The NWS has issued warnings this weekend after a powerful polar vortex plunged temperatures nationwide during the week.

The NWS extreme cold warning for Duluth said: "The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes."

Drought conditions persist across South Dakota, and experts warn that there doesn't look to be any major relief in sight.

Despite a heavy dose of turnover throughout their entire coaching staff and the emergence of Montana State and South Dakota State as serious competitors, the Bison are still the class of the FCS. This is their 10th national title since 2011. Since the FCS was created in 1978, no other school has won more than six.

It’s time for Montana to modernize these regulations to ensure Montanans have access to timely, high-quality eye care they deserve and need just as they do in neighboring states Wyoming and South Dakota. Optometrists often are the first resource in ...

In 2021, NDSU beat Montana State 38–10 for their 9th title but were routed in the title game the following season by South Dakota State, the first of their two consecutive championships.

The game was the 15th and final scheduled FCS title game at Frisco’s Toyota Stadium amid the venue’s multiyear renovation project.

South Dakota State 23, Montana 3 2022 — South Dakota State 45, North Dakota State 21

Montana’s optometrists are highly educated and trained but our state’s outdated laws prevent them from fully using their expertise to benefit those in need. Eye health care, just as all medical care,

Appalachian St. at Marshall, 1 p.m. Bryant at Mass.-Lowell, 1 p.m. Bucknell at Navy, 1 p.m. CCSU at Fairleigh Dickinson, 1 p.m. Davidson at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m. Fairfield at Canisius, 1 p.m. Manhattan at Niagara, 1 p.m. Penn at Cornell, 1 p.m. UMBC at Maine, 1 p.m. Wagner at Mercyhurst, 1 p.m. Army at Boston U., 2 p.m.

Colgate at Lafayette, 1 p.m. Maine at UMBC, 1 p.m. Mercyhurst at Wagner, 1 p.m. Albany (NY) at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Canisius at Fairfield, 2 p.m. Cornell at Penn, 2 p.m.

Opinion: Passing the Optometry Bill 2025 is not just about updating regulations — it’s about prioritizing patient care, enhancing access, and keeping Montana at the forefront of health care innovation