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American Bar Association says Montana nominee is not qualified to be a federal judge

Katie Lane, who has been nominated to the federal court in Montana by President Donald J. Trump, received a “not qualified” evaluation by the American Bar Association to become a federal judge. Lane is currently the general counsel for the Republican National Committee, but leaders in the state and beyond

Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks US appeals court to overturn sentence

Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks US appeals court to overturn sentence

Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs urged an appeals court Thursday to overturn the US hip-hop mogul's prison term of more than four years for prostitution-related crimes. Combs, 56, was sentenced in October after a salacious trial that detailed the alleged "freak-offs"

ASMSU releases election results

Results for the 2026 Associated Students of MSU General Election were released last night after polls closed at 5 p.m. Out of 15,193 eligible voters, 963 submitted ballots for the Presidential and Vice Presidential race, equating to a 6.34 percent voter turnout. Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates

ASMSU Supreme Court releases second ruling of the academic year

On March 10, the Associated Students of MSU (ASMSU) Supreme Court ruled on the question: “In a formal representative capacity of ASMSU, does the president have the authority to communicate a position to external parties that is contrary to a resolution passed by the ASMSU Senate?” The resulting vote was

Nepal ex-PM Oli gives defiant message after release from custody

Nepal ex-PM Oli gives defiant message after release from custody

Nepal's ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli offered a defiant message on Thursday after he was released from custody following questioning over his alleged role in a deadly 2025 crackdown on protesters. Oli and former interior minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on March 28, a day after Prime

Nepal ex-PM Oli released from custody after 12 days: police

Nepal ex-PM Oli released from custody after 12 days: police

Nepal's ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli and former interior minister Ramesh Lekhak have been released from custody after questioning for their alleged role in a deadly 2025 crackdown on protesters, police said Thursday. Oli and Lekhak were arrested on March 28, a day after Prime Minister Balendra

DOC consolidates out-of-state inmates to Mississippi facility, inmate relatives share frustrations

BUTTE, Mont. -- As the Montana Department of Corrections looks to address Montana's inmate overcrowding problem, officials hope that a recent decision to consolidate all out-of-state inmates into one facility will be helpful in the long term. However, family members of inmates set to be transferred are