13 June 2024

MSU’s American Indigenous Business Leaders Chapter Places In National Event
A student organization at Montana State University that aims to empower Indigenous business students was recognized at a national conference last month.
The student chapter of American Indigenous Business Leaders at MSU earned second place in the 2024 National AIBL Business Plan Competition, university division, at AIBL’s Business and Leadership Student Conference in Las Vegas. Other divisions

Downing Wins Primary For House Seat
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

Fort Union Hosts Kids Day
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
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: If You Don’t Know, Let It Go
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