Montana State University has announced the finalists for the 2026 $100K Venture Competition, which is hosted annually by the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship and the MSU Launchpad. The competition provides entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their business ventures, receive feedback and compete for startup funding. The selected finalists will compete on Tuesday, April

sons and community violence by demanding higher judicial transparency. In District 31, the priority is ensuring that state policy respects tribal jurisdiction and provides the economic stability our rural families depend on. 4. Do you have any opinion of how to improve the health care system for Montanans? Weeks-O’Neal: Yes. We need to bring more health care workers to rural areas and

Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 3.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.90/g on Monday, April 27, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 23.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 77.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 9.2 cents compared to a week ago and stands

• Little Big Horn College, Anna Ten Bear, Crow Agency. Ten Bear volunteers at the campus Greenhouse and Bookstore, where she organizes books, assists customers and students, and contributes several hours each week to keeping a welcoming space. She volunteers working with cattle, assisting with feeding, herding, and the hands-on work of tending to animals in the field and in the mountains. Anna