Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 4.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.73/g on Monday, Dec. 22, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 20.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 22.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 0.6 cents in the last week and stands at $3.478

The Wolf Point City Council held its regular meeting Dec. 16. During public comment, Paul Azure from the Fort Peck Tribes addressed the council about a significant grant opportunity with funds for repairing area streets. He was seeking a memorandum of understanding and said the document would be finished in a matter of days. A letter of support was also discussed. A representative from Interstate

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the day after a federal judge in Oregon and a state judge in Washington blocked a merger between two supermarket giants, Albertsons canceled the $24.6 billion merger agreement and sued Kroger. The grocery chain, which owns 24 Albertsons locations and 97 Safeway stores in Oregon, sued Kroger in the Delaware Court of Chancery, alleging the larger grocer didn’t do enough

Poplar High School wrestling standout Angelina Escarcega has signed a letter of intent to wrestle at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota. The University of Sioux Falls is a member of the NCAA Division II. The Cougars compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Escarcega said she made the decision to attend Sioux Falls because she calls it “her other home.” She has

Chronic wasting disease was detected this season in a mule deer buck from hunting district 515 and a whitetail buck from HD 525, both harvested by hunters. This is the first time CWD has been detected in these HDs. The mule deer from HD 515 was harvested north of Columbus and the whitetailed deer from HD 525 was harvested west of Nye. Following testing protocol, both deer were tested twice

The Brockton Warriors picked up basketball victories over Richey/Lambert on Saturday, Dec. 21. In the girls’ game, Brockton came away with a 54-52 victory. Brockton led 31-28 at the half, but the game was deadlocked at 41-41 entering the final period. Leading the Warriors were Quintana Young with 22, Tamryn Bauer with 14 and Ava Lone Bear with 10 points. Brockton’s boys scored