The Roosevelt County commissioners approved the purchase of an aluminum topper for the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office during a special meeting on Monday, Nov. 13. Commissioners explained the topper is needed for the sheriff office to transport bodies as part of coroner services. Cost of the topper is $4,050. During public comment, resident Bill Juve asked if there is a large turnover

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a special meeting to conduct a court-mandated training for commissioners on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. The training will focus on the open meeting process. The meeting will be streamed live on FWP’s website and on FWP’s YouTube channel. The commission will not be conducting any official business and there will be no opportunity for public

Calendars featuring drawings by artist Don Greytak are available from the Montana 4-H Foundation as a fundraiser to support 4-H youth programs. The Montana 4-H Greytak 2024 calendar features the artist’s pencil drawings of agricultural life in Montana and has been a traditional fundraiser for more than 30 years. Calendars are sold by 4-H members and are usually available at Montana State

Recently declared Montana Supreme Court candidate John Morrison is terminating his campaign in its early stages, he announced Tuesday. Morrison, a former state auditor, said he is throwing his support behind former federal magistrate court judge Jerry Lynch in the 2024 race for chief justice of the state’s highest court. Both Morrison and Lynch have positioned themselves as institutionalists

Tuesday, Nov. 21, marks the deadline to comment online regarding hunting regulation proposals for the 2024-2025 hunting seasons in Montana. To view proposed regulations and to comment, go to fwp. mt.gov/aboutfwp/commission/ december-2023-meeting. Every other year, broad changes to hunting regulations are considered through a public process that includes public scoping and comment on regulation

Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen has announced he will be running for re-election so that he can continue to fight drugs and crime in our communities, fight the Biden agenda and fight for Montanans’ freedoms and liberties. As the head of the Montana Department of Justice, the state’s top legal and public safety agency that includes the Montana Highway Patrol, Division of Criminal

After putting Montana’s new election management software through the paces in a series of local elections this year, state officials appeared confident Thursday that the system will be ready for the flurry of statewide primary and general election activity next year. Appearing before the Legislature’s Interim State Administration and Veterans’ Affairs Committee, elections manager Stuart

Legislators took a bipartisan 5-4 vote to object to a Secretary of State rule proposal intended to give the office flexibility in amending ballot designs. But lawmakers and county officials worried that could leave them without notices of changes to the ballots. The vote places a temporary hold on the rules process, meaning the office of the Secretary of State cannot move forward with the