Montana State Cross County Meet Results

Missoula, Oct. 25 Sidney Boys 12 - Carter Heggem 74 – Dyson Romo 104 - Rhys Larson 108 - Josh Pollari 136 - Jhonatan Delgado 140- Dawson Baltrusch 153 – Daxton Brower Sidney Girls 29 - Camryn Franck 31 - Kenzie Koch 64 - Morgan Kindopp 69 -Joael...

Montana Morning Headlines: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

WESTERN MONTANA — Here's a look at Western Montana's top news stories for Tuesday. As the government shutdown reaches four weeks today, 80,000 Montanans are facing cuts to their SNAP benefits on Nov. 1. While food banks brace for increased demand,...

"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...

UNC volleyball beats Montana State for season’s first sweep

Funeral services set for Jasper flight instructor killed in Montana plane crash

The community is preparing to say their final goodbyes to Lainey Anderson, a Jasper flight instructor from Huntsville who tragically lost her life in a plane crash in Montana. Her father and sister were also among those killed in that crash....

Hannah Perrin, Owen Smith enter Big Sky cross country meet thankful for time at Montana State

PARKER COTTON Bozeman Daily Chronicle BOZEMAN — Through Owen Smith’s high school years at Billings Senior, he took note of where the state’s best runners were choosing to go to college. kAmw6 C2465 282:?DE {6G: %2J=@C @7 {2FC6=[ q6? !6CC:? @7...

Billings entrepreneur brings Oaxaca to Montana through dance and culture events

BILLINGS — Rooted in his Oaxacan heritage, one Billings entrepreneur is working to bring his traditions to Montana through community dance events that celebrate Mexican culture and connection. Watch how one Billings man is hoping to share his...

News update for Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Click on the image above for the audio. PNS - Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - Record turnout as Mamdani wins NYC Mayor's race; Virginia and New Jersey elect female Democratic governors in historic firsts; Trump administration guts finance fund that...

Montanans Get Real About Life in Big Sky Country

Be honest. Have you ever stood in your driveway at 6 a.m., scraping your windshield with frozen fingers, muttering things you’d never say in church, and wondered… does everyone else hate this as much as I do? Or maybe you’ve been driving down a...

Montana aviation disasters prompt safety investigations

MONTANA - Aviation safety is under scrutiny in Montana after two fatal crashes occurred recently. On Friday night, a Spokane man, Dan Arrotta, died in a plane crash near Lincoln Airport in Lewis and Clark County. According to a Facebook post by...

Montana Millionaire 2025 set to begin with more chances to win

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Millionaire tickets for the 2025 lottery are set to go live soon and the anticipation for the annual game is surging. Tickets go on sale at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 1, with all 620,000 available tickets vanishing...

Montanans Go After ‘Citizens United’

Credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images If anyone should wonder how Dashiell Hammett, the founding father and greatest creator of hard-boiled detective fiction, went from being a strikebreaking Pinkerton agent to a member of the Communist...

Inside The Montana Town Where Entrepreneurs Are Rebuilding the American Dream

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. This article is part of the America's Favorite Mom & Pop Shops series. Read more stories We’ve all heard about the impact COVID-19 had on coastal cities. Everyone has seen the haunting...

Montana's ski resorts: A wide diversity of terrain, snow and cultures

A look at Montana's ski resorts: Big Sky Resort — Big Sky • Nearest town: Big Sky (50 miles south of Bozeman). • Elevation/vertical: Summit 11,166 feet / vertical 4,350 feet / base areas 6,000 feet. • Lifts/terrain: 36–40 lifts, 5,800–5,850 acres,...

Daily Audio Newscast - November 5, 2025

Six minutes of news from around the nation. Record turnout as Mamdani wins NYC Mayor's race; Virginia and New Jersey elect female Democratic governors in historic firsts; Trump administration guts finance fund that helps fuel tribal economies;...

From Montana to the White House, Our Chat w/ Katie Miller

It was great catching up with Katie Miller, wife to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, on Capitol Hill earlier this week. She stopped by and joined us after Montana Coffee at Senator Steve Daines' (R-MT) office Wednesday morning....

Feds say East Kootenay coal mine extension needs further assessment

Wildsight commends federal determination that coal mine expansion proposal needs further study A proposed extension of an Elk Valley coal mine is getting further scrutiny from the federal government. According to a ruling from the federal Impact...

Survey: 90% of Knife Makers Say Tariffs Will Increase Costs

President Trump’s tariffs remain a controversial policy for U.S. businesses — and that’s apparently true for U.S. knife makers as well. Soon after taking office this year, Trump levied tariffs, or taxes, on a host of goods and materials imported...

Sweet holiday

The spirit of Halloween was widespread in Plains this year from the Clark Fork Valley Hospital to Fred Young Park and to Plains Alliance Church with its Harvest Festival. Plains Elementary School kicked off the Halloween celebration with its Third...

Map shows states scrambling to cover SNAP benefits as historic government shutdown leaves millions hungry

Volunteers place groceries during the People's Pantry Food drive to replenish food banks ahead of SNAP lapse at the USDA Headquarters(Image: AFP via Getty Images) As the ongoing U.S. government shutdown sets the record of longest shutdown in...