, remaining below the national unemployment rate, which held steady at 4.3% over the month. “Since taking office,… Read More

July 1, 2026

Arizona Woman Pleads Guilty to $7.7 Million Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

An Arizona woman pleaded guilty to attempting to steal more than $7.7 million in government funds by filing false tax returns with the IRS. According to court documents, Regina Durkin… Read More

July 1, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court allows late mail-in ballots to be counted

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision on Monday, ruled that states can accept and count mail-in ballots received after the federal Election Day. The decision comes out of… Read More

June 30, 2026

Texas Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by survivors of Uvalde school shooting

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by Robb Elementary students and teachers who argued failures by the Department of Public Safety and Uvalde County contributed to a… Read More

June 30, 2026

Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC members

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision on Monday, allowed President Donald Trump to fire Rebecca Slaughter, a member of the Federal Trade Commission. Trump fired Slaughter in March… Read More

June 30, 2026

Montana Charges Two in Medicaid Fraud Cases

The Montana Department of Justice’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit recently uncovered more than $1 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims and filed charges in two cases, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced…. Read More

June 30, 2026

Gov. Rhoden’s Anti-Doxxing Bills to Take Effect

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden’s anti-doxxing bills, House Bill 1084 and House Bill 1298, will take effect July 1. “Protecting our law enforcement officers and public servants from doxxing is… Read More

June 30, 2026

North Dakota Awards $600,000 to Native American-Owned Small Businesses

The North Dakota Department of Commerce has awarded $600,000 through the Native American Small Business Support Program to help Native American-owned small businesses expand operations, strengthen competitiveness and create lasting… Read More

June 30, 2026

Two Sentenced in Tren de Aragua ATM Fraud Case

Carlos Javier Padron, 36, an illegal alien from Venezuela, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars… Read More

June 30, 2026

Laurel Group Sues to Block State Mental Health Facility

A grassroots group of Laurel residents is asking a state judge to halt all planning and construction of a proposed forensic mental health facility after the state purchased 114 acres… Read More

June 29, 2026

Bodnar’s “Independent” Bid Built on Democratic Money, Operatives

Seth Bodnar has spent his Senate campaign positioning himself as a red-state outsider unbeholden to party machinery, but the financial picture behind his candidacy tells a more complicated story than… Read More

June 29, 2026

Gianforte, DNRC Applaud Forest Service Tri-Forest Management Plan

Gov. Greg Gianforte and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation applauded the U.S. Forest Service’s Montana Tri-Forest Federal Sustained-Yield Unit management plan, which is intended to support the… Read More

June 29, 2026

Sheehy’s VA Home Loan Bill Clears Congress

The U.S. House of Representatives advanced Sen. Tim Sheehy’s bipartisan VA Home Loan Awareness Act as part of a larger package of housing legislation, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing… Read More

June 29, 2026

Pentagon Launches Defense Investment Tracker

The Department of War’s Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy announced the launch of an interactive public website tracking the department’s investments in domestic and… Read More

June 29, 2026

Stalley Appointed Seventh Circuit Judge

Gov. Larry Rhoden announced the appointment of Cassidy Stalley as a circuit judge in South Dakota’s Seventh Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the appointment of Justice Robert Gusinsky… Read More

June 28, 2026

North Dakota Debuts Dakota BOT for Public Services

The North Dakota Department of Commerce and North Dakota Information Technology have partnered to launch Dakota BOT, a new AI-powered chatbot designed to improve how citizens, businesses and visitors access… Read More

June 28, 2026

Federal Judge Denies Molnar’s Bid to Return to PSC Office

Montana Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar will remain unable to work from the PSC’s offices in Helena for now, after a federal judge denied his request for an order allowing… Read More

June 28, 2026

Montana State Awards 2026 Presidential Scholarships to 22 Students

Montana State University’s most prestigious scholarship was awarded to 22 high school graduates from across the nation and the world, including 13 students from Montana. The MSU Presidential Scholarship is… Read More

June 28, 2026

Zinke Celebrates $53.8 Million in PILT Funding for Montana Counties

Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke celebrated the release of $53,889,068 in Payments in Lieu of Taxes funding for Montana counties, an increase of more than $7.3 million over 2025 disbursements…. Read More

June 28, 2026

Treasury Sanctions Networks Fueling Sudan’s War

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on eight individuals and entities linked to procurement and recruitment networks that the agency said continue to… Read More

June 28, 2026

Knudsen Leads 23-State Effort Urging Senate to Confirm Blanche

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to confirm Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the next attorney general… Read More

