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Federal Jury Convicts Clinic Owner in TRICARE Fraud and Kickback Scheme

FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal jury convicted Texas mental health clinic owner Kevin D. Curry, 64, of Frisco, in a scheme prosecutors said generated more than $26 million in fraudulent TRICARE claims. Curry was convicted of three counts of health care fraud, three counts of offering and paying illegal health care kickbacks and three counts involving monetary transactions in criminally derived property. Federal prosecutors said Curry operated Acuity TMS […]

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Idaho Youth Pheasant Season Opens Oct. 8

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s youth pheasant hunting season opens Oct. 8, giving young hunters a weeklong opportunity to take to the field before the statewide general season begins. The youth season runs through Oct. 14 and is open statewide to licensed hunters age 17 and younger, including at locations where Idaho Fish and Game releases pheasants. The general resident pheasant season begins Oct. 15, while the nonresident season begins Oct. 20. Young hunters who have never held a hunting license […]

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Federal Jury Convicts Clinic Owner in TRICARE Fraud and Kickback Scheme

FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal jury convicted Texas mental health clinic owner Kevin D. Curry, 64, of Frisco, in a scheme prosecutors said generated more than $26 million in fraudulent TRICARE claims. Curry was convicted of three counts of health care fraud, three counts of offering and paying illegal health care kickbacks and three counts involving monetary transactions in criminally derived property. Federal prosecutors said Curry operated Acuity TMS clinics in Plano and Fort Worth, Texas, and Fort Walton […]

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Montana Highway Patrol Commissions Seven New Troopers

BOULDER, Mont. — The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned seven new troopers during the 84th Montana Highway Patrol Advanced Academy graduation ceremony. For the first time, the graduation was held at MHP headquarters in Boulder. Montana Highway Patrol Col. Kurt Sager and Montana Supreme Court Clerk Bowen Greenwood addressed the graduates before the swearing-in and badge-pinning ceremony. The new troopers completed 24 weeks of training, including 12 weeks at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy in Helena and another 12 weeks at […]

todayOctober 1, 2026

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Spectrum Expands Rural Broadband Network in Cascade County

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Spectrum is expanding its fiber broadband network in Cascade County, bringing service to more than 1,200 additional homes and small businesses in previously unserved or underserved areas, including Ulm and Vaughn. Gov. Greg Gianforte joined Spectrum this week to mark the expansion, which is part of the company’s broader rural broadband construction initiative. “Expanding access to reliable high-speed internet creates more opportunity for Montanans, particularly in our rural communities,” Gianforte said. “It’s great to celebrate continued […]

todaySeptember 30, 2026

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White House App Tops Apple News Rankings

WASHINGTON — The official White House mobile app rose to the top of Apple’s News category this week and moved into the App Store’s overall Top 20, as the Trump administration expands its effort to communicate directly with the public through government-run digital platforms. The White House said the app ranked No. 1 in the News category as of Sept. 22 and had previously climbed as high as No. 4 among all apps following its launch in March. The administration […]

todaySeptember 30, 2026

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North Dakota Consolidates Workforce Programs Under New Commissioner

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is consolidating workforce-related programs under a single leadership structure as Gov. Kelly Armstrong prepares to ask lawmakers to formally create a new Department of Workforce Development next year. Katie Ralston Howe, who has been serving as deputy commissioner and director of the Department of Commerce’s Workforce Development Division, was named the state’s first workforce commissioner, effective immediately. The restructuring brings together programs currently spread across several agencies, including Commerce’s Workforce Development Division, Job Service North […]

todaySeptember 30, 2026

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Billings Counselor Ordered to Pay Nearly $48,000 in Medicaid Fraud Case

BILLINGS, Mont. — A Billings counselor has been ordered to pay nearly $48,000 to the state after pleading guilty to charges stemming from fraudulent Medicaid claims, according to the Montana Department of Justice. Melvera Parker, 69, pleaded guilty to felony Medicaid fraud and making a false claim to a public agency following an investigation by the department’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Prosecutors said Parker billed Medicaid for patients she had never seen and continued submitting claims for some patients after […]

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Gordon Praises Peabody’s Wyoming Coal Export to Vietnam

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is praising Peabody Energy’s successful pilot shipment of Powder River Basin coal to Vietnam, calling the export an important step toward expanding international markets for the state’s coal industry. The shipment moved coal from Wyoming through the United States and Mexico using Union Pacific and Ferromex rail networks before being sent to Asia. Peabody has said the test demonstrates a potential route connecting Powder River Basin production with growing thermal-coal demand overseas. “This […]

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Two new officers mark a first for UND Police

There wasn’t much empty space inside UND’s Office of Safety on Sept. 23. Family, friends and fellow officers packed the room to watch two new female officers take their oaths. “Two new women joining the constellation of stars here in the Department of Safety is a monumental event,” said Chief of Police Rodney Clark. Standing shoulder to shoulder, the two women listened intently as Clark reflected on what brought them to this moment. “These two women have what I consider […]

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