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Knudsen Urges Congress to Act on MMIP Crisis

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen testified Tuesday before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance on the missing and murdered Indigenous persons crisis, outlining jurisdictional challenges that hamper coordination among tribal, federal and local law enforcement in addressing the issue. During the hearing, titled "Missing and Murdered Indigenous People: Strengthening Public Safety in Tribal Communities," Knudsen told lawmakers that state authority alone cannot resolve the crisis. "As Attorney General, my hands are tied. I have no […]

todaySeptember 20, 2026 1

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Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Hathaway Chairman

Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the latest step in the transition at the top of the $1 trillion conglomerate he led for more than six decades. Buffett, 96, will become chairman emeritus effective immediately, the company said Friday. His oldest son, Howard Buffett, will become Berkshire Hathaway's new chairman as part of a long-planned succession. Howard Buffett has served on the Berkshire Hathaway board since 1993. Warren Buffett, known widely as the Oracle of Omaha, […]

todaySeptember 20, 2026 1

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Fed’s Bowman Details Findings From SVB Review

LONDON — Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman announced the initial findings of an independent review into the 2023 failure of Silicon Valley Bank, delivering the results in remarks at a luncheon hosted by the Lord Mayor of the City of London at Mansion House. Bowman said she called for an independent review of SVB's collapse in June 2023 to supplement the Federal Reserve's internal review, and after being confirmed as vice chair for supervision, engaged the Starling […]

todaySeptember 19, 2026 3

Regional

UND again named among region’s best places to work

For the second year in a row, the University of North Dakota has been named one of the region’s 50 Best Places to Work by Prairie Business magazine. The annual list recognizes organizations across the region based on nominations from the people who know those workplaces best. This year, Prairie Business received nearly 1,400 nominations representing 75 organizations. UND was among the 50 selected for the 2026 list, continuing the University’s recognition from a year ago. In announcing this year’s […]

todaySeptember 18, 2026 3

National

Coalition urges 9th Circuit to uphold parental rights

The Center Square) – A coalition of 17 states, lawmakers and advocacy organizations has filed 12 friend-of-the-court briefs urging the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold that parents and teachers have constitutional rights to know about their children despite public school gender policies. The briefs were filed in Mirabelli v. Bonta, a case involving California’s “Parental Exclusion Policies,” which the Thomas More Society led as counsel for a class of parents and teachers challenging the policies. In December, U.S. District […]

todaySeptember 18, 2026 2

Montana

Montana State’s Steer-A-Year program seeks donations for 2026-27

The Steer-A-Year program in Montana State University’s College of Agriculture will return for the 2026-27 academic year and is seeking donations of young cattle and feed. Housed in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Steer-A-Year teaches students about the many aspects of raising cattle through a hands-on academic approach, while supplying locally raised beef to campus dining halls. Students spend the year taking care of the calves, including feeding, performing health checks and managing steers, along with collecting data […]

todaySeptember 17, 2026 2

Regional

Armstrong Signs Kratom Restrictions

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong has signed legislation banning synthetic kratom products while restricting the sale of natural kratom to people 21 and older, replacing a temporary statewide prohibition imposed earlier this summer. House Bill 1628 cleared the Legislature during a three-day special session and creates a new regulatory framework for kratom products sold in the state. The law bans synthetic derivatives including concentrated 7-OH, MGM-15, MGM-16 and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl. Natural kratom products remain legal under the new framework but […]

todaySeptember 17, 2026 3

Montana

Montana DEQ Receives $20.78 Million for Montana Tunnels Mine Reclamation

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has received $20.78 million to cover reclamation costs at the long-idled Montana Tunnels Mine near Jefferson City, following the latest bankruptcy proceeding involving Montana Tunnels Mining Inc. The payment is tied to a structured sale of the property to Silver Bow Mining Corp. and Silver Bow Tunnels Corp. and is intended to cover the gap between DEQ’s calculated reclamation obligation and money already forfeited from the previous operator. DEQ Director Sonja Nowakowski called the […]

todaySeptember 17, 2026 3

Montana

Knudsen Enters Paramount-Warner Antitrust Fight

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has joined Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop a multistate antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The filing puts Knudsen at the center of another major national antitrust fight, this time on the opposite side of a group of Democratic attorneys general who argue the merger would reduce competition in film, television and streaming. California Attorney General Rob Bonta […]

todaySeptember 16, 2026 3