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Gusty wind, falling snow levels from cold front; Red Flag Warning, Winter Weather Advisory
RED FLAG WARNING in effect until 9 PM Tuesday for the Beaverhead/Deerlodge Forest and the Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of Helena National Forest. Strong winds 20-40+ mph and humidity below 20 percent will affect much of southwest and central Montana Tuesday afternoon and evening. New fire starts will be able to take hold quickly and rapidly spread. Existing fires may be able to exhibit enhanced fire behavior.
Fires in northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana see increase containment and little change in size
UPDATE: August 27 at 1:31 p.m. The Southwest Area Incident Management Team provided an update on the fires burning in northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana. Team 5 reported that while acreage has remained stable, containment levels have increased. Fire crews are now focused on extinguishing hotspots and holding fire lines.
MT Dept. of Commerce Offers Economic Impact and Destination Event Grants
HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for the Economic Impact and Destination Event Grant Program. This State-funded grant program helps Montana communities with new and destination events to increase tourism by regional, national and international visitors, to promote Montana's unique attributes and to generate additional community revenue.
IMPORTANT:10″ New Snow Could Pummel Glacier National Park
It happens, but it's rare. Up to 10 inches of snow could blanket Glacier National Park and the surrounding area by Wednesday evening. This winter weather in August could be a problem for the late tourist season travel plans. Even though many schools are back in session and 'family' vacations...
Montana Attorney General Wants Narcan First Aid Kits in Public Spaces
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen appeared on Monday’s Talk Back show to continue his emphasis on the fight against fentanyl coming into Montana. Knudsen began by reminding listeners about just how deadly fentanyl can be. “Narcan is a counter agent to fentanyl,” began Knudsen....
MSU durum team developing intermediate height semi-dwarfs
SIDNEY, Mont. – New durum experimentals are growing across the state in side-by-side variety nurseries with released varieties as Mike Giroux, durum breeder and head of the Montana State University (MSU) Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology Department, makes selections that will lead to the kind of durum export markets need.
Montana group uses co-op model to take on housing crisis
Click play to listen to this article. (Big Sky Connection) A coalition of advocates is using a novel approach to address the housing shortage in Missoula, helping renters become owners. Prices and availability continue to be a problem in Montana. Neighborworks Montana and the North Missoula Community Development Corporation are...
New season of ‘Montana PBS Reports: IMPACT’ to premiere Sept. 12
BOZEMAN — The third season of “Montana PBS Reports: IMPACT” will premiere with a new episode Sept. 12. The episode examines two proposed amendments to the Montana Constitution. The first, Constitutional Initiative 126, would end the practice of each political party having its own primary ballot and create a system where all candidates appear on the same ballot, with the top four vote-getters advancing to the general election, regardless of party. The second amendment examined in the episode, Constitutional Initiative 127, would make it so candidates would need a majority of votes to win an election, rather than a plurality as they do now.
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