MIN Weekly News Roundup

For week ending June 22, 2025

Total Measles Cases in Montana Rise to 22; There are 8 Recent Cases in 3 Counties

Health Officials Warn Actively Contagious Person with Measles Traveled Through Billings Airport

Scams: Anyone Can Be A Victim

Montana House District 55 - Work to Protect Communities Continues

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

In 2021, a subsidiary of the company that owns the Yellowstone Club purchased Crazy Mountain Ranch, an 18,000-acre guest ranch located in the Shields River Valley of Park County. Credit: Amanda Eggert / MTFP

‘A Big, Serious Problem’: Shields Valley Golf Course Spurs Water Right Fight

Charlie Speicher and Robert Hall pose for portraits after teaching a heavy metal music class on the Blackfeet Reservation at Browning High School on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The class encourages students to practice healthy coping mechanisms through “heavy” music. Credit: John Stember / MTFP

How Educators on the Blackfeet Reservation are Using (Very) Heavy Metal to Prevent Suicide and Process Grief

Gianforte Vetoes Community Solar Bill

Several Insurance, Medical Bills Vetoed by Governor

Gianforte Finalizes State Budget with Last-Minute Vetoes

Former Public Officeholders Propose Constitutional Initiative to Take Corporate Money Out of Politics

NorthWestern’s Investment in Colstrip Plant Could be Costly for Customers, Witness Testifies

‘No Kings’ Rallies Draw Thousands Across Montana

Glacier Prepares for Possible Road Closure with Heavy Rain, Snow

Sheehy’s Bill Aims to Compensate Troops Affected by Military Vax Mandate

Tribes to reduce dam flows to keep Flathead Lake closer to full pool

Warm water temperatures and low river flows prompt fishing closures on select rivers after 2 pm in Yellowstone National Park

State AI Laws Could Go Away Under ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

‘The Chop House Affair’ and the Purposefully Forgotten Victories for Montana’s Black Residents

Trump Completes "Very Successful Attack on the Three Nuclear Sites in Iran"

President Trump Uses Truth Social Post to Direct ICE to Focus Operations in Inner Cities

GOP Senators Warn Mega-Bill’s New Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt Rural Hospitals

U.S. Senate GOP Wants to Hike Debt Limit By $5 Trillion in Big Beautiful Bill

Two-Thirds of Those in Nonpartisan Poll View GOP’s Tax and Spending Cut Bill Unfavorably

Army Parade, Trump Birthday Take Over D.C., as ‘No Kings’ Protests Erupt Across Nation

Minnesota House Democratic Leader Dead After ‘Politically Motivated Assassination’

Vance Boelter, Accused of Assassination of DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman, Apprehended

Mike Lee Outrages Minnesota Politicians With Social Media Jabs About Lawmaker’s Murder

FreshRealm Recalls Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options