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Fetch! 'Turtle dogs' round up threatened species for researchers
South Bend Tribune - Indiana
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Researchers used dogs to locate and track Eastern box turtles at Sarett Nature Center in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The dogs helped researchers capture a record number of turtles, aiming to understand why the threatened species thrives at Sarett....
Members of FWP staff honored by Montana Wildlife Federation
The Western News - Montana
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July 15, 2025
Each year, the Montana Wildlife Federation honors exceptional conservation efforts across our state. This year’s award recipients include Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff who were honored for their remarkable contributions to Montana’s...
Collaboration isn’t capitulation as hunters, anglers defend Montana’s roadless lands
The Western News - Montana
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July 15, 2025
When George Ochenski warns that conservation groups sometimes trade their spines for a seat at the table, he taps into a frustration every public-lands hunter knows: Deals can slide from compromise to concession in a hurry. Yet his July 4 column...
Montana's Most Underrated State Park Is Better Than Glacier National Park
The Travel
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July 15, 2025
The northwestern U.S. state of Montana is home to 55 state parks and nine national parks, monuments, and historic sites, offering numerous recreational opportunities. Without a doubt, the most renowned and visited of them all is Glacier National...
Montana State scientist awarded Fulbright for camelina research in France
Yellowstone Times - Montana
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July 14, 2025
Montana State University plant scientist Chaofu Lu has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award to support his research in southern France. Lu, a professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, will spend...
How many H-1B petitions were made by Montana employers during 2024?
Big Sky Times - Montana
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July 14, 2025
Fair Isaac Corporation Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 22 100% 0% University of Montana Educational Services 18 100% 0% Billings Clinic Health Care and Social Assistance 12 100% 0% Montana State University Educational Services 12...
Montana State musicians in STEM release jazz album
Big Sky Weekly - Montana
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July 7, 2025
By Frankie Beer MSU NEWS SERVICE Engineering and psychology students may be some of the last people you’d expect to release a jazz album. But, between attending social cognition and manufacturing design classes, a trio of recent Montana State...
Montana State University's Elizabeth Arnold wins national teaching award
Yellowstone Times - Montana
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July 10, 2025
For Elizabeth Arnold, mathematics has always been intertwined with family. Growing up, she often solved problems and puzzles with her father, a retired community college math professor. She recalls attending his lectures during "Take Your Child to...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks proposes increased wolf harvest quotas as population remains steady
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is recommending increasing the number of wolves that can be killed by 50% next season, following the department’s latest report showing the wolf population in Montana remains...
Montana School Funding Commission Votes Against Including Education Organizations in Policy Working Group
Flathead Beacon - Montana
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July 10, 2025
Members of Montana’s School Funding Interim Commission voted June 23 not to include organizations representing educators, school administrators, school business officials and school board trustees as part of a working group whose research would...
Montana Tops List In Drunk Driving Category
Northern Broadcasting System - Montana
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July 10, 2025
Montana Ranks Number One In Drunk Driving Categories Montana ranks as the worst state for drunk driving. 43.51% of traffic deaths in Montana are caused by drunk drivers the highest in the nation. The state has the worst rate of drunk drivers under...
Longtime NFL Head Coach Jon Gruden Shines In Montana Grizzlies Gear
Alt 95.7 - Montana
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July 12, 2025
Anytime I think about Jon Gruden, my mind immediately goes to Frank Caliendo. Take a few minutes to watch Caliendo's impersonation of Cliendo if you've never seen it before. Absolute gold. The Real Jon Gruden Receives Montana Grizzlies Care...
Montana expands training for educational interpreters
KTVQ 2 - Montana
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July 10, 2025
GREAT FALLS — In Montana’s public schools, students who are deaf or hard of hearing depend on sign language interpreters to fully engage in their education. But across the state, there are not enough trained interpreters, and no in-state program...
Montana’s Pine Hills Correctional Facility Wins National Award for Work With Youth Residents
Correctional News
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July 9, 2025
Photo: As part of the Center for Improving Youth Justice’s Performance-based Standards program, the Pine Hills Correctional Facility began tracking confinement rates and evaluating new methods to handle incidents while maintaining safety and...
Montana's Public Restroom Accessibility Ranks Second In America
K99 - Montana
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July 9, 2025
I don't have to tell you that Montana rules. I mean, look where we are. What I like to find is where we are the indisputable champion for something and then exploit it. (I will say I don't need to exploit the number one for drunk driving thing....
Canola referendum goes out to Montana producers
The Prairie Star - Nevada
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An effort to boost the canola industry and research specific to canola in Montana is the goal of a producer-driven canola checkoff referendum going out for approval this summer. The program would be administered by a new Montana canola checkoff...
Scientists Face Limitations Accessing Seafloor Information
Eos
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July 9, 2025
Source: AGU Advances Over two-thirds of Earth’s surface lies underwater, and the boundary of the hydrosphere and the lithosphere at the seafloor represents an important area of study of both materials–rock, sediment, fluid, and gas– and ecosystems...
Montana to expand mental health treatment for people in justice system
Public News Service
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After a legislative session which opened doors to expand mental health care services across Montana, a state commission said it is considering the Billings area to build the state's second forensic facility. For people involved in Montana's...
What’s up with… KT Corp, SES, Bell Canada
Telecom TV
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July 15, 2025
In today’s industry news roundup: South Korea’s KT Corp is determined not to suffer the same fate as its domestic rival SK Telecom; SES is set to complete its takeover of Intelsat this week; Bell Canada gets the FCC green light to splash $5.1bn on...
Teens Can be Taken for Secret Abortions in Montana Without Their Parents’ Consent
LifeNews
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July 11, 2025
The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case involving Montana’s Parental Consent for Abortion Act, a law designed to safeguard minors and uphold parental rights. Enacted in 2013, the law required girls under 18 to obtain notarized, written...