Wildfires Continue To Grow Around Montana Wildfires continue to grow around Montana with at least 30 currently active adding to the 532 already so far this year with the total acreage burned approaching 8,000. The Jericho Mountain Fire in Lewis and Clark County has grown to 351 acres about 2 miles from Rimini. In Lincoln County near Libby the ...
Death At Montana Lottery Triggers Cross-Training The Montana Lottery regulates the gaming industry and administers products like Montana Millionaire and Montana Sports Bet. The agency is developing written procedures to begin the process of cross-training employees to ensure accounting practices aren’t concentrated on a single person aft...
Eastern Montanans are concerned about proposed wind power developments. Former State Senator Ric Holden is calling for restrictions to limit the height of the proposed wind turbines. 70 turbines are planned on the hills above Glendive each about 575 feet tall equal to the size of the Seattle Space needle. He has been sounding the alarm over t...
Land Board greenlights $1.7 million for Montana’s public schools. Montana’s public schools are set to receive a major funding boost. During its last meeting the Montana Land Board approved roughly $1.7 million in revenue for education. With over 5.2 million acres under its care the Land Board’s mission is rooted in Montana’s Constitution which...
Montana Is 2025’s 2nd Most Patriotic State in America – WalletHub Study With the Fourth of July approaching today WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Most Patriotic States in America. Montana ranked 2nd in the nation with the most red white and blue pride. The personal-finance website compared the 50 states across 13 key indica...
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes north-central Montana Smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted into Montana this week covering a large swath of north-central Montana Wednesday and Thursday. Fires have been burning since May in the Canadian provinces of Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Montana has had several small wildfires early this season its...
Trump to axe power plant emission rules saving Colstrip The Trump administration announced Wednesday it plans to repeal “all ‘greenhouse gas’ emissions standards for the power sector” as well as Air Toxins Standards “that directly result in coal-fired power plants having to shut down.” Electric utilities have cited the regulations for retiring...
Report: Most Montanans agree tourism benefits outweigh negative impacts According to University of Montana Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research 68% of respondents to a 2024 survey agreed the benefits of tourism outweigh the negative impacts but feel local communities are becoming more overcrowded. Residents in Central Montana saw the ...
Montana Gas Prices Drop For 4th Time In 2025 Gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 1.6 cents in the last week averaging $3.18 for a gallon of regular unleaded today. According to Gas Buddy dot com gas prices in Montana are 4.2 cents a gallon higher than a month ago but are 22.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. Montana is ranked 12th in...
Water Supply Short For Summer Months According to the Natural Resources Conservation Services water supply outlook report low streamflows are expected in northwest Montana’s river basins all through the summer. This comes after unseasonably hot and dry temperatures in May that triggered an early peak spring runoff. On the Rocky Mountain Front...
