Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 10.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.23/g on Monday, Jan. 30, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 27.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 13.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 5.4 cents in the last week and stands at $4.65

Department of Public Health and Human Services and the Montana Department of Justice, in conjunction with local law enforcement, have identified a sharp increase in fatal overdoses across the state during the last two weeks. In this most recent surge from Jan. 11-23, a total of 28 non-fatal and eight fatal overdoses, likely due to opioids, have occurred in 13 different counties affecting individuals

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., has announced he will reintroduce two bills to protect babies with Down syndrome from abortion and protect vulnerable mothers and their unborn children from chemical abortions on college campuses. Daines is introducing the bills to help mark the 50th anniversary of the March for Life in Washington, D.C. “Every life is created with God-given dignity and potential

Miles Community College has announced that the following students have been named to the President’s Honor List for the fall 2022 semester. Students who are taking 12 or more credits and maintain a term grade-point average of 3.5 or higher are eligible for this scholastic recognition. Area students include: Circle: Blayne Hubing Scobey: Jenna Linder Wolf Point: Tiara Whitmus and