Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has asked Montana superintendents and school board trustees to adopt policies to limit learning distractions in the classroom and improve student academic performance by establishing “cell phone-free” schools. For our Montana students to reach their full, outstanding potential, “we should seek to remove distractions and disruptions in our schools, a place where

The 56th annual Culbertson Labor Day Wagon Train is set for Aug. 31-Sept. 1. Directions from Culbertson are: head east on U.S. Highway 2 for 8.5 miles, turn right onto Road 1013 and travel about 1.5 miles to the camp location. Roads will be marked. Teamsters are free, as are participants ages 1-6. Prices range from $45-$75 and include hay for horses and five meals. Call 406-790-0600 or 406-798-3712

The Fort Peck Tribes Cultural Resource Department is presenting the 25th annual Cultural Fair Sept. 23-26 in Poplar. The event will be held at American Legion Park. Fort Peck Tribes Cultural Resources Department director Dyan Youpee said, there will be presentations by Fort Union Trading Post, Pipestone National Park, Battle of Little Bighorn NPS, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Lewis and Clark Historic

The third season of Montana PBS Reports: IMPACT will premiere with a new episode Sept. 12. The episode examines two proposed amendments to the Montana Constitution. The first, Constitutional Initiative 126, would end the practice of each political party having its own primary ballot and create a system where all candidates appear on the same ballot, with the top four vote-getters advancing

The Roosevelt County Commissioners approved having a special deputy attorney assist the Roosevelt County Attorney’s office for an upcoming deliberate homicide case during a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 26. The attorney will serve for the case involving Brianna Jensen-Rowe who is facing the charge of deliberate homicide along with three other charges in district court. The 18-year-old woman

A poll commissioned by the Montana Wildlife Federation in July and released this week found broad support for parts of a Bureau of Land Management oil and gas rule released earlier this year that Montana’s Republican federal delegation is seeking to block from taking effect. The poll was conducted by Republican-leaning firm New Bridge Strategy July 15-21 and surveyed 500 registered Montana voters