BOZEMAN, Montana, April 9 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Associated Students of MSU announces 2026-27 election results * BOZEMAN -Montana State University's student government, the Associated Students of MSU, held its general election this week to choose student leaders for the 2026-27 academic year. A total of 963 students cast ballots for a voter turnout of 6.34%. The results are as follows, with winners marked in bold type. President and vice president * Benjamin Wilson and Josey Blazer -510 votes  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads pro-life effort to withdraw mifepristone from FDA approval list * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading 13 other states in a letter supporting Senator Josh Hawley's "Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act." This legislation would withdraw mifepristone from the FDA's approval list. If it becomes law, the act would also create a cause of action for any woman harmed b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSFR) -- The Bruce Museum Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut, has announced plans to repatriate sacred cultural items to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The action follows internal determinations linking the objects to the tribes through cultural affiliation. Five sacred objects are included in the repatriation effort. These items consist of two umbilical cord holders, including one pair, two hand drums, and a rattl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Water diversions have started at St. Mary Diversion Dam Halls Coulee Siphon reaches final completion * BILLINGS, Mont. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced that construction at the Halls Coulee Siphon has finished ahead of schedule, marking another major milestone in the ongoing effort to restore and modernize critical St. Mary Project infrastructure. Water diversions at the St. Mary Diversion Dam began Tuesday, April more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 9 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * CSA program offers 18 weeks of locally grown vegetables from MSU farm * BOZEMAN - Individuals and families in the community who are looking to expand their palates and support local agriculture this summer need not look further than the Montana State University campus. Community supported agriculture, or CSA, shares are now available for purchase through MSU's student-run Towne's Harvest Garden, which offers MSU students, faculty, staff and greater comm more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 10 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * Court Upholds Selenium Water Quality Standard for Lake Koocanusa Victory -- Montana and Idaho waters endure harmful pollution from upstream Canadian coal mines * Helena, MT -- A Montana District Court yesterday upheld Montana's selenium water quality standard for Lake Koocanusa (Koocanusa Reservoir), affirming the science-based limits necessary to protect fish and other aquatic life. The lake's watershed is impacted by harmful poll more PR

HELENA, Montana, April 9 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte Highlights Career and Technical Education at Park High School * * April 09 2026 LIVINGSTON, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte yesterday visited Park High School to meet with students participating in the Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. "Everybody wins when we provide our kids with the tools they need to thrive," Gov. Gianforte said. "Students at Park High and across Montana are getting the hands-on experience  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 9 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State physics student wins Brooke Owens Fellowship * Size: Lg Med Sm V Montana State University physics student Aspen McKee has won a Brooke Owens Fellowship. MSU Photo by Marcus "Doc" Cravens BOZEMAN - As a first-semester Montana State University freshman majoring in mechanical engineering, Aspen McKee spent many late nights at the computer lab in Cobleigh Hall. On her way out of the building, she often stopped in front of a poster advertis more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 9 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State University Extension to co-host Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum April 15-16 in Bozeman * BOZEMAN - Montana State University Extension and the Montana Feed Association will co-host the 75th annual Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum on Wednesday and Thursday, April 15 and 16, at the Best Western Plus GranTree Inn in Bozeman, 1325 N. Seventh Ave. The theme for the conference's diamond anniversary is "Tradition M more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 9 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments at MSU on April 23 * The Montana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments April 23 at Montana State University in observance of National Law Day. Hundreds of middle and high school students from across the state are expected to be in attendance. The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Strand Union Building ballrooms. Law Day is a rare opportunity to gain insight  more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, April 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford receives verification from ACS Committee on Trauma * Verification recognizes Sanford Bismarck's commitment to providing optimal care for injured patients BISMARCK, N.D. - The trauma center at Sanford Health in Bismarck has been verified as a Level II trauma center by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT). Verified trauma centers must meet the essential criteria that ensure trauma care cap more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following commentary on April 8, 2026, to the Washington Post: * * * ICYMI: Lummis Op-ed in Washington Post: A broken system is costing America trillions. I see it in Wyoming. Cheyenne, WY.-- Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today published an op-ed in the Washington Post highlighting the critical need for permitting reform and permitting certainty in the U.S. and making the case for why Congress must act this year. Read the full op-ed here (https://www.w more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, April 9 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM Women in Business Student Club Builds Community * MISSOULA - As an avid skier, Maya Haugan was thrilled to join the women's ski club at the University of Montana. The junior finance major from Bozeman found community with other female students who all enjoy downhill skiing across the region. On a ski trip last year, Haugan thought about how she could find similar female support in her classes at UM's College of Business. She came up with an more PR