Montana wheat prices soar on concerns of war, drought

The last time wheat prices were in this territory was 2008, the start of the Great Recession, a time when Montana grain sales buoyed a state economy that was being rocked by a collapse the housing industry. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center’s struggles continue

While focus has been on the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs for failing to meet federal standards, another state-run health care facility is also facing challenges. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Montana land sales skyrocket to new highs in 2021

Land sales in Montana were astronomical in 2021, setting records for the amount sold and for the price buyers paid. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Council ponders modifications to landowner elk tag program following its popularity last year

A state advisory council is being asked to help clean up the language and narrow definitions for a statute that provides free either-sex elk permits to landowners in return for granting public access to hunters. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. oil and gas lease politics heat up as Russia wages war

Pressure is mounting on the Biden White House to resolve its stalled policy on the oil and gas leases in the West, with both the energy industry and environmentalist frustrated. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

NorthWestern announces plans to be net-zero on carbon emissions by 2050

In a plan that allows its largest carbon-emitting asset in Montana to continue burning through 2044, NorthWestern Energy announced Thursday it was committed to net-zero emissions by 2050. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Corps lowers spring runoff predictions for upper Missouri as drought persists

Lack of snow coupled with drier-than-normal soil has the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicting spring runoff to be well below normal for the upper Missouri River Basin. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Racist comments prompt MSUB to consider renaming McMullen Hall

Administrators at Montana State University Billings will consider renaming McMullen Hall after the discovery of quotes in the 1930s from the hall’s namesake sympathizing with Nazi Germany. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

No more cutting corners: Online map access just got easier

You can map a whole hiking trip on one handy, customized page with the new USGS topoBuilder Tool. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Gianforte shoots mountain lion in public land hunt

Gov. Greg Gianforte shot a mountain lion while hunting on national forest in the Paradise Valley late last year, a legal hunt which drew national media attention this week and criticism from some wildlife advocacy groups. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Dangerous levels of lead found in water of half the schools tested in Montana

For many schools with high lead levels, finding the money to fix the problem will be a challenge. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Private attorney takes leading role in attorney general’s litigation

The Montana Department of Justice has signed a $120,000 contract with Billings lawyer Emily Jones for help managing its docket of civil lawsuits. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Kevin Costner to narrate TV series on Yellowstone National Park

“Yellowstone” star Kevin Costner has agreed to narrate a four-part series on the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park for the Fox Nation streaming service. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Yellowstone Park plans events to mark 150th anniversary

In celebration of Yellowstone National Park’s 150th anniversary, a variety of activities are scheduled. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Jill Abramson, the magic of Yellowstone’s wildness and the park as a great equalizer – even at 150

By the third day, Jill Abramson was fully entranced by the magic of Yellowstone National Park. Then she saw the other side of the “real world.” Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

‘It’s our legacy’: B’nai Israel Cultural Center nods at the past while looking to the future

Big plans loom for Congregation B’nai Israel this summer, including tours, lectures and other events. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Rain on snow prompts avalanche warning

The center’s danger scale was “High” for upper and middle elevations, and “considerable” for lower elevations in all three regions. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

‘We are still alive’: Montanans have family, emotional ties to Ukraine

In the moment that this story is posted the people of Ukraine are fighting and dying to protect their sovereignty. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Land acquisition proposed for new lower Yellowstone state park

Property for sale at the junction of the Powder and Yellowstone rivers would provide an ideal site for the creation of a Lower Yellowstone River State Park, ranging in size from 45 to 700 acres. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Black History Month: Lee Driver left his mark in this world

By the early 1900s, it was estimated that Anaconda’s diverse population was closing in on 10,000 and included at least 100 to 125 African-American men, women and children. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Bitterroot rancher speaks out on challenges facing cattle industry

As ranchers across the state work through blizzards, drought and everything in between, ranchers like Bitterroot Valley’s Tony Hudson keep a close eye on what’s happening with the cattle market. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Dreams become a reality for horse reining world champion from Lincoln

Chris Holm and her horse, Cool Hand Luke, won the Morgan World Championship in reining in 2021 at a show in Oklahoma City. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Feature your business, services, products, events & news. Submit Website.