Fire season in Montana still has not ended as thirty-five fires continue to burn across the state. The Remington Fire in late-August that blew northward from northeastern Wyoming stands out as one of the largest Montana fires of the last decade. Its burn scar covers ranchland across three Montana counties altogether accounting for roughly half...
Earlier this year the U.S. Surgeon General warned about the detrimental effects of social media on children’s mental health prompting the online education company Test Prep Insight to conduct a state-by-state survey asking 3,000 parents to weigh in on what they believe to be the minimum age for children to safely use social media. Parents in M...
Montana is a state full of hard working people and more are working past retirement age. According to LendingTree dot com Montana ranks fourth among states experiencing the most growth in this area. From 2022 to 2024 Montana has seen the percentage of older working adults rise from 18.9% to 24.2% for a growth of 28%. Montana also saw a decline...
A Fox News Digital breakdown of election finance records has found the 2024 Montana Senate race has shattered spending records with $309 spent per registered voter. Super PACs and outside groups have played a significant role in Montana advertising as Democrats pour money into a state where their ...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday it housed 47,925 veterans experiencing homelessness in fiscal year 2024 the largest number of veterans experiencing homelessness the federal agency has housed since fiscal year 2019. In Montana the VA has housed nearly 250 veterans this year which is about 20 more than its goal and exp...
Mail-in ballots were sent to about 512,000 eligible voters October 11th and roughly 24 percent or about 124,000 of those have been returned so far. After years of anticipation and multiple delayed roll outs Montana’s new voter software ElectMT will be debuted statewide in federal elections this year so every vote however received will count. P...
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services sent its annual warning to Montanans Tuesday to prepare for the respiratory virus season as the first influenza cases and the first hospitalization of the year have been reported during the past two weeks. The state’s dashboards contain information about Covid-19 the flu RSV outbreaks ...
With Election Day just a little over two weeks away over 17.67% of absentee voters in Montana have sent their ballots back with several counties in south central Montana in the lead. About 25.03% of all absentee ballots have already been submitted in Yellowstone Yellowstone County and returned absentee ballots in Stillwater Sweet Grass and Go...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced Montana will receive nearly $25 million to replace lead pipes in water systems within 10 years. A new rule from the Biden-Harris administration will require more rigorous testing of drinking water and a lower threshold for communities to act on lead in drinking water. There is no safe...
Military retirees and disabled veterans in Montana will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025 along with others across the nation thanks to the annual Cost of Living Adjustment tied to inflation. The Social Security Administration announced its COLA increase Thursday and most government disability and retirement payments a...
