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Montana School Benefits From Metallica’s ‘Scholars Program’
It hasn't been a secret how much work that Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam has done for the skateboarders and young kids in Montana. With the creation of his Montana Pool Service foundation, there have been skateparks built across Montana with Jeff's help. This past summer a new skatepark opened...
Montana State to offer pest management tour Oct. 15-18 across southwest Montana
BOZEMAN — The Montana State University Extension Pesticide Education Program is offering a pest management tour for pesticide applicators at eight locations across southwest Montana from Oct. 15-18. In order, the tour will visit Dillon, Deer Lodge, Helena, Townsend, Whitehall, Ennis, Clyde Park and Bozeman. At each stop, speakers will present on a variety of topics, including forage insect pests, weed management, bird and ground squirrel management, pesticide performance and water quality, biological control of weeds, annual grass identification and management, and rangeland weed management. Presentations will vary by location.
Montana Huckleberries Struggle Amid Harsh Drought Conditions
In agriculture, every year is different. Some years you may get plenty of rain, the next may be drought. Some years you have an early spring. Some years you have a blistery winter late into May. According to KPAX. In January, we experienced an arctic outbreak of sub-zero temperatures, and...
Water Safety Tips for Labor Day Weekend in Montana
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - Summer is quickly coming to an end and Labor Day Weekend might be your last chance to hit the water before fall. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks want to remind folks that they need to share the water with other boaters. More than 100,000 boats were registered last year and that doesn’t include nonmotorized ones.
MSU won’t pay students for COVID closures; Montana fires update; MSU President to retire
Montana State University will not pay students for online transition during COVID-19 On Aug. 5, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that Montana State University does not need to pay back students any tuition or other fees for its closure of in-person education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MSU student Anthony...
Protecting Montana’s Youth: New Course Against Human Trafficking
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - On August 27, 2024, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced a human trafficking course developed by the Montana Department of Justice to raise awareness and educate Montana students about human trafficking and online exploitation. The course, called “Enlightened,” was developed in coordination with anti-human trafficking...
For NorthWestern Energy, trust is a one-way street
Trust us, says the state’s largest public utility company, NorthWestern Energy, as it made a historic rate increase request two years ago, only to have another large rate request wallop its Montana customers this year. Trust us, says the same company which can’t even tell the truth in a pleading to the Chief Justice of […]
Comedian Theo Von Makes Announces Surprise Show for Montana
We have a feeling these tickets will be going fast. Comedy in Montana is surging right now. We have seen top talent come to Montana recently for shows. Everyone from Bert Kreischer to Pete Davidson to Dave Chappelle has made stops in Montana over the past couple of years. These...
FWP News: Still time to review, comment on proposed FWP fishing regs
Miles City – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host public meetings around the state to present proposals for the 2025-26 fishing regulations, answering questions from the public, and seeking public comment on the proposed changes by September 19. Unfortunately, time was short for public notification for the Miles...
Five, possibly six, states will vote on ranked-choice voting measures this fall—the most ever in a single year
Five states—Alaska, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Oregon—have certified ballot measures for Nov. 5 related to adopting, repealing, or pre-empting ranked-choice voting. This is the most RCV-related statewide ballot measures being featured in any year. There is one potential citizen initiative pending signature verification in Colorado that could bring the total number this year to six. There are also two ballot initiatives, one in Arizona and one in Montana, that could lead to the adoption of RCV in these states, depending on how the legislatures choose to implement the proposals if approved.
Committee finalizing report on proposals to expand Montana’s prison capacity
A week after confirming the Montana Department of Corrections had quietly amended its contract with private prison company CoreCivic to send another 120 state prisoners to Arizona, Director Brian Gootkin told the legislative committee in charge of addressing the state’s prison capacity Tuesday that he would be happy with any plan under consideration so long […]
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