Officials say transferring the prisoners is a necessary step to manage prison populations and make needed upgrades and additions to the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge.

Private prison company CoreCivic has announced it will contract with the State of Montana to transfer 240 inmates to the company's 2,672-bed Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tutwiler, Mississippi in the first quarter of 2025.

In December, year-over-year pay growth for job-stayers slowed to 4.6%, marking the slowest increase since July 2021, according to a new report.

Ohana Goats LLC is helping landowners across Montana and Arizona manage fire hazards, plant overgrowth, and invasive species with goat grazing.

The Weber State Wildcats have announced their 2025 football schedule, which features a road contest at Arizona.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona hosts Sacramento State after Trenton McLaughlin scored 24 points in Northern Arizona’s 58-53 loss to the Montana State Bobcats. The Lumberjacks are 7-1 on their home court. Northern Arizona averages 79.6 points and has outscored opponents by 8.1 points per game.

Montana State men's and women's basketball coaches Matt Logie and Tricia Binford talk about their seasons thus far in this week's edition of the Bobcat Insider.

Virginia Tech has hired Sam Siefkes as defensive coordinator after he spent the last two seasons as the Arizona Cardinals’ linebackers coach.

The Mega Millions jackpot has been won in Arizona. One ticket matched all six balls on Jan. 17's drawing to win the $112 million ($49.95 million cash option), according to the Mega Millions website . The winning ticket was sold at the Winners Corner on West Broadway Road in Tempe, Ariz., according to the Arizona Lottery.

Starting forward Ella Van Weelden led UNC with 12 points in a team-high 33 minutes played. The 10 other players who saw minutes all recorded at least a field goal, leading UNC to a season high

Native Americans along with Mexicans in the hope that nobody can tell the difference," wrote Chairman Gray Hawk.

Kentucky is among one of the states where lawmakers want to rename a road after Trump. He already has roads named for him in at least 3 other states.