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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 […]

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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 2

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Montana

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 […]

todaySeptember 28, 2026 3

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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Capt. Daniel W. Lee Sr.

Army Capt. Daniel W. Lee Sr. was a platoon leader during World War II. He earned the Medal of Honor for valorous action in southeast France in 1944, during Operation Dragoon. Lee was born June 23, 1919, in Alma, Georgia. His parents, Daniel M. Lee and Ida Hyres, were farmers. Lee and his six siblings grew up working on the family farm. After graduating from Alma High School in 1937, Lee attended the University of Georgia, paying his way by […]

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Montana

Knudsen Leads 22-State Coalition Urging SEC Scrutiny of Moody’s

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading a 22-state coalition urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to examine whether Moody’s Corporation is complying with federal rules governing credit-rating agencies and potential conflicts of interest. In a letter to K. Scott Davey, acting director of the SEC’s Office of Credit Ratings, the attorneys general raised concerns about Moody’s use of environmental, social and governance factors in its analysis and argued that some of the climate assumptions cited by […]

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Outside Spending Intensifies as Montana Senate Race Enters Final Stretch

HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s U.S. Senate race is entering its final stretch with millions of dollars in outside spending, a dispute over a television advertisement targeting Republican Kurt Alme and growing scrutiny of independent candidate Seth Bodnar’s record leading the University of Montana. The four-way contest to replace retiring Republican Sen. Steve Daines includes Alme, Bodnar, Democrat Alani Bankhead and Libertarian Kyle Austin. Outside organizations are becoming increasingly active as the general election approaches. Independent PAC, a national political action […]

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Montana Land Board Approves Oil and Gas Lease Sale Generating $2.1 Million

HELENA, Mont. — The Montana State Board of Land Commissioners has approved an oil and gas lease sale expected to generate more than $2.1 million for state trust lands, with the proceeds benefiting public education. The sale included 12 tracts in Musselshell, Sheridan and Toole counties. A single tract in Sheridan County generated a $2.14 million high bid, according to the governor’s office. Gov. Greg Gianforte said the sale reflects both Montana’s role as an energy-producing state and the value […]

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