A semi driver serving a prison term for causing a crash in the North Dakota oil patch that killed two people, lost his appeal to the state Supreme Court. Sixty-five-year-old Douglas Landis, of Dagmar, Montana, is serving 1 1/2 years following his conviction last August on two counts of negligent homicide. His semi veered over the center line o...
Americans for Prosperity Holds Rally In Billings
Yellowstone County has recorded a second death of a resident due to COVID-19 in the month of April. A woman in her 60s passed away Sunday, at a Billings hospital. Her death is a reminder that the virus is still in Yellowstone County. Since the beginning of the month, 258 new cases have been confirmed and 34 residents have been admitted to Bill...
Montana Women’s Prison Re-Opens For Visitation
Two Helena men were found dead Monday morning after a boat crash on Hauser Reservoir near Devil’s Elbow. According to Lewis and Clark County Undersheriff Brent Colbert, the sheriff’s office received a call about a welfare check on two overdue boaters just before midnight. The men have been identified as 42-year-old Michael Rice and...
Montana Gains Second Congressional Seat
The 2020 Census count was officially released today, and based on the state’s population growth, the Treasure State will regain a second congressional seat. Montana’s population grew from 989,415 to 1,085,407 since the last census, a growth rate of nearly 10 percent. The Montana Districting and Apportionment Committee will draw up ...