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Illicit gambling poses challenges in Montana
MONTANA - Internet gambling remains illegal in Montana, with regulators focusing efforts on cracking down on illegal operators rather than individual players. Melina Bucy from the Montana Gambling Control Division highlighted the collaborative...
See STEM in Action at Montana Tech's Fall Tech Day
Blasting demonstrations. Life-like nursing simulations and cadaver dissections. Deep dives into artificial intelligence and video game design. There's no better place for high school students to explore in-demand careers in science, technology,...

The backstory — Lucky Montana’s tax woes and the R4.5bn Prasa State Capture scandal
The names Mario Ferreira and Riaan van der Walt were absent from news reports on recent ructions involving the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and Lucky Montana, the disgraced former CEO of the state-owned Passenger Rail Agency (Prasa). While...

Revealing The Most Stressful Jobs In Montana
Montana Workers Face Rising Stress Over the past 40 to 50 years, workers in Montana and across America have experienced significant growth in their productivity. We're working harder and producing more than ever, but stress levels are also at an...

Bainbridge Island immunologist awarded Nobel Prize for cell research
A Bainbridge Island immunologist has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering research that helped launch the field of peripheral immune tolerance, which is aiding development of medical treatments for cancer and...

Gov. Gordon to represent Wyoming at Energy at Montana Economic Summit panel
Gov. Mark Gordon is taking Wyoming's energy voice to Montana this week. He'll join governors from Nebraska, Montana and Puerto Rico for a panel called "Unleashing American Energy." The discussion Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon in Bozeman focuses on...

What the USPS’s Lobby Overhaul Means for Montana Mail Customers
The USPS has announced significant changes that will be implemented in post offices nationwide, including those in Montana. Currently, the postal service has implemented its shipping price increases for the holiday season. The price increases are...

Whitefish resident wins Nobel Prize for research on immune system
Part-time Whitefish resident Dr. Fred Ramsdell last week was named a winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discoveries about how the immune system works. Ramsdell's research uncovered a key pathway the body uses to keep the...

UM, FWP study: Anglers spent $1.27B in Montana in 2024
MISSOULA, Mont. — New data from a partnership between Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the University of Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research shows the economic impact of fishing in Montana. The study focused on trip-related...

New Montana Tech chancellor gives ambitious pep talk at convocation
BUTTE, Mont. — Tuesday afternoon saw the chancellor’s convocation at the Montana Tech Library Auditorium, with the new chancellor, Johnny MacLean, having an opportunity to speak before students, staff and faculty, as well as University of Montana...

Montana State Offers Reference Sheets to Calculate Fertilizer Rates From Soil Tests
Soil testing is an important part of planning for next year’s growing season. The MSU Extension Soil Fertility program recently released two online reference sheets to help interpret soil test reports and calculate optimum fertilizer rates. “At...

US rejects bid to buy Montana coal for less than a penny per ton
BILLINGS (AP) — Federal officials rejected a company's bid to acquire 167 million tons of coal on public lands in Montana for less than a penny per ton, in what would have been the biggest U.S. government coal sale in more than a decade. The...

Bainbridge scientist, biotech firm co-founder awarded Nobel Prize
A Bainbridge Island immunologist has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering research that helped launch the field of peripheral immune tolerance, which is aiding development of medical treatments for cancer and...

Montana Merges Cannabis a Alcohol Regulation Divisions In 2025
Earlier this year the Montana State Legislature convened and hashed out new bills that would eventually become law within the state. And since it has been a few months since the last gavel fell, you may have missed a couple of new things coming...

Montana's Best Colleges Doesn't Include This Major University
For many, some of the best days of their lives are spent in college. Think about it, what a great time. You're figuring out who you are, you're learning new things, meeting new people, and you have a built-in excuse for poor decisions (I was in...

International Hereford Breeders Head to Valier, Montana: Big Sky tour sets the stage for the World Hereford Conference
Hereford breeders from around the world are coming to Montana Oct. 16-21, touring prominent Hereford operations ahead of the World Hereford Conference (WHC) in Kansas City, Mo., the following week. “We are incredibly excited to welcome...

Newcomb, 91, pioneered snow science, safety"
In 2006, Bob McLaurin wanted to take his son Duncan, then 14 and visually impaired, up the Grand Teton. He approached Rod Newcomb about guiding them. “Are you sure you want an old guy like me to take your son up the Grand?” McLaurin recalled...
Opinion: Bombing Iowa: Some ‘Balloon Bombs,“ launched by Japan, fell in Iowa
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa was bombed by Japan. How is it possible? Iowa is an inland state, 1,500 miles from the coast. How could a Japanese plane get that far and not be...

EPA clears Montana’s environmental regulator to loosen water quality standards
Stay up-to-date on the latest breaking news. Get MTFP's in-depth, independent reporting sent directly to your inbox. A multi-year battle over environmental regulations reached another milestone earlier this month as the U.S. Environmental...