The Department of Public Health and Human Services reported on Jan. 9, the untimely death of a Big Horn County resident under the age of 18 years due to influenza. DPHHS confirms that this is the 11th influenza-related death in Montana, as of Jan. 5 and the first pediatric death of the 2023-2024 season. In Montana, the last flu-related pediatric death occurred during the 2022-2023 influenza

Montana State University was awarded a $26.7 million grant from the U.S. Air Force to support moving quantum technology applications from concept to market — and potentially, space. “People should know that this is the second quantum revolution,” said Yves Idzerda, physicist and dean of MSU’s College of Letters and Sciences and principal investigator for the grant. “The first one occurred

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 5.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.96/g on Monday, Dec. 18, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 34.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 5.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 9.2 cents in the last week and stands at $3.99

A pair of recent polls show increased name recognition and favorability for Tim Sheehy, a Republican running for one of Montana’s seats in the U.S. Senate this election cycle. Sheehy, a first-time candidate and Belgrade business owner, is the top pick of national Republicans to take on long-time Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Tester in 2024. But he will likely face a Republican primary opponent

Federal, state, and local officials are urging medical providers to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened as of Nov. 7, by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce. The following were recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to reports of elevated levels of lead

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 11.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.31/g on Monday, Nov. 20, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 58.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 40.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 6.9 cents in the last week and stands at $4.28

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., has introduced legislation that would require the Department of Homeland Security to provide a monthly report to Congress on terrorist watch list encounters at the nation’s southern border. Under the Biden administration, Daines said the country has seen historic numbers of individuals on the FBI’s terrorist watch list encountered at the southern border.

The Montana Supreme Court last week upheld Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s decision to block a proposed ballot initiative that could have asked Montana voters to place a hard cap on property tax collections next year. Modeled on California’s landmark Prop 13, the initiative would have capped property tax collections for specific properties at 1% of their assessed value. It would also