A Montana third grader is being recognized statewide after writing a letter that inspired a new proclamation from the governor. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte recently declared March 3 as “Third Graders Day” in Montana, honoring the efforts of Blakely Wagner, an 8-year-old student at Bonner Elementary School who asked the governor to recogniz...
As tensions escalate between Iran, Israel and the United States, a University of Montana scholar says the most important questions may not be about military conflict but whether the Iranian people could ultimately overthrow their oppressive government. Mehrdad Kia, director of the Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center at the University of...
Montana emerging as potential hub for AI, cloud data centers Montana is emerging as a potential hub in the growing national race to build artificial intelligence and cloud computing data centers, but the projects are also prompting debate over water use, electricity demand and local economic impacts. Energy experts speaking on the “Voices of M...
by Ken Adelblue, Northern News Network BILLINGS – The prep basketball postseason in Montana kicks into high gear today, with district and divisional tournaments unfolding across the state. While Class AA teams will wait a bit longer, the remaining classifications are fully underway. Class C, which began district play last week, began tod...
Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen says the state’s public education system is undergoing a shift toward hands-on learning, stronger community partnerships, and a renewed focus on foundational academic skills. In a wide-ranging conversation with Tom Schultz, host of Voices of Montana, Hedalen described efforts to expand...
MONTANA HEADLINE NEWS, 09/18 The Montana Supreme Court denied the state Democratic Party’s request for an intervention in its case against the Secretary of State and the Green Party Tuesday. Earlier this summer it sued Christi Jacobsen and the Montana Green Party arguing the Greens could not field a candidate in the state’s U.S. Se...
MONTANA HEADLINE NEWS, 09/17 Governor Greg Gianforte and the Montana DNRC announced Monday a record-setting oil and gas lease sale on four tracts of state trust land in Pondera, Richland, and Toole counties. The lease will bring in $2.85 million, which ranks as the highest average bid price per acre and on a single tract in the history of oil ...
MONTANA HEADLINE NEWS, 08/27 The Remington Fire started last Wednesday northeast of Leiter Wyoming and so far it has burned around 200,000 acres across 42 miles and three counties in southeastern Montana. Pat Dennis with Rosebud County Disaster and Emergency Services told Northern Ag Network’s Brett McCrae that while the fire isn’t...
MONTANA HEADLINE NEWS, 08/26 Pyramid Mountain Lumber in Seeley Lake has completed finishing all lumber production. Family Owned and Operated Since 1949 the oldest surviving family owned and operated lumber mill in Montana is closing its doors citing a lack of staffing and a decreased value of lumber. The company had employed roughly 100 people...
MONTANA HEADLINE NEWS, 08/23 The Montana Secretary of State’s Office completed the 2024 general election ballot certification Thursday and voters will be able to cast their choice for or against Constitutional Initiatives 126, 127 ,and 128. The state’s election website has been updated with the certified ballot issues and a list of...
