The turmoil around the social media app TikTok over the weekend left some users in Montana uncertain, as President Donald Trump’s promise to keep the platform functioning is at odds with the goals of Montana state officials who have called to ban the app. “We know the Chinese Communist Party is using TikTok to steal data and spy on Americans. It should be banned as Congress intended and the

The news that Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier received clemency by outgoing President Biden on Monday, Jan. 20, was welcomed news for many Native Americans in the nation and Montana. Wolf Point’s Lance Fourstar is the director of the Montana American Indian Caucus at the Montana State Legislature was thankful about the announcement. “I think President Biden on the last

Last week, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced his first bill of the 119th Congress, H.R. 643, the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act. The act will return sole regulatory authority over the insurance industry to the states by abolishing the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office. The bill has received support from the National Association of Professional Insurance

The Wolf Point Optimist Club will hold its annual drive-thru dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13. The classic pork loin dinner will include a baked potato, vegetable, roll and dessert. Cost is $15 per ticket. Advance tickets are needed and can be purchased from Optimist members Carol, 406-6533020, Karen, 406-653-1064, or Gloria, 406-653-1044. When people drive up to First Lutheran

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Montana Department of Justice investigators and prosecutors last week testified in House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill 82, sponsored by Rep. Kathy Love, which will protect children from sexual exploitation online and hold predators accountable by strengthening Montana law. House Bill 82 will: • Make grooming a child for sexual

The Poplar River Ice Fishing Tourney is set for Saturday, Feb. 1. Registration runs from 10 a.m. to noon. The tourney starts at noon and runs through 3 p.m. Fees are $10 per hole or three holes for $25. All holes are pre-drilled. Largest fish wins, any species. First, second and third place winners all receive cash prizes. Additional door prizes will be given out at the end of the tourney.

For the 19th year in a row Alexander (Zander) Blewett, III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt & Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, has offered three $1,000 scholarships to the top student/wrestlers around the state of Montana for Classes “AA”, “A” and “B/C”. The scholarships are awarded to the top wrestler from each school classification who has displayed the