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Melstone's Sage Newman wins saddle bronc title at NFR Open
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Melstone saddle bronc rider Sage Newman won the championship at the NFR Open here on Saturday. Newman had qualified for the five-day rodeo through the 2023 Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit. Newman scored a ride of 88 points on Andrews Rodeo's All or Nothin in the...
Montana judge: Signatures of inactive voters count for initiatives, including 1 to protect abortion
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge said Tuesday that the Secretary of State’s Office erred in changing the rules governing whose signatures should count on petitions for three constitutional initiatives — including one to protect abortion rights — after officials tried to omit the signatures of inactive voters.
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...
Be Careful, Huge Fire Shows Growing Danger in Montana
Firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Montana this year are bracing for hot, dry weather that's now led to "red flag" warnings this weekend. And with the Horse Gulch Fire near Helena now well over 10,000 acres, there's concern this first major fire of the 2024 season could be a harbinger of things to come, with nothing but hot weather in the extended forecast.
Schools receive third—and potentially final—round of federal funding for homeless students
A pandemic-era program that has pumped $2 million into Montana schools to support students experiencing homelessness is nearing its end date. From the start of the 2023-24 school year to its conclusion, the number of students experiencing homelessness in Kalispell’s public school system jumped from 293 to 365. Assistant Superintendent Sara Cole said the increase reflects a growing trend in her district, one driven primarily by the soaring cost of living in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bucs, Red Sox in home stretch
The Bitterroot Bucs and the Bitterroot Red Sox are nearing the end of the 2024 American Legion baseball season. Both teams are in the West A Conference of the Montana and Alberta’s Class A American Legion Baseball league, and Sunday, July 21st, is the last day for conference play.
Income guidelines lowered for families in need of food assistance
There are new income guidelines for families needing food and healthcare assistance for young children. Yellowstone Public Radio’s Orlinda Worthington has details. The U.S. government recently revised the poverty level guidelines for the Women, Infants and Children program to those with a household income 185% below poverty level. That...
Are These 45+ Missing Montana Women Forgotten?
All are either missing or were missing and murdered. The news outlets made sure the entire nation was looking for them. Hour and hours of endless searching in hopes of helping the family find answers. In some cases, simply looking for closure. With unfortunate endings, answers were found and the...
Chris Peterson: 10 Class AA football games to look forward to this fall
HELENA — The Fourth of July is a great holiday. To me, it also serves as a milestone. Once it comes and goes, I know football is coming. July is the last month without football and that's a comforting thought for high school football fans from the Treasure State who had to go eight months without it.
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