The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot systems. The package also includes more munitions for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, or NASAMS, and additional gear to integrate Western air defense launchers, missiles and radars into Ukraine's existing weaponry, much of which still dates back to the Soviet era. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the n ..read more

Court documents show a New York man was allegedly caught recently using stolen credit cards to buy thousands of dollars worth of retail items around Bozeman. Most people don't come in and drop that kind of money and walk out with that many items, says The Last Wind-Up owner Dave Berghold. We met Berghold at the Law and Justice Center. where he was checking on the six watches purchased that were being held for evidence. They made multiple purchases, apparently using multiple cards. I dont think any of the cards were actually present, which was a red flag says Dave. Charging documents say 43-yea ..read more

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is getting attention again. This time, it's for a new book where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too. The Guardian obtained a copy of Noem's soon-to-be released book, No Going Back: The Truth on Whats Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward. In it, she tells the story of the ill-fated Cricket, a 14-month-old wirehaired pointer she was training for pheasant hunting. She writes, according to the Guardian, that the tale was included to show h ..read more

Whether you like the idea of Artificial Intelligence or not, it's already a part of your daily life. It helps you navigate around traffic jams, recommends products to buy, and powers our digital assistants. But AI is also increasingly seen as a cybersecurity threat, capable of launching sophisticated attacks targeting banks, healthcare, infrastructure and elections. It's being used to dupe people into thinking their kid is being kidnaped and then handing over money over Venmo. And so those types of threats, what happens when you can't trust the voice credentials of someone is kind of an immedi ..read more

The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls was recently named the Tourism Destination of the Year by the Governor's Office for Tourism. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service, the 25,000-square-foot facility includes a permanent exhibit hall, a 158-seat theater, an education room for hands-on curriculum-based activities, and a retail store. A news release announcing the award explained: <i>"Consistently ranked on Trip Advisor as the number one place to visit in Great Falls, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center welcomes approximately 50,000 visitors annually from all parts of ..read more

Multiple U.S. agencies issued new warnings on Friday about the concerning spread of a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain that public health officials are calling highly contagious. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said tests of commercial milk samples have showed the presence of H5N1 virus fragments, though the milk is still safe to drink because it has been pasteurized. The World Health Organization acknowledged that there were concerns with making sure the commercial milk supply stays safe. Public health officials are urging the people not to consume raw milk, recommending instead ..read more

Kristin Schwab was 17 years old the night two strangers appeared at her home to take her away. They told me they had to handcuff me, so I was handcuffed to the female and then walked out of my house in the driveway, Schwab remembers. She was driven from her home in Syracuse, New York, through the darkness to a place her parents thought would help her deal with personal traumas that were causing her to harm herself and develop eating disorders. But instead of help, Schwab found herself in a nightmare. It was insane. And if my parents knew where I was, there was no way they would want me there ..read more

A jury found a 40-year-old Billings man guilty Friday on all counts for shooting three people in August 2023, including his pregnant wife and son. Darrell Bryant was convicted of three charges of attempted deliberate homicide in Yellowstone County District Court. Sentencing is scheduled for a later date. His trial presided by Judge Collete Davies lasted five days. Prosecutors argued that Bryant broke down the front door of his home, then shot his pregnant wife, 16-year-old son and his son's friend. All survived. A standoff ensued before police realized he had fled with his girlfriend to Columb ..read more

Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi said she worked closely with Barbie on each detail of the design of her new doll out now from Mattel Creations, down to the bouquet of flowers she held when she stood on the Olympic podium to receive her medal. The addition of Yamaguchi's doll for the iconic brand comes just ahead of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. Mattel called Yamaguchi a "fitting addition to a series that pays tribute to courageous women who took risks, changed rules, and paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger." The doll will sell for just und ..read more

The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that found three bills from the 2021 state legislative session overstepped onto the authority of the Montana University System Board of Regents. The most prominent of the bills was House Bill 112, which banned transgender female athletes at public schools from participating in womens sports. A majority of justices agreed that bill was unconstitutional as applied to colleges and universities. In addition to HB 112, the court also ruled against: House Bill 349, which limited how colleges and universities could discipline students for cert ..read more