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KALISPELL, Mont. — The Flathead Valley Community College received a $5,000 grant to support the college's Heavy Equipment Operator program. The grant was funded through the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund, with funding allocated to upgrade the program's belly dump trailer. The program provides hands-on experience to ensure graduates are job-ready...

The Montana VA announced the appointment of Duane Gill as the new director for the Montana VA Health Care System. Effective June 30, Gill will officially take on the role of director, transitioning from his previous position as interim director, as stated in a news release. Expressing his commitment, Gill...

Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the appointments to the Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force. The task force aims to overcome jurisdictional obstacles and identify underlying causes contributing to the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous persons. During the 2023 legislative session, Attorney General Knudsen supported House Bill sponsored...

With the 4th of July right around the corner, travel experts are already predicting that this year will break records for how many people will be traveling. That means a lot of people will be on Montana's roads. We know that data supports troubling realities about driving in Montana. In...

Everyone will recognize this iconic television location immediately. Montana is becoming a hot spot for Hollywood productions. The past five years have seen major film and television productions set up shop around the state for various projects. Montana has a fantastic program for tax credits and we are reaping the...

Coverage roundup of the athletes with Montana ties at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in track and field.

It is peak season for fishing here in Montana. Water temps are rising and the fish are jumping. Hear the latest reports from our correspondents around the state.

While Saturday is looking to be a rain-free day, that changes once we get into Sunday as the chance of showers and thunderstorms sees a return. As a Pacific trough moves through, northwestern Montana is currently expected to see the most amount of rainfall. During the afternoon hours, precipitation will likely be seen more in southwestern Montana. There is a small risk of severe thunderstorms associated with this system.

On Monday, Montana Democrats plan to release their plan for long term property tax reform. Details about the plan have not yet been released, but organizers say it will cut property taxes and protect you from future property tax hikes.

The latest campaign fundraising reports were submitted back on June 15 and now NonStop Local is sharing the numbers from local Montana election campaigns. starting with the governor's race. Governor Greg Gianforte has raised $2.2 million so far. He has spent $1.3 of it, with roughly $870,000 remaining. The Democratic...

The animals here do a great job of staying hidden. FWP is researching deer elk and other animals in some of the densest forests in the country, so we can help maintain their habitats for years to come.

BUTTE, MT - If you had to guess what the number one livestock predatory killer is in Montana, what would you guess?. Given that there are plenty of options to choose from, it might be a harder question to answer than one may think. The wolf is a fun, scary, and cute option to choose. The mountain lion also appears to be a good choice on paper, but they also have been known to have negligible effects on sheep and cattle populations. What about grizzly bears? Do they even kill livestock? No, no, I got it: coyotes. It's gotta be the coyote, right?

AP — Film and TV companies spent $334 million in Montana over the past two years, according to numbers released to state legislators. Television, including the filming of the “Yellowstone” franchise, was the big contributor with $275.7 million spent between July 2022 and May 2024. “Obviously very big numbers,” said Gina Lavery, of Econsult Solutions, […]

Spring survey numbers from Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks continue to show an average long-term decline in mule deer populations in pockets of the state, most drastically in Eastern Montana. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks held a press conference on spring survey results on June 24 in Billings, where FWP...

FWP Fisheries Biologist Nathan Jaksha Tells Us All About Canyon Ferry Reservoir and the Fish That Live There!. This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast FWP Fisheries Biologist Nathan Jaksha talks with your host Downrigger Dale about Canyon Ferry Reservoir and the fish that we all love to chase after in it. Nathan is new to the Montana FWP and Canyon Ferry Reservoir. What did steps did he take to learn all about the reservoir, and will he be making big changes to how the fish are managed there? How does he feel about how healthy the fish are in Canyon Ferry Reservoir? When Downrigger asked him why the Walleye in Canyon Ferry seem smaller than in other reservoirs what did Nathan say about that? Did he think the Walleye fishing regulations would help with that? Any changes ahead for the trout in the reservoir? When he takes off his FWP hat what are the fish he likes to target? Click here to listen to Nathan’s answers to those and many other questions on the Montana Outdoor Podcast. All and all Rigger and Nathan had a VERY detailed and fascinating conversation that you really should listen to. All you need to do is click here to listen, there is no doubt you are going to find Rigger and Nathan’s conversation extremely interesting. As Downrigger put it, “Nathan really knows his stuff and it was fascinating to find out how he set out to learn everything he possibly could about this great body of water. One thing that really surprised me was when I asked Nathan where Canyon Ferry ranked on the list of water bodies that see the most fishing pressure in Montana!”. Whether you have been fishing Canyon Ferry your whole life or have never fished it before we are positive that you will learn a lot when you click here to listen to this podcast!

Number three on the list from a Wallet Hub study shows that Montana hits number three because of the veteran and active-duty military population.

In the early 1990s, Montana received the Hollywood treatment with two films, both starring a striking young actor on his rise to fame, Brad Pitt. The Oscar-winning movies “A River Runs Through It” and “Legends of the Fall” captured filmgoers’ imaginations by showcasing the state’s sweeping vistas and rugged wilderness. In both movies, Pitt plays the charming and handsome rascal brother who leaves a trail of heartbreak and violence in his wake. Aside from Pitt’s A-list star power in his early career, there’s another common thread connecting both films: their origins as novellas written by two of Montana’s most acclaimed authors.

Montana’s own Lily Gladstone’s new movie "Fancy Dance" focuses on the problem of missing and murdered indigenous people, MMIP, a crisis that hits close to home for many in the state.

On Friday, representatives with the U.S. Department of Agriculture were in Helena, getting a firsthand look at an effort to make sure children are getting meals through the summer months.

When was the last time you wrote a check? I had to order more checks recently. It was odd to think that I wrote enough checks to need a refill. Remember the days before debit cards? When we would either deal in cash or check. I can remember the day when I went bowling with no cash. I can remember the look on the bowling alley employee's face when I busted out my checkbook to rent a pair of bowling shoes.