The Montana Constitution does not allow for the state to reconvene the commission to draw new legislative district between cycles, according to an analysis by the Legislative Legal Services Oce. In a memo provided to the State Administration and Veterans A_airs Interim Committee last week, legal analysts with the state said the constitution lays out how the redistricting commission is selected

Jauron Cox of Redford, Mich., changed his plea to guilty for two drug related charges in Roosevelt County District Court on Wednesday, July 15. Cox originally made not guilty pleas for the felony charges of criminal possession with intent to distribute meth and criminal possession with intent do distribute fentanyl. On Wednesday, July 15, he changed his plea to guilty for the felony charges

A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 program that allows kids and their friends or families to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year. In time for summer fishing, FWP sta has restocked and maintained more than 350 fishing rods in most of the 40 dierent location sites across Montana’s Hi-Line. The “Kids to Fish” program lets anglers check

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: T’shauna Azure, 27, Wolf Point, criminal endangerment. Frank Baker, 44, Wolf Point, driving with a suspended or revoked license. Joshua Best, 40, Billings, hold for other agency. Nolan Birdsbill, 44, Wolf Point, arrest warrant. Jonathan Black Jr., 39, Williston, N.D., warrant. Charissa Boast,

Department of Public Health and Human Services director Charlie Brereton has announced the availability of $4 million in first-year grants to help strengthen emergency medical services (EMS) across rural Montana as part of the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program. “Modern, well-equipped ambulances are the backbone of e_ective emergency care in Montana,” Brereton said. “This grant

Republican leaders in the Montana Senate will back Gov. Greg Gianforte’s push for the state to have a single, flat income tax rate during the 2027 session. In a press release on Monday, July 13, Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, announced he ocially requested a draft bill titled “Lower Montana state income tax rate” to match Gianforte’s goal for his final session as governor.

Tayler Scherr didn’t head into the weekend expecting to clear out her home o_ce. But when a surprise batch of freshly hatched chicks scampered across her path the morning of July 10, everything changed. Scherr raises dozens of chickens and a handful of ducks on her ranch outside Glendive in eastern Montana. The flock includes roosters roaming freely among the hens, so chicks are bound to happen.

The regular meeting of the Froid Town Council was called to order at 6:30 p.m. on July 13 at the Community Center. Mayor Sheri Crain was in attendance, as were council members Gale Strandlund, Tyler Harris and Laurie Young. The council meeting minutes from the June 8 meeting were read aloud and approved. Public works director Alan Engelke was present to provide a report. He has replaced

The Federal Trade Commission on July 8 secured a settlement and established a Farmer’s Right to Repair following an anti-trust lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission and the state attorneys general of Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin against John Deere & Co., alleging the company’s repair restrictions violate competition laws. Montana Farmers Union and National