Anne James
Weekend Rains Helped, But the Firefight Continues
Mother Nature started most of the wildfires currently burning in Montana, and over the weekend, she gave firefighters a hand in dealing with many of them, providing welcome rain showers and cooler temperatures that dampened fuels and raised humidity in the area of some of the fires...
Blackfeet, Little Shell Tribes Receive $240,000 of Grant Funding for Business Development
HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Commerce has announced a $240,000 grant funding award for the Blackfeet Tribe and the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. The grant funding was allocated by Commerce’s Office of Indian Country Economic Development through its Tribal Business Development Grant program.
The Bla...
Glacier Nat’l Park Accepting Applications for 2024/2025 Artist-In-Residence
WEST GLACIER, Mont...
Fire in Western Pondera County Now 100 Acres
SIDNEY FIRE
This fire in the northwest corner of Pondera County, is currently estimated to be around 100 acres, helicopter water drops took place Thursday and continue today.
The following trails are currently closed due to fire activity:
-Trail 101 from the junction of 101 and 133.
-T...
Montana OPI Will Host a Virtual Teacher Job Fair on August 4, 2023
HELENA – Montana needs public school teachers for the upcoming school year. We need many teachers. Currently, there are 1,014 job listings for teachers on the Office of Public Instruction’s (OPI) Jobs for Teachers site. To help school districts in need of...
Cause of Fire on Rogers Pass Under Investigation
Here is the latest on the largest of the 5 dozen or so fires currently burning in Montana. Information gathered from InciWeb and other sources:
ROGERS PASS FIRE
The cause of this 60-acre fire is under investigation. It started Tuesday afternoon south of Highway 200 and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail...
Scammers Are Never At a Loss for New Ways to Separate You From Your Money, Property.
(LIVINGSTON) -- The Livingston Police Department has posted several warnings on its Facebook page detailing various scams being run in Montana. I find myself wondering "What will they think of next", and the answer today's answer is, "a few things, actually...
Several Large Fires Burning on the Flathead Reservation
The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribal Division of Fire is battling several spreading wildfires in the Mission Valley area. Officials welcomes the arrival of more crews and equipment to join the fight. A Complex Incident Management Team will arrive tonight to take command of multiple fires. Extensi...
MSU Football’s 2023 Gold Rush Game T-Shirt a Tip-of-the-Hat to Rodeo Team
BOZEMAN – After a competition that received more than 60 submissions, Montana State University has unveiled the design for its annual Gold Rush T-shirt ahead of the kickoff to the Bobcat football season on Sept. 2.
Fans are encouraged to wear the shirts to the Gold Rush game at Bobcat Stadium to show their MSU pride and fill the stadium with gold. The
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Lightning Strikes, Firefighters Pounce
The 2023 wildfire season is young yet, but here's to all of the volunteer and professional firefighters who are doing a great job in meeting the challenge.
The DNRC wildfire map indicates 34 active fires in the state, ten reported in just the past 24 hours. Of those 34, ...
DNRC: 7 Fires Reported in the Past 24 Hours Statewide.
As the 2023 Wildfire season picks up, firefighters are wasting no time in tackling each new blaze. On this morning's Law Enforcement report, Teton County Undersheriff Clint Ellsworth reported that the Choteau Volunteer Fire Department was called out twice over the past couple of days to deal with wildland fires, and made quick work of both.
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Yellowstone’s 1st Wildfire of the Season Quickly Extinguished
The 2023 Montana Wildfire season is gathering momentum. Recent lightning storms have sparked several new blazes in the western part of the state. However, smokejumpers made quick work of Yellowstone National Park's first fire of the season. The foll...