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The Montana Fire Report: Aug. 31–Sept. 5
Over the last week, firefighters centered their efforts on a number of large timber fires speckling western Montana’s backcountry. Firefighting personnel continue moving away from the Remington Fire, Montana’s largest wildfire of the season so far, as it approaches total containment across Big Horn, Rosebud and Powder River counties.
Boom — now bust — in public health
Even as federal aid poured into state budgets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public health leaders warned of a boom-and-bust funding cycle on the horizon as the emergency ended and federal grants sunsetted. Now, that drought has become reality and state governments are slashing budgets that feed local health departments.
BLM taps Wyoming, western state lands for solar energy development
GILLETTE, Wyo. — A recently released and updated plan from the Bureau of Land Management would tap millions of additional acres of public lands for solar energy development, including lands in Wyoming. At the end of August, the BLM announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public...
Metallica Scholars: Transforming Futures At Montana’s Top Community College
Back-to-school season in Montana isn't just for kids, it can mean pursuing a degree or training for a career. Not everyone's path leads them to a four-year college or university. There are a lot of skills that a person can master for a career in a variety of fields, including trade positions.
Missoula County urges action as the state struggles with prison overcrowding
MISSOULA — Overcrowding in Montana’s prisons is leaving more state inmates waiting in county jails, and Missoula County officials are asking the state to take the inmates it’s responsible for or pay the county the full cost of holding them. Montana’s increasing population is straining its corrections...
Now Mountain Dew is Encouraging People to Move to Montana
Montana has been splattered all across every form of pop culture lately. You can't step foot in a Walmart without seeing a dozen products inspired by the show "Yellowstone." Hollywood continues to utilize our beautiful landscape to make movies. Celebrities are buying ranches and posting videos of them being "cowboys" on social media. Montana is everywhere.
Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifts Montana Senate race to favor Republican
Election handicapper Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifted the Montana Senate race to favor Republican challenger Tim Sheehy over incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester following recent polling showing the businessman leading by 6 points. Sabato’s moved the Senate race from a “toss-up” to “leans Republican.” The handicapper noted in its decision that it was already close to…
Forecasters See ‘Above Normal’ Fire Danger for Montana
With warm weather returning to the Northern Rockies there's not much relief in site for firefighters, at least from the skies, with sunshine and warm temperatures now forecast to last through the weekend for most of the state. Forecasters with the Northern Rockies Coordination Center are now expecting "above normal"...
Angler’s World Record Fish Taken in a Montana Lake Revealed
"I'm not looking for a fish today, I'm looking for "the fish." Those are the words from a social media platform posted by a determined angler prior to embarking on a fishing trip with a mission. Was that mission accomplished? Oh, yes!. HANDCRAFTED VICTORY. Daniel Caricaburu-Lundin, of Anchorage, Alaska, rocked...
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