Canada is set to open its border to fully-vaccinated U.S. travelers for nonessential travel starting Aug. 9. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who has been pushing the Canadian government to open the border as quickly and safely as possible because of the enormous impact on Montana’s economy, released the following statement: “Trade and travel across the U.S.-Canadian border is critical for

Christian Alexander Perez of Williston, N.D., was scheduled for two change of plea hearings in district court on Wednesday, July 14. When the hearings took place, however, Perez refused to admit guilt to the offenses. Perez is facing charges for criminal possession of dangerous drugs and criminal possession with the intent to distribute drugs. As part of the process of changing a plea to

For those looking to buy a home for the first time, Montana State University Extension has a MontGuide available discussing how Montana law allows individuals to have a special savings account to pay for homebuyer expenses and reduce state income taxes. According to Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist, as long as the money is left in the first-time homebuyer savings account

Over the next two months, school districts across Montana will be submitting plans to the state Office of Public Instruction specifying how they intend to use federal COVID-19 relief funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. But Superintendent Elsie Arntzen has recently expressed concern that some districts may fail to meet federal standards governing ARPA funds, and informed the U.S. Department

Amid a historic drought gripping Montana, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has announced that impacted Montana farmers and ranchers will begin receiving financial and technical assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA also announced that, following a Tester push, emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program acres may be authorized to provide additional relief