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Montana Gov. Gianforte appoints Rebecca Swandal to Sixth Judicial District Court

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday announced his appointment of Rebecca Swandal to serve on the Sixth Judicial District Court, which comprises Park and Sweet Grass Counties. Swandal will fill the vacancy created by District Judge Brenda Gilbert’s retirement. “Rebecca is an accomplished attorney who brings both civil and

Biologists set to begin 2026 Yellowstone grizzly bear captures

Grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park will soon be captured again for research, and warning signs will be posted in affected areas, the park said in a news release. The park said the public should avoid those areas, and it outlined the following in a news release: As part of

Select Yellowstone National Park entrances and roads open to public April 17

Beginning at 8 a.m., April 17, select entrances and roads in Yellowstone National Park will open for the summer season, weather permitting, as part of the annual spring opening, the park said Wednesday. In a news release, Yellowstone said its North Entrance in Gardiner and West Entrance in West

Commerce announces seven large tourism grants for rural communities

The Department of Commerce announced last week it awarded grants to seven projects to increase tourism in rural communities throughout the state. The program stems from 2023 legislation brought by Sen. Daniel Zolnikov, a Billings Republican. Each project is receiving $1.25 million to start and the projects will be

Commerce awards $100K for tribal tourism

The Montana Department of Commerce announced this week that two Montana tribal governments will share $100,000 of grant funding to develop, expand and strengthen local tribal tourism assets and economies. The grant funding is provided through Commerce’s Tribal Tourism Grant Program, according to a news release that named

Agricultural exports, Dahlman Farms highlighted by Gov. Gianforte

Gov. Greg Gianforte highlighted the state’s foreign agriculture exports at a farm near Power to celebrate Montana crops. Last week, the governor visited Dahlman Farms, which grows wheat, durum, malt barley, lentils, peas and raises commercial beef cattle. Lee Dahlman owns the farm and is the vice chairperson of

New Mexico Attorney General reopens criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced Thursday that the state Department of Justice had reopened the criminal investigation into illegal activities at renowned sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe County. NMDOJ Chief of Staff Lauren Rodriguez noted in a statement that the state closed a