During a conference call with Montana’s media members, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont, stressed that he will continue demanding more answers regarding the Chinese spy balloon that was first publicly reported in U.S. airspace above Billings. Tester told reporters that it was a clear violation of U.S. air space. He said it doesn’t buy that it was a coincidence that the balloon went over an Air

Wolf Point will host the Eastern C basketball tournament for the first time since 2018, and organizers want the event to be a great experience for everyone March 1-4. The tournament will consist of a total of 16 teams, with eight teams in both the boys’ and girls’ brackets. Wolf Point activities director Eric Peterson says a total of 26 games will be played. The top two teams will advance

A bill in the Montana House of Representatives would make driving high on THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, a DUI — no matter what kind of THC or how it was produced. Under current law, driving under the influence of THC is a criminal offense but the law is murky on driving under the influence of its different variants, like those derived from CBD, the non-intoxicating compound in

The Montana state Senate voted Tuesday, Feb. 14, against discussing a bill that would have established Indigenous Peoples Day in the state following debate over how the new holiday would replace Columbus Day. However, at least one member of the Montana American Indian Caucus plans to introduce another bill that would move the state-recognized American Indian Heritage Day to October, the same

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has called out President Biden’s recent irresponsible, radical and unconstitutional statements he made during the State of the Union demanding Congress ban firearms commonly used by law-abiding Americans for self-defense. In a letter sent to Biden, 15 other state attorneys general joined Attorney General Knudsen in highlighting the many flaws of his reasons

Working in the world of criminal justice runs in the Boyd family. Terry Boyd, the new Montana Department of Corrections’ Native American liaison, grew up watching his father work as a criminal investigator for the Fort Peck Tribes in Poplar. In his new role with the DOC, former probation and parole officer Boyd hopes to continue the family tradition of helping others. For Boyd, an enrolled member

The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a bill Monday, Feb. 20, that would allow landlords to forgo some restrictions surrounding security deposits. Under the proposed bill, landlords could charge cleanliness and damage fees to former tenants without giving them notice if they leave without warning or are forcibly evicted. Rep. Steven Galloway, R-Great Falls, is the sponsor of House