The South Dakota Department of Transportation will hold an Aug. 4 informational meeting on phased work at the U.S. 16, U.S. 16B, Catron Boulevard and Promise Road corridor in Rapid City.
The National Weather Service Missoula office says smoke from active fires in Washington and Oregon, combined with hot, dry and breezy weather, is expected to continue affecting western Montana.
Helena’s City Commission is scheduled to meet Monday, Aug. 3, as the city continues gathering resident input for a 2026 update to its Parks & Recreation Master Plan.
The 2026 Illinois State Fair is scheduled for Aug. 13-23 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, with an opening-day Twilight Parade, digital ticketing, Grandstand acts and Route 66 centennial programming.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar said a federal court rejected challenged provisions of an executive order affecting state election administration, including a documentary-citizenship requirement for military and overseas voters.
Missoula city and county officials adopted a green-power agreement with NorthWestern Energy on July 27, beginning a local-government process that is expected to move to the Montana Public Service Commission this fall.
The Juneau Assembly scheduled a July 27 public hearing on a proposed five-year, 3% areawide sales tax and a separate school capital-improvement bond proposition of up to $16 million for the Oct. 6 municipal election.
Fort Smith directors were scheduled to consider calling a Nov. 3, 2026, special election on replacing the city-administrator form of government with a mayor-council system. Available records do not confirm final adoption of the ordinance.
Little Rock announced a $30 million Bezos Earth Fund grant to support the planned 30 Crossing Park in the downtown River Market area.
Tucson has signed its first Fiber-to-the-Premises license and right-of-way agreement with IdeaTek, allowing fiber infrastructure work in public rights of way.