Anne James

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen has announced a human trafficking course developed by the Montana Department of Justice to raise awareness and educate Montana students about human trafficking and online exploitation. I...

BOZEMAN — Montana State University’s Steer-A-Year program will return for the 2024-25 academic year and is seeking donations of young cattle and feed. A program housed in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Steer-A-Year combines academic courses with hands-on experience and exposes students to the many aspects of raising cattle. Students spend the year feeding, ca

BOZEMAN – When fall classes began last week at Montana State University, senior Henry Jacobson was the first student to declare a major in data science, a new undergraduate degree designed to equip graduates with in-demand career skills they can apply in any domain that deals with data. Jac...

HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for the Economic Impact and Destination Event Grant Program. This State-funded grant program helps Montana communities with new and destination events to increase tourism by regional, national and international visitors, to promote Montana's unique attributes and to generate additional community revenue. “Local organi

White Sulphur Springs, Mont. – August 9, 2024 — The Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District is seeking public comment on the Bonanza Project. The project is focused on restoring part of the Castle Mountains that has experienced a long history of grazing, mining, timber harvesting and recreational use. “This project ...

MISSOULA – A compound discovered by the University of Montana Center for Translational Medicine has started Phase I clinical trials with cancer patients. The center’s partner in the effort is Inimmune Corp., a Missoula-based biotechnology company. Jay Evans, a...

GLASGOW - As you are hunting, hiking, and exploring Montana this fall, be sure to take a break from scanning the horizon and look down at the ground once in a while. Not only will this help you avoid stepping on a cactus or a rattlesnake, but you might also see one of eastern Montana’s rarely seen critters…the greater short-horned lizard, commonly known as a “horny toad.” If you do, Montana Fi...

BOZEMAN – Montana State University President Waded Cruzado has announced her plans to retire in June 2025, concluding a transformative 15-year tenure at the helm of Montana’s land-grant university. Cruzado, who became the 12th president of MSU in 2010, has been celebrated for her unwavering commitment to the land-grant mission of education, research and community outreach. Her leader...

BOZEMAN – Montana State University is offering Gold Rush T-shirts in preparation for the Sept. 7 home opener football game against the University of Maine. This year marks the 17th of the T-shirt design tradition. MSU fans can purchase the gold-colored T-shirts to show their support for the ‘Cats during this year’s Gold Rush game. The design features the Bo...

Gusty winds and dry thunderstorms the past couple of days are the cause of several new fire starts across the state, and the likely cause of others. Firefighters continue to attack each new fire agressively, using hand crews, heavy equipment, and when possible, air support.  He...

As promised, dry thunderstorms swept across western and central Montana Wednesday afternoon and overnight. DNRC's Northwestern Montana office sent out a press release this morning noting one new fire start, and saying they expect more will be reported as the day goes on. Her...

75 Lightning strikes Monday night started six new fires on the Bitterroot National Forest, but firefighters pounced, and assisted by water bucket drops by helicopters, firefighting engine crews, hand crews, and multiple fixed-wing aircraft, have brought most of them into containment. More dry...