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Micah Drew

Half a million absentee ballots sent to Montana voters for primary election

Ballots for Montana’s June 2 primary began to hit voters’ mailboxes this weekend. According to the Secretary of State’s website, 509,399 absentee ballots were mailed to voters. As of Monday morning, 358 voters had already returned their ballots. “Montana’s 2026 Primary Election is well underway, and

Former lawmaker Jen Gross names herself as person who filed 2018 harassment claim against Windy Boy

Former Montana state Sen. Jen Gross said she was the person who lodged a harassment complaint that began a 2018 investigation into Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy. Writing in a public post on Substack, Gross publicly revealed her identity for the first time, saying she was speaking up because Windy Boy

Ray Curtis wants to take voters, and politicians, back to school

Ray Curtis used to teach government classes at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell. The retired teacher, who now lives in Missoula, was back on campus this week just a few doors down from his old classroom. “I felt like I was back to teaching again in that room,” Curtis

Glacier National Park officials locate remains of missing hiker

Glacier National Park officials on Thursday announced they had located the remains of a Florida hiker who had been missing since Sunday evening. The remains were found 2.5 miles up the Mt. Brown Trail above Lake McDonald approximately 50 feet off the trail in a densely wooded area with

Digitally altered political mailers spur lawsuit over Montana AI law

Two state lawmakers running in Republican primary elections have said that hundreds of mailers sent out depicting them waving a pride flag and wearing a button with pronouns on it violate a Montana law prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence to produce “deepfakes” in campaign materials. But a lawsuit filed

Windy Boy resumes House campaign, calls sexual abuse allegations ‘political attacks’

Montana State Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy announced on Wednesday he is unsuspending his campaign for the U.S. House and said recently publicized allegations of sexual abuse against him are “character assasination.” Last month, Montana Democratic Party Chairperson Shannon O’Brien announced she had learned of serious sexual abuse allegations

Media mogul, Montana landowner Ted Turner dies at 87

Ted Turner, one of Montana’s largest private land owners and a media mogul best known for founding CNN, died on Wednesday in his home in Florida at the age of 87, according to a press release from Turner Enterprises. Turner revolutionized the daily news cycle by founding CNN as