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Gallatin Valley business wants region to say YES to compost
Karl Johnson, through his Belgrade-based company YES Compost, moves about 20,000 pounds of food scrap each week. With his two other employees, one part-time, one full-time, he runs five routes that service Bozeman, Big Sky, and Yellowstone National Park, collecting organic material including old apple cores, eggshells and coffee grounds, which over the course of a year he’ll turn, rotate, and sift before returning it to people’s gardens as fresh, rich compost.
Symphony Under the Stars celebrates Tina Turner
Carroll College and the Helena Symphony gear up for their continued collaboration – the twentieth anniversary Intrepid Credit Union Symphony Under the Stars. This year’s theme is The Music of Tina Turner. The free symphonic extravaganza fills Guad Hill with music at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20, and...
Better Hurry! Red Ants Pants tickets go up July 22
Grammy award-winning Lukas Nelson, who recently announced he will be going on a hiatus after this summer season, is among the headliners at this year’s Red Ants Pants Music Festival, July 25-28 in White Sulphur Springs. The lustrous lineup of 16 Main Stage performers also includes Drew Holcomb and...
Cheyenne Police Post Video Of Liquor Store Burglary
Cheyenne Police are asking for the public's help solving a recent liquor store burglary. That's according to a post on the CPD Facebook page. According to the post, the burglar shattered a window at Vino's Wine and Spirits at 453 Vandehei Avenue. Some bottles of alcohol and a bag of cash were stolen in the burglary.
Prisoner who escaped RC Minimum Center arrested in Santa Cruz
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A state prison offender who escaped earlier this year is now back in custody. Curtis Milk was arrested in Santa Cruz, CA, on July 15. Milk did not return to the Rapid City Minimum Center after a work assignment on February 2. Failure to return...
UW’s Wyoming Dementia Together Schedules Programs Through December
Wyoming Dementia Together (WDT), a statewide nonprofit caregiver network offered through the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA), will offer a variety of informative discussions focused on dementia care through December. Legal issues, financial considerations, behavioral changes and family advocacy in the health care system are among...
Transcript: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's 2024 RNC speech
Below is an unedited transcript of Gov. Kristi Noem's speech on July 15, 2024, at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Good evening! I’m Governor Kristi Noem from the great state of South Dakota. ...
SFSD staff member’s Facebook post leads to her termination
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - It can truly be the Wild West of the internet. All kinds of conspiracy theories and opinions about Saturday’s incident circulated around social media platforms. As most call for calm after such a hectic moment in American history, some have chosen to amplify the violence, even wishing the shooting had a tragic ending. That includes a South Dakota teacher who quickly learned that free speech comes with consequences.
Missing Person: Teenager Christyn Reynolds Missing in South Dakota
{KXLG – Hermosa, SD} The Custer County Sheriff’s Office has issued an urgent Missing Persons Alert for information regarding the whereabouts of 16-year-old Christyn Reynolds, who has been missing since July 13, 2024. Christyn, known to her friends and family as “Riny,” was last seen at her Hermosa,...
Montana Air Quality Takes a Turn for the Worse
The eruption of fires here in Montana the past few days is pushing the state's air quality to "unhealthy" levels, with smoke beginning to build in many of the valley areas Tuesday morning. However, it's not just Montana smoke beginning to cause problems. Smoke from regional fires across the Northwest...
Simple Way To Find Out How Smoky The Skies Will Be In Montana
Simple Way To Find Out How Smoky The Skies Will Be In Montana. Wildfire season is officially upon us here in Montana, and the skies are becoming hazier by the day. One active major fire in Montana is named the Horse Gulch Fire. This fire is burning just north of...
UM Receives $1.8M to Tackle Rural Health Care Workforce Shortage
MISSOULA – The University of Montana recently secured $1.8 million from the Department of Education to bolster the health care workforce in rural Montana. The federal grant will fund the development and implementation of health care career pathways by three UM organizations: the Office of Health Research & Partnership, Missoula College and UM Bitterroot.
New Wildfire Ignites Near Lincoln, Montana
The Montana DNR informed us that the Dalton Fire near Lincoln was spread to just 44 acres and already had a 75 percent containment. "The fire did not grow during the night and showed favorable behavior - the change in acreage is due to new GIS measurement of the fire's perimeter." said the release.
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