Montana Flu Cases Surpass 6,700 This Season Health officials are on high alert as flu cases in Montana climb past the sixty-seven-hundred mark this season. The Department of Public Health reports over four hundred hospitalizations and ten deaths so far. While these numbers are lower than last year’s peaks, officials urge residents to rem...
Billings Business Leaders Step Into the Classroom for “Educator for a Day” What’s it like in today’s public schools? The Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools has a program that connects the public and businesses to schools in a unique way through the Educator for a Day Program. Executive Director Kelly McCandless says t...
Deadline Nears for Montana Homestead and Rental Tax Rate Applications Montana homeowners and long‑term rental property owners are running out of time to apply for a reduced property tax rate. The Department of Revenue says eligible taxpayers must enroll their property by March first, twenty‑twenty‑six. Officials say the fastest way to apply is...
Montana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Reports 3,300 Tips and 40+ Arrests in 2025 The Montana Department of Justice is raising alarms after receiving more than 3,300 tips regarding internet crimes against children last year. State investigators launched over 600 cases in 2025, with a specialized digital lab processing more than 30...
The 2026 Economic Outlook Seminar hosted by the University of Montana’s BBER has Started Across the State The 2026 Economic Outlook Seminar hosted by the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research when done, will have visited nine cities across Montana through March. Director Jeff Michael has a preview this ti...
Labor Groups Push Back on Water-Use Concerns Ahead of Quantica Data Center Build Some Montana and Wyoming-based unions are advocating new technologies in their support for the construction of new data centers. Riley McCauley is with the Western States Carpenters Union. He says concerns about massive water usage to cool data centers are not war...
Montana Unemployment Edges Up to 3.4%, Still Among Nation’s Lowest Montana’s unemployment rate ticked up to 3.4 percent in December, but the state still ranks among the top ten in the nation for lowest joblessness. Governor Greg Gianforte says the state’s long‑term stability is backed by continued job growth, with payrolls adding more than two...
Montana Gas Prices Dip Below National Average as Local Rates Hit Two-Year Lows Drivers in the Treasure State are seeing some relief at the pump. According to AAA, Montana’s average gas price has dropped to $2.73 per gallon, sitting 13 cents lower than the current national rate. Montana’s average gas price 13 cents lower than national rat...
Conservation nonprofits sue feds over wolverine management A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for the wolverine. The species was listed as threatened in November 2023, primarily due to the effects of climate change. Federal law requires the agency to designa...
Rural ambulance funding program in jeopardy A program aimed at keeping Montana’s rural ambulance services financially afloat is in jeopardy after federal health officials said the state cannot implement it. A provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” prohibits states from creating new provider taxes to obtain additional federal funding. Existing p...
