Wolf Point superintendent of schools David Perkins discussed his desire to keep foreign teachers in the school district on a long-term basis during the school board meeting on Monday, Nov. 13. Trustee Michael Turcotte noted that there are some very good foreign teachers especially at Northside and Southside schools. Perkins said he has been working with U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s office regarding

Mada Martell Bergie admitted during a hearing in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 15, that she violated the conditions of her probation. Bergie received a deferred imposition of sentence for intimidation in 2021. Judge David Cybulski noted that the maximum penalty for intimidation is 10 years in prison, a $50,000 fine or both. Cybulski decided on a four year sentence with two years

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., led a bipartisan letter last week pressing President Biden to hold Chinese President Xi Jinping accountable during their meeting for China’s role in the deadly fentanyl crisis that is wreaking havoc on Montana. In their letter, Tester and the bipartisan group of senators call on President Biden to push President Xi to do more to stop the flow of illicit precursor

A second lawsuit has been filed seeking to block the state from enforcing a bill passed in the 2023 session that implemented new voter registration requirements that several organizations say violate both the state and U.S. constitutions. The latest lawsuit challenging House Bill 892 was filed at the end of last month on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Montana against Attorney General

Montana is a northern border state with a southern border crisis. After visiting the southern border this fall, my third trip in five years, I can say with certainty that the catastrophe at our southern border is now a serious threat to our national security and the result of the failed policies of President Biden and congressional Democrats. The facts are frightening. The State Department

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is now accepting applications for Shooting Range Improvement Grants. Approximately $300,000 in funding is available. Application deadline is Feb. 1, 2024. Montana’s Shooting Range Grant Program, administered by FWP, provides funding to non-profit shooting clubs, organizations, local governments and school districts to build and improve public shooting ranges

The Government Accountability Office plans to investigate multiple whistleblower allegations of “gross mismanagement” at the Department of Veterans Affairs veterans crisis line, following a request from Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran, States Newsroom has learned. Moran, ranking member on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the VA secretary urging the department