Oct 20, 2026 · 4 min · 5 segments
Join the Montana State News Network for a round-up of the week's top stories and conversations with Montana newsmakers. Keep up to date with what's going on across Montana.
Montana Senator Steve Daines recently announced that his bill, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act, was signed by President Trump.
Daines said, quote, this bill is a necessity for the Crow Tribe and surrounding communities and will ensure the tribe has the resources they need to deliver safe, reliable access to clean water to the reservation and complete a hydropower project to bring new baseload generation to the region.
I'm grateful for everyone who pushed this legislation through, and I look forward to seeing the impacts this will have on water safety and the Crow Tribe.
Congressman Troy Downing said the bill delivers on a longstanding commitment to the Crow Tribe by giving the tribe more flexibility to move critical water projects forward.
A man and woman from Great Falls who were trafficking fentanyl together have been sentenced to prison, according to First Assisted U.S. Attorney Mark Steger-Smith.
24-year-old Kylie Minardi, who pleaded guilty in June to distributing fentanyl and conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl, was sentenced to five years and two months in prison.
28-year-old Zachary Cortez, who pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute, was sentenced September 23rd to five years and two months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release.
Montana Senator Steve Daines recently announced that his bill, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act, was signed by President Trump.
Daines said, quote, this bill is a necessity for the Crow Tribe and surrounding communities and will ensure the tribe has the resources they need to deliver safe, reliable access to clean water to the reservation and complete a hydropower project to bring new baseload generation to the region.
I'm grateful for everyone who pushed this legislation through, and I look forward to seeing the impacts this will have on water safety and the Crow Tribe.
Congressman Troy Downing said the bill delivers on a longstanding commitment to the Crow Tribe by giving the tribe more flexibility to move critical water projects forward.
A man and woman from Great Falls who were trafficking fentanyl together have been sentenced to prison, according to First Assisted U.S. Attorney Mark Steger-Smith.
24-year-old Kylie Minardi, who pleaded guilty in June to distributing fentanyl and conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl, was sentenced to five years and two months in prison.
28-year-old Zachary Cortez, who pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute, was sentenced September 23rd to five years and two months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release.
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