The American Indian Higher Education Consortium celebrated the week of Feb. 3, as National Tribal College Week with visits to U.S. legislative leaders who have Tribal Colleges and Universities in their respective states. Each year, AIHEC hosts its member TCUs at a legislative summit with Capitol Hill visits to meet with lawmakers face-to-face and share information about their college’s successes,

Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced last week an updated Sexual and Violent Offender Registry that will provide Montanans with additional information on the whereabouts of offenders in their area. In addition to an offender’s home address which was previously provided on the registry, the registry will now include an offender’s work and/or school addresses. Montana’s Sexual or Violent

To the Editor, Our little Triangle Park is located right smack in the heart of our little town. It’s a beautiful spot, already set up with a beautiful lawn (with an automatic sprinkling system) and big, beautiful trees that give a lot of shade in the summer time. I believe (but am not sure) the city does the mowing. Beautification volunteers keep the area on the west end of the park looking

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, Sen. Tim Sheehy, U.S. Rep, Ryan Zinke and Rep. Troy Downing last week sent a letter to the Montana State Legislature expressing strong support for establishing American Rodeo as Montana’s official state sport in recognition of its cultural and historical significance for Montanans. “We write to express our strong support for establishing American Rodeo as Montana’s

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration is reviving efforts to do away with a panel that hears appeals from people who were denied public assistance to afford basics such as food and health care. The effort, billed as a way to reduce red tape in government, would leave district court as the only option outside of the state health department for people to fight officials’ rejections

Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced a $4 million investment for the University of Montana and Carroll College to support startup costs to launch Physician Assistant and Occupational Therapy doctorate programs. UM is in the process of launching both an OT doctorate and a PA program and Carroll plans to launch a PA program. “For far too long, Montana has kicked the can down the road instead