Fifteen Israeli hostages were released from more than 15 months of captivity in Gaza over the past two weeks. They have a long recovery ahead of them.

Eric Dailey Jr. scored 21 points and UCLA led all the way in defeating No. 16 Oregon 78-52 for the Bruins’ fifth straight victory.

Brandon Whitney had 19 points in Montana's 92-78 win over Portland State on Thursday night. Whitney shot 8 of 9 from the field and 3 for 4 from the free-throw line for the Grizzlies (14-8, 7-2 Big Sky Conference).

The 69th session of the Montana Legislature is now underway, and it’s a pivotal moment for the future of our state.

The Montana Constitution contains the right for every person to participate in the process of governing. When the Montana Legislature is in session, this means letting your legislators know what you think about the proposed legislation being considered.

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Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.

Whitefish is a town of only 11.6 square miles, yet about 100 deer were stuck by cars on streets within the city limits last year. Local professionals tasked with dispatching injured deer, removing carcasses and repairing vehicles agree that the main cause of the crashes is not the nature of deer.

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.

Delaware, Iowa, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin earned the Pinnacle Award, the highest honor a state Farm Bureau can be awarded for program and membership achievement. The following state Farm Bureaus earned New Horizon Awards, which honor the most innovative new state Farm Bureau programs:

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

St. John's at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Providence at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Dayton at St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.