Montana Department of Agriculture Announces 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Awardees

3 HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have partnered to announce the recipients of the state’s $2.7 million investment in projects through the Montana Specialty Crop Block Grant...

Montana State University – Extension Hosting Caregiver Respite Retreat To Support Rural Family Caregivers

Montana State University has launched an innovative series of Caregiver Respite Retreats designed to promote rest, connection, and well-being among unpaid family caregivers across rural Montana. These day-long retreats provide caregivers with a...

Producer Partnership delivers to Mineral County

The Community Food Bank of Mineral County has received a major boost thanks to a generous donation from a local rancher and the efforts of the nonprofit Producer Partnership. On Oct. 30, the organization delivered 343 pounds of protein to one of...

Montana’s Wage Gap: How It Compares Nationwide

Montana has a reputation for being a state with a lot of hard-working people. WalletHub has us ranked as the 16th hardest working state in the country with our neighbor North Dakota coming in at number one. Montanans should get paid well for that...

Griz Insider: Undefeated Montana looks to snap Weber State losing streak

MISSOULA — Montana has an opportunity Saturday to get a monkey off its back. The third-ranked Grizzlies, who are 8-0 this season following last week's 49-35 win at Sacramento State, travel to Ogden, Utah, to take on Weber State. The Wildcats have...

Living on the edge: Montana climber once wintered in unheated van in Hyalite Canyon

MISSOULA — Before University of Montana student Justin Willis ever stepped foot on campus, he was a professional mountain climber. A Billings native, he grew up finding rocks to conquer in the nearby Beartooth Mountains. His father, also a...

Montana woman enters plea in the death of her disabled toddler

DILLON — Nichole Lynn Boyer of Lima, who is accused of killing her disabled toddler, stood before a judge in Beaverhead County District Court in Dillon on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Boyer entered a not guilty plea to one count of deliberate...

Montanans urged to prepare for respiratory illness season

MONTANA - As the colder months approach, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is urging residents to take precautions against respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia and...

Montana & North Dakota Historical Societies Partner For Series Of Workshops

The Montana Historical Society and the State Historical Society of North Dakota are collaborating to deliver professional development opportunities to educators across the Montana-North Dakota border region. Made possible through the Library of...

Central Montana hunters see success on the opening weekend

Many hunters saw success in south-central Montana for the open weekend of general elk and deer. Region 3 saw 2,480 hunters stop at game check stations and collectively saw 148 elk, 40 mule deer, and 10 white-tailed deer harvested. Here locally,...

Billings Holiday Food & Gift Festival Returns

As the air turns crisp, Billings is getting ready for one of its most loved traditions, the 39th Annual Holiday Food and Gift Festival. This year’s event takes over the MetraPark Expo Center on Saturday, November 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and...

Montana's Favorite Donut is a Bear Claw

As Homer Simpson once said, "Hmmmmmmmm donuts." via GIPHY Are donuts underrated? When sweets are talked about, you always hear about brownies, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, etc. But we don't hear enough about donuts. Unless you follow Big Cat of...

Montana Residents Are Flocking To These Top Winter Destinations

We all know winter is almost here. No secret there, with the off-and-on snow, and even this weekend parts of Yellowstone were shut down because of heavy snowfall. For many people here in Montana, that's the signal for "time to go somewhere warm."...

As election day nears, ballot rejection rates remain high in Montana's largest counties

Residents have started to vote in the upcoming municipal elections taking place across Montana and the ballot rejection rates are higher than usual in some of the state's largest counties. The spike in ballot rejections is likely due to a new law...

UNC volleyball beats Montana State for season’s first sweep

The University of Northern Colorado volleyball team picked a good time for its first sweep of the season. The Bears defeated Big Sky Conference opponent Montana State 3-0 Thursday evening at Bank of Colorado Arena, maintaining a hold on second...

Montana State's Lauren Lindseth nets another Big Sky player of the week nod

BOZEMAN — For the fourth time this season Montana State senior libero Lauren Lindseth has been named Big Sky Conference defensive Player of the week, the league office announced on Monday afternoon. Lindseth, a product of Great Falls, averaged...

Employee-sponsored childcare grants bridge gaps for Montana childcare challenges

HELENA — The state’s chief economist says that in 2024, the state had enough child care spots for only about half of the kids who needed them overall, and for just one-third of infants who needed care. A partnership between Zero to Five Montana...

Montana nonprofit expands efforts to help runaway and missing youth

BILLINGS — A Billings nonprofit is expanding its help for missing and runaway youth with the help of federal funding. This month, the nonprofit was awarded a federal Basic Center Grant, which allows it to expand services for minors and provide a...

UNC volleyball beats Montana State for season’s first sweep

"All these little things add up": Montana Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day

Monday, October 13, 2025, marked the first time Montana legally commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day as a state holiday. In a statement about the new holiday in this newspaper, Senator Shane Morigeau stated, “As young people, when you know your...