Montanans can open a medical care savings account at a local bank or credit union or make deposits into existing MSAs before Dec. 31 to reduce their state income taxes for 2025, according to Marsha Goetting, Montana State University Extension family economics specialist. The amount used to reduce income tax for Montana residents is the total amount deposited in an MSA during the tax year, not the

U.S. Rep. Troy Downing (MT-02) and U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced the “Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act.” The bill reaffirms that the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) retains exclusive ownership, operational control and financial responsibility for the Lower Yellowstone fish bypass channel, built to support the recovery of the endangered pallid sturgeon. Downing and

We have had a lot of questions about Medicare Advantage Plans including all those Advantage Plans that advertise on TV. What catches senior’s attention is Advantage Plans saying they have “zero premium” or saying they cover dental, vision, hearing, gym memberships, money back and food cards; these are all incentives to attract new clients. A Medicare Advantage Plan is another way to get

pends on the length and distance traveled for the competition. For example, coolers are often used for the wrestling and track programs. Perkins said the school feeds them as long as it is a reasonable length trip or a long day of participating. “But work with the AD,” he said to Ricker. Gourneau agreed, “Feeding is our responsibility.” Trustee Michael Holen said at times, parents

A Mexican man who was in the United States illegally was sentenced on Monday, Dec. 15, to time served, 31 days, and remanded to the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Marco Antonio Contreras- Delira, 40, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one count of illegal reentry. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The government alleged in court documents that on Nov.

The Wolf Point Schools’ wellness committee met on Monday, Dec. 1, to discuss possible measure to provide healthy food and meals for local students. During a recent audit of the nutrition plan, the items in the high school’s vending machines were mentioned. For example, only 1 percent milk should be offered rather than whole or 2 percent milk. Also discussed were snacks, fundraisers and

Roosevelt County received more funds from oil revenue in the second quarter, April through May, than it did in the year’s first quarter. For the second quarter, the county received $731,922.24 compared to $657,800 in the first quarter. Roosevelt County had $4,109,220.71 in collections, and the state returned $1,878,324.52 to Roosevelt County entities. Richland County topped the state with

The CodeRed system is temporarily down in Roosevelt County. The information was reported during the commissioners’ meeting held on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Many jurisdictions across the nation were notified that CodeRed by OnSolve was subject to a cyberattack that resulted in customer information being stolen including passwords. Lindsey McNabb, director of the county’s Disaster and Emergency