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.

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.

Eastern Washington hosts the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks after Andrew Cook scored 21 points in Eastern Washington's 74-64 loss to the Montana State Bobcats.

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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.

Northern Arizona scores 9.7 more points per game (81.3) than Montana State gives up to opponents (71.6). The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

The Montana State men grabbed their first conference victory of the season Saturday night against Northern Arizona at Worthington Arena.

"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

The Weber State Wildcats have announced their 2025 football schedule, which features a road contest at Arizona.

Proponents have long argued that the circuit covers too much territory and too many people and its docket is unmanageable; critics say the current system isn’t broken and motivations for the split are merely political.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.

Eastern Washington went cold in the second half and also had no answer for Montana State’s Brandon Walker as the Bobcats defeated the Eagles men’s basketball team 74-64 on Monday at Worthington Arena in Bozeman.