Montana State Auditor Troy Downing Tuesday easily won thecrowdedRepublicanprimary in the race to represent the state’s eastern U.S. House district. With almost all ballots counted, Downing captured 36 percent of the vote. Following him were former congressman Denny Rehberg and former Drug Enforcement Agency official Stacy Zinn, respectively. Rehberg, a late entry to the race, received just

The annual Kids Day is planned at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Thursday, June 13. The free event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central Time at the site, which is located at the North Dakota state line near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. There will be crafts for kids and demonstrations happening around the rendezvous camp. Special Kids Day demonstrations

Veteran Montana Shakespeare In The Parks Actor To Play Lead In Hamlet Riley O’Toole has performed more than 600 times with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, but this summer’s tour will be extra special for him as he expands his contributions on and off the stage. Now in his seventh summer tour with MSIP, O’Toole will play the lead role — a first for him — in Shakespeare’s

Anglers planning to fish the Eastern Fishing District need to be aware of endangered pallid sturgeon. Anglers are encountering these fish more and more each year due, in part, to successful conservation and recovery efforts. “It is vital that anglers understand how to identify pallid sturgeon from shovelnose sturgeon,” said Zach Shattuck, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks native species