The scene at today’s rally in Bozeman for Donald Trump and Tim Sheehy

Live updates of the Trump rally in Bozeman from Holly Michels Seaborn Larson Carly Graf and myself are being updated frequently here: helenair.com/news/state-reg… Speakers are set to start at 6pm and Trump at 8pm.

Our MT State News Bureau team spent 12+ hours in Bozeman yesterday at the rally for Trump and Tim Sheehy. With the help of an XL jug of cold brew and miraculously functional wifi in the venue we produced a comprehensive online package that everyone should check out. A teaser:

Trump, Daines and others quietly encourage Libertarian to drop out of Senate contest helenair.com/news/state-reg…

Fascinating read by Victoria Eavis. What a day(s) for Sid Daoud

Video of the dry Milk River above Fresno Reservoir. #mtnews #mtwx #mtpol

U.S. House speaker rallies in Billings for Montana Republican candidates billingsgazette.com/news/state-reg…

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GOP legislative candidate charged with sex crimes #mtnews #mtpol via ⁦Holly Michels⁩ helenair.com/news/state-reg…

Scoop: Montana quietly doubled its inmate transfers to a private Arizona prison this month, setting up a $19 million deal with CoreCivic. #mtnews helenair.com/news/state-reg…

Montana doubles number of inmates at Arizona private prison dailymontanan.com/2024/08/22/mon… Daily Montanan #mtpol

A massive drone show overlooks the Tyler Childers show in Missoula, Montana.

NEW: “The Crow people are not your punchline.” The Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council urged Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy to formally apologize for remarks they called offensive.  #mtpol missoulian.com/news/state-reg… #mtnews

Health care is shaping up to be a central part of races up and down the ballot in #Montana this election. The MT State News Bureau is following these issues closely and asking candidates to explain to voters their positions. See below for the latest #MtNews #mtpol

Sheehy and Tester have positioned themselves on opposite sides of the abortion debate. But there are other health care issues that will impact Montanans, too. We asked both candidates to explain their positions to voters on some key health care policies: shorturl.at/1HpFr