“undermined the role and responsibilities” of locally elected school officials. “Your conduct destabilizes the credibility of our local schools, the same ones you are elected to represent and help and on whose behalf you are supposed to advocate,” the superintendents wrote. The statements in the letter put a tighter focus on several broad concerns expressed in public comment to the

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with Mike Lindell.” “The complaint includes a blank space where I can add my signature in my official capacity as Washington Attorney General,” Ferguson continued. “I will not be doing that. Instead I will continue fighting to defend our democracy.” MTFP has reached out to leadership at the Montana Legislature for an update on the October request by 86 Republican lawmakers, for

Releases from Fort Peck Dam were stepped up from 5,000 cfs to 9,000 cfs on Dec. 6, and will be held at that rate through December, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Releases from Garrison Dam were increased from 13,000 cfs to 16,000 cfs on Dec. 5. Releases from Garrison are typically set near 16,000 cfs prior to the river freeze-in to reduce the risk of ice-induced flooding in the

Hunter Olson of Plentywood is facing charges after allegedly defrauding the Farm Services Agency and a Wolf Point bank of more than $269,000. Charges against Olson include conversion of secured property, bank fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identify theft. Maximum penalties include 57 years in prison, a $1,750,000 fine and 12 years of supervised release. According to court documents, Olson