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How to buy Oregon vs. Montana State football tickets

How to buy Oregon vs. Montana State football tickets

The No. 7 Oregon Ducks take on an FCS opponent, the Montana State Bobcats (0-0), at Autzen Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. If you are in the market for Ducks vs. Bobcats tickets, information is available below. Oregon vs. Montana State game...

Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approves increased wolf quota for hunting and trapping season

Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approves increased wolf quota for hunting and trapping season

A gray wolf. (Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife) After more than six hours of public comment and debate, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission at its Aug. 21 meeting adopted new wolf hunting and trapping regulations that significantly...

FCC documents show some internet providers struggling to bring service to rural Montana

FCC documents show some internet providers struggling to bring service to rural Montana

Federal Communications Commission documents show internet service providers struggling to bring high-speed connectivity to Montanans, including one provider with contracts from the state through ConnectMT, the state’s organization for building out...

Weed Scientist Recognized by Western Sugar Cooperative

Weed Scientist Recognized by Western Sugar Cooperative

By Chabella Guzman PREEC Communications Thinking outside of the box, Dr. Nevin Lawrence, Nebraska Extension Weed Management Specialist, has been able to find solutions for the aggressive weed Palmer Amaranth for sugar beet growers in Nebraska. For...

Research growth brings funding uncertainty at UM

Research growth brings funding uncertainty at UM

MISSOULA, Mont. — The University of Montana continues to build on its research momentum after earning R1 status in 2022 and nearly doubling total research awards over eight years. President Seth Bodnar said the university’s research portfolio is...

Montana Makes List Of Most Underrated States In America

Montana Makes List Of Most Underrated States In America

Another day, another report talking about whether or not Montana is a good place to live or not. It's interesting because it really depends on who you talk to. For folks visiting Big Sky Country, they're all in agreement that this place is special...

From black measles to breakthroughs: why science matters

From black measles to breakthroughs: why science matters

by Nick Weber, PhD, scientist at the Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain In the early 1900s, the Bitterroot Valley experienced waves of measles outbreaks. This was not the same measles (rubeola) that has...

23 attorneys general call on EPA's Lee Zeldin to defund radical climate science institute

23 attorneys general call on EPA's Lee Zeldin to defund radical climate science institute

Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has been an instrumental figure in dismantling the climate science regime during the second Trump administration, including major funding cuts in partnership with the Department...

University of Montana study assesses tourism, economic impact from 2022 Yellowstone flood

University of Montana study assesses tourism, economic impact from 2022 Yellowstone flood

MISSOULA, Mont. - The Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research (ITRR) at the University of Montana released a study on the effects that the 2022 flood at Yellowstone National Park had on tourism, the environment and the economy. The report...

OLLI at MSU hosts forum on possible changes to local government structure

OLLI at MSU hosts forum on possible changes to local government structure

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University will host a virtual Friday Forum on September 12 to discuss the structure of local government and the role of study commissions in Gallatin County and Bozeman. The event, titled...

Datatec CEO Jens Montanana lifts stake to R2.5bn

Datatec CEO Jens Montanana lifts stake to R2.5bn

Datatec CEO Jens Montanana. Datatec CEO Jens Montanana has increased his stake in the company to R2.5 billion through incremental share purchases, underscoring his confidence in the ICT distribution group. Before his latest share purchase...

Can I still get a COVID shot? What you need to know after a confounding week

Can I still get a COVID shot? What you need to know after a confounding week

A week of fast-moving developments has left some with questions about access to the COVID-19 vaccine. While experts and officials say the new federal guidance surrounding COVID vaccine authorization could make it more difficult for many people to...

Watch Out, Montana! This Google Scam Is Fooling Everyone

Watch Out, Montana! This Google Scam Is Fooling Everyone

Whether we like it or not, the tech age we're living in has become a mine field of sorts. Between the misinformation that's regularly spread on social media and now, artificial intelligence, our reality has become more distorted than ever before....

Climate Connections: Collaboration key to address extreme heat

Climate Connections: Collaboration key to address extreme heat

Ali Kane and Susan Teitelman On a particularly hot day earlier this month, volunteers from across Missoula County gathered to map heat data as part of a Heat Watch campaign. Using simple heat sensors mounted to their vehicles, citizen scientists...

Hicksville Teacher Selected for National Field School, Brings Unique Experience Back to Students

Hicksville Teacher Selected for National Field School, Brings Unique Experience Back to Students

Hicksville Schools is proud to announce that Ms. Rees, a middle school science teacher, was one of only 30 educators nationwide chosen to participate in the prestigious DIG Field School, a program organized by the Burke Museum and the University...

Will the National Parks Survive Trump?

Will the National Parks Survive Trump?

Al Letson: From the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, this is Reveal. I’m Al Letson. Heath Druzin: So we’re looking for the trail again. It’s been disappearing on us at this juncture here. Al Letson: This is Idaho-based Public Radio...

Help Wanted: Montana Seeks Its First Chief AI Officer

Help Wanted: Montana Seeks Its First Chief AI Officer

The state of Montana is looking to hire its inaugural chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO) to set a statewide strategy, advance the use of the technology, and establish an AI Community of Practice. The CAIO role is gaining traction in...

University of Montana restructures academics with two new colleges

University of Montana restructures academics with two new colleges

The University of Montana has begun its fall semester by introducing two new colleges, each led by an interim dean. The previous College of Humanities and Sciences, which was the largest academic unit at UM, has been reorganized into the College...

Ron Estes discusses Western Caucus priorities during Montana radio interview

Ron Estes discusses Western Caucus priorities during Montana radio interview

U.S. Rep. Ron Estes representing Kansas' 4th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshotU.S. Rep. Ron Estes representing Kansas' 4th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas), a member of...

Why getting a COVID vaccine just got more complicated

Why getting a COVID vaccine just got more complicated

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week narrowed approval of the new, updated COVID-19 vaccines only to people who are over 65, or younger people with underlying conditions that put them at higher risk for severe disease. That decision has...

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