The 51st annual Badlands Celebration at the Brockton powwow grounds is coming up this weekend, June 28-30. Grand entries will be held Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 1 and 7 p.m. A candlelight ceremony sponsored by Spotted Bull Recovery Resource Center will be held Friday night. Walk/run routes are set for Saturday and Sunday mornings, with registration beginning at 8 a.m. Drums and

Advancing her initiatives as Montana’s first lady, Susan Gianforte has announced the progress of her statewide expansion of the Imagination Library of Montana in partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The non-profit program boosts early childhood literacy by providing free high-quality, age-appropriate books to Montana children. “It is exciting to see how Imagination Library

Australia is poised to be the first country to approach cervical cancer elimination. Through nationally-funded HPV vaccination programs, vaccination programs targeting males, and comprehensive organized cervical cancer screening programs, their National Strategy for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer aims to eradicate this cancer as a public health issue in Australia by 2035. In Roosevelt County,

Jeremy L. Swisher, the Glendive Chief of Police, is facing three felony charges for hunting on Montana tribal lands without a license and tampering with witnesses, after the Montana Attorney General’s Office say he made up a story about hunting, then changed it, urging other law enforcement officers to lie to investigators. The case stems from before Swisher arrived in Glendive as police chief.

Montanans should expect to see more smoke this summer and early fall than last year, but officials say it’s predicted to remain a normal fire season for the state, albeit with likely at least 25% more activity than 2023. The recent late spring moisture is expected to delay the start of fire season into later in July and that season will likely continue into September, forecasters told Gov.

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held their regular meeting June 24 in Poplar. Following approval of the agenda and administrative items, the board approved Stevie Kirn to be moved from temporary employee to permanent status. Fort Peck, Inc. was approved for $5 million in loans for the casino project at 3.5 percent interest. The board approved a MOU between the Fort Peck Tribes and Three

than no leases at all, [and] we support using Habitat Montana funds for these leases when these funds would otherwise be unused.” Ben Lamb with the Montana Conservation Society said he appreciated that the program would protect habitat, increase public access and help farmers and ranchers “make sure the home place is kept in the family.” “That can really be a game changer for a

Bainville is trying something new this summer to increase school spirit and raise some funds at the same time. The Bulldog Boosters in the Park is scheduled for Thursday, June 27, at Simard Park. The event will start at 6 p.m. “We thought we would do a family event for the area,” Jessica Berwick, a member of the Bainville Sports Boosters, said. The meal will include burger and chips