News: Fire in the Mountains Announce First Batch of Artists for 2026 Edition

Fire in the Mountains, the only alcohol-free heavy music festival in North America, proudly announced their first batch of artists for its 2026 edition. The festival will take place at Red Eagle Campground in East Glacier, Montana, from July...

As feds slash funding, Montana begins to wrestle with impact

Large scale federal changes to funding, both through the reconciliation bill passed this summer and other actions President Donald Trump’s administration has taken, will have significant impacts on Montana, state agencies reported on Wednesday....

Missing Santa Barbara Man James ‘Dingo’ Dominguez Recovered from Montana’s Flathead Lake, Returned Home

More than two months after he disappeared in Montana’s Flathead Lake during a training mission for a transatlantic rowing expedition, James “Dingo” Dominguez has been found. “It’s with a heavy but grateful heart that I share: my brother James,...

Beautiful New Montana Griz Nike N7 Logo Honoring Native Culture

With a unique tie to her roots, this Indigenous artist is redefining what school pride looks like in a new way that's deeply personal. UM News Service tells that for the University of Montana’s Nike N7-inspired campaigns, which honor Native...

Stevensville holds growth policy open house

by John Dowd On Wednesday, October 22, the Stevensville Planning and Zoning Board held an open house to present information they have been collecting, as well as survey results and community statistics. All this information is going into the new...

Turkmenistan is establishing a partnership with the University of Montana in the USA

As part of a working visit to the USA, representatives of Turkmenistan's education sector visited Montana State University Billings. During the visit, they met with university leadership and toured the campus. Practical formats for educational...

24 STATES urge Supreme Court to fix nation’s birthright-citizenship problem

The top legal officers from 24 states are urging the Supreme Court to fix the nation’s birthright citizenship problem. The 14th Amendment, created after the Civil War, was intended to protect the newly freed slaves and their children, but was not...

A Grip on Sports: In both instances it took a lot longer than it should have but there were a couple clear winners Monday

A GRIP ON SPORTS • There were wins. There were losses. There was a stretch Monday afternoon that lasted almost until Tuesday morning in which something significant happened on an hourly basis. What’s the rest of the week going to be like? •••••••...

Family of Former GOP Senator Darren Bailey Killed in Montana Helicopter Crash

A devastating helicopter crash in rural Montana has killed the son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren of former Illinois state senator and Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, his campaign confirmed on Wednesday. The tragedy,...

Avelo Airlines outcry shows companies will pay a price for assisting Trump’s takeover

This is an adapted excerpt from the Oct. 27 episode of “The Rachel Maddow Show.” When Donald Trump returned to the White House, Avelo Airlines, a small commercial airline that mostly serves smaller airports across the U.S., stuck up its hand and...

Gerry Goldstein: Rules of the road into battle

An irony about humanity is that while we tend to slaughter one another in barbaric wars, we are directed, as supposedly civilized creatures, to follow certain rules on the killing fields. In meetings from the Hague to Geneva dating from early in...

Two Montana Cities Make Best Foodie List In The Nation

I’d consider myself a foodie. When traveling or even just planning a night out in my hometown, I’m always hunting for something new to try. There are definitely places that have a bigger selection of restaurants, but here in Montana, we don’t...

What's a Co-op, and Why Do They Matter in Rural Montana? 

submitted by Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation Editor's Note: This is the eighth in a series of articles from the Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation (EPEDC) and the Montana Cooperative Development Center (MCDC). The...

Is Colorado’s first “public Christian school” eligible for state funding? State education officials say no.

A new K-5 school in Pueblo, referred to as Colorado’s “first public Christian school” by its founders and authorizer, is at the center of a debate over whether its students qualify for public funding. School officials from the 2-month-old...

Little Big Screen: A Spooktober double feature of ‘Rear Window’ spoofs that (technically) take place in Iowa

Charley Brewster, played by William Ragsdale, from the 1985 horror film Fright Night — courtesy of Columbia Pictures The official Rear Window remake isn’t worth watching, even if you could see it for free through the floor-to-ceilings in a...

After centuries of trauma, Montana’s Blackfeet Nation turns to an old friend for food sovereignty: bison

The Blackfeet Nation is a remote and rugged landscape on the windswept plains of northern Montana. While rich in resources, the remote location and management by the federal government have made food access a challenge here. Only four grocery...

El obispo habla sobre la ‘cultura del encuentro’ con los estudiantes de Rowan

La fe, la inmigración y el encuentro con los demás con compasión fueron los temas de una reciente charla entre el obispo José Williams, estudiantes universitarios y otras personas en la Universidad de Rowan, en Glassboro. Organizado el 8 de...

Things to do in Missoula: Montana rock 'n' roll and livestock photography

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Caught in sting, Montana man charged with 11 child-sex-abuse felonies

BILLINGS — A Laurel man caught in a sting operation set up by an online YouTube group now faces 11 charges of sexual abuse of children in Yellowstone County District Court. Tieler Randy Wells, 27, pleaded not guilty to all charges in court on...

Could A Statewide Cell Phone Ban Improve Montana’s Grades?

It should come as no surprise to absolutely anyone that it can be difficult to get the attention of a child or teenager when they're locked into their phone. They literally have the world at their fingertips and access to a multitude of...