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Browning’s Susan Connelly Earns 2023 UM Presidential Leadership Scholarship
MISSOULA – The Davidson Honors College at the University of Montana recently announced recipients of the 2023 Presidential Leadership Scholarship, the University’s most prestigious academic recognition for incoming students.
The 32 Presi...
First Lady, Dolly Parton Announce Statewide Expansion of “Imagination Library”
HELENA, Mont. – Montana’s first lady, Susan Gianforte has announced the statewide launch of the Imagination Library of Montana in partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The non-profit program aims to boost early childhood literacy by providing free high-quality, age-appropriate books to Montana children.
Boosting literacy to em...
Grizzly Monitoring to Begin in Glacier Park
WEST GLACIER, Mont. – Glacier National Park is participating in an interagency effort led by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park to monitor grizzly bear population trends in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem using bait stations, automated cameras, and traps to capture and monitor grizzly bears inside the park.
The park attempts to main...
Missing Hiker Found Alive in Glacier National Park.
A hiker reported missing Sunday afternoon in Glacier National Park has been found alive. GNP Public Affairs Officer Gina Kertzman issued the following:
WEST GLACIER, Mont. – At approximately 11 pm on May 8, Two Bear Air located 19-year-old Matthew Read who was reported missing on Sunday, May 7 in Glacier National Park.
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Search Continues for Missing Man in Glacier National Park
WEST GLACIER, Mont. – A search is underway in Glacier National Park for a 19-year-old man missing since Friday. Matthew David Read is described as a Caucasian male with short brown hair, brown eyes, 5’11”, about 210 pounds.
He was last h...
DPHHS Requests Nominations for Annual Emergency Medical Services Awards
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is asking Montanans to submit nominations for the annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) awards ceremony to be held Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at the Capitol Rotunda in Helena.
The event, held during Emergency Medical Services Week May 21-27 and EMS for Children Day on May 24, honors individuals and organizations who provide exemplary servic
FWP Opens Lottery for Moose Hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation
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...
NTSB Releases Report on 2021 Amtrak Derailment Near Joplin
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.
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Rancher Goes to Law School to Protect Family Land
MISSOULA – First-year University of Montana law student and sixth-generation rancher Erin Brush grew up at the base of the Tobacco Root mountain range in Norris, Montana. Her decision to pursue a law degree is deeply rooted in her love of agriculture and her drive to protect the land her family has been on for 150 years.
“Our own family ...
Going to the Sun Road Entry Tickets Go on Sale February 1
Reservations Required May 26 through September 10, 2023
WEST GLACIER, Mont. – Glacier National Park reminds visitors that 2023 vehicle reservations become available online at www.recreation.gov starting February 1, 2023, at 8 a.m. Mountain Time.
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