Republicans will continue holding strong majorities in both chambers of the Montana Legislature when next year’s session starts in January but will no longer have a veto-proof supermajority after Democrats picked up a handful of seats following redistricting and Tuesday’s election. While Tuesday’s election results are not yet finalized, tentative results with about 560,000 votes counted

A large collaborative project exploring a new oilseed crop led by scientists in Montana State University’s College of Agriculture was featured last month by the U.S. Department of Energy for its high scientific impact. The DOE featured work spearheaded by Chaofu Lu in MSU’s Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology in its Science Highlights series, which features research the DOE

Montana State University Extension will host the Cattle Academy on Nov. 19-20 at the Custer County Event Center in Miles City. The biennial regional conference is focused on providing beef cattle producers with information on timely topics, current research and innovative technologies related to beef cattle production and management. Taylor Brown, owner of Northern Broadcasting System, will

Montanans can open a medical care savings account or make deposits into existing MSAs before Dec. 31 to reduce their state income taxes for 2024, according to Marsha Goetting, Montana State University Extension family economics specialist. MSA account holders may deposit up to $4,500 to use for eligible medical expenses. A person with taxable income over $20,500 could save approximately $265

Roosevelt County commissioners approved a motion of intent to donate two properties to the city of Wolf Point during their weekly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 29. Wolf Point Mayor Chris Dschaak said the city council approved acquiring the properties at 517 Fourth Avenue and 245 Eureka Street, which are up for tax deed. Commissioners also approved resolution 2025-8 that directs the county treasurer to

The Wolf Point Community Organization approved $5,000 for a video project and $10,000 for a community meal during its monthly meeting held on Monday, Oct. 28. The video project is being coordinated by Dr. Joseph McGeshick. The video will provide an update of Native American traditional stories being put together on film with Fort Peck Community College. McGeshick said at a recent public