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The Montana history behind the former Native American sports name changes
New ‘IndigiPalooza’ event to celebrate Native art, storytelling
Inspired by the 2022 James Welch Native Lit Festival, Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray organized IndigiPalooza, a two-day event that celebrates Indigenous art and storytelling. The event, which takes place Aug. 1-2 in Missoula, is free and open to the public.
Flathead County asks voters to back bond for new jail
The jail south of downtown Kalispell was built in 1987 to house 63 inmates. In 2018, it was expanded, and by maximizing space and adding bunks, the county was able to hold 154 people. However, the sheriff said that figure is well above the “maximum safe operational capacity” of 96.
Montana State Hospital CEO resigns for undisclosed reasons
The CEO of the state’s only public psychiatric hospital is stepping down after roughly a year on the job, according to a Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services press release Friday afternoon.
Montana public media faces cuts as D.C. passes rescissions package
Yellowstone Public Radio, Montana Public Radio and Montana PBS indicated that roughly 16% of their funding comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Montana still has more cows than people, but the cows’ lead is narrowing
Montana’s famous cow-to-person ratio has narrowed a bit. U.S. Department of Agriculture data from early 2024 shows 2.12 million cattle roaming the state alongside 1.14 million people. That’s still nearly two cows for every Montanan, but it’s down from the more dramatic ratios of years past. As recently as 2022, the ratio was more than…
The path to the fireline: Ways to become a wildland firefighter in Montana
As Montana faces longer fire seasons and more demanding fires, its firefighting efforts depend on a patchwork of people from career federal hotshots to first-time volunteers responding to fires in rural districts. Whether on the fireline or behind the scenes, each plays a role in protecting the state’s landscapes and communities.
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