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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 653 home loans in Montana, totaling $269.9 million, during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025, according to figures provided by…

Montana added at least three new clean energy policies or incentives in 2024, according to data from DSIRE.

With summer underway and Labor Day on the horizon, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has highlighted recent achievements and upcoming challenges for small businesses.

The VA issued 184 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Montana during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to 123 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided…

Attorney General Austin Knudsen has appointed Emily Jones, a Billings attorney, to the Montana Judicial Standards Commission.

A Lame Deer woman, Veronica Clarice Baker, 29, has pleaded guilty to charges of sex trafficking a minor.

A Wyoming man has been sentenced to 36 months in prison following his involvement in an attempted robbery on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

A Browning man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for causing a death on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

Congratulations have been extended to the 30 individuals who won a firearm in the annual 30-Gun Raffle organized by MSPOA.

A Billings man, Kole David Kuntz, has admitted to charges of distributing child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.

The average VA home loan amount in Montana during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025 was $413,362, a 2.2% decrease from the previous quarter, according to the Veterans…

The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Montana for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025 averaged $410,045, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has initiated an investigation into Lee Enterprises, a media company operating across multiple states.

A Minnesota man, Jeremiah Robert Wiberg, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for failing to register as a sex offender.

A Mexican citizen, Miguel Angel Lozada-Dominguez, was sentenced to six months in prison for illegal reentry into the United States.

A Billings man, Damian Andrew Roman, has pleaded guilty to charges of illegal firearm possession. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme confirmed the plea.

A Dodson man, Skychief Chiefstick Lewis, has pleaded guilty to the charge of strangulation involving a woman on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced the plea,…

A Wolf Point man has admitted to charges related to an assault on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Montana in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $422,750, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

A Billings man, Usman Hanif Kahn, 52, has pleaded guilty to using a cell phone to arrange commercial sex. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme confirmed the plea, stating that Kahn admitted…

The average VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) amount in Montana during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $444,225, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs…

The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) has recently commissioned 17 new troopers, marking the largest class in the last two decades.

A Hays man, Tonylee Andrew Sears, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for the voluntary manslaughter of a woman on the…

The U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) issued 621 home loans totaling $262.5 million in Montana during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans’ Affairs…