Montana ranks seventh in the nation for the number of Olympic athletes by birthplace on a per-capita basis since 1924, placing the state behind Alaska and New Hampshire and ahead of New York and Rhode Island. A total of 58 Montana-born athletes have competed in summer and winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Olympics was held in 1924, according to an analysis by Montana Free Press using

State Sen. Jason Ellsworth, a Hamilton Republican who has been charged with official misconduct, has filed for election in House District 34, which is in southeastern Montana. That seat is currently held by Rep. Jerry Schillinger, a Republican who is chairperson of the Freedom Caucus. Schillinger has been in the Montana House since 2020 and was on the Appropriations Committee last session and

The first Fort Peck Montana Tournament of Kings is set For July 31-Aug. 1, with the possibility of an additional day Aug. 2. Registration for the salmon fishing event opens March 15. A mandatory rules meeting is set for July 30. Big payouts, live weigh ins and more are being promoted by the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture. A $200 fee covers both days for single entries.

Montana Rep. Troy Downing is the newest member of the House Committee on Natural Resources. The bipartisan committee oversees myriad subjects including American energy production, mineral lands and mining, fisheries and wildlife, public lands, oceans, Native Americans, irrigation and reclamation. “Montana is defined by its wealth of natural resources,” Downing said in a statement. “The

filed for Justice of the Peace for Post #2. In state races, Democrats Lance Fourstar and Natalie O’Neal have filed for the House District 31 position. Incumbent Frank Smith is not seeking re-election. Republicans Valerie Moore and Linda Harmon along with Democrats Tess Fahlgren and Rachel Sundheim have filed for the House District 29 position. In District 30, Republican incumbent Morgan

As of March 1, most Montana basins are now reporting below normal snowpack, ranging from around 60 percent to 95 percent of median. “The current snowpack percentages compare the amount of snow water equivalent in the mountains to the median amount typically seen on March 1. During March and April, these values generally remain more stable than people might expect. For example, during a

A vast majority of Montana voters oppose elected officials voting to rollback environmental protections and resource management policies on public lands, according to a recent poll on conservation attitudes among mountain west states. But at the same time, Montanans expressed near-record low levels of concern, though still a majority, about the effects of climate change during the last decade-anda-

The National Weather Service in Glasgow is reporting a possibility of high winds and significant snow in the region during the weekend. The report reads that an active weather pattern looks to be setting up late this week with a chinook generating strong to high winds Friday, March 13, as well as rain transitioning to snow that evening. Both Friday and Saturday look to generate significant snowfall

Roosevelt County commissioners approved switching to Everbridge to serve as the area’s emergency mass notification system during their meeting last week. Commissioners and DES coordinator Lindsey McNabb decided to move from the CodeRed system due to concerns when some jurisdictions encountered cyberattack issues last year. Cost for the Everbridge system is $3,600 annually. According to