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.

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Brandon Walker's 17 points helped Montana State defeat Northern Arizona 58-53 on Saturday night to end the Bobcats' six-game losing streak.

"I just like how resilient we are, staying true to the game plan, playing harder. We’re still learning how to finish out games.” - MSU forward Brandon Walker

Totals 31-60 10-13 81. Halftime_Montana 46-41. 3-Point Goals_N. Arizona 7-18 (Bowser 3-4, Baker 2-2, Campisano 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Abelman 0-1, Fort 0-1, McLaughlin 0-6), Montana 9-20 (Moore 3-7 ...

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Percentages: FG .390, FT .500. 3-Point Goals: 6-23, .261 (Patterson 2-4, McMahon 1-2, Zephir 1-2, Goracke 1-3, Lecholat 1-4, Miller 0-1, Walker 0-1, Agbonkpolo 0-3 ...

The state's prison capacity problem has worsened over the last year, with hundreds of inmates waiting in county jails for a bed to open up in prison.

BOZEMAN, Mont. - A car crash occurred on Huffine Lane in Bozeman on Saturday night that left a 16-year-old injured and two people dead.

FLAGSTAFF – Northern Arizona Basketball (10-6, 1-2) dropped a tough Big Sky contest in Missoula Thursday night, Jan. 9, 2025, falling to Montana (10-6, 3-0) in an 81-76 final.

Towt 5-10 2-5 12, Bowser 0-3 0-0 0, Ragab 1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 4-15 0-0 8, McLaughlin 9-24 4-8 24, Campisano 1-2 0-0 2, Wistrcill 0-0 0-0 0, Baker 0-2 0-0 0, Rickwood-Pitt 0-0 0-0 0, Abelman 1-2 0-0 2, Fort 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 22-61 6-13 53.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) Malik Moore had 20 points in Montana's 81-76 victory against Northern Arizona on Thursday night. Moore also contributed five assists for the Grizzlies (10-6, 3-0 Big Sky ...