Three weeks after Amtrak’s Empire Builder derailed along a remote stretch of track on Montana’s Hi-Line, killing three and injuring scores more, a dozen lawsuits have been filed by passengers injured in the deadliest railroad accident in the United States since 2017. But those lawsuits against Amtrak and BNSF Railway, which owns the track the train was derailed on, might run into trouble

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has issued legal guidance on the status of the Biden administration’s announced federal vaccine mandate and discrimination based on vaccine status, which is illegal in Montana. The guidance is intended to alleviate confusion resulting from President Biden’s September 9 speech discussing his plans to compel private employers to force their employees to receive

more growth. How do you feel that Bainville can grow as a community? Portra: As ag and oil grow so will Bainville. We have an excellent school so families with school aged children like to live in the area. Romo: In the town of Bainville Policy Book, there is a Standing Committees section. 2.04.020. There are five standing committees that the mayor appoints in January of each year. 1.

After the Biden administration last week announced it would reopen the border between the U.S. and Canada for vaccinated Canadians, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has urged President Biden to allow for a complete reopening of the northern border for trade and travel. “Though long, long overdue, reopening the northern border is welcome news to Montanans whose families, businesses, and communities

As the cases of COVID requiring hospitalizations continues to climb in Roosevelt County, the Food and Drug Administration has released information on booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine booster is half the dose of the initial shots used in its two-shot vaccination. The company’s analysis says data on the immune response and

For the third straight meeting, Roosevelt County commissioners addressed a pay raise request for county attorney office’s employee Erika Fyfe. The request was denied at the first two meetings. Commission chair Gordon Oelkers said this will be the final request that he will approve to put the issue on the agenda. Oelkers made a motion to increase Fyfe’s salary to 83 percent of the