Articles with the Tag: Montana
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA — Governor Greg Gianforte urged Secretary Tom Vilsack of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to resolve anticipated delays in the approval of export certificates for Montana livestock. “In the face of severe drought affecting the northwest...
News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate — Montana schools are set to receive more than $127 million in critical funding to help reopen safely in the fall and get students back on track, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today. The $127,339,745 is the second tranche of Elementary and ...
Firefighters working on the east shore of Flathead Lake thought they had the Boulder 2700 Fire in check as the sun set on Saturday afternoon. The fire started the night before — the cause is unknown but early indications are that it was started by humans — and throughout the day scooper planes hi...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced the state will invest federal funds to prevent child abuse, expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training program, and provide early intervention services and supports for families ...
MONTANA — Nature is, in many ways, hard to measure, yet researchers have spent decades searching for ways to best quantify its health and create benchmarks for conservation. Now, an international team led by Montana State University ecologist Andrew Hansen hopes to help the more than 150 countries in t...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Greg Gianforte launched a new dashboard to keep Montanans informed on active fires burning in the state. The new dashboard can be accessed at mtfireinfo.org, a site launched by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservati...
Montanans used to joke that we had two distinct seasons: winter and road construction. Now we have three seasons: winter, road construction and fire season, and the latter is punctuated by searing temperatures and long dry spells brought on by a never-ending high-pressure system that stokes smoky weather and...
District Judge James Manley has rejected a plea agreement that would have resulted in a Polson man being committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of 10 years with five years suspended on a series of vehicle thefts and a burglary. Kyro Antonio Swimmer, 22, entered a plea of guilty at ...
HELENA — In a meeting today with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and western governors, Governor Greg Gianforte emphasized the critical need for meaningful forest management and the continued importance of aggressive initial attack as the state confronts a wildland fire emergency. “The...
From MSU News Service MONTANA — Due to the extended drought in Montana, water availability in many areas has become severely limited. Reservoirs have dried up and are becoming covered in weeds. Montana State University Extension educators are cautioning livestock managers to evaluate weed feed and...
