With new funding from the Montana Pulse Crop Committee, Montana State University’s Eastern Agricultural Research Center is establishing a new survey program for peas and lentils and is seeking producer participants. EARC, located in Sidney, will be the hub for the program, and farmers growing peas or lentils in Daniels, McCone, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley Read More…
Governor Greg Gianforte has announced that he is now accepting applications and nominations to fill two district court vacancies in Montanaʼs Thirteenth Judicial District, which covers Yellowstone County. The vacancies were officially notified to the governor by the Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court on July 18, 2025. This development follows the passage and Read More…
t’s hard to top Grace Porges’ Montana summer internship. A rising senior studying marketing at the University of Montana, Porges has spent her summer promoting the educational opportunities and important science conducted by UM’s Flathead Lake Biological Station. This means long summer days living at the station on the shore of one of America’s largest, Read More…
When Molly Schifferns signed off her final online course for Gallatin College Montana State University in May, she laid on her bedroom floor and felt happy tears slip down her cheeks. The 28-year-old from Belgrade had just completed her two-year associate’s degree in drafting and CAD technology, where students learn to create digital models for Read More…
The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced that the Legacy Investment for Technology LIFT) program has awarded a $1 million loan to Trilogy LLC, a North Dakota-based company that developed the Sand Titan, a high-performance sand separator for the oil and gas industry. “The LIFT program is a vital resource for fostering innovation and supporting Read More…
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan are urging residents to be vigilant against a jury duty telephone scam after a Hughes County resident was defrauded out of $22,000. The victim received a phone call from someone falsely claiming to represent the Hughes County Sheriffʼs Office, informing them that they Read More…
Governor Brad Little announced today the appointment of Juliet Charron as the new director of Idahoʼs largest state agency, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare DHW. Charron will succeed Alex Adams, who was recently nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as Assistant Secretary for the Administration of Children and Families at the U.S. Read More…
Brigadier General Toby J. Alkire, Deputy Adjutant General of the Wyoming National Guard, has been selected to serve as the Deputy Surgeon General for the Army National Guard, Office of the Surgeon General. His two-year dual-hat assignment began on June 1, 2025, and will continue through May 31, 2027. In this role, Alkire will maintain Read More…
Newly declassified documents released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are reigniting fierce political debate over the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, with conservatives alleging they show top Obama administration officials helped fabricate the narrative of collusion to discredit then-candidate Donald Trump. The documents include a previously unreleased annex to the 2023 Durham report Read More…
Wall Street ended July on a strong note with the S&P 500 rising 27.2% from its April 8 lows to set new highs by July 31, capping one of the sharpest non-recession rallies in two decades. The rally, driven by momentum in tech, energy, industrials, and consumer discretionary sectors, was buoyed by optimism from easing Read More…
(The Center Square) – Congress has created several programs to allow illegal border crossers claiming to be minors to remain in the U.S. Despite years of documented abuse of the programs, Congress continues to fund them to the tune of billions of dollars. One is the failed unaccompanied minor program, with decades of documented reports Read More…
Hulk Hogan became one of Trump’s biggest supporters at RNC 2024 — after dumping the Democrats over a petty slight Breaking News