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DNRC files suit against Crazy Mountain Ranch alleging illegal water use
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. LIVINGSTON — Montana’s water rights regulator has filed a...

MSUB's first chancellor, Ron Sexton, dies at 87
Former Montana State University Billings Chancellor Dr. Ronald Sexton has died. The university shared news on Monday of his passing over the weekend. He was 87. Sexton was a native of Billings, growing up on the city’s South Side. He graduated...

Book Review on What If the Indicated Remedy Fails? by Dr Ajay Mishra
Many stalwarts have given us directions regarding how to take a case, how to make totality or how to arrive at similimum, But I think no one has told that If even after spending your precious energy in case taking, even after applying artistic...

Dead air: Lifeline or death knell for AM radio?
AM radio harkens back to bygone eras. But could the old-time radio dial also be mothballed and silenced? Automakers continue to look at discontinuing offering AM radios in vehicles and the new media world of podcasts and social media challenge...

Connective Tissue Disorders: PEARS in High-Risk Pregnancies
In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications, researchers Montanaro, Kacar, Iannaccone, and their colleagues have illuminated new horizons in the management of connective tissue disorders during high-risk pregnancies. This...

How many will survive? New report predicts most solar and nearly half of U.S. wind projects won’t make it
Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR), a subsidiary of Enverus, an energy-focused SaaS company, has released a new report assessing the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) following its signing into law. In the report, EIR experts...

Why America’s Still Freezing — Even as the World Heats Up
Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. -- and this study explains why. Researchers found that two specific patterns in the polar vortex, a swirling mass of cold air high in the stratosphere, steer extreme...

Citizens advises PFL Tech on acquisition by The Vomela Cos.
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory was the exclusive financial adviser to PFL Tech Inc. in its recent sale to The Vomela Cos., Citizens Financial Group Inc. announced. PFL Tech is a Montana-based direct mail and printing firm, and a...

Comment: State got cheaper ferries and a policy rebuke
By Bob Pishue / For The Herald Taxpayers across Washington state have had a rough go as of late. New gas taxes, increased capital gains income taxes, and higher B&O taxes are hitting the wallets of many across the Evergreen State. That’s why it...

Have you ever faked a food allergy at a restaurant? You should stop.
I’m talking about the rest of you. Those of you who don’t eat garlic because you detest its smell or avoid cauliflower because it makes you fart or have gone gluten-free because you heard it worked wonders for Jennifer Aniston or Lady Gaga or...

Grizzly Growing Pains
When Republican President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act in 1973, the country’s wildlife had been in a century-long nosedive. After decades of habitat destruction, unregulated hunting and industrial expansion, federal officials...

How Etsy witches bewitched TikTok
Huntington, NY – Filming in Oheka Castle’s French château-inspired wedding venue —where Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” music video was filmed — NYC influencers Jaz Smith and Halley Kate announced Smith’s metaphysical masterplan for a seamless...

Revolting hot dog eating contest tactics to win revealed as Joey Chestnut returns to famous Nathan's competition
Hot dog eating contests may look like a gross display of ravenous gluttony, but there's actually a science behind eating dozens of hot dogs in mere minutes. The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York is the Super Bowl for competitive eaters,...
U.S. proved reserves fell in 2023 from 2022 record
U.S. proved reserves of crude oil and lease condensate totaled 46 billion barrels at year-end 2023, a 4% decline from the previous year’s record, according to our U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves, Year-End 2023 report. U.S. proved...

Federal judge sanctions Cottonwood Law over 'reckless' water allegations against Big Sky
A federal judge has rejected allegations that the Big Sky Water and Sewer District committed fraud during a 2022 Clean Water Act trial, ordering the Bozeman-based environmental group that brought the claims to pay $7,500 in attorneys fees and...

Order: Wind, solar projects require secretary's OK
WASHINGTON — All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum under a new order that authorizes him to conduct “elevated review” of activities ranging from leases to...

MSU leads multi-state effort in nurse education enhancement through major federal grant
Montana State University (MSU) is at the forefront of a significant initiative to train nurses in six western states, supported by a substantial grant. The Montana Office for Rural Health and Area Health Education Center (MORH/AHEC), part of MSU's...

Scottie Scheffler raised questions about happiness and fulfillment. This professor has answers
Editor’s note: This story is a part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here. In the days before the Open Championship this week, Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1...

Machine learning reveals historical seismic events in Yellowstone caldera
Yellowstone, a popular tourist destination and namesake of an equally popular TV show, was the first-ever national park in the U.S. Bubbling beneath it – to this day – is one of Earth’s most seismically active networks of volcanic activity. Bing...

Connecticut Is A UFO Hotspot—But That’s Not the Scary Part
Connecticut UFO Sightings According to a report from Action, the top three states for UFO sightings are Washington, Montana, and Vermont. But what about Connecticut? Action didn’t go beyond the top three, but luckily, SatelliteInternet.com did. In...