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Montana PBS hosts Neighbor Day in Bozeman
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana PBS hosted its Neighbor Day community event on Saturday afternoon in Bozeman. The free event offered children the opportunity to learn more about STEM and provided parents with summer resources. During Neighbor Day,...

What your TONGUE says about you, according to science
It's the muscle we use every day for speaking, swallowing and tasting. But our tongue could also be an important indicator of our health and provide clues about what's going on within our body, experts say. Different colours, textures, coatings...

Trump threatens Iran with more attacks after strikes on nuclear bases; Montana GOP backs Trump; UN warns of ‘dangerous escalation’ as U.S. enters Israel-Iran war
President Donald Trump said American airstrikes “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities, including underground bases, and threatened Tehran with more attacks if it does not stop its war with Israel or strikes back at the...

Opinion: Small creatures with big effects — why federally funded science matters
(iStock / Getty Images) I drove from Anchorage to the East Coast to become a microbiologist. At the Montana border, I stated my business to the U.S. border agent: “I am going to Johns Hopkins to become a microbiologist.” “What does a...

Montanans Support Clean Energy Tax Credit
I am an electrical engineer and resident of Columbia Falls, and I am writing to encourage Montanans to consider the impact that cutting the Clean Energy Tax Credits from the federal budget would mean for the future of our country. For the last...

Montana Tornado Likelihood Increases, Experts Say
BUTTE, MT - Montana: land of big skies, wide plains, and... tornadoes? It might sound like the pitch for a low-budget disaster movie, but recent events have some Montanans asking whether our windswept landscapes could be in for more than just...

Montana’s Wade Shafer presented BIF Pioneer Award
AMARILLO, Texas – The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) presented Wade Shafer, Ph.D., of Bozeman, Montana, the BIF Pioneer Award June 12 during the group’s annual research symposium in Amarillo, Texas. The Pioneer Award recognizes individuals who...

The social cost of federal cuts to Alzheimer’s research
UNITED STATES The social cost of federal cuts to Alzheimer’s research is the first in a series of articles that will drill down to the effects of Trump’s budget cuts. In addition to another article on the impact of cuts on disease-focused...

Technology Meetings Are Changing Perceptions of Boise, Idaho
Boise’s thriving tech industry is making logistics easy for planners. The picture-perfect capital of Idaho has recently opened a new AAA Four Diamond hotel and boasts several new routes through Boise Airport. While these additions are partly due...

Montana delegation closes ranks on military parade
While most of Montana's congressional delegation will not attend a military parade this weekend celebrating the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, they are standing firm behind President Donald Trump’s defense policies. A swarm of soldiers, tanks and...

Montana Renewables gets $67M in assets qualified as tax-exempt in state settlement
Thank you for being a member of Montana Free Press. This quality reporting was made possible due in part to your contribution. Thank you for supporting in-depth journalism in Montana. A state board has nearly tripled the amount of equipment...

High on the job: KXLF tower receives major technology upgrade
BUTTE — Call it an office with the best view - High above the Mining City, crews are busy working to improve your television experience. Working at dizzying heights on one of the towers on the East Ridge, crews installed a new 70-foot-long,...

Got to How You Can Help Scientists Study a Summertime Favorite: the Firefly article
Almost a decade ago, staff at the Audubon Center and Sanctuary at Francis Beidler Forest were lingering in the parking lot to debrief the night’s “Wine and Warblers” event. It was almost time to head home when the fireflies appeared. Instead of...

Montana Leverages Online Senior Services Without an App
The state of Montana has partnered with GoGoGrandparent, a transportation and delivery service platform, to ensure its older residents have access to the resources and online amenities they need. Digital inclusion work for older adults changed...

Over 42 years, Gerard Byrd drove 1.2 million miles on one of the worst stretches of highway in Montana
Gerard Byrd has had quite the ride over the past 42 years. The Columbia Falls Public Schools and West Glacier contract bus driver has driven some 1.2 million miles on one of the worst roads in Montana, delivering students from their homes to...

Montana Supreme Court strikes down trio of abortion bills as unconstitutional
Montana Supreme Court strikes down trio of abortion bills as unconstitutional by Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan June 11, 2025 A trio of abortion-related bills, passed in 2021, were declared unconstitutional by a nearly unanimous Montana Supreme...

Montanaro AM fund adopts 'Sustainability Impact' SDR label
Managed by Adam Montanaro, the fund invests in small and mid-cap firms aligned with six long-term themes: environmental protection, green economy, healthcare, innovative technology, nutrition and well-being. Europe the largest market for AI and...

US nears its highest measles case count in more than 30 years
(AP) - Kentucky has its first measles outbreak of 2025, as the U.S. case count sits just short of a 30-year high. There have been 1,267 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Texas...

As Montana’s Grizzly Population Grows, Bear Managers Grapple with Conflict Conundrum
When a Swan Valley landowner shot a grizzly bear on June 4 after it threatened his livestock and charged him on his property near Condon, he had no way of knowing that wildlife managers captured the same bear weeks earlier for killing sheep near...

"The Hannah Montana multiverse we deserved": Fans go gaga over Beyoncé bringing out Miley Cyrus during Cowboy Carter Paris show
Miley Cyrus recently joined Beyoncé for a performance in France on June 19, 2025. Notably, the show was a part of the latter’s ongoing Cowboy Carter tour, which started in April this year. During her surprise appearance at Beyoncé’s show, the duo...