Attorneys for a group of Montanans who want to change the gender marker on their birth certificate believe the state of Montana is intentionally ignoring a judge’s order and is pushing ahead making its own rules which violate a Yellowstone County District Court injunction. Meanwhile, attorneys for the state have replied that the judge’s order created a legal vacuum that the Department of Health

The U.S. Postal Service this month reopened the Fort Peck Post Office, which has been closed due to technical issues since March. During that time, local postal customers were asked to temporarily patronize the Nashua office. Over the following weeks, dozens of Fort Peck residents reached out to Sen. Jon Tester to share concerns about the status of their post office and a lack of information

Roosevelt County reported 27 active COVID cases as of Friday, Sept. 2. There have been 3,564 total cases in the county. Roosevelt County Health Department hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Wolf Point the first and third Thursdays of the month, and in Culbertson on the fourth Thursday. Clinics for children 5-11 years of age are held every three weeks on Fridays. Call 406-653-6223 for a COVID vaccine

Canadian authorities are searching for suspect Myles Sanderson in connection with a mass stabbing Sunday that left at least 10 people dead and 15 injured across crime scenes in Saskatchewan in central Canada. Two suspects, Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson, brothers, were initially named. The former, Damien, was found deceased Sept. 5, according to Saskatchewan RCMP Commanding Officer Assistant

At a construction site in Yellowstone County, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte last week announced the number of new apprenticeships in Montana this year is on track to surpass the number for 2018, 2019, and 2020 combined. A four-year college degree isn’t the path for everyone, and Montana needs more carpenters, plumbers, welders, and electricians like those I met today,” Gov. Gianforte said.

Olivia DeJohn laughs as she chalks up having found a classroom she loves so early in her teaching career to serendipity. She teaches second grade at Missoula’s Paxson Elementary School, a job she quips “fell into my lap.” She did her student teaching at Paxson while getting her master’s degree at the University of Montana and, as a result, was asked to serve as a long-term substitute for

Farmers, ranchers and local food processors can learn strategies for growing and selling their products to school districts at the Montana Farm to School producer training this September. The Montana Team Nutrition Program at Montana State University, the Montana Office of Public Instruction and project partners are offering two trainings this fall, the first beginning Sept. 15 and the second

Brett Schandelson has been named the new Montana Office of Public Defenders director. Schandelson started as the office’s acting director in June 2022 after former Director Rhonda Lindquist retired. He has been with the office since 2018 and served as chief of OPD’s Development and Operations Bureau prior to taking over as director. “Brett stepped up and successfully led the department

Ashliegh Beyers, Mallory Watts and Don Traeholt are the 2022-23 bus drivers for Lustre Christian High School. Bus drivers in any district hold a very important trust in the community for both the safety of the children riding their buses and also for the encouragement they give the students on a daily basis, as well as providing transportation to special events and school library visits. Former