Missoula Mayor John Engen has announced that he is running for his fifth term. He is already Missoula's longest serving mayor.

Senator Steve Daines appeared on the Montana Morning news show on Wednesday to discuss a number of topics, including the Chauvin verdict and voter ID laws.

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen told KGVO News about the new laws passed by the legislature, including voter ID and eliminating same day voter registration.

A 70 percent chance of rain with gusty winds possible in western Montana today, with highs in the mid 50's.

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READ ON: See the States Where People Live the Longest

Stacker used data from the 2020 County Health Rankings to rank every state's average life expectancy from lowest to highest. The 2020 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2016-2018 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey and America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state's rank on senior health care, respectively.

Read on to learn the average life expectancy in each state.

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