A Big Horn County woman has received a 10-year deferred imposition of sentence and was ordered to pay more than $101,000 in restitution after being convicted of financially exploiting her… Read More
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Gianforte, Forest Service Announce First Shared Forest Management
Gov. Greg Gianforte and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz announced two priority forest landscapes in Montana that will serve as the first major project areas under the state’s new… Read More
Parents’ rights advocates hail SCOTUS ruling against secret gender transitions
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Mirabelli v. Olson deciding against California’s law that allowed for gender transitions of school children without parental knowledge has met with… Read More
Stocks Fall for the Week as Investors Weigh Economic Signals
U.S. stocks closed lower this week as investors grappled with renewed uncertainty around interest rates, economic growth, and upcoming corporate earnings. The broad market benchmark, the S&P 500, posted a… Read More
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Legislature refuses to comply with SupCo order on judicial emails
The attorney general’s office late Monday told the Montana Supreme Court that Republican legislators will not comply with the court’s order to halt their attempts to acquire and publicize internal… Read More
Montana infrastructure gets C grade in White House report
Montana has 377 bridges and more than 1,485 miles of highway in poor condition, and 1 in 4 of the state’s public transit vehicles is ready for the scrapyard, according… Read More
Jamaican national arrested near Whitefish admits immigration crime
A Jamaican national who crossed into Montana from Canada near Eureka and was arrested with others near Whitefish after a 75-mile car chase admitted to an immigration charge in federal… Read More
MT Supreme Court takes unusual step to keep internal emails from being released
The Montana Supreme Court on Sunday put the brakes on a legislative inquiry into the state court administrator’s emails, which recent revelations have shown to contain judges’ polls on pending… Read More
Daines to Introduce Bill to Prevent Taxpayer Funded Handouts for Illegal Immigrants
U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced he will introduce a bill to stop taxpayer dollars from going to states that are making any direct or indirect payments to illegal immigrants. This follows news that… Read More
Rosendale, Tester and Daines Tour Fort Harrison with VA Secretary
This week, Representative Rosendale visited the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough and Senators Tester and Daines. They toured facilities, held meetings with senior… Read More
Stockman Bank Awarded with Highest Rating for Performance
Stockman Bank of Montana has once again been awarded the highest (5-Star) rating for financial strength and stability from the nation’s premier bank rating firm, BauerFinancial, Inc. This rating recognizes… Read More
Cattle Still King In Montana
Cattle are still king when it comes to total agriculture production in Montana. As a percentage of total revenue generated cattle production amounts to 56 percent with crops generating most… Read More
Attorney General Austin Knudsen Announces Temporary Relief to Help Student Drivers
Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced a temporary relief program today to clear a driver education backlog and help Montanans who are 15-years old get their learner’s permit and eventually a… Read More
Wilmot Collins seeking re-election as Helena’s mayor
On Monday, Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins has officially announced his intentions to run for re-election. “I want to continue to improve our wonderful home, and make it a better place… Read More
Legislature asking Corrections for details on reform results
More than three years into an overhaul of Montana’s criminal sentencing laws, the Legislature is preparing to ask the Corrections Department for extensive reporting on whether rehabilitation programs are working… Read More
Biden’s DOE just canceled $1.3 billion of student debt for 41,000 borrowers with disabilities
After he canceled student debt for about 72,000 defrauded borrowers two weeks ago, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced on Monday relief measures for borrowers with total and permanent disabilities. Under the previous… Read More
Study: Montana ranks among 10 least stressed states
Montana is the ninth least stressed state in the U.S., according to a new study, in large part because of financial, family and health-related factors. Personal finance website Wallethub ranked the states… Read More
Attorney General Knudsen Joins Lawsuit Over Biden Administration Energy Lease Moratorium
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, and 11 other state attorneys general filed today to block the Biden administration’s ongoing violation of the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA)… Read More
Billings – Bozeman Air Ambulance
Billings Clinic announced that it will establish a new helicopter air ambulance service in Bozeman. This is an expansion of its Billings-based fixed wing MedFlight Air Ambulance service and provides… Read More
Rep. Rosendale Introduces the Criminalize Fleeing from Immigration Enforcement Act
Representative Rosendale introduced the Criminalize Fleeing from Immigration Enforcement Act. With the Biden Border Crisis, the Southern Border is seeing increased instances of individuals fleeing Border Patrol agents and other… Read More
Daines Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Increase Public Safety, Support Montana Small Businesses
U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced a bipartisan bill, the “Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act,” to ensure that legal cannabis businesses have access to banks, credit unions and other financial institutions…. Read More
Montana and Texas Lead 21-State Lawsuit to Block Biden’s Illegitimate Keystone Cancellation
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 19 other state attorneys general filed suit today in United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas… Read More
Representative Rosendale Fights for Fair COVID Relief Funding for Montana Tribes
Representative Rosendale sent a letter to Secretary Yellen strongly encouraging she use certified, current tribal enrollment data to determine the funding formula for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,… Read More
Montana Highway Patrol Commissions Fifteen New Troopers
The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) commissioned 15 new troopers today at the 70th Advanced Academy Graduation ceremony at Helena’s Civic Center. MHP Colonel Steve Lavin and Attorney General Austin Knudsen… Read More
Daines Introduces Bill to Create and Protect Montana Coal Jobs, Reduce Emissions
U.S. Senator Steve Daines today reintroduced legislation to help create Montana coal jobs while reducing emissions. The bill, the “Carbon Capture Modernization Act,” supports the use of carbon capture, utilization… Read More
Gibson announces major expansion at Bozeman facility
A guitar manufacturer is planning a major expansion at its factory in Bozeman amid increasing demand for guitars during the COVID-19 pandemic. James “JC” Curleigh, president and CEO of Gibson… Read More
Stockman Bank of Montana announces appointment of new board member
Stockman Bank is pleased to announce Jim Drummond as the newest member of its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2021. Jim brings more than 43 years of banking and… Read More
Montana VA flies COVID vaccines to veterans with less access
KALISPELL, Mont. – Before sunrise Tuesday, the red lights of a small, fixed-wing airplane blinked in the sky against the dark silhouette of the Northern Rocky Mountains, heading to Glacier… Read More
Construction begins on new Bozeman Clinic location
Bozeman’s longest-running clinic is working on a new home. Bozeman Clinic opened in the 1930s and, while it’s remained an independent clinic, has leased a location on the Bozeman Health Deaconess… Read More
Gianforte talks economic priorities at ranch north of Livingston
Cattle wandered through a field dotted with cottonwood trees on the Hayhook Ranch as Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte toured the property in the Shields Valley on Thursday to discuss one… Read More
New Navy submarine named for Montana launched in Virginia
The U.S. Navy announced that the USS Montana, a Virginia-class submarine, launched Wednesday in Newport News, VA. Wednesday’s launch brings the USS Montana one step closer to being commissioned into… Read More
KRH Nurses Picket as Collective-Bargaining Negotiations Grow Heated
A steady stream of unionized Kalispell Regional Healthcare nurses, joined by supporters, took to the picket line on Feb. 23 to publicize complaints about hospital administrators who they say are… Read More
Daines is top Republican on Senate health subcommittee
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, a member of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, has been named as the top Republican on the panel’s Subcommittee on Health Care. Daines, who was re-elected… Read More
Desperate for more planes, cargo airlines are buying up aging passenger jets.
