Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.22/g on Monday, Aug. 25, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 2.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 21.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 2.0 cents compared to a week ago and stands

A couple years of drought and the long winter in 202223 have reduced deer and elk populations in most areas of northeast Montana. FWP adjusted license quotas in many districts as needed, and many districts are at their lowest quota level for antlerless mule deer and elk. The winters of 2023-24 and 2024-25 were mild, however, and more precipitation has improved habitat conditions in much of the

Learn about top ag and rural issues, network, experience ag in the Lewistown area, hear from keynote speaker Jason DeShaw, elect MFU leadership, set organizational policy, and more during Montana Farmers Union’s 110th Annual State Convention planned Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Lewistown, with pre-convention tours Oct. 30 and a Succession Planning Institute Nov. 2. Scholarships that cover the full cost

Pronghorn are some of Montana’s most popular game animals to pursue, and their populations span much of the eastern two-thirds of the state and even some valleys in western Montana. However, hard winters and droughts can have big impacts on populations and so from year to year the numbers can fluctuate some. A few years ago, a tough winter in central Montana took a toll on antelope numbers,

MFU Convention Day Camp offers harvest festival themed activities for Convention’s youth attendees Family members of all ages can enjoy Montana Farmers Union’s 110th Annual State Convention with a free kids Day Camp to be offered from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. on both Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 for kids ages 5-12. The days will be full of fun harvest festival themed activities geared to

Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency ended in 2023 and states resumed checking whether people were eligible for the program. But she was reassured by the knowledge that Medicaid would provide postpartum coverage for her and her daughter, Oakleigh McDonald, who was born in July of that year. Wieder is a member of

This year’s back-to-school season is the first in 35 years that Montana has had an active measles case, likely generating questions and concerns for parents, teachers and community members. After the state reported its first measles case since 1990 in April, the University of Montana’s Public Health Training Center realized many health care providers and public health officials had never

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 25. The board approved the Education Department Budget adjustment in the amount of $15,734.66, payable to Student Support Services. Prosecutors applicant June Gourd was approved. An amended resolution was passed for the Fort Peck Tribes Head Start Pre K Program to submit a one-time supplemental funding application