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Montana Tech SAE Baja Club hosting Throttle and Gears Auto Meet in Butte

Montana Tech SAE Baja Club hosting Throttle and Gears Auto Meet in Butte

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Technological University’s SAE Baja Club is inviting the community to the Throttle and Gears Auto Meet on Saturday, Sept. 6. The event will be held at 1440 W Park St. in Butte. Registration opens at 9 a.m. with a $15 car...

Montana GOP lawmakers want Trump to impose 50% palladium tariffs on Russia

Montana GOP lawmakers want Trump to impose 50% palladium tariffs on Russia

Montana’s Republican congressional contingent wants President Donald Trump to impose 50% tariffs on Russian imports of palladium. Palladium is used in catalytic converters in motor vehicles and in medical and technology equipment. It is currently...

High Beef Prices? The Numbers Still Show a Huge Demand in Montana

High Beef Prices? The Numbers Still Show a Huge Demand in Montana

"Record high beef prices are getting a lot of attention, and the argument can be made that extraordinary demand is the key driver." That's according to some interesting statistics compiled in a recent account shared by Montana's Northern Ag...

Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Montana Falling Behind in the Education Choice Revolution

Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Montana Falling Behind in the Education Choice Revolution

A new report shows Montana is lagging behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is...

Anaconda: A Montana gem

Anaconda: A Montana gem

“In 1880, Nate Leavengood's meadow, where Anaconda now stands, was a lush and quiet place. As far as the eye could see in all directions there was nothing but the valley, the swelling foothills and mountain ramparts…four years later, the meadow...

Montana Western Fine Arts Gallery Presents “The Indigenous Salish of Central and Western Montana Lifeways and Perspectives”

Montana Western Fine Arts Gallery Presents “The Indigenous Salish of Central and Western Montana Lifeways and Perspectives”

Exhibition by CSKT member Tim Ryan set for September 5. (Courtesy Photo) The University of Montana Western Fine Arts Gallery is honored to present “The Indigenous Salish of Central and Western Montana Lifeways and Perspectives” by Salish artist,...

$6M in afterschool funds released after federal pause shakes Montana programs

$6M in afterschool funds released after federal pause shakes Montana programs

Montana’s Office of Public Instruction confirmed Thursday the Treasure State received previously frozen federal funds, more than $6 million, allocated for afterschool programing. The dollars were frozen for approximately three weeks while the...

Montana Tech secures $7.5M grant to launch Center for Energy Technologies

Montana Tech secures $7.5M grant to launch Center for Energy Technologies

Montana Technological University announced Thursday that the Butte-based school has secured a $7.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Center for Energy Technologies — a new research hub focused on energy systems....

Montana State graduate student receives NASA grant for space-based gravitational wave study

Montana State graduate student receives NASA grant for space-based gravitational wave study

A Montana State University graduate student has received a significant NASA grant to advance research on gravitational waves, which are ripples in space-time produced by events such as black hole or neutron star mergers. These waves, first...

Montana Republican Party taps Andrew Pierce as executive director

Montana Republican Party taps Andrew Pierce as executive director

Micah Drew (Daily Montanan) The Montana Republican Party has hired Andrew Pierce as its executive director, the party announced Thursday. Pierce’s pick fills the vacancy created by the departure earlier this month of political consultant Tyler...

Montana Tech receives grant to fund energy systems research

Montana Tech receives grant to fund energy systems research

BUTTE, Mont. — Montana Technological University received a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to make a new research hub that is focused on energy systems. The start of funding for the Center for Energy Technologies will...

Montana Republican Party hires Andrew Pierce as executive director

Montana Republican Party hires Andrew Pierce as executive director

Montana GOP Headquarters in Helena, MT. Credit: Keith Schubert The Montana Republican Party has hired Andrew Pierce as its executive director, the party announced Thursday. Pierce’s pick fills the vacancy created by the departure earlier this...

Elon Musk's Starlink Secures $119 Million Montana Funding, Beating Amazon's Project Kuiper In Satellite Internet Push

Elon Musk's Starlink Secures $119 Million Montana Funding, Beating Amazon's Project Kuiper In Satellite Internet Push

Elon Musk's satellite internet service provider, Starlink, received $119 million in funding from Montana to bring better connectivity to over 20,000 locations in the state. Satellite Internet Over Fiber Installations The funding, part of the U.S....

Science proficiency scores sink as Montana schools battle shorter weeks, more absences

Science proficiency scores sink as Montana schools battle shorter weeks, more absences

McKenna Akane, a STEM teacher in Alberton, said a subject like science was harder for kids to learn during the COVID-19 pandemic. “You can give a kid a textbook,” Akane said. “But reading how an experiment goes in a textbook and actually...

Montana Tech to host 2025 Energy and Critical Materials Summit

Montana Tech to host 2025 Energy and Critical Materials Summit

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Technological University will host the 2025 Energy and Critical Materials Summit on October 8–10 in the campus Library Auditorium. The three-day event is organized by the Lance College of Mines and Engineering and will...

Montana broadband plan looks to satellite internet to fill service gaps

Montana broadband plan looks to satellite internet to fill service gaps

In 2021, the Biden administration launched the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, known as BEAD. It offered billions for states to improve internet access in rural areas. In early June, the Trump administration asked states to...

Montana News Roundup: The Real Cost of the Yellowstone Floods

Montana News Roundup: The Real Cost of the Yellowstone Floods

UPDATE: Mission Valley Crash 10:10 am 8/28/25 Lake County Sheriff's Office Don Bell is now saying 4 people were killed in that terrible accident on Post Creek Hill on Highway 93 in the Mission Valley last night. A car collided with an RV with 10...

Phytochemical and Clinical Evaluation of Arnica Montana Mother Tincture in Recent Injuries

Phytochemical and Clinical Evaluation of Arnica Montana Mother Tincture in Recent Injuries

Abstract Background: Arnica montana, a cornerstone of homoeopathic therapeutics, is traditionally used for its anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and wound-healing properties. Despite extensive anecdotal evidence and traditional usage, scientific...

Hell’s Kitchen Season 24 Features Chef From Montana

Hell’s Kitchen Season 24 Features Chef From Montana

Montana doesn’t get represented on TV cooking competitions very much. We’re probably more famous for elk steaks off the grill and deer chili in a Crock-Pot. That changes on September 25th when Red Lodge’s Chase Cardoza steps into the blast furnace...

French Montana net worth: How rich is rapper engaged to Dubai ruler's daughter Sheikha Mahra?

French Montana net worth: How rich is rapper engaged to Dubai ruler's daughter Sheikha Mahra?

Rapper French Montana is engaged to Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum—the daughter of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Moroccan-American rapper French Montana, whose real name is Karim Kharbouch, reportedly...

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