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.

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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.

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Totals 31-60 10-13 81. Halftime_Montana 46-41. 3-Point Goals_N. Arizona 7-18 (Bowser 3-4, Baker 2-2, Campisano 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Abelman 0-1, Fort 0-1, McLaughlin 0-6), Montana 9-20 (Moore 3-7 ...

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona hosts Sacramento State after Trenton McLaughlin scored 24 points in Northern Arizona’s 58-53 loss to the Montana State Bobcats. The Lumberjacks are 7-1 on their home court. Northern Arizona averages 79.6 points and has outscored opponents by 8.1 points per game.

Sacramento State Hornets (5-11, 1-2 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (10-7, 1-3 Big Sky) Flagstaff, Arizona; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lumberjacks -9.5; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona faces Sacramento State after Trenton McLaughlin scored 24 points in Northern Arizona's 58-53 loss to the Montana State Bobcats.

The Northern Arizona women's basketball team played host to Montana State on Saturday, falling by a final score of 87-81.

Two people were killed and a third injured Saturday night in a vehicle crash on Huffine Lane near the new Town Pump, the Montana Highway Patrol said in a release.

Northern Arizona visits the Sacramento State Hornets after Sophie Glancey scored 21 points in the Lumberjacks' 87-81 loss to the Montana State Bobcats.

BOZEMAN, Mont. - A car crash occurred on Huffine Lane in Bozeman on Saturday night that left a 16-year-old injured and two people dead.

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State University's Esmeralda Morales earned Big Sky Player of the Week honors for women's basketball Tuesday. It's the second time this season that the senior guard received the honor, but first as the sole winner. Morales was the co-Big Sky Player of the Week after the second week on Nov. 18.