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Teen sentenced to prison for fatal Montana stabbing
BILLINGS - A Billings teen who admitted stabbing another teenager to death has been sentenced to prison. Shyrone Wolfblack has been ordered to serve 60 years in prison for deliberate homicide, followed by an additional 5 years for a weapons...

Will Montana Finally Say Goodbye To Daylight Saving Time
When Does Daylight Saving End In Montana 2025? Well, it is that time again, and I'm not talking figuratively; I'm talking literally. Daylight saving time will be ending soon; in fact, it's ending sooner this year than in most years. Will Montana...

What The Latest Vaccine Decisions Mean For Montanans
Getting A Vaccine Just Became A Lot More Complicated Our Secretary of Health and Human Services in America, Robert Kennedy Junior, has turned the vaccine game on it's nose in America. It has just become a lot harder to get vaccines you want/need...
Sidney Health Center Expands Mental & Behavioral Health Services With Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Sidney – Sidney Health Center is proud to recognize Amanda Brown, Mental and Behavioral Health Therapist, who has completed training in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). Amanda has been serving Sidney Health Center and the surrounding...

Equine Infectious Anemia Resurfaces In Montana's Horses
For those that raise livestock under the Big Sky of Montana, keeping your herd healthy can be a challenge. And as a person that grew up in that environment, I never realized how susceptible some animals are to disease. via GIPHY Especially when it...

Does Your Child’s Backpack Need a GVWR in Montana?
Great Falls Public Schools have been in session for a couple of weeks now, which means students have had the chance to get settled in, hopefully! via GIPHY And by now with the routine set, they also have all of the peripherals that hitting the...

Viewpoint: Roadless rule essential piece of Montana values
Hannah Niknonow Humans are really good at building roads. Across our National Forests, roads connect us to some of the best hiking, foraging, hunting, and fishing spots in the country. Sportsmen and women rely on this network to reach the quiet...

New Great Falls hospital fundraiser has history of forgery
In 2019, Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign accused Adrian Swensen of creating and promoting a fake, $200-per-plate event in Salt Lake City while working as a volunteer fundraiser. The next day, he was arrested in Wyoming in a car that had been...

School Board Meeting Includes Presentation from Bridged Health Alliance
HomeLocal NewsSchool Board Meeting Includes Presentation from Bridged Health Alliance (Havre) – The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees Meeting will have a presentation to the district. Superintendent Brian Gum tells us more. “We’ve got, John...

Instead of Selling, Some Rural Hospitals Band Together To Survive
BOWMAN, N.D. — Retta Jacobi stepped onto a metal platform that lifted her to an entrance on the side of a custom-designed semitrailer. Once inside, she lay down on a platform that technicians slid into an MRI machine. Jacobi hoped the scan would...

Montana State alumnus launches food-focused startup
BOZEMAN — With bachelor’s and master’s degrees now under his belt, Montana State University alumnus Quinn Holland’s advice to current students is still what drives him every day. “Relentlessly chase what excites you in life. If there is something...

Yellowstone Valley Out of the Darkness walk aims to combat Montana's high suicide rate
Montana holds the unfortunate distinction of having the highest suicide rate in the nation. Each year, the Yellowstone Valley Out of the Darkness Walk in Billings raises funds for vital prevention programs and research. Organizer Barbula, who lost...

Montana PSC denies petition from 40+ groups to consider climate impacts
The all-Republican Montana Public Service Commission on Tuesday unanimously denied a request that it take the harms of climate change into account when conducting its regulatory work. The petition, filed in February 2024 by more than 40...

Runner takes on 100 miles to raise $100K for Bozeman Health NICU
BOZEMAN — What started as a detour during a Montana trip has turned into a nationwide journey for one New York family. Alex Bisset is running five marathons across the country with the goal of completing 100 miles and raising $100,000 for Bozeman...

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Changes May Affect Montana Communities
Montana health officials: RFK Jr.’s vaccine changes may affect local communities The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices within crafts recommendations for school vaccine requirements but U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F....

Montana golf: Playing the top 5 public-access courses in Big Sky country
BOZEMAN, Mont. — They call it Big Sky Country and for good reason. There's a lot of country in Montana and there's a lot of that big sky. And there's some pretty great golf to go along with it all. The fourth largest state in the union, Montana...
Montana golf: A user's guide to playing the top 5 public-access courses in Big Sky country
BOZEMAN, Mont. — They call it Big Sky Country and for good reason. There's a lot of country in Montana and there's a lot of that big sky. And there's some pretty great golf to go along with it all. The fourth largest state in the union, Montana...

Viewpoint: Montana failing to protect water and fish
Mike Garrity Anyone who drives around the state of Montana right now can see one unassailable truth: our state’ renowned rivers and the prized fish which inhabit them are in big trouble. From east to west, north to south our great rivers have...

What To Know About Wildfires And Air Quality In Montana
The Smoke In North Central Montana Has Been Thick Lately Fire season in Montana can suck. It can take the peak summer days and turn them into a smoky dystopian nightmare. It's crazy because it's nice weather, but it's not safe to breath, so you...

Healthy Classrooms Grant Application Open for Local Educators
Logan Health is currently accepting applications for its biannual Healthy Classroom Grant program. Twice a year, the hospital awards $500 grants to schools within the hospitals’ service area for classroom programs that focus on health and safety....