Film and TV crews spent $334 million in Montana during last two years, legislators told

‘Yellowstone’ the largest contributor to the total as lawmakers weigh the value of tax credits.

Montana State professor publishes paper on lessons learned from 2022 Yellowstone flood

Hugo Sindelar, an assistant professor in the School of Film and Photography in the College of Arts and Architecture, also filmed interviews with 18 people affected by the catastrophic flooding in the Yellowstone region.

There is a way for Montana residential property taxes to go down

The upcoming property tax year could be a little easier on homeowners and renters than last year.

Beach Boys surfin’ into headline Northwest Montana Fair concert

The fair concerts kick off Aug. 13 with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legends The Beach Boys.

To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their smaller cousins.

Suspect in weekend chase brought up on criminal endangerment charge

Derek Bruce Bigman of Kalispell is expected to appear before Judge Amy Eddy in Flathead County District Court on July 11 for his arraignment.

Memoir examines the healing power of horses

In her memoir, Emily Swisher tells the story of forging a new path at an equine therapy ranch first in Colorado and later in Montana to help people heal wounds and trauma.

Legals for July, 5 2024

Legals for July, 7 2024

Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy resigns from Bridger Aerospace

Montana’s Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy resigned on Monday from his positions at the aerial firefighting and surveillance company he founded with his brother, saying Bridger Aerospace needs a fully engaged chief executive officer during this year’s fire season while he focuses on his run for office.

Spring deer, elk surveys show mixed results

HELENA – Biologists conducting spring deer and elk surveys found some areas with improved herd growth and some areas with lower recruitment due to poor habitat conditions and disease.

Sacred Waters ferments beer competition honor into expansion

The brewing company entered several of its beers in the 2024 competition also known as the “Olympics of Beer” and ended up with a bronze medal in the “best chili beer” for its Lil Salmon Fire.

Goats of Glacier offers chance to spend time with the animals

The working farm is a hands-on experience for locals and tourists to learn about where food comes from, try out daily chores like milking and brushing the animals, and pet farm animals for potentially the first time.

UM law school alumna donates African art collection to museum

She remembers drawing patterns with a compass and protractor as a child and papering her bedroom walls – when allowed by her mother – in burlap. Decades later, traveling around the country for work and pleasure, she developed an affinity for African fabrics and slowly assembled the extensive collection of textiles and art that she is gifting to UM’s Montana Museum of Art and Culture.

Range Riders erupt for 18 runs

The Range Riders won their fourth-straight game and collected 11 extra-base hits en route to a convincing 18-7 win over the Great Falls Voyagers at Glacier Bank Park.

Legals for June, 30 2024

AA Lakers sweep Kootenai Valley in doubleheader

Ostyn Brennan and Bryce Buckmaster combined to throw a no-hitter against Kootenai Valley in an 11-1 victory Monday in the second game of a doubleheader.

Range Riders’ Mason Dinesen gets the call

Mason Dinesen received the call that every Pioneer Leaguer wants to get.

Survey shows a drop in the area’s homeless population, but shelter leaders aren’t convinced

The region’s homeless population declined over the past year, according to a survey conducted over the winter months, but nonprofit leaders say they have seen no reduction in demand for services.

Montana lawmakers offer mixed responses to Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

Montana’s Republican congressional delegation hesitated last week to follow Louisiana in requiring public schools to affix the Ten Commandments in classrooms even as former President Donald Trump praised the move.