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Electric avenue: U.S. lawmakers want to ban cheap EVs from China. Prohibitions spotlight high costs of cars for American buyers.

Electric avenue: U.S. lawmakers want to ban cheap EVs from China. Prohibitions spotlight high costs of cars for American buyers.

A bipartisan proposal seeks to ban low-cost Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) from the U.S. market, citing national security and data privacy concerns. Chinese EVs can be one-third the price of American-made and other vehicles available for sale in the U.S. The prohibitions are being championed

3 taken into custody, injured in Helena Valley rollover crash following MHP pursuit

A Montana Highway Patrol trooper performed a PIT maneuver on a vehicle in the Helena Valley on Tuesday afternoon to end a pursuit that reached speeds of 120 mph, according to an agency spokesperson and the Lewis and Clark County sheriff. There were three people inside the vehicle during the

Sen. Cornyn proposes renaming US-287 as Trump Interstate

Sen. Cornyn proposes renaming US-287 as Trump Interstate

MONTANA — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced legislation that would label US-287 as future Interstate 47, or Trump Interstate, along a route stretching from Port Arthur, Texas, to Choteau, Montana. Cornyn said the proposed I-47 Future Interstate Act would treat US-287 as a future interstate and that

Bozeman bike crash video sparks safety reminder as riders hit streets, trails

UPDATE: May 12 at 5:00 p.m. The crash involving a cyclist and a pickup truck occurred near the intersection of South Seventh Avenue and West Aspen Street in Bozeman on the morning of May 10. The incident happened around 10:25 a.m. Security cameras at the nearby

How the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger helps SW MT | Todd Godfrey

The railroad has a long and storied history in Montana. University of Montana Professor Emeritus Harry Fritz has called the arrival of the railroads in Montana Territory “the single most transformational economic development in the entire history of Montana.” Here in Southwest Montana, we are home to 125 miles of

Federal report details Sen. Tim Sheehy plane crash near Ennis

ENNIS, Mont. — A preliminary federal report detailed U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy plane crash near Ennis on April 10, 2026. The report said Sheehy was piloting the aircraft during a Part 91 instructional flight and was not injured. It said the flight was preparing for an upcoming checkride while practicing

Bozeman airport study shows $2.2 billion yearly local impact

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A new study found Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport generates about $2.2 billion in economic impact each year. The recently published 2026 Economic Impact Study of Montana Airports was conducted in part by the Montana Department of Transportation. The study reported that aviation does more than connect travelers