More than 85,000 out-ofstate hunters descend on the Treasure State each year for the chance to take a shot at a Montana elk, antelope, bear or bird. To pay for that opportunity, they fork over $15 as a base license fee, in addition to buying a tag — ranging from $5.50 for a college student migratory bird license to $1,250 for a moose or bighorn sheep. But the Montana Legislature has

Montana Health officials have announced five confirmed cases of measles in Gallatin County. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services along with the Gallatin City-County Health Department in Bozeman confirmed its the first instance of the highly infectious disease since 1990. The individuals are children and adults who were exposed to measles while traveling outside of Montana.

The House of Representatives advanced a bill Monday, April 7, that would provide continuous eligibility for two years for kids younger than six enrolled in the Healthy Montana Kids program. The sponsor says it will address gaps in health insurance coverage for children. The current system for the free or low-cost health insurance program for low-income families requires families to reapply for eligibility

The Fort Peck Summer Theatre has opened the Jake Etchart Memorial Scholarship application window for this year. Prospective applicants must be enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited university and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50 (priority is given to undergraduate applicants). Preference will be shown to applicants who have a history

A district court judge in Missoula on Tuesday, April 1, temporarily blocked state officials from enforcing a new Montana law restricting access to public restrooms, changing rooms and sleeping spaces based on an individual’s sex assigned at birth. Missoula District Court Judge Shane Vannatta’s ruling said a temporary restraining order on House Bill 121 is warranted and will preserve the status

Construction is set to begin on Duck Creek Road in Valley County in April. Work on the project is expected to include repairs to the existing paved surface, as well as stabilizing the gravel road section and widening the road width. The project is expected to be completed by Oct. 29. The contract was awarded for the Duck Creek project was awarded to Century Companies, Inc. out of Lewistown.

Last summer, when Montana State University graduate student Connor Green was spending time with family, he didn’t expect his grandfather to receive a phone call he’d still think about five months later. The call happened to be from Connor himself. Or rather, a scammer using AI to sound exactly like Green’s voice, telling his grandpa he’d been injured, was in the hospital and urgently

A legislative subcommittee voted Friday, Feb. 21, to cut $20 million of mostly federal money for the biennium out of the state budget for a summer lunch program for children. Legislators in support of the cut argued the program was duplicative of other resources that feed children, and they feared it would require additional spending on staff at the state health department. Those who opposed

ings, has also asked to review the case and was forced to take the administration to the Montana Supreme Court, where he successfully argued that Montana law and legislative privilege allowed him to review the case, including text messages and emails among state employees. Cavan summarized the heart of the case: “Kolstad does not argue that the state court’s orders were wrong, but, rather,