The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is issuing a national public safety alert regarding an explosion in incidents of children and teens being coerced into sending explicit images online and extorted for money — a crime known as financial sextortion. Over the past year, law enforcement

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 15.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.01/g on Monday, Dec. 19, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 73.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 35.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 14.1 cents in the last week and stands at $4.77

Following heavy snowfall that closed businesses and schools from Frazer to Culbertson last week, bitter, deadly cold has descended on the region. Temps bottomed out Tuesday morning in Culbertson at -27 degrees with windchill, -26 in Poplar and -20 in Wolf Point. The National Weather Service in Glasgow is reporting that the Arctic air mass will persist Tuesday while a system moves in from the west

Poplar’s boys’ basketball squad outscored Harlem, 7552, for its first league victory of the season. Leading the way for the Indians were Geordy Medicine Cloud with 22 and Delray Lilley with 21 points. Also scoring for Poplar were Kameron Reum with eight, Walker Burshia with eight, Kaniel Ricker with six, Cetan Growing Thunder with six and Preston Ogle with two points. Top scorers

Lustre Christian’s girls’ basketball squad posted a 3123 conference victory over Nashua on Friday, Dec. 16. The Lions led 9-6 at the end of the first quarter and increased their advantage to 17-11 at the half. Ahead by a 21-17 margin after three quarters of play, Lustre scored 10 more points in the fourth quarter for a 3123 win. Aubri Holzrichter scored 11 points to lead Lustre’s