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Kaden Huot throws 5 TD passes, No. 14 Carroll fends off No. 8 Montana Western

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October 11, 2025

Kaden Huot throws 5 TD passes, No. 14 Carroll fends off No. 8 Montana Western

DILLON — For the first time in three seasons, Carroll College earned a win over Montana Western.

Quarterback Kaden Huot complete 22 of 36 passes for 349 yards and five touchdowns as the No. 14 Saints built a three-score lead in the second half and then fended off the No. 8 Bulldogs for a 42-34 victory.

The Saints improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in Frontier Conference West division play and are the only division member with an unbeaten record in divisional play.

The Bulldogs (4-2, 1-1) saw their four-game win streak snapped and were defeated by Carroll for the first time since 2022.

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Kaden Huot throws 5 TD passes, No. 14 Carroll fends off No. 8 Montana Western

Western built a 14-6 lead in the first quarter before Carroll scored three unanswered touchdowns — a 75-yard scoring pass from Huot to Chris Akulschin, a 6-yard touchdown from Huot to Ty Wilkinson and a 7-yard score from Huot to Gavin Vandenacre — to take a 28-14 halftime lead.

Western answered in the third quarter on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Michael Palandri to Eli Nourse before the Saints then reeled off two more unanswered touchdowns on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Huot to Akuschin — who finished with eight receptions and 193 yards — and a 13-yard score from Huot to Carson Ochoa to lift the Saints lead to 42-29 with 2:57 left in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs then scored a pair of touchdowns on a 4-yard run from Aidan Lammers and a 26-yard pick-6 from Connor Dunlea to cut the deficit to a one score game at 42-34 with 7:43 left.

Then with under two minutes remaining and the Saints facing fourth and 2, Huot hurdled his way for the first down to ice the game.

Palandri completed 26 of 46 passes for 329 yards and three touchdowns against three interceptions. Seth Shook was Western’s leading receiver with 10 catches for 137 yards and a 39-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Nourse hauled in eight catches for 114 yards and two scores.

The Bulldogs will travel to play the College of Idaho next week while Carroll College will host Simpson (Calif.)

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Apparent AI Glitch in Filing by Montana Public Defender, Recent Congressional Candidate

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March 2, 2026

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Apparent AI Glitch in Filing by Montana Public Defender, Recent Congressional Candidate

Everyone makes mistakes, even experienced professionals; a good reminder for the rest of us to learn from those mistakes. The motion in State v. Stroup starts off well in its initial pages (no case law hallucinations), but is then followed by several pages of two other motions, which I don’t think the lawyer was planning to file, and which appear to have been AI-generated: It begins with the “Below is concise motion language you can drop into …” language quoted above.

Griffen Smith (Missoulian) reported on the story, and included the prosecutor’s motion to strike that filing, on the grounds that it violates a local rule (3(G)) requiring disclosure of the use of generative AI:

The document does not include a generative artificial intelligence disclosure as required. However, page 7 begins as follows: “Below is concise motion language you can drop into a ‘Motion to Admit Mental-Disease Evidence and for Related Instructions’ keyed to 45-6-204, 45-6-201, and 4614-102. Adjust headings/captions to your local practice.” Page 10 states “Below is a full motion you can paste into your pleading, then adjust names, dates, and styles to fit local practice.” These pages also include several apparent hyperlinks to “ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws,” “ppl-ai-fileupload.s3.amazonaws+1,” and others. The document includes what appears to be an attempt at a second case caption on page 12. It is not plausible on its face that any source other than generative AI would have created such language for a filed version of a brief….

There’s more in that filing, but here’s one passage:

While generative AI can be a useful tool for some purposes and may have greater application in the future, when used improperly, and without meaningful review, it can ultimately damage both the perception and the reality of the profession. One assumes that Mr. Stroup has had, or will at some point have, an opportunity to review the filing made on his behalf. What impression could a review of pgs. 12-19 leave upon a defendant who struggles with paranoia and delusional thinking? While AI could theoretically one day become a replacement for portions of staff of experienced attorneys, it is readily apparent that this day has not yet arrived.

The Missoulan article includes this response:

In a Wednesday interview, Office of Public Defender Division Administrator Brian Smith told the Missoulian the AI-generated language was inadvertently included in an unrelated filing. And he criticized the county attorney’s office for filing a “four-page diatribe about the dangers of AI” instead of working with the defense to correct her mistake.
“That’s not helping the client or the case,” Smith said, “and all you are doing is trying to throw a professional colleague under the bus.”

As I mentioned, the lawyer involved seems quite experienced, and ran for the Montana Public Service Commission in 2020 (getting nearly 48% of the vote) and for the House of Representatives in Montana’s first district in 2022 (getting over 46% of the vote) and in 2024 (getting over 44%). “Его пример другим наука,” Pushkin wrote in Eugene Onegin—”May his example profit others,” in the Falen translation.

Thanks to Matthew Monforton for the pointer.

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Your guide to local sports events, plus what’s on TV

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March 2, 2026

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Montana Department of Agriculture focusing on innovation in 2026

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March 1, 2026

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Montana Department of Agriculture focusing on innovation in 2026

HELENA — You probably have goals and plans for 2026—the Montana Department of Agriculture does too.

“We’re really focusing on innovative agricultural practices,” Montana Department of Agriculture director Jillien Streit said.

It’s no secret that agriculture—farming and ranching—is not easy. There are long days, planning, monitoring crops and livestock, and other challenges beyond farmers’ and ranchers’ control.

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Montana Department of Agriculture focusing on innovation in 2026

“We have very low commodity prices across the board,” Streit said. “We still have very high input prices across the board, and we have really high prices when it comes to our equipment, and so, it’s a really tough year.”

But innovation, including new practices, partnerships and technology use, can help navigate some of those challenges.

“We can’t make more time and we can’t make more land, so we need to start putting together innovative practices that help us maximize what our time and land can do,” Streit said.

Practices range from using technology like autonomous tractors and virtual fencing—allowing rangers to contain and move cattle right from their phones—to regenerative farming and ranching.

“It is bringing cattle back into farming operations to be able to work with cover cropping practices to invigorate the soil for new soil health benefits,” Streit said.

The Montana Department of Agriculture is working to help producers learn, share, and collaborate on new ideas to work in their operations.

The department will share stories of practices that work from farms and ranches across the state. Also, within the next year or so, Streit said the department is hoping to roll out technology to help producers collaborate.

“(It’s) providing a communication platform where people can get together and really help each other out by utilizing each other’s assets,” she said.

While not easy, agriculture is still one of Montana’s largest industries, and Streit said innovating and sharing ideas across the state can keep it going long into the future.

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