Anne James
Scammers Are Never At a Loss for New Ways to Separate You From Your Money, Property.
(LIVINGSTON) -- The Livingston Police Department has posted several warnings on its Facebook page detailing various scams being run in Montana. I find myself wondering "What will they think of next", and the answer today's answer is, "a few things, actually...
MSU Football’s 2023 Gold Rush Game T-Shirt a Tip-of-the-Hat to Rodeo Team
BOZEMAN – After a competition that received more than 60 submissions, Montana State University has unveiled the design for its annual Gold Rush T-shirt ahead of the kickoff to the Bobcat football season on Sept. 2.
Fans are encouraged to wear the shirts to the Gold Rush game at Bobcat Stadium to show their MSU pride and fill the stadium with gold. The
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Lightning Strikes, Firefighters Pounce
The 2023 wildfire season is young yet, but here's to all of the volunteer and professional firefighters who are doing a great job in meeting the challenge.
The DNRC wildfire map indicates 34 active fires in the state, ten reported in just the past 24 hours. Of those 34, ...
DNRC: 7 Fires Reported in the Past 24 Hours Statewide.
As the 2023 Wildfire season picks up, firefighters are wasting no time in tackling each new blaze. On this morning's Law Enforcement report, Teton County Undersheriff Clint Ellsworth reported that the Choteau Volunteer Fire Department was called out twice over the past couple of days to deal with wildland fires, and made quick work of both.
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Yellowstone’s 1st Wildfire of the Season Quickly Extinguished
The 2023 Montana Wildfire season is gathering momentum. Recent lightning storms have sparked several new blazes in the western part of the state. However, smokejumpers made quick work of Yellowstone National Park's first fire of the season. The foll...
West Nile Virus Detected in Montana
State and local health officials are reporting the first West Nile Virus (WNV) detection of the year in mosquitoes sampled from Blaine County. No humans or horses have tested positive for WNV yet this season.
Infected mosquitoes can transmit WNV when they bite, and increased risk of WNV transmission to humans and horses is expected to continue through October – or as long as mosquitoes are active
Montana’s 2023 Wildfire Season Has Begun
Montana's 2023 Wildfire Season began last week, with two lightning-caused fires reported in the western part of the state. The first was the Colt Fire, which is located near Seely Lake. Aerial firefighters were grounded for awhile over the weekend when a drone was spotted in the area. Fly...
BBER’s Barkey: “The Case of the Missing Recession”
MISSOULA – While many economists anticipated a recession in 2023, it has not happened in Montana, according to Patrick Barkey, director of the University of Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
“Perhaps we should call it the case of the missing recession,” Barkey said. “Economic downturns are often surpr
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FWP: Anglers Can Help Reduce Stress on Cold-Water Fish
KALISPELL — Rivers and streams in northwest Montana are running at or near historic lows for late July, and local anglers are encouraged to try and reduce added impacts to cold-water fish like trout for the remainder of summer.
The Flathead River basin is experiencing severe drought conditions due to below-average winter snowpack, early runoff, and above-average hot, dry summer conditions. Flows i
For Conrad’s Pamela Wright, a Love of History Led to a Leadership Role at the National Archives
MISSOULA – The number of documents and artifacts in the care of the National Archives and Records Administration is staggering – think billions, not millions. The agency is home to invaluable pieces of history like the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, but also to smaller remnants of the past from throughout the United States.
University o...
AIS Watercraft Inspection Stations Opening at Two Medicine and St. Mary Lakes
WEST GLACIER, Mont. – In partnership with the Blackfeet Tribe, Glacier National Park announces that Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) inspection stations will open on July 20, 2023, to provide boating opportunities on Two Medicine and St. Mary Lakes in Glacier National Park for the first time since 2019.
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UM Receives $1 Million Mellon Foundation Grant to Expand Native American Studies
MISSOULA -- The Mellon Foundation has awarded $1 million to the University of Montana to support integrating Indigenous ways of knowing and Native expertise into the curriculum.
The award will support an innovative Indigenous Scholar-in-Residence Program and provide academic support for faculty members to center Indigenous research or teaching methodologies within the Native American Studies Depar