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Billings Man Charged With Insurance Fraud

BILLINGS, Mont. — A Billings man has been charged with felony criminal insurance fraud after state investigators alleged he filed a false claim involving several lawnmowers he reported stolen. Adam… Read More

Federal Jury Convicts Clinic Owner in TRICARE Fraud and Kickback Scheme

FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal jury convicted Texas mental health clinic owner Kevin D. Curry, 64, of Frisco, in a scheme prosecutors said generated more than $26 million in… Read More

White House App Tops Apple News Rankings

WASHINGTON — The official White House mobile app rose to the top of Apple’s News category this week and moved into the App Store’s overall Top 20, as the Trump… Read More

Montanans May Be Eligible for Payments From $96.5 Million Generic Drug Settlement

HELENA, Mont. — Montanans who purchased certain generic prescription drugs between 2009 and 2019 may be eligible for compensation from a series of settlements totaling about $96.5 million over allegations… Read More

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Montana’s judicial branch at center of power struggle

Power over Montana’s judicial branch is at the center of a debate over the constitutionality of a new law that gives the governor more options to fill midterm vacancies on the state bench. Senate Bill… Read More

Chronic Wasting Disease Test Developed by Scientists

Scientists have developed a new way to test live animals for chronic wasting disease that holds promise for one day detecting the illness in the wild. “We need to do… Read More

Montana man attacked by grizzly bear has died

Family and friends of Carl Mock, who was attacked by a grizzly bear on Thursday morning, say that he passed away on Saturday morning. The West Yellowstone man, who was… Read More

Broker who sold Billings mansion donating $50K of commission to local charities

The broker who sold Billings’ largest mansion announced Monday she’s donating $50,000 of her commission to five Billings charities. Dawn Maddux, owner of Missoula-based Engel & Volkers Western Frontier, created… Read More

MSUB pauses vaccinations using Johnson and Johnson vaccine

Students and faculty members at City College will not be vaccinated Tuesday after the state of Montana shut down vaccination clinics using the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Riverstone Health secured… Read More

DEQ and Partners Continue Major Cleanup in Wheatland County

the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Brownfields program, in collaboration with the City of Harlowton, will begin removal of contaminated soils at the historic Harlowton Railyard in Wheatland County… 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

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

Emergency Rent, Utility Assistance Now Available for Montanans Financially Impacted by COVID-19

Governor Greg Gianforte today announced that the Montana Emergency Rental Assistance program is taking applications from Montanans who have lost income and are at risk of housing instability due to… 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

Sixty officers to graduate from Law Enforcement Academy

Sixty officers from 40 different agencies in the state will graduate Tuesday from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy in Helena. Attorney General Austin Knudsen is set to give a keynote… Read More

Governor Gianforte Honors Montana’s Vietnam Veterans

Governor Greg Gianforte today issued a proclamation marking today as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day in Montana. The governor’s proclamation recognizes Vietnam veterans, and their families, for their selfless service… 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

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

Montana State pays $200,000 in civil settlement to former professor accused of harassment

Montana State University agreed to pay a former professor accused of sexual harassment and discrimination and a former graduate student a settlement of $200,000. The settlement is the result of… Read More

Former Montana Tech football player charged with two counts of felony sexual intercourse without consent

A former Montana Tech and Jefferson High School football player, Derek James Nygaard, was charged Tuesday with two counts of felony sexual intercourse without consent. Butte-Silver Bow prosecutors formally charged… Read More

Governor Gianforte Extends Tax Filing Deadline to May 17

Governor Greg Gianforte today extended the payment and filing deadlines for Montana individual income taxpayers’ 2020 tax returns to May 17, 2021. “Last year brought real, serious challenges to Montanans, and… Read More

Montana Highway Patrol Awards Three Troopers Award of Valor

HELENA – Three Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) troopers received the Patrol’s highest award – the Award of Valor – in a ceremony today at the Attorney General’s Office. Montana Attorney… Read More

Bigfork School Board Pushes Back Repeal of Mask Mandate

The Bigfork School District Board of Trustees voted Wednesday night to extend the district’s mask mandate through April 9 after the teachers union expressed concerns over an earlier decision to… 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

CDC announces guidelines for fully vaccinated people

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now advising that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather indoors with others who have the jab — without masks or social… Read More

Governor Gianforte Welcomes First Resident to Southwest Montana Veterans Home

“Today is a great day for the many veterans who call Montana home,” Governor Gianforte said. “They served our country, and we, and our country, must keep our commitments to… 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

Montana Lottery, DOJ Team Up for Problem Gambling Public Information Campaign

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month and the Montana Lottery and Montana Department of Justice are partnering together to remind Montanans to “Keep It Balanced” in a new public information… 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

Three veterans’ organizations to receive donations after settlement agreement

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced three veterans’ organizations in the state will receive $25,000 as part of a settlement agreement involving an illegal raffle enterprise and the Montana… Read More

Whitefish open meeting lawsuit headed to trial

After a failed attempt at negotiations, a lawsuit filed by a planning consultant claiming the city of Whitefish violated open meeting laws is scheduled for a bench trial this spring…. 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

Commissioner Downing Offers Tips to Avoid Consumer Fraud

In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Troy Downing reminds Montanans to remain diligent regarding bad actors and con artists. Montanan’s, particularly senior citizens, are… Read More

Feds won’t intervene in BNSF suit against asbestos clinic

The federal government decided last week it will not intervene in a lawsuit against the Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby that alleges the nonprofit clinic committed Medicare fraud… Read More

Helena Man Charged With Nine Felony Counts for Criminal Insurance Fraud and Theft of Premium

The Office of the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance has filed criminal charges against Mark Anthony Biegler, alleging four counts of criminal insurance fraud and five counts of theft of… Read More

MHP Trooper Recruitment Cycle Underway

Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that a new Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Trooper recruitment cycle is underway. MHP is accepting applications now through March 24 for at least ten… 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

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

MT Attorney General announces partnership to fight human trafficking

Montana Attorney General, Austin Knudsen, announced a new partnership called the Sentinel Project between the Department of Justice (DOJ), Montana Beer and Wine Distributors Association (MBWDA), and Montana Association of… 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

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