China

We thought it might be fun today to speculate on what the spy balloon could have seen as it slowly sailed over Yellowstone County.

Larry Mayer is not only an incredible photographer who captured the above photo of the Chinese spy balloon over Billings, Montana- he's also a pilot who has great connections and insight when it comes to aviation in Montana.

Earlier this week we told you about a bill introduced in the Montana Legislature to ban foreign-owned land. Here's more details on that legislation. Plus, a hearing is now scheduled for Thursday.

The New York Post is reporting this week that Texas lawmakers are eyeing a bill to outlaw foreign ownership of land in the Lone Star State. For those wanting to see something similar move forward here in Big Sky Country, I've got good news for you.

What do you mean this isn't in your "swim lane"? Aren't you an Admiral? Don't you work for the White House and the National Security Council?

Congressman Rosendale: "If the Chinese Communist Party has a problem with that, there's a Latin term that we use around here quite often, 'pound sand."

The only thing we can do now is hold on to what we have and make ourselves bulletproof.

Sara Carter: "It was near our nuclear arsenal. And right now the federal government is actually conducting an investigation to see whether those Huawei cell towers were intercepting and could block our communications within our nuclear silos and systems."

Baucus used his post to go after his political opponents, similar to how the January 6th Committee is going after their political opponents.

Should Montanans be more concerned about what China is up to right now, even in the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Absolutely. Here's our chat that also touches on wheat and oil.