Montanans weigh in: should marijuana users be allowed to own firearms?

BILLINGS — The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to review a case that could restrict regular marijuana users' ability to possess firearms. It's the first time a firearms case has appeared before the court since 2022. While...

University of Montana Secures Federal Grant for Rural Mental Health Training

This content was produced in partnership with Casinobeats. The University of Montana landed a $1.2 million federal grant to tackle mental health problems in rural Montana. The Health Resources and Services Administration handed out the three-year...

Spookiest Places To Visit In Montana This Halloween Season

This content was produced in partnership with 99bitcoins.com. Montana's wide open spaces hide some seriously creepy corners. This Halloween season, the Treasure State offers ghost stories rooted in actual history, abandoned towns frozen in time,...

How Health Trends Are Changing Grocery Shopping Habits

I am going to come right out and admit that I am by far what anyone, especially my wife and family doctor, would consider health conscious. That is unless nicotine and caffeine have been added to that pyramid we were all shown in grade school. via...

Science USA TODAY New dome-headed dinosaur species discovered in Montana, study says

A new dome-headed dinosaur species was discovered in Montana, a study released this month shows. Researchers discovered the fossils of Brontotholus harmoni, a dome-headed dinosaur in Montana, according to the paper published Oct. 9 in the...

Artist Jackie Ferrara Ends Her Life Through Medical Aid in Dying Despite Being in 'Good Health' By Vanessa Etienne 90

NEED TO KNOW Jackie Ferrara died on Oct. 22 after choosing to end her life through medical aid in dying The beloved artist, 95, was in “good health” but didn't want to depend on anyone in old age She traveled to Switzerland to a clinic called...

New dinosaur species discovered in Montana 

A new dome-headed dinosaur species was discovered in Montana, a study released this month shows. Researchers discovered the fossils of Brontotholus harmoni, a dome-headed dinosaur in Montana, according to the paper published Oct. 9 in the...

Shutdown compounds health care, economic woes in rural MT

A new national report is sounding the alarm about the future of rural America, pointing to rising health care costs and a fragile economy. In Montana, the ongoing federal shutdown is magnifying the problems. Trent Bolger, executive director of Big...

UPDATE: Suspects named in fatal Powell County shooting

UPDATE: 10:10 a.m. - October 27, 2025 DEER LODGE — Two people have been charged in a fatal shooting on Thursday evening in Powell County. Daniel Anthony Grinnell of Deer Lodge was charged with felony counts of deliberate homicide, attempted...

The Evolving Telepharmacy Dispensing Landscape

US Pharm. 2025;50(10):31-36. Telepharmacy, particularly remote dispensing, is emerging as a transformative solution to pharmacy deserts by expanding access to medications in both rural and urban underserved communities. Between 2010 and 2021, over...

Montana hospital program gives Halloween costumes to children with disabilities

BILLINGS— A program at Billings Clinic is giving adaptive Halloween costumes to children with disabilities for free for the third year in a row. The costumes in the Adaptive Halloween Costume Library include designs that accommodate wheelchairs,...

The University of Maine needs a medical school

By Robert Sled on October 27, 2025 OPINION: Since the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been reports of labor shortages across the nation. However, Maine’s healthcare industry has taken a significant majority of that hit. According to the Maine Policy...

Montanans push politicians to uphold First Amendment at Helena's latest 'No Kings' rally

For the second time in four months, hundreds of Montanans filled out the north lawn of the Montana State Capitol on Saturday in Helena to protest what the sponsors called the Trump administration’s steps toward authoritarianism and to continue...

From grieving Butte parents to overwhelmed police and state funding, Montana tackles fentanyl crisis

BUTTE — Just under the beauty of Montana, of her Mining City, lurks a killer. Fentanyl is posing a serious danger across the U.S. The drug, which is 50 times more potent than heroin, kills an estimated 150 people a day across the United States....

Expedia’s new Smart Travel Health Check exposes the world’s most crowded spots

Expedia just launched a first-ever framework, inspired by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), designed to expose the world’s most crowded spots and tackle one of tourism’s biggest challenges: Overcrowding. Introduced in Expedia’s newest...

Montana’s Best BBQ: Where Locals Love To Feast

Montana BBQ: Hidden Gems Under The Big Sky No one has ever said, "Montana is home to the best BBQ in America." We aren’t even recognized regionally like Kansas City, Carolina, Memphis, or Texas BBQ are. Why Montana BBQ Deserves A Closer Look...

Montana’s Blackfeet Nation Turns To An Old Friend For Food Sovereignty: Bison

"Local non-profits and schools are helping students explore traditional practices paired with modern science to make food sovereignty a reality" "The Blackfeet Nation is a remote and rugged landscape on the windswept plains of northern Montana....

Cookies for a cause: Montana business uses treats to raise awareness about fentanyl

Stephanie Wiley found solace in baking for others after the death of her son in 2020. Wiley lost her son to a fentanyl overdose a week after his high school graduation. Her business, Tommy’s Cookie Co. — which sells homemade cookie brittle —...

Healthcare on the dual seasonal grind: ‘Find a new insurer’

Jackson resident Thomas Chapman is a summer climbing guide at Exum Mountain Guides. Come winter, he’s a ski instructor at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Year-round, he’s navigating a notoriously unstable field of work without a lot of benefits....

The Algorithm Will See You Now: A Biography of Intelligence in Medicine

— This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide medical advice. “Can you tell me what I’m looking at?” The radiologist’s question hangs in the quiet of the reading room at 2:47 AM. She’s staring at a chest CT, the...