Montana DOC: Millions in Federal Loans Available to Help Montana’s Small Businesses Expand, Create Jobs

ANACONDA – A funny thing happened to University of Montana graduate student Megan Moore on her way to writing her doctoral thesis. The forest and conservation sciences student set out two years ago to gather community input in Anaconda, Montana, about the ongoing Superfund mining cleanup along the Clark Fork River. She expec...

Ahead of farmer's market season, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) encourages Montana farmers to join the state’s Farm Direct Program, which makes it possible for participants in the Montana Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program to purchase food directly from local farmers. “Th ...

BOZEMAN— The classic rock favorite Foreigner will play at Montana State University’s Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on Monday, Sept. 25, as part of its “The Greatest Hits” tour.    Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 10, and will be available at ticketswest.com. Prices range from $49.50 to $149. ...

BOZEMAN – As soil acidification becomes a more pressing issue for Montana farmers, researchers in the Montana State University College of Agriculture are conducting on-farm experiments around the state to help explore precision treatments that fit the conditions measured in individual fields. Assistant res ...

HELENA – Those interested in entering a lottery for a guided trophy moose hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation will have two opportunities to enter the drawing. Hunters can purchase opportunities for the first lottery beginning March 1 through midnight on May 1. The secon...

KALASPELL - Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Lewis Johnson has been transferred to a health care facility in Denver to continue his recovery from severe injuries suffered in the line of duty two weeks ago. On Sunday, the Highway Patrol, Attorney General Austin Knudsen and local agencies held a rally at Logan Health in Kalispell, to show support for Trooper Johnson and his family, and to recognize th

BOZEMAN — Registration is now open for Montana State University’s summer writing camps for students in grades 3 through 12. The camps will be held in July on the MSU campus. The Youth Writing Camp is a five-day camp that runs July 10-14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for stud ...

WEST GLACIER – Glacier National Park has announced the re-opening of Avalanche Campground in Spring 2023 after being closed since 2020. Avalanche, Two Medicine and Many Glacier campgrounds will become advance reservation only through Recreation.gov. Most ...

BOZEMAN — A workshop featuring a Montana State University mathematical modeler will be hosted online at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 22. The workshop is part of a series that connects Montana K-12 teachers to MSU resources and is offered for free as one of the MSU Science Math Resource Center’s online professional development opportunities for educators. The presentation is ...

WEST GLACIER, Mont. – Today, Glacier National Park announces a new digital permit process for reserving 2023 advance wilderness camping permits using the Recreation.gov online reservation system. Previously, park staff conducted a lengthy lottery process to issue advance reservation permits using Pay.gov a ...

GREAT FALLS – The permit lottery results to float Smith River State Park in 2023 are now available online on FWP’s website. In addition to the online results, successful applicants will be notified via email. Links within the email will allow permit holders to download and print their float permit, as well as access important and detailed information regarding their upcoming Smith River float. Per

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Investigators probing a 2021 fatal Amtrak derailment in Montana disclosed Tuesday that the track had been bent along a curve near the accident site and that the problem had been getting worse as freight trains traveled over the area before the derailment that killed three people and injured dozens of others. D...