Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.47/g on Monday, May 15, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 6.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 80.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 4.0 cents in the last week and stands at $3.97 per

After a slower than normal start, Roosevelt County farmers have been hard at work during the past couple of weeks. “A lot of them got going this past week,” MSU Extension agent for Roosevelt County Wendy Becker said on Thursday, May 11. She noted that many of the farmers made sure they performed planting before the steady rain that happened later in the week. “We will take any

The Wolf Point Indian Education Committee will hold an “Honoring Our Graduates” celebration on Saturday, May 20, in the Wolf Point High School gym. The grand entry is scheduled for 1 p.m. with Badlands as the host drum. Marty Reum will serve as emcee and Justin White is the arena director. Lennoxx Lilley will carry in the staff. Flag carriers are scheduled to include Jerome FourStar,

A little over two dozen local residents concerned over the proposed rate increases from Montana-Dakota Utilities gathered at the Glendive Public Library on May 4 to learn more about what they could do to try and prevent the proposal from going through. The town hall-style meeting was hosted by the Dawson Resource Council, which has been advocating against the rate increases. MDU proposed electrical

In the waning days of the 2023 Legislature, lawmakers passed a handful of bills that — if signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte — will have large impacts on the adultuse recreational cannabis industry in the state. Some new policies — like an extended moratorium to prohibit new businesses until 2025, and new leniency with THC testing for edibles — could help bolster the industry. But

Wolf Point’s Jewel Olson helped Dickinson State University win its conference track championship last week. Olson finished in first place with a time of 57.01 seconds in the 400-meter dash. She was part of Dickinson’s second-place 400-meter relay team that had a time of 48.92 seconds. Wolf Point’s Tori Nygard took second in the hammer throw at 49.95 m. and second in the javelin

Country division. Registration is currently open in teen and adult divisions at Paint-TheState.org. “We are proud to champion this program in promoting drug-free lives,” said Mike Halligan, executive director of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation. “As the drug epidemic threatens the futures of our youth, families and communities, we encourage all Montanans to engage in Paint

the worst session in terms of personalities, in terms of getting things done, and in terms of just how the supermajority manipulated everything. They didn’t even need us basically.” Morigeau, who finished his fourth session, said there is a need to continue to fight for everyday Montnans in the next Legislature. “I just feel like we’re going to continue to try and close the gaps on

Prioritizing women’s health, physical, psychological, emotional and social wellbeing has never been more important. During National Women’s Health Week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health is encouraging women and girls to reflect on their individual needs and take steps to improve and maintain their overall health. Some of the most common