The Legislature’s high-profile STARS Act cleared its final vote in the Senate on Tuesday afternoon, with a bipartisan bloc of 43 lawmakers approving the proposal that would direct $100 million toward raising starting teacher pay in Montana’s K-12 schools. The STARS Act — also known as House Bill 252 — quickly emerged as a top policy priority this session for a broad coalition of Republicans,

Seventy-nine performances. Sixty-five rural communities. Fifty-three years on the road. In a way, it feels like coming home, said Kevin Asselin, executive artistic director of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. MSIP, a part of Montana State University’s College of Arts and Architecture, will perform William Shakespeare’s plays Henry V and As You Like It for its annual summer tour across

Wolf Point golfers competed in a couple recent meets and the Wolves keep improving throughout the season. Wolf Point’s boys placing at the Wolves’ home meet on Tuesday, April 15, were Conway Turcotte in 14th, William Schwarzrock in 25th, Chaz Kegley in 26th and Adam Huysen in 29th. Girls placing were Maia Kent in seventh and McKinlee Paulson in 11th. Poplar’s Kaniel Ricker shot

The Spring Hoopfest attracted more than 40 youth basketball teams to Wolf Point on Friday, April 18, and Saturday, April 19. Champions in girls’ division included Shooting Stars of Wolf Point for third grade, the Lambert Lions for fourth grade, Burning Feathers of Bismarck, N.D., for fifth grade, Burning Feathers of Bismarck for sixth grade and the Circle Wildcats for seventh/eighth grades.

With warmer spring weather drawing more people outdoors, the Bureau of Land Management is reminding the public to follow safe and responsible shooting practices on BLM-managed lands. The BLM encourages recreational shooters to enjoy public lands while helping to protect people, wildlife and natural resources. Over 99 percent of BLM lands nationwide are open to shooting, hunting and other forms