Lolo Forest begins public engagement for plan revision

The Lolo National Forest on Tuesday kicked off the public engagement aspect of a forest plan revision expected to take at least four years. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Indigenous artist featured at Super Bowl for first time

Lucinda ‘La Morena’ Hinojos is tapped as the NFL’s ‘marquee artist’ this year with works featured on game tickets, a large mural and other displays. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Snowslide science: How and why we study avalanches

Scientists have been working for decades to better understand these natural phenomena for a number of reasons – the biggest being to save lives. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Western Montana ice fishing report for the week of Jan. 9

It’s never too cold to drop a line in the water Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Drag shows are the next target for Republican lawmakers

Legislators from at least seven states — Arizona, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas — have proposed anti-drag laws in recent months. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Montana and Wyoming tribal councils recognized with national award for mapping project

Advances in modern computing power have allowed the tribes to catch up and become leaders in local “low distortion projection” mapping. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Group urges wildlife crossing near West Yellowstone following bison-vehicle collision

Thirteen bison killed in a Highway 191 collision in December have renewed calls for a wildlife crossing on the roadway north of West Yellowstone. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Bill introduced to revise appropriations in Blackfeet Water Compact

Patrick Yawakie-Peltier, who represented the Blackfeet Nation, said the tribe has discussed the bill with the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and reached an understanding. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

BLM plans June oil and gas lease sale

Most of the parcels up for lease are located in North Dakota. The exception is a 227-acre parcel west of Forsyth on the Yellowstone River. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Demand for Wyoming coal is collapsing. Seismic changes are ahead for the state.

The market is rapidly moving away from coal, which has fueled Wyoming’s economy for decades. State leaders are trying to stop the trend, but they haven’t had much success. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Dashing through the snow, in a 1-ton Model T Ford

On Saturday, Jan. 14, many artifacts of historic over-snow motorized travel will be on display — and in operation — for the nonprofit museum’s second annual Winter Fest. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

An enduring bond: Childhood friends clear obstacles to work legislative session

Jack Racicot is a quadriplegic who now uses a wheelchair, and his close childhood friend Witt Williams has been deaf since birth. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Missoula nonprofit wins $500K grant to share fresh produce

The Missoula Food and Agriculture Coalition has gotten a big grant to help people experiencing food insecurity and diet-related conditions to access fresh fruits and veggies. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Garnet forest project draws late criticism

The majority of the work in the project is proposed for areas in far-northern Granite County, near the Garnet Ghost Town northwest of Drummond. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

The art of civility: Event for Montana lawmakers links making sausage to politics

The event taps into the famed quote by 19th century German chancellor Otto Von Bismarck: “Laws are like sausages. It’s best not to see them being made.” Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Montana DEQ marks National Radon Action Month with free radon test kits for residents

Radon is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that can build up in homes over time. Long-term exposure to radon can lead to a risk of lung cancer. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Rosendale rages against a non-problem in viral speech, say political analysts

The miscommunication about unanimous consent didn’t go unnoticed by political scientist Matt Glassman of the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Missoula man accused of Hamilton robbery held in $250,000 bond

Austin Allen Janssen is accused of wrapping a belt around an 85-year-old man’s neck and robbing his home. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Technological tools help snow scientists understand avalanches

In the past two decades snow scientists have been developing and utilizing new technological tools to better understand avalanches. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Baroque Music Montana is a new, old voice on the state’s scene

The organization, which operates out of Bozeman but reaches into Montana towns both big and small, is helping redefine what live music can mean in Montana. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Nurse anesthetists could ease staffing shortages, Montana physicians uninterested

“It is immoral to hold professionals back from providing excellent patient care,” said Joseph Rodriguez with the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

La Niña expected to hit the West for third consecutive winter

A study published this summer by University of Washington researchers suggests global warming could be to blame for this year’s La Niña encore. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

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