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Max Cederberg Reties from Montana Wheat & Barley Committee
Great Falls, MT – Max Cederberg of Turner, MT is completing his time with the Montana Wheat & Barley Committee (MWBC) following six years of service, but he’s also retiring from farming. “What a life it has been!” Cederberg said. “We will...

World UFO Day And The Strange Skies Over Montana
Today is an out of this world holiday. Do you believe that they are out there.... if so, this holiday is for you. It was created by the World UFO Day Organization as a way to bring together UFO enthusiasts and to raise awareness about UFOs and...

Researchers work to perfect conservation signs in nature reserves
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas professor is headed to the beaches of Lake Tahoe this summer to continue his experiments refining the best types of nature-conservation signage. Jeremy Shellhorn, professor in the KU School of Architecture &...

UNL research informs new agricultural policies
LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Bureau of Sociological Research (BOSR) is playing a pivotal role in shaping agricultural research and policy. With years of experience gathering insights from producers across diverse...

Citizen scientists search for an elusive reptile south of Miles City
Mandie Hilger and two dozen other people climbed across the hills south of Miles city on a recent weekend in Custer County, using sticks to poke around the rocky brush. John Collins / National Park Service A Greater Short-Horned Lizard pictured at...

Why Missoula, Montana, Is A Must-Visit In 2025
The over/under for grumpy Montanans complaining in our comment section about national media promoting annoying tourists to travel to Missoula is set at 25.5. Try to remember that out-of-state tourists are good for the economy. I understand you...

Land Regulators Approve Montana Gas Pipeline, Nevada Geothermal Projects
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved a proposed Northwestern Energy pipeline to carry natural gas from Helena to Three Forks, as well as several geothermal expansion and research projects by Ormat Technologies in Nevada. “These...

Three Central Montana football players enjoy East-West Shrine football game
Tuesday, June 17, started out like just another workday for Peyton Hartford at a local hardware store. The recent Fergus High School grad had told his bosses he had been nominated as an alternate for the East-West Shrine football game. Because he...

'Jurassic World Rebirth' Perfectly Delivers One of Science’s Biggest Ethical Dilemmas
At the heart of Jurassic Park, the classic book and now heptalogy of films, is an ethical debate. From the first, Dr. Ian Malcolm spells it out with crystal clarity: “God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys...

Nonprofit's medical simulations bring lifesaving skills to rural Montana
HARDIN — To better prepare rural healthcare providers for life-threatening emergencies, a Montana nonprofit is using high-tech medical simulators to bring hands-on training directly to smaller communities like Hardin. Watch the medical simulation...

Blake Wiedenheft Named Montana State University Endowed Chair in Plant Science
Blake Wiedenheft, a scientist in the Montana State University College of Agriculture, has been named the university’s next endowed chair in plant science. Wiedenheft will assume the position of Winifred Asbjornson Plant Sciences Chair on Aug. 15....

One Montana lawmaker passed 30 bills this year. Seventeen ended the session with zero.
Thank you for being a member of Montana Free Press. This quality reporting was made possible due in part to your contribution. Thank you for supporting in-depth journalism in Montana. Some Montana lawmakers passed dozens of bills in the...

Binaytara Receives Murdock Trust Grant to Expand Cancer Care, Education and Research Programs
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Binaytara has been awarded a $372,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, Washington, to hire a Director of Development (DoD) to raise support to create the Binaytara Cancer...
Bureau of Sociological Research helping steer ag policy research
The expanses of land across farms and ranches are wide, but the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Bureau of Sociological Research has years of experience gathering perspectives from producers — no matter the geography — helping inform agricultural...

Former Montana US representative Pat Williams, who won a liberal-conservative showdown, dies at 87
HELENA, Mont. — Pat Williams, a New Deal-style Democrat who won Montana’s great liberal-conservative showdown of 1992 to become the state’s lone voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, died Wednesday. He was 87. Williams died in Missoula of...

America’s dive bars are disappearing. Montana didn’t get the memo
The Filling Station in Bozeman, Montana. Photograph: Janie Osborne It’s been over two decades now, but as I remember it: the floor was sticky with peanut shells and beer. I could feel a crunch underfoot amid the din of garbled conversation as my...

"Great parent" — Love & Marriage: Huntsville star Martell on his relationship with Arionne
Love & Marriage: Huntsville season 10 premiered on July 19, 2025, with an episode titled NDAs and DNA. In one of the segments of the episode, Martell discussed his love life and fallout with Marsau in front of Destiny. While speaking about the...

Blake Wiedenheft named new endowed chair at Montana State University
Blake Wiedenheft, a scientist from Montana State University (MSU), has been appointed as the university's next endowed chair in plant science. He will assume the position of Winifred Asbjornson Plant Sciences Chair on August 15. Wiedenheft has...

Patrick Barkey, UM'S economic research director, retiring after 17 years
MISSOULA, Mont. — Patrick Barkey will be retiring from his position of being the University of Montana's Director of Research at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the end of June. During Barkey's career he did multiple high studies...

Former Montana US Rep Pat Williams to lie in state in Helena
HELENA, Mont. — Pat Williams, a New Deal-style Democrat who won Montana's great liberal-conservative showdown of 1992 to become the state's lone voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, died Wednesday. He was 87. Williams died in Missoula of...