The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) Aeronautics Board approved more than $2.85 million in funding during its Helena meeting Jan. 17-18. The requests were for a variety of improvement projects that focused on runway, taxiway and apron reconstruction, master plans, lighting enhancements, land easements, perimeter fencing, building construction and snow removal and weather equipment.

An economic staple in Eastern Montana for many years appears to be closing its doors. Sidney Sugars, the sugar beet processing plant owned by American Crystal Sugar Company, has informed its employees that the plant will close its operations beginning on April 14. The letter to employees stated, “There is not enough interest in growing sugar beets in the area to make it financially sustainable

Photojournalist Recalls Seeing Chinese Balloon Before It Was Identified The two Billings photojournalists who captured the Chinese surveillance balloon told their story Monday, Feb. 6, to a national television outlet and are talking with a statewide radio show as well. Chase Doak, who provided his photo of the balloon last week to the Daily Montanan, told Fox News he thought the ground