North Central Montana News

The Dutton Farmers Market will be set up this Friday night from 5 to 8, at the Dutton American Legion Hall. There'll be food & music along with a slew of vendors selling everything from jewelry to homemade bread. Don't worry about a thing...t...

Don't worry about a thing, you can do either one or both...walk OR run during the Annual Lewis & Clark Days Fun Run/Walk, this Saturday. Cut Bank Trails, is hosting the Fun Run/Walk event with registration Saturday morning at 7:30, in front of the Canvas Church. It...

The Pondera Players, will present & perform "Drinking Habits," THIS Thursday, Friday & Saturday evening at the beautiful Orpheum Theatre, in Conrad. Curtin time's at 7, every night for this kick-the-slats-out-of-your-cradle comedy farce with plenty of laughter & confusion. Don't worr...

The summer concert series in Choteau City Park's going full tilt every Thursday night this month & next! This Thursday night, you'll be cryin' for Ryan...Joe Ryan, will be providing the FREE music in the bandshell. Forget cooking, you can skip it by supporting our LOCAL Montana businesses who sell savory food, beer & wine, sweet treats & farmer's market goods & wares. Come "Ge

Three new fires were reported in the Missoula area over the weekend. Here is an update on newly-reported fires, and major ongoing fires across the state: BUTLER CREEK FIRE Our sister station, KGVO in Missoula reports that evacuations have been ordered in the Butler Creek neighborhood, west of Missoula, as DNRC fire crews respond to a new fire reported about 6:00am this morning.  Officia ... Read M

HORSE GULCH FIRE (Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest) Over the weekend, containment significantly increased on the Horse Gulch Fire near Canyon Ferry Reservoir, and as of Sunday morning, the fire is 80% contained. Crews are now focused on mop-up operations to extinguish any leftover heat along the eastern flank of the fire that could threaten containment lines in the event of adverse weather.

DEADMAN FIRE, McGHEE FIRE,  PRAIRIE FIRE, 4-MILE FIRE (Rosebud & Big Horn Counties)  Thursday was a very productive day for burnout operations on both the McGhee (11,409 acres) and Deadman Fires (18,927 acres). Hotshot crews carried on with burnout operations on the west flank of McGhee, along the Tongue River Road and tied into dozer line on the north tip of the fire perimeter near Birney. Ho

The 2024 wildfire season is well underway on Montana, and there have already been76 fires reported, according to Gov. Greg Gianforte, who spoke on our Missoula sister station KGVO recently. He told listeners that the state was prepared for this fire season...

HORSE GULCH FIRE (Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest) Firefighters are slowly gaining control of the Horse Gulch Fire east of Canyon Ferry Reservoir. While the fire has grown to 14,250 acres, incident commanders say they have 23% containment, as fire lines on three sides  are holding. On Tu...

BOZEMAN — The Montana 4-H Foundation recently announced that it has awarded nearly $40,000 in scholarships to 45 graduating 4-H members and alumni. The recipients, from 28 Montana counties and tribal areas, can use the scholarships for post-secondary education during the 2024-2025 academic year. Scholarship re...

MILLER PEAK FIRE (Lolo National Forest) The Miller Peak Fire has doubled in size over the past 24 hours, and is estimated at 800 acres this morning (June 16) continued working its way to the north and east this afternoon. Hot temperatures, dry conditions and gusty winds resulted in increased fire behavior...

MISSOULA – The University of Montana recently secured $1.8 million from the Department of Education to bolster the health care workforce in rural Montana. The federal grant will fund the development and implementation of health care career pathways by three UM organizations: the Office of Health Research & Partnership, Missoula College and UM Bitterroot. OHRP Director Lily Apedaile sa... Read