Before she stopped using drugs for good, Cierra Coon estimates that she overdosed eight times in a span of two weeks in the fall of 2022. One of those times, the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone helped save her life. She was riding in a car on the back roads of the Flathead Indian Reservation when she lost consciousness. Someone in the car grabbed a small bottle of naloxone, sprayed it

In our prior columns, we’ve written about your fundamental Right to Know and how it provides all Montanans with an important way to interact with our state and local governments: You have a Right to Know how your government makes decisions, spends money, and conducts its business, and you can get that information by simply asking the most relevant state or local agency (and we’d love to help

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA is awarding a record- breaking $14.3 million in Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants to 154 projects in 43 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. These investments will help 1.9 million children eat more tasty, nutritious foods in school, while supporting farmers and producers in their local and regional communities. “Farm

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced an investment of up to $6.5 million in one-time grants to tribal nations and Urban Indian Health Organizations to support and improve behavioral health services provided in Native American communities. As recommended by the Behavioral Health System for Future Generations Commission, the investment represents the latest allocation of $300 million in

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is blasting Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and urgently requesting United States Postal Service air service in Montana be immediately restored following a USPS announcement that they will be suspending air service to support priority and express mail in Montana starting July 22. In his letter, Tester began by emphasizing Montanans’ concerns about degrading mail service:

Area residents are encouraged to provide information to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding impacts of the recent water flows on the Missouri River. During a conference call last week, officials said that Roosevelt County resident Dick Iversen provided photos in an email regarding a pump site that is no longer functioning. “If there are people out there with information, we need that,”