Public Safety: The FBI doubled the reward to $20,000 for Ronald Scott Watson, wanted for a 2020 arson attack on Atlanta’s ICE building; authorities say he may be in Montana and could be disguising his appearance. Health & Community: Montana State University Extension’s Mobile Memory Café is bringing free dementia education to Augusta Senior Center on Sept. 16, with practical brain-health tips and caregiving resources. Culture & Arts: Billings Symphony is adding a new Billings Symphony Youth Chorale (grades 9+), with rehearsals starting Sept. 14 and a first performance set for Dec. 8. Local Growth: Planned Parenthood of Montana is expanding to Bozeman, with renovations underway and a planned summer 2027 opening to offer a wider range of reproductive and gender-affirming care. Mental Health: Rural Resilience marked 988 Day in Park County, highlighting rural suicide prevention and access to the 988 hotline. Education & Heritage: Montana schools must teach Native history after a lawsuit settlement, with the state’s Indian Education for All program now required to show stronger statewide compliance. Arts Funding: Montana Community Foundation announced 2026 William B. Pratt Fund grants supporting traditional and folk art, plus media arts, including a Métis Heritage Festival in Choteau. Outdoors & Tradition: FWP is listing multiple in-person Hunter Education courses across south-central Montana, including a Big Timber session starting Sept. 21. Workforce & Broadband: 3 Rivers Communications named Tim Riley as CEO, continuing its push for rural connectivity in Montana.