Butte, Montana's Business Boom: New Ventures And Renovations

All you need to do is take a quick drive anywhere around Butte and you will see without a doubt that business is on the rise. New businesses are opening, vacant buildings are being restored and put to use and existing businesses are investing in...

Popular Yellowstone wolf killed by Montana hunter

A 2-year-old wolf that was beloved by wildlife aficionados and tracked by researchers in Yellowstone National Park has been killed by a Montana hunter. Wolf 1479F, part of the Junction Butte Pack, was shot outside the park in Wolf Management Unit...

Natural Trap Cave: Ice Age bones, modern science and a lifeline to Lovell

Falling 100 feet down into a dark cave is (almost) never a good thing. It is easy to imagine: a mountain lion sprinting after an antelope at 45 mph, both animals cresting a low rise. The antelope, eyes locked on the ground, darts sharply at the...

Ep. 7: Dr. Andy Galpin - Fueling for the Hunt with Human Performance Science

00:00:00 Speaker 1: Have a plan and be consistent. 00:00:01 Speaker 2: We can adjust the playbook, but when the playbook is different every single time, we have no idea of knowing what worked, what didn't caused you to have the great day, terrible...

PHOTOS: Montana Tech highlights internship successes ahead of Career Fair

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Technological University is highlighting the success of several students in their summer internships. Metallurgical and materials engineering sophomore Sullivan Panisko of Butte and metallurgical/minerals processing...

Hunt begins for invading tick species in Montana

Biologist Grant Hokit came to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana, to look for ticks. A hiking path crossed the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. As Hokit walked the path, he carried a handmade tool made of plastic...

Two Rivers Partners With MSU Extension For The 2025 Reimagining Rural Roadshow To Strengthen Rural Community Vitality in Montana

Two Rivers is pleased to announce its participation in the 2025 Reimagining Rural Roadshow, hosted by Montana State University Extension’s Community Vitality Team. The event will be held October 1–2, 2025 in Glasgow, bringing together community...

Gallatin, Flathead counties see highest nonresident visitor spending in Montana

During the past two years, nonresident tourists visiting Montana spent an estimated $5.28 billion in the Treasure State annually, a roughly 9% decrease from the previous two years but one of the highest estimates on record. That’s according to a...

North-central Montana tribe bans the sale, use and possession of kratom on its reservation

The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council has banned the sale, use and possession of kratom, an unregulated plant-derived substance that can have addictive properties from the tribe’s reservation in north-central Montana. The move, enacted via a Sept....

University of Montana's fall enrollment tops 11,000

MISSOULA – This fall, 11,064 students are enrolled at the University of Montana, marking the fifth consecutive year of enrollment growth at the University. Since 2021, UM has grown by more than 16%, adding 1,562 students to its overall headcount....

University of Arkansas student activists seek spot on ballot for clean-environment amendment

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Four University of Arkansas students are attempting something usually reserved for cash-rich political campaigns. The group of environmental conscience college...

New Possibilities in Pharmaceutical Processing with RAM Technology

Discover how researchers are leveraging ResonantAcoustic® Mixing (RAM) technology to transform drug discovery and production—achieving faster processing, superior blend quality, and unmatched repeatability only possible with RAM. Register Free:...

Report: Gallatin, Flathead Counties see highest nonresident visitor spending in Montana

During the past two years, nonresident tourists visiting Montana spent an estimated $5.28 billion in the Treasure State annually, a roughly 9% decrease from the previous two years but one of the highest estimates on record. That’s according to a...

U.S. House votes to scrap Montana land use plan, testing congressional power

The future of a land use plan for tens of millions of acres of public land in eastern Montana is in doubt. The U.S. House of Representatives voted this month to throw the plan out. The plan came together over years with input from producers,...

Kratom vs OH-7, Montanans Need to Know the Difference

We're seeing more and more bad news stories about kratom here in Montana. But here's what you need to know- there's a big difference between natural kratom vs 7-OH, the synthetic version of kratom. Background: Kava bars are becoming very popular...

Conservationist warns federal bill puts Montana grizzlies at risk

Legislation known as the Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025 has passed a key U.S. House committee in Congress, sparking alarm from wildlife advocates who said the move puts Montana's bear population at risk. The bill would delist grizzly...

People Caused Most Montana Fires Again This Year

Even with the warmer and drier weather over the past week, Montana's fire season is quickly winding down. The Montana DNRC reports only one new, small fire started in the past 24 hours, with just 28 active fires, which is the lowest number in...

SEMO students unearth T. rex bone on Montana fossil dig

Each year since 2019, Southeast Missouri State University geoscience instructor Pamela Mills has taken students on a field trip to the Montana badlands through a partnership with Paleo X's Adventure 360 program, where they have the opportunity to...

Linda McMahon hails Montana's success in literacy and workforce development on her ‘Returning Education to the States’ tour

Linda McMahon's Montana visit on her Returning Education to the States tour. (Image source: US Department of Education) US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Montana last week as part of her Returning Education to the States Tour, a...

Bellingham scientist part of team that found clue to possible life on Mars

A Western Washington University researcher has helped mankind take a giant leap toward learning if we are alone in the universe. WWU’s Melissa Rice, an assistant professor who teaches planetary geology, is one of more than 50 authors of a report...