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4 North Central Montana Wrestlers Will Receive Blewett Scholarships
(Press Release) For the seventeenth year in a row, Great Falls attorney Alexander (Zander) Blewett, III, has offered three $1,000 scholarships to the top student/wrestlers around the state of Montana for Classes “AA”, “A”, and “B/C”.
The statewide scholarships are aw...
MSU 2023 Spring Rodeo Happening April 13-16
BOZEMAN – The 2023 Montana State University Spring Rodeo will run Thursday, April 13, through Sunday, April 16, at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
The action begins at 7 p.m. Thursday with performance rounds. Attendees are encouraged to show up in blue and gold attire to support the event’s “College Night.” Friday and Satu
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MSU Ag Student Receives Prestigious Truman Scholarship
BOZEMAN – The day the Truman Scholarship was announced just happened to be the one time Andee Baker was running late to class.
As is tradition at MSU, Baker learned of the scholarship via a surprise class visit by MSU President Waded Cruzado, College of Agriculture dean Sreekala Bajwa and Honors College dean Jeff Heys, who is MSU’s Truman Scholarship program representative. Baker, who will graduat
SPRING TURKEY HUNTING SEASON OPENS APRIL 15
HELENA – Montana’s spring male turkey season opens this Saturday. Turkey hunters can purchase a turkey license for a general area at FWP offices, license providers or online.
The 2023 turkey regulations are included in the 2023 Upland Game Bird Regulations Booklet. Regulations are...
SPRING BLACK BEAR SEASONS OPENS SATURDAY
HELENA — The spring black bear hunting season starts April 15.
Here are some reminders for the 2023 season:
There is a 48-hour reporting requirement for all black bear harvests.
The mandatory inspection of black bear harvests in Region 1 changed in 2022. See page
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Montana BPE Adds Civics, Financial Literacy to HS Graduation Requirements
HELENA – The Montana Board of Public Education has added instruction in financial literacy or economics, and civics or government to its list of graduation requirements for Montana High School students. Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen says the new rule will be effective July 1st.
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UM to Begin Construction on Indoor Practice Facility
MISSOULA – The University of Montana will break ground this month on a new on-campus, state-of-the-art indoor practice facility.
In addition to serving student-athletes of every sport, the Grizzly Indoor Practice Facility will provide recreational opportunities to all UM students and members of the Missoula community.
“The n...
MSU’s Manufacturing Extension Center Launches Apprenticeship Program
BOZEMAN — In an effort to help manufacturers meet their workforce needs and expand job opportunities in the state, the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center at Montana State University has launched a new apprenticeship program.
The Certified
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Museum of the Rockies will host ‘Dinosaurs and MOR!’ on April 15
BOZEMAN— The annual family-friendly program, Dinosaurs and MOR!, celebrating the science of paleontology, will be held at the Museum of the Rockies from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 15.
The event will feature opportunities for kids to earn junior paleontologist certification, view the museum's dinosaur exhibits and watch fossil preparation demonstrations. For
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UM Grizzly Esports Grows Gaming Across Montana
MISSOULA – High school freshman Freddy Jimenez showed off his video games skills last weekend against the University of Montana’s Grizzly Esports team. Jimenez and three teammates from Heart Butte High School beat UM in the first game of an in-person tournament hosted by Big Sky State Games in the University Center Ballroom.
Jimenez and his c...
UM Earns Research Award for Submicroscopic 3D Printer
MISSOULA – A University of Montana research center recently was awarded a $480,000 grant to support the purchase of a three-dimensional bioprinter, which will allow nanofabrication of tiny structures.
The new instrument, only the second such bioprinter at a U.S. univers...
MSU Extension Surveying Beef Cattle Producers About Drought Impacts
BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension and a group of scientists who are studying drought impacts on Montana and Wyoming pasture and soil health are seeking feedback through a survey of beef cattle producers.
Over the past few years, Montana and Wyoming have had record-setting droughts, and producers regularly altered management decisions to reduce drought impacts on pastures and cattle, sai