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The chair of the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission is asking for comment on drawing new legislative districts in the state. “The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission needs your help in drawing the new legislative districts that go into effect for the 2024 elections,” Commission Chair Maylinn Smith said in a release. She said four drafts of maps have been proposed for purposes of generating public comments and are available for review and comment online. Smith said that once the House districts are...
Amanda Eggert Montana Free Press Montana livestock-producer groups and two Republican elected officeholders continued their pressure campaign to halt bison grazing on federal lands late last week, asking the Bureau of Land Management to reconsider its recent approval of grazing leases in north-central Montana. In three separate appeals, the Montana Stockgrowers Association, Gov. Greg Gianforte and Attorney General Austin Knudsen asked the BLM to reverse its July 28 decision...
Amanda Seitz Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot. That’s at the heart of its campaign to sell the newly authorized shot to an American public that has widely rejected COVID-19 boosters since they first became available last fall. Shots of the updated boosters, specifically designed by Pfizer and Moderna to respond to the omicron strain, could start within days. The U.S. government has purchased 170 million doses and is...
It's going to be hard to top the 2021 Montana State football season. After all, the Bobcats went on a run to their first FCS championship game in 37 years. But, as fun as that season turned out to be, MSU just might have a team to match or better it this fall. With second-year head coach Brent Vigen back at the helm, the Cats, who finished second in the Big Sky and faced North Dakota State in the national championship game back in January, are poised for an exciting season as...
As the fall sports season returns, everyone will be anticipating the return of football and volleyball on the Hi-Line. But local sports fans should not forget the return of the Havre High cross country teams this fall. With more experience leading the Blue Ponies and several runners returning from last year, second-year HHS head coach Erin Lynch believes her teams can make some noise this fall. "I'm really excited about this season," Lynch said. "I have a group of kids that ar...
Havre Police Department A vehicle crash was reported on First Avenue at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. -- An injured fawn was reported on U.S. Highway 2 at 7:04 p.m. Wednesday. -- A hit-and-run crash was reported at 7:27 p.m. Wednesday on Second Street. -- A fender bender was reported near Town Square Wednesday at 10:13 p.m. -- A verbal or written warning was issued after a 12:07 a.m. report today from callers who woke to find an intoxicated woman in their room. -- At 4:54 this...
The anticipation for the Montana Grizzlies' 2022 season to begin is so thick, one could cut it with a knife. That's probably because the Grizzlies haven't been this hyped up in a long, long time. Hyped as in, picked to win the Big Sky Conference, while also starting the season ranked No. 3 in all of the FCS. And that kind of hype is coming off a season in which Montana went to the 2021 quarterfinals, but also graduated a slew of talent on both sides of the ball. "It's nice to...
If the first Saturday of Frontier Conference football was any indication, fans around the league are in for a treat. That's because it was a wild first weekend. Right off the bat, we've already had an earth-shattering upset as Carroll College knocked off nationally ranked Montana Western in Helena last Saturday. Many saw the Bulldogs as a heavy favorite to win the league this season, but Carroll's defense, coupled with an outstanding performance by quarterback Jack Prka, who...