June 27, 2026

New Members Named to Minneapolis Fed Advisory Council

Appointees offer insight on community banking, regional economy, including one from Montana Three community bank executives were appointed this spring to an advisory council by Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis… Read More

June 27, 2026

Federal panel proposes new definition for sports betting

(The Center Square) – Betting on a football score isn’t gambling. At least not according to the federal Commodities Futures Trading Commission. The commission recently proposed rule changes to strengthen… Read More

June 26, 2026

Sheridan County Man Charged With Child Sex Abuse

Prosecutors in the Montana Attorney General’s Office have charged a Sheridan County man with 25 felony counts of sexual assault and drug-related crimes, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced. The charges… Read More

June 26, 2026

Minnesota special districts report $5.4B debt, federal aid declines

(The Center Square) – Minnesota’s special districts reported $5.4 billion in outstanding long-term debt in 2023, while increasingly relying on state funding as pandemic-era federal aid declined. This is according to… Read More

June 25, 2026

Ted Cruz bill to regulate college sports in NIL era advances

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz took a big bipartisan swing last month when he unveiled a compromise bill with Democrats to regulate college sports, a play he believes is the only… Read More

June 25, 2026

Ken Paxton and James Talarico are neck and neck in U.S. Senate race, new poll finds

Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are neck and neck in the race for U.S. Senate, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Texas Politics Project at… Read More

June 25, 2026

Illegal immigrants across U.S. get financial aid for college

Taxpayers help subsidize illegal immigrants in 21 states, including California, Texas, Illinois, New York State financial aid continues to expand within higher education, allowing money to go to eligible illegal… Read More

June 25, 2026

Supreme Court backs immigration officials in green-card holder reentry case

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a federal appeals court ruling in an immigration case Tuesday and returned the case to the court for an alternative ruling. In a 6-3… Read More

June 25, 2026

Gianforte Highlights Rural Investments on County Tour

Gov. Greg Gianforte last week continued his 56 County Tour, spotlighting innovations and investments in Montana’s rural communities in Big Horn, Rosebud, Treasure and Prairie counties. “Across Montana, rural communities… Read More

June 24, 2026

California’s billionaire tax officially heads to Nov. 3 ballot

(The Center Square) – The controversial union-backed billionaire tax in California is officially heading to the Nov. 3 ballot. Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced the California Billionaire Tax Act… Read More

June 24, 2026

Poll: Data center opposition more important than competition with China

(The Center Square) – American voters believe building more data centers in the United States are not worth the potential strain on local electricity, water and infrastructure and that the… Read More

June 24, 2026

Fifteen Charged in Massachusetts Benefit-Fraud Sweep

The Justice Department said fifteen individuals — eleven described as illegal aliens and four U.S. citizens — have been charged in Massachusetts in connection with more than $1.4 million in… Read More

June 23, 2026

Barry Diller Bids $18 Billion to Take MGM Resorts Private

Barry Diller’s People Inc. submitted a non-binding proposal to MGM Resorts International’s board on June 1 to acquire the roughly 74% of the company it doesn’t already own, in a… Read More

June 23, 2026

Sheridan County Man Charged With Child Sex Abuse

Prosecutors in the Montana Attorney General’s Office have charged a Sheridan County man with 25 felony counts of sexual assault and drug-related crimes, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced. The charges… Read More

June 23, 2026

Talarico goes all-in with attack on Paxton plea deal in child sex abuse case

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday slammed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent, for a plea deal his office offered a Waco man who was charged… Read More

June 23, 2026

Montana History Festival to Mark Heritage Center’s Full Opening

Five-day celebration in Helena will run June 24-28 with free tours, workshops and a Capitol Lawn finale The Montana Historical Society will host the Montana History Festival from Wednesday, June… Read More

June 23, 2026

DOE Names Travis Kavulla as Bonneville Power Administration Chief

Former Montana utility regulator will lead the $4 billion federal power-marketing agency serving the Pacific Northwest U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced Travis Kavulla as administrator and CEO of… Read More

June 22, 2026

Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pvt. Joe Gandara

Army Pvt. Joe Gandara was a paratrooper who fought in France during World War II. Little is known about him other than that he was the son of Mexican immigrants…. Read More

June 22, 2026

Daines-Backed “America the Beautiful Act” Clears Senate Energy Committee

Bipartisan bill to reauthorize national park maintenance fund heads to Senate floor with 64 cosponsors Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) said Wednesday that his bipartisan “America the Beautiful Act,” co-authored with… Read More

June 22, 2026

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

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