A unique fleet of aircraft is fueling the explosive growth of e-commerce as consumers turn to online shopping during the pandemic and retailers promise faster-than-ever delivery times. And while air… Read More
Face masks once again required in Laurel schools
Face masks will once again be required in all Laurel schools. The Laurel School Board voted 4-2 Thursday to revise its policy after the teachers and classified staff unions threatened… Read More
Southwest Airlines to take flight at Bozeman airport
In its 50th year of service, Southwest Airlines is coming to the state of Montana on May 27, 2021, with the addition of service to Bozeman Yellowstone Int’l Airport (BZN)…. Read More
Hawaiian tourists bribed an airport screener with $3,000 to bypass covid-19 protocols, police say
Two travelers visiting Hawaii from Louisiana were arrested on Friday and accused of offering a Honolulu airport screener $3,000 to let them pass without quarantining or providing the negative coronavirus tests required… Read More
Legislators table bill to delay recreational marijuana
Legislators tabled Montana House Bill 427 aimed to delay sales of recreational marijuana by a year. If the bill doesn’t go through, recreational sales will begin in January of next… Read More
MT House endorses amended version of bill to compensate wrongfully imprisoned
The Montana House on Friday endorsed, for a second time, a bill to compensate those imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit – but, in an amended form that imposes more… Read More
Governor Gianforte Signs Constitutional Carry Bill Into Law
Governor Greg Gianforte today signed House Bill 102 into law. The new law protects Montanans’ Second Amendment rights and promotes public safety. “Every law-abiding Montanan should be able to defend… Read More
Montana Department of Justice, Montana Beer and Wine Distributors Association Partner to Fight Human Trafficking in Montana
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced a new partnership called the Sentinel Project between the Department of Justice (DOJ), Montana Beer and Wine Distributors Association (MBWDA), and Montana Association… Read More
IRS: All stimulus checks have been sent
The IRS said on Tuesday that all of the economic impact checks from December’s stimulus bill have been sent to Americans. According to the IRS, 147 million checks were sent… Read More
Montana bill would designate antifa as domestic terrorism
Montana lawmakers are considering a bill that would designate antifa as a domestic terrorism group, despite no evidence of antifa activities in the state. Bill sponsor Republican Braxton Mitchell told… Read More
New report ranks Montana as #1 state to open a small business
GREAT FALLS — Many factors contribute to how successful a small business is, but according to a recent study, Montana is the best state to open a small business. The… Read More
Attorney General Says Senator Tester Didn’t Side With Montana.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen told KGVO News that he has been in communication with many western states regarding the cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline. “We are leading a… Read More
Bullock tapped to lead “dark money” political group
Former Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has a new gig in politics. Bullock was one of three Democrats named as co-chairs to lead American Bridge 21st Century, a group aiming to… Read More
Senate votes to advance budget resolution for Biden’s relief plan
At 5:34 am on Friday, the Senate voted 51-50 to advance the budget resolution that will be used to facilitate passage of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal, with… Read More
Consumer watchdog sees surge in Robinhood complaints
A U.S. consumer watchdog saw a surge in complaints regarding Robinhood last week, with some clients claiming they were unable to liquidate holdings and move to other brokerage firms. The… Read More
Long-term unemployment is close to a Great Recession record
Long-term unemployment is edging toward a historical peak, almost a year into the pandemic-fueled downturn. Workers are deemed to be “long-term unemployed” when their jobless spell is longer than six… Read More
Amazon lost its bid to require in-person voting for a union election in Alabama
The National Labor Relations Board on Friday denied Amazon’s request to require in-person voting for a union election at a fulfilment center in Bessemer, Alabama, allowing a mail-in effort to… Read More
SpaceX says its Starlink satellite internet service now has over 10,000 users
SpaceX disclosed in a public filing on Thursday that its Starlink satellite internet service now has “over 10,000 users in the United States and abroad.” “Starlink’s performance is not theoretical… Read More
Environmental group appeals decision on southwest Montana timber projects
An environmental law firm has appealed a federal district court judge’s decision to dismiss its lawsuit challenging three timber projects in southwest Montana. John Meyer, attorney for the Cottonwood Environmental… Read More