Tag: Montana

Montana Supreme Court Disallows Referendum Over How Its Members Are Chosen

The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that a referendum asking voters if the court’s justices should be elected in geographical districts instead of statewide on the upcoming Nov. 8 ballot would violate the state constitution. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a Republican, blasted the 5–2 ruling. “Opinions from the Montana Supreme Court have become little…


Exploring the Boulder River Valley, Montana | Expedition Overland Episode 10

Where it all began! The very first episode of Expedition Overland, filmed in 2011. Join Clay and the gang for a Montana adventure up the Boulder River Valley. Ryan is learning a lot on his adventure bike while the rest of the crew enjoy the “Roadkill Cafe,” good trails, and Montana weather. Thanks for watching!…


Wildfires in West Explode in Size, California Governor Declares State of Emergency

SAN DIEGO—Wildfires in California and Montana exploded in size overnight amid windy, hot conditions and were quickly encroaching on neighborhoods, forcing evacuation orders for over 100 homes Saturday, while an Idaho blaze was spreading. In California’s Klamath National Forest, the fast-moving McKinney fire, which started Friday, went from charring just over 1 square mile to…


Kansas Aug. 2 ‘Value Them Both’ Vote First of at Least 6 Abortion Measures on 2022 Ballots

The Kansas ‘Value Them Both’ amendment goes before Sunflower State voters as a special election on their Aug. 2 primary ballots. The ballot measure asks voters to remove access to abortion as a right guaranteed under the Kansas Constitution in a 2019 state Supreme Court ruling. It is the nation’s first public referendum on abortion…


Man in Montana Hits Family With Pickup, Kills 2 With Shotgun

BILLINGS, Mont.—A man drove his pickup truck into a family as they walked in a tourist village bordering Glacier National Park and opened fire with a shotgun, killing one man and mortally wounding a toddler who was in her mother’s arms before the mother’s sister-in-law managed to kill the assailant after he ran out of…


2 Children Among 6 Dead in Montana Highway Pileup, 8 Others Injured

Two children are among the six people who died in a Montana pileup after a Friday evening dust storm caused blackout conditions on Interstate 90, a major route in both Montana and the Western U.S. Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson said investigators so far have found no other factors that contributed to the pileup…


6 People Die After Storm Causes Montana Highway Pileup

Six people have died after a dust storm fueled by wind gusts topping 60 mph caused a pileup Friday evening on Interstate 90 in Montana, authorities said. Twenty-one vehicles crashed and Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson said authorities believe the weather was the cause. “It appears as though there was heavy winds, causing a…


Kansas to Be First Test of Voter Sentiment in the ‘Post-Roe’ Era

The first ballot test of the official, newly-minted “post-Roe era” will be on Aug. 2, when Kansas voters are presented with a proposed amendment on their primary ballots that declares there is no constitutional right to abortion. The Kansas Value Them Both Amendment is the first of four proposed constitutional amendments addressing abortion that will…


Mexican Cartels Targeting Montana With Fentanyl Because of High Profits: Officials

Mexican drug cartels crossing the southern border are targeting the U.S. state of Montana with fentanyl because there are “tremendous profits” to be made there, according to officials. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen told Fox News that the number of fentanyl deaths in the state has been drastically increasing since 2020 and that intelligence has shown that drug…


Gateway Towns to Yellowstone Become Dead Ends After Flood

RED LODGE, Mont.—This gateway town to Yellowstone National Park has become a dead end, a casualty of the severe flooding that tore through one of America’s most beloved natural attractions and swept away roads, bridges, and homes. The unprecedented flood has closed the entire park and forced the evacuation of 10,000 visitors. And towns like…