David Roemer will replace Jeff Mow as superintendent of Glacier National Park this summer. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Stolen dreams: Bitterroot veterinarian reels after loss of prized dogs
It took just 15 minutes for Teresa Petterson’s life to turn upside down. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Helena child rapist sentenced to 110 years in prison
Robert Michael Arellano of Helena was sentenced Tuesday morning to 110 years in Montana State Prison for sexually abusing a minor for a more than 18-month span. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Yellen trip to Capitol detours into tense abortion debate
“I believe that eliminating the right of women to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades,” Yellen said. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
‘Come Home Montana’ push collides with housing angst
Gov. Greg Gianforte’s signature pledge to bring home Montana’s kids and grandkids, now backed by a $700,000 marketing campaign, has run headlong into angst over Montana’s “crazy real estate market.” Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Videos: Large wolverine spotted moving through the Butte area
“Wolverine settings are very rare. And so it’s pretty special when you get to see one,” said one Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks employee. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Regional impact of Roe reversal could limit abortion access in neighboring states
In the Mountain West, some already travel to neighboring areas to get abortions. But if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade, that access in neighboring states could become more limited. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Idaho kayaker dies in accident in northwestern Montana river
An experienced kayaker from Victor, Idaho, died in a kayaking accident in the Yaak River in northwestern Montana over the weekend. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
County health rankings reveal healthiest and least healthy counties in Montana
The publication shows little has changed since CHR&R released its first Montana data set in 2010. Roosevelt County has consistently been in the running for least healthy county in the state. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Montana teacher licensing rule revisions nearing finish line
The Montana Board of Public Education recently responded to 65 comments regarding proposed revisions to teacher licensing regulations before it will adopt the new rules at a meeting this week. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Cool April weather improves Montana’s mountain snowpack
Following several dry months, cool temperatures and precipitation in April increased snowpack percentages in all of Montana’s major river basins. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Flathead Valley volunteers launch trail courtesy campaign
The campaign promotes responsible recreation by encouraging trail users to treat each other with kindness and courtesy, share the trail with all users and to respect wildlife and natural resources. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
U.S. House candidate Mark Sweeney dies unexpectedly
Eastern U.S. House District candidate Mark Sweeney died at home on Friday night. The former Deer Lodge County commissioner and current Democratic state legislator had campaigned the day before. He was 62. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
History reborn: Historic St. Mary’s Mission breaks ground on building replica
On Wednesday, about 20 people gathered to see the beginnings of history being reborn at the Historic St. Mary’s Mission in Stevensville with groundbreaking for new replica of a historic building. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
As overdoses soar, more states decriminalize fentanyl testing strips
Fentanyl test devices — prohibited under drug paraphernalia laws adopted decades ago — remain illegal in about half of states, drug policy experts say. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Caldera chronicle: 2,773 earthquakes in Yellowstone last year
The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory 2021 annual report has been published. The report includes noteworthy geothermal and seismic activity as well as research conducted for the year in Yellowstone. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Missing man last seen in Helena found safe
A missing endangered person advisory for a 36-year-old man last seen Thursday night near Walmart in Helena has been canceled. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Poll finds three-quarters of Montanans worried about housing affordability
Seven in ten respondents to a poll commissioned by the University of Montana described a lack of affordable housing as an “extremely serious” or “very serious” problem facing the state. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
No truth to border rumors, VA official says
No. Medical specialists at Veterans Affairs facilities, including Montana’s, aren’t being deployed to the Mexican border. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Butte losing daily flights to Denver — at least for now
SkyWest is stopping its daily flights from Butte to Denver after June 30 due to a pilot shortage. Local airport officials say they’re confident the flights will resume at some point. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
When being good isn’t enough: Bitterroot Hot Shots prepare for first deployment
Theresa North lives a life as a member of the Bitterroot Hotshots that neither she nor her family would have ever imagined during her years growing up on the East Coast. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
In Montana: Daines, Rosendale praise likely abortion ruling, Tester concerned
Montana’s congressional Republicans praised the likely end of reproductive rights under the 14th Amendment on Tuesday following a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
