In observance of National Safe Digging Month in April, Montana-Dakota Utilities today announced results from a recent national survey. The results revealed that a third of U.S. homeowners reported experiencing a utility service interruption in 2020. Additionally, 37 percent of homeowners who plan to dig this year for projects like landscaping, installing a fence or mailbox, or building a deck,

Applications for the State Hail Insurance Program are now available through the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA). Producers can insure crops against hail damage at the maximum coverage rate of $75 per acre for dryland and $114 per acre for irrigated land. Rates charged are a percentage of the insured amount and vary by county. A detailed list of rates by county and crop can be found online

learned the basic will provisions and meaning of specific phrases such as “right of representation.” How beneficiary designations allow Montanans to pass property without probate, while saving more money for heirs, will be the topic of the second session on May 12. Montana law allows payableon- death designations, transfer- on-death registrations and transfer-on-death deeds, and, according

Montana gas prices have risen 1.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.73/g Monday, April 12, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 615 stations in Montana. Gas prices in Montana are 8.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 82.7 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Montana is priced at $2.58/g today while

ment Plan. The plan was first approved by the Fish and Wildlife Commission and implemented in fall 2017, following the first detection of CWD in free-ranging wild deer in Montana. The 2021 revisions to the plan build on prior plans and adds logistical details for implementation. This plan includes adjustments based on experience gained through surveillance, testing, management and outreach efforts

Doratello “DJ” Juan Fischer was charged by a federal grand jury for first degree murder and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The charging documents were filed in U.S. District Court of Montana in Great Falls. Fischer is accused of killing Cody Weeks-Combs in Wolf Point on Nov. 27, 2020. After had an arraignment hearing in Fort Peck Tribal Court on Dec.