North Central Montana News

BOZEMAN – Montana State University is offering Gold Rush T-shirts in preparation for the Sept. 7 home opener football game against the University of Maine. This year marks the 17th of the T-shirt design tradition. MSU fans can purchase the gold-colored T-shirts to show their support for the ‘Cats during this year’s Gold Rush game. The design features the Bo...

Gusty winds and dry thunderstorms the past couple of days are the cause of several new fire starts across the state, and the likely cause of others. Firefighters continue to attack each new fire agressively, using hand crews, heavy equipment, and when possible, air support.  He...

The Monarch Rocks! Festival's coming up on Saturday, August 10th, from 10 to 4, during the Summer of '24. There'll be tours through the Great Northern Railway Depot & Drover Car Caboose. Both the depot & the caboose are on the National Register of Historic Places. A spec...

He's Sam Comstock, a young Iraq war vet with PTSD, the need to find a way to heal his wounded soul is a matter of life or death. In the book I'll have up grabs tomorrow (Sat) morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia, Sam's sniper skills lead him here to Montana, on a mission to help manage an infamous wildlife challenge: killing migratory buffalo outside Yellowstone Park, that are "presumed" to

As promised, dry thunderstorms swept across western and central Montana Wednesday afternoon and overnight. DNRC's Northwestern Montana office sent out a press release this morning noting one new fire start, and saying they expect more will be reported as the day goes on. Her...

No wonder it's HOT, it's Thirsty Thursday, & it's also "Market Day" in our Golden Triangle. Shelby Market & Music's this afternoon over in Shelby City Park, from 4 until 6. Chester's hosting their Summer Market today from 5 to 7, in Chester City Park. You ca...

The Cut Bank Community Yard Sale kicks off tomorrow (Fri) & your official Yard Sale Map/Listing is now up on the Glacier County Extension FB page, & website! All the sales around town will go full tilt tomorrow (Fri) & Saturday mornings from 9 to noon, with all the Lewis & Clark Days festivities happening too! Don't worry ab...

75 Lightning strikes Monday night started six new fires on the Bitterroot National Forest, but firefighters pounced, and assisted by water bucket drops by helicopters, firefighting engine crews, hand crews, and multiple fixed-wing aircraft, have brought most of them into containment. More dry...

Next Saturday, August 3rd, is Dupuyer's Annual Grizzly Day Celebration. It's starts early in the morn with the fireman's breakfast from 7:30, to 10. Don't worry about a thing, the Grizzly Day Parade steps off at 11, with activities & FUN entertainment for the family with lunch & dinner specials too. There'...

Kids Vacation Bible Camp, starts this coming Monday, the 29th, at Pondera Valley Lutheran. Next week's camp will run Monday, through Thursday, from 9, to 1:30, for 1st through 6th grade, & 9, to 11, for 3 year old's through kindergarten ages. Do...

YELLOWSTONE NP - By now you've probably seen the video going viral on social media platforms like Facebook and X. Yellowstone National Park officials confirm that around 10am this (Tuesday) morning, a small hydrothermal explosion occurred in Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin thermal area, about 2...

BUTLER CREEK FIRE (NW of Missoula)  The Butler Creek Fire was first report Monday, July 22, 2024, at about 1:30am. The fire is burning west of Butler Creek Rd in grass and heavy timber, 7 miles northwest of downtown Missoula. It is north of I-90, and east of Hwy 93. So ...