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A Montana woman brought home the gold medal following a global jiu jitsu competitiion in Las Vegas, Nevada. Naarah Hastings is also the newest member of the Montana House of Representatives.

I got so caught up in covering the big news over the weekend about the railroad bridge collapse and train derailment over the Yellowstone River- that I forgot to share some other big news with you. A Native American Republican has now been elected to a major leadership position in the Montana AFL-CIO labor union.

Breaking news here on this Friday evening. According to Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R-MT), suspicious letters containing an unknown white substance were mailed to at least two Montana lawmakers- including the AG's mother.

There's two Bob Gilberts who passed away recently, both of whom were well known in the capitol. "Wooly Bob" represented the Wool Growers, and "Oily Bob" represented other clients, including oil and gas interests.

Recorded Future News is highlighting legislation championed by State Senator Daniel Zolnikov that he says would allow Montanans to have wide-ranging privacy with the click of one button.

Gender issues seemed to get the most attention, but lawmakers did manage to pass legislation addressing violent crime in Montana. Including issues like MMIP, illicit drug prosecution, sex offender bills, and human trafficking bills.

Most of us Montanans probably had the talk with our parents, or we've had the talk with our kids. Look, we don't want you getting into trouble or getting into fights at school- but, you have the right to defend yourself. But do they?

If you're disgruntled with the two-party system, you should pay attention to two bills that are steamrolling thru Helena this week. One will basically make it impossible for 3rd party candidates to get on the ballot.

They called her the "villain of the week." And she ran with it. This is how you do it people. When they hit you with an absurd attack- have fun with it.

From water courts to foreign-owned land and questions about MRNA vaccines in cattle. We caught up with Raylee Honeycutt, the Executive Vice President for the Montana Stockgrowers Association, for a legislative update as the Montana Legislature nears the end of the session.

Liberal Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) is now pretending to talk tough on China and the China spy balloon. Tester himself told CNN that the China spy balloon was NOT a national security threat.

Check out Rep. Braxton Mitchell's (R-Columbia Falls) closing remarks during the hearing Tuesday as he lays the smackdown on legislative Democrats and the radical activists promoting drag queen events targeting kids