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'Grateful' Brock Osweiler returns to Kalispell stomping grounds as mentor for next generation
KALISPELL — Brock Osweiler folded his 6-foot-8 frame and tilted his head toward the sky, mouth agape, underneath an orange Gatorade bucket filled with cool water, a long draw quenching the Super Bowl champion’s thirst on a sweltering day at Legends Stadium. A quick glance at this scene...
2024 Quality of Life run in Billings to benefit Warrior Wishes nonprofit
Proceeds from next weekend's run will go to Warrior Wishes, a nonprofit that fills in the gaps for veterans when it comes to things like paying rent, providing gas funds, and even helping with meals.
Great things happening in Great Falls the week of July 20
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Did you know Great Falls is one of two places in Montana where you can still watch horse races? Find out where to go and more of the great things to do in Great Falls this week with Shannon Newth.
Arena Football League finishes season in a shopping mall
The Arena Football League season has ended. Not with the remaining teams folding. With a championship game. Played in a mall. It’s fitting, we suppose, that a couple of relics from the ‘80s and ‘90s would find a way to come together. Regardless, it was jarring to see images of an arena football game being played in a place other than an arena.
City of Great Falls Animal Shelter combats high capacity rates and lowers adoption fees in 'Empty the Shelters' event
The City of Great Falls Animal Shelter is partnering with the BISSELL Pet Foundation as they hold another "Empty the Shelters" event. Laramie Smovir, operations manager for the City of Great Falls Animal Shelter says they have been participating for about five years now and it's a win-win-win... for the animals, the city, and the community.
Horse Gulch Fire 80% contained
HELENA, Mont. — The Horse Gulch Fire continues to burn at more than 15,100 acres in size outside of Helena. The fire is five miles south of the unincorporated community of York and 80% contained, according to InciWeb. The human-caused blaze began July 9 as 392 personnel continue fighting...
Montana Grizzlies finalize kick times, TV details 2024 football schedule
SPOKANE, Wash. — Kickoff times and broadcast details for the coming Montana Grizzly football season were announced by the Big Sky Conference on Saturday. For the first time in over a decade the majority of Montana’s games — both home and away, in conference and out — will be televised by a single broadcaster with Scripps Sports and the Montana Television Network securing nearly all of UM’s broadcast rights.
“We’re accompanying the sunset”: 20th annual Symphony Under the Stars celebrates the music of Tina Turner
For this Friday episode of Front Row Center, host Lauren Korn sits down with MTPR Artist-in-Residence and Artistic Director of the Helena Symphony Allan R. Scott to talk about the 20th annual Symphony Under Stars, which will take place on Saturday, July 20 at 8:30 p.m. and will celebrate the music of Tina Turner.
Bozeman mayor defends city's affordable housing ordinance
BOZEMAN, Mont. — The city of Bozeman passed its affordable housing ordinance in 2022 in response to legislation revoking the city’s power to implement inclusionary zoning, which allowed the city to require that developers either have a portion of their project be affordable or pay a fee. The...
Darby's Austin Ward finishes fourth overall in national high school trapshooting competition
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — Darby's Austin Ward has finished fourth overall in trapshooting at the National High School Rodeo Finals at the Sweetwater Trap Club. Ward took first in the long go-round with a perfect score of 100 on Thursday and then landed fourth after the short go-ground Friday morning.
New coach AJ Wilson primed to lead CMR football this fall
A.J. Wilson hasn’t yet taken the sidelines as the head coach of the C.M. Russell High football team, but he’s already feeling the hype. Often when he’s out and about in Great Falls donning Rustler gear, he gets the same questions. “Are you a football coach?” ...
Montana Tech Hockey Announces First Commits
Montana Tech University (Tech) Hockey has announced its first group of commitments for the 2023-2024 American Collegiate Hockey Association season. Tech coaches and officials recently attended a showcase in Las Vegas this summer, which helped them increase visibility and attract prospects' attention. Sawyer Inman, Boise, Idaho. Inman, a prospect from...
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