KRAMBU Unveils Plans for World’s Most Sustainable AI Factory in Montana
KRAMBU Incorporated has unveiled plans for the world’s most sustainable Artificial Intelligence factory in Montana. Its 100-megawatt facility will support the growing global demand for AI and high-performance computing while minimizing environmental impact and delivering long-term benefits to the surrounding region. The campus for the sustainable high performance computing infrastructure company headquartered in Coeur d’Alene Idaho is designed for scalable growth with future expansions to include co-located industries and additional compute halls.
White House unfreezes $1 billion for after-school summer programs
The Trump administration is releasing more than $1 billion in paused funding for after-school and summer learning programs. For Fiscal Year 2025 Montana was awarded $6,548,640 for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program which provide tutoring and childcare to students in high-poverty and low-performing schools.
Federal judge sanctions Cottonwood Law over ‘reckless’ water allegations against Big Sky
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Brian Morris has rejected allegations the Big Sky Water and Sewer District committed fraud during a 2022 Clean Water Act trial. He ordered the Bozeman-based environmental group Cottonwood Environmental Law Center that brought the claim to pay $7,500 in attorneys fees and restricted its ability to file future motions in the case.
AI Reveals 10X More Yellowstone Volcano Earthquakes Than Known Before
Yellowstone National Park is a popular tourist destination but there is a lot going on underneath that people never feel. A new analysis of 15 years of historical earthquake data from the Yellowstone caldera using AI shows 86,276 earthquakes from the 2008 to 2022 more than half part of earthquake swarms.
Montana to merge alcohol and cannabis regulators.
The Montana Department of Revenue will soon combine the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division and the Cannabis Control Division describing the move as a streamlining measure as part of a broader change happening in state government agencies. The two small divisions each have significant overhead per capita and their work is very similar.
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Whitefish’s climate committee is set to lobby the City Council this evening during a work session on creating a system that would charge visitors for parking downtown while the parking garage attached to City Hall would remain free for parking. The plan would use license plate scanners on city parking enforcement vehicles to verify who is a resident or worker and thus exempt from paying for parking.
Billings first presumed measles case has been tied to Cornerstone Community Church’s vacation bible school. A school-aged child tested positive after recently traveling with family to an area where measles is spreading. Medical providers have sent a throat swab and a blood sample to the Montana State Laboratory for confirmation of the diagnosis.
Final preparations are underway for Helena’s third fire station adjacent to the city’s wastewater maintenance office and is expected to begin construction in December. Funding it is $7 million in bonds approved by voters in June 2024. The new station will have an on-campus training area and expanded office space. Helena’s Fire Station number 3 is expected to be completed around June 2027.
With reading scores falling nationwide and math gains uneven last year amid significant inflation and economic uncertainty today WalletHub released its report on 2025’s States with the Best and Worst School Systems. The personal-finance website listed Montana at 18th best in the nation for school systems across 32 key measures of quality and safety.
President Donald Trump Sunday posted on his Truth Social Sunday that he wants the Washington Redskins name back. The logo for the Washington Commanders would be replaced with a logo based on a composite of Native American photographs including one with Blackfeet Nation leader Chief Two Guns White Calf.
