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Montana Folk Festival weekend brings music, good times to Butte
BUTTE, Mont. -- When it comes to Butte's summer spectacles, you just can't beat the Montana Folk Festival, a tradition now 14 years strong in the Mining City. Thousands of people from all over Montana, the United States, and even the world are gathered in Uptown Butte this weekend for the famous Montana Folk Festival.
Music on the Green to bring free live performance at Bozeman library
Music on the Green in Bozeman will return this Sunday, July 14 with a free performance by Bozeman-based band STilGONE. At 5 p.m., STilGONE will play its take on jamming—combining funk, psychedelic rock, hip hop and soul—in the green area in front of the Bozeman Public Library. According...
Bozeman commission denies Guthrie development proposal with affordable housing
Bozeman City Commission voted Tuesday July 9th to deny “The Guthrie” a proposed 111 unit five story building in midtown. The 3-2 vote against the first proposed development to take advantage of “deep incentives” for affordable housing came in around midnight after several hours of public comment.
Landlords push back against tenant right to counsel initiative in Bozeman
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Local tenant union, Bozeman Tenants United has been working to establish tenant right to counsel in the city. A program that, if implemented, would provide free legal representation to tenants engaged in legal disputes with their landlords, specifically in eviction proceedings. Members of the group have...
Montana, Oil Wrestling Is So In Right Now
Have you heard of "Oil Wrestling" before? Because I sure haven't. Last weekend Turkey put on its 663rd annual Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Championships. The Associated Press' description of the sport is when "Wrestlers cover themselves in olive oil, making it more difficult for opponents to grab them. The winner is the wrestler who makes his opponent's back touch the ground."
Billings Police arrest suspect for robbery with a firearm on Jerrie Lane Saturday morning
BILLINGS, Mont. - Billings Police Department (BPD) reports that officers responded to a robbery involving a firearm on Jerrie Ln Saturday morning. According to BPD, officers arrived on scene at 10:51 am at 524 Jerrie Ln. Minutes later, BPD was able to quickly locate the suspect at an apartment complex...
University of Montana launch group licensing for student-athletes
MISSOULA, Mt. — The University of Montana and The Brandr Group have joined forces to establish a group licensing agreement that covers Grizzly athletes spawning over all 15 sports offered by the school. “This agreement is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure that we are helping Montana’s student-athletes...
Saving Money on Energy Bills During Missoula’s Summer Heatwave
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - A big thank you goes to Jennifer, the customer service representative with NorthWestern Energy for helping me to figure out my estimated electricity usage this month as we are using our air conditioning day and night. We’re all concerned about how much our energy bills...
Duck Creek Bridge Closures Are Coming. Public Meeting 7/15
Duck Creek bridge over the Yellowstone River west of Billings will be closed intermittently later this summer and perhaps into early fall, according to a 7/12 press release from Yellowstone County. The bridge is due for necessary scour maintenance. Yellowstone County officials said the structural repairs require "periodic, maybe lengthy...
Schools receive third — and potentially final — round of federal funding for homeless students
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.
Griz Football Hosting Autograph Session & Serving You Chick-Fil-A
Eat chicken and get your Griz memorabilia signed. Not a bad gig, eh? The University of Montana NIL collective Good Ol' Grizzlies announced on Twitter that the Griz Football team will host a meet & greet at Chick-fil-A in Missoula next week to sign autographs for fans. Nick Ostmo. Back...
Bizarre season primes top-seeded Billings Outlaws for Arena Football League semifinals
BILLINGS — You can’t make this stuff up: An indoor football team practicing outside next to a corn field on grass turf. That pretty much encompasses the entire season for this year's Billings Outlaws. Showing up to practice an hour and a half early Tuesday, Outlaws coaches measured,...
Missoula emergency response team seeks volunteers
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Community Emergency Response Team, better known as CERT team in Missoula, is looking for more volunteers this season. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program helps to train people to be better prepared to respond to emergency/disaster situations in their communities. When emergencies or disasters happen, CERT members can give critical support to first responders, provide assistance to victims and organize spontaneous volunteers at the disaster site.
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