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FBI WARNING TO MONTANA: Satanic Hate Group Targeting Children
K99 - Montana
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August 18, 2025
Being a parent in 2025 isn’t for the weary. With technology, especially social media, parents have to be on their toes now more than ever. With every tap of the phone and click of a computer, our kids face a new danger in the form of anything and...
Old forests, new fires, and a scientific standoff over active management
Mongabay
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August 18, 2025
Humans have altered the forests of western North America markedly over the past several centuries. We’ve suppressed fire, harvested much of the old-growth trees, and built homes and communities within these landscapes, all while anthropogenic...
Montanans are poised to get another income tax cut under bill heading to Gianforte's desk
The MSU Exponent - Montana
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A major income tax cut bill is headed to the desk of Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, who indicated Thursday he plans to sign it. The legislation, sponsored by House Speaker Brandon Ler, R-Savage, cuts the top income tax rate over a two-year period...
Montana State Bobcats engage in 'back-and-forth' scrimmage
406 Sports - Montana
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BOZEMAN — As the temperature ticked upward in Montana State football’s only full scrimmage of the fall, so too did the Bobcats offensive performance. After back-to-back three-and-outs and then two other stops to open the 100-plus play session,...
Sunflowers In Montana: A Blooming Environmental Solution
1370/94.7 AM KXTL - Montana
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August 17, 2025
Sunflowers are just awesome. Everybody likes them, they're found everywhere, and they're easy to grow at home. Montana has huge fields of them and sunflowers are one of the most popular flowers to grow in your own backyard. Sorry, Bitterroot....
Montana State University opens registration for Adobe Express digital literacy courses
Yellowstone Times - Montana
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August 15, 2025
Montana State University has opened registration for new courses focused on Adobe Express, a web-based design application included in the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. The university's Academic Technology and Outreach unit will offer both in-person...
Montana educators address declining reading proficiency in schools
KTMF - Montana
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August 15, 2025
MONTANA - Reading proficiency among Montana students in grades 3 through 8 has been on a downward trend over the past three years. According to publicly available data, proficiency rates have dropped from 46 percent in 2021-22 to 44 percent in...
Scientists in Butte helped test city's water supply for mine contamination
KXLF 4 - Montana
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August 16, 2025
BUTTE - While many residents of Butte are having anxiety over possible contamination of its drinking water, scientists have been busy in the laboratory on the campus of Montana Tech analyzing these samples of Butte's drinking water to see if it is...
Control of education belongs in Montana | Susie Hedalen
The MSU Exponent - Montana
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Montana families have always believed in the value of a strong education rooted in common sense, academic rigor and local control. I’m proud to share that the anticipated federal funds for education have been fully released. Since day one, I’ve...
Reflecting on 30 years of Montana Department of Environmental Quality | Sonja Nowakowski
The MSU Exponent - Montana
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Thirty years ago this summer, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was created by the Montana state Legislature to safeguard the environment for future generations of Montanans. Sonja Nowakowski, director of the Montana Department of...
Intermountain Firm of the Year: Fourth-Generation Firm Grows By Tradition
Engineering News Record
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August 18, 2025
The number of general contracting firms operating in the Intermountain area of Utah, Idaho and Montana for over 100 years can be counted on just one hand, without using all the fingers. Salt Lake City-based Okland Construction was founded in 1918...
Montana State University opens QCORE facility with major federal support
Yellowstone Times - Montana
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August 14, 2025
Montana State University will open its new Quantum Collaborative Research and Education (QCORE) facility later this month. The facility, located in the EngineWorks building on MSU’s Innovation Campus, is supported by about 60 organizations,...
Montana State graduate launches Nutrax startup after completing innovation management degree
Yellowstone Times - Montana
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August 14, 2025
Montana State University alumnus Quinn Holland has launched a new startup, Nutrax, after completing both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the university. Holland’s business aims to connect large food companies with agricultural producers who...
Bill Hilf to speak on tech innovation at Montana State University’s Orser Forum
Yellowstone Times - Montana
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August 15, 2025
Montana State University will host Bill Hilf, board chair of the Allen Institute for AI and American Prairie, as part of its Orser Executive Speakers Forum this fall. Hilf’s presentation, titled “Prairie-Size Opportunities: Translating Emerging...
Zonta District 12 Press Release: What is Climate Justice and Why Should We Care?
The Prowers Journal - Colorado
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August 18, 2025
Zonta International, District 12 is located in a four-state region, Colorado – Montana –South Dakota – Wyoming. There are many weather-related disasters in this region –wildfires, floods, tornados, avalanches, drought, increased number of extreme...
Montana Tech students win environmental challenge
NBC Montana
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MISSOULA, Mont. — A team of Montana Technological University graduate students recently earned first place at the Air and Waste Management Association’s Environmental Challenge International (ECi) Competition in Raleigh, North Carolina. Competing...
A Killer Murder Mystery Dinner is Coming to Billings in October
KBUL NEWS TALK - Montana
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August 18, 2025
People are obsessed with True Crime. It's one of the most popular genres on podcasts, YouTube, and television. True crime is favored by women more than men, according to a report from Edison Research, and 84% of Americans consume True Crime media...
Archery hunting returns in Montana
KTVH - Montana
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August 15, 2025
HELENA — The new hunting season is officially underway, with the first hunting opportunities opening up - the 900 series for antelope, and elk shoulder season for some districts. Shaun Boese, Archery Shop Manager with Capital Sports, said it's...
Viewpoint: Climate change slicing away at Montana's core economy
The Missoula Current - Montana
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August 15, 2025
Jeffry Smith Respectfully, let’s put the Governor’s August 7 rah-rah, siss-boom-bah for Montana’s coal industry into perspective. In his press release, Greg Gianforte and his environmental departments (DEQ and DNRC) loudly called for burning more...
'Feels like home': New president Brock Tessman goes in-depth on his passion and vision for Montana State University
Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Montana
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August 15, 2025
The walls and book shelves in Brock Tessman’s office are mostly bare after six weeks in his new job, a stark contrast to predecessor Waded Cruzado, who amassed 15 years of memorabilia — much of it sports-related — during her transformative tenure...