New Montana DOC Director Eric Strauss Outlines Vision for Prison Expansion and Capacity Growth Montana’s newly appointed Prisons Director, Eric Strauss, says his top priority is managing a massive seven-hundred-million-dollar infrastructure expansion. Strauss, the first director without a law enforcement background, aims to increase inmate capacity and bring hundreds of Montanans back from out-of-state facilities by 2028. Free CPR Saturday

Gianforte Calls for Turning Point USA Chapters in Every Montana High School On Wednesday, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte urged high schoolers to launch local chapters of Turning Point USA. The move follows the death of the group’s founder, Charlie Kirk, who was killed last year. Currently, the organization has a presence in about 12 percent of Montana schools. Gianforte says

Montana Flu Cases Surpass 6,700 This Season Health officials are on high alert as flu cases in Montana climb past the sixty-seven-hundred mark this season. The Department of Public Health reports over four hundred hospitalizations and ten deaths so far. While these numbers are lower than last year’s peaks, officials urge residents to remain vigilant. Practice good hygiene and stay

Billings Business Leaders Step Into the Classroom for “Educator for a Day” What’s it like in today’s public schools? The Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools has a program that connects the public and businesses to schools in a unique way through the Educator for a Day Program. Executive Director Kelly McCandless says the program is geared toward the public,

Deadline Nears for Montana Homestead and Rental Tax Rate Applications Montana homeowners and long‑term rental property owners are running out of time to apply for a reduced property tax rate. The Department of Revenue says eligible taxpayers must enroll their property by March first, twenty‑twenty‑six. Officials say the fastest way to apply is online at homestead dot mt dot gov,