Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced the launch of the inaugural Governor’s Youth Hunting Story Contest, open to Montana youth and apprentice hunters ages 10 to 17. “Hunting is a proud tradition in Montana that will be carried on by the next generation,” Gianforte said. “To celebrate our hunting heritage, I invite Montana’s youth and apprentice hunters who harvest an animal

Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.93/g on Monday, Sept. 26, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 19.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 60.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 5.1 cents in the last week and stands at $4.88

As a direct result of his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., secured $26 million for the state of Montana to clean its watersheds and deliver clean drinking water across the state. “Access to clean drinking water and reliable water infrastructure is essential to the health, safety, and economic growth of Montana’s communities,” said

Roosevelt County reported 23 active COVID cases as of Friday, Sept. 23. There have been 3,618 total cases in the county. Roosevelt County Health Department hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Wolf Point the first and third Thursdays of the month, and in Culbertson on the fourth Thursday. Clinics for children 5-11 years of age are held every three weeks on Fridays. Please call 406-653-6223 for a COVID

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D.Mont., noted that the state’s agriculture industry is experiencing mixed results as harvest ends for most of Montana’s crops. The Democrat said ag prices are decent and the quality is good, but production was down for many growers. “It’s easily solved with good old-fashioned rain,” Tester said. During the conference call with Montana’s media members

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has announced $94,250 has been awarded to Horses Spirits Healing, Inc., a nonprofit organization outside of Billings that specializes in equine therapy for veterans. This funding will help disabled veterans in Montana improve their independence, well-being, and quality of life through adaptive sports and therapeutic arts programs. “Year after year, Horses Spirits

In a private ceremony in Billings with leaders from the local Federal Bureau of Investigation field office and officials flown in from Salt Lake City, UT, the Yellowstone County Area Human Trafficking Task Force was presented with a Director’s Community Leadership Award on behalf of national FBI director Christopher Wray. The special agent in charge of the Salt Lake City region publicly announced

The Montana Secretary of State’s office spent about $1.3 million on legal fees, far surpassing its $100,000 budget, defending election laws being challenged in courts in the state. According to a report to the Revenue Interim Committee last week, the legislature budgeted $100,000 to the office for election litigation. The additional money was taken from the office’s enterprise fund, which

officials make clear that the new merchant code was created and adopted in concert with various state actors, which may additionally create the potential for both civil and criminal liability for conspiracy to deprive Americans of their civil rights,” the coalition of attorneys general wrote. “Social policy should be debated and determined within our political institutions. Americans are tired