Building Confidence and Career Pathways Every parent wants to help their children reach for the stars. STARBASE Montana is a great place to launch them. STARBASE students learn more about public safety and the job of first responders STARBASE Montana is a unique educational program serving more than 2,000 Montana students each year is helping ...
Dawson County voters approved two ballot measures during the June 2 primary election that supporters say will significantly limit future industrial-scale wind and solar development in the county. The first measure, approved by 61 percent of voters, establishes a countywide height limit of 250 feet for structures, effectively preventing the con...
Survey Finds Social Media Reshaping How Montanans Consume News A new statewide survey commissioned by the Greater Montana Foundation suggests Montana’s news landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade, with social media now rivaling traditional media as a leading source of news and information. The 2025-2026 Sources of News S...
As Montana’s 2026 primary election season heats up, internal divisions within the Republican Party are drawing increased attention—prompting Greg Gianforte to call for unity and active voter participation. Click on the graphic above to hear the podcast During a recent appearance on Voices of Montana, Gianforte addressed concerns about a tense ...
AI’s Rapid Rise Brings Opportunity—and Uncertainty As artificial intelligence continues to advance at a rapid pace, questions about its long-term impact on jobs, energy, and public policy are taking center stage. That was the focus of a recent Voices of Montana conversation, where host Tom Schultz spoke with Kevin Frazier, director of the AI I...
As the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn approaches, tribes from across the Northern Plains, and the National Park Service, are preparing for a large gathering of nations and visitors. The NPS launches it’s 3-day commemoration beginning June 25, but tribal participants are planning for much more. For members of the No...
Focus on meat processing and rural business growth A regional official with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says new federal loan programs and regulatory reforms could help expand small meat-processing operations across Montana. Justin Everett, who oversees SBA operations in the Rocky Mountain region, recently visited several Mont...
Firefighters are responding to two separate wildfires burning on the Custer Gallatin National Forest in south‑central Montana, one prompting evacuations near Red Lodge and another smoldering in remote terrain south of Big Timber. The East Side Fire, (top photo, morning of April 21), burning along East Side Road south of Red Lodge on the Bearto...
By Tom Schultz, Voices of Montana MONTANA – April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and advocates across Montana are emphasizing both prevention and recovery efforts for children and families impacted by abuse. On Voices of Montana, host Tom Schultz opened a three-part discussion by noting the lasting impact of child abuse and the import...
By Tom Schultz, Voices of Montana HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Supreme Court has sided with a lower court in continuing to block enforcement of a 2023 Montana law defining sex as strictly male or female for purposes of state records. In a 5–2 decision released April 14, the court upheld a preliminary injunction against Senate Bill 458, al...
