Montana News

Top education leaders discuss priorities with Gov. Bullock

By Dan Boyce • Jul 16, 2013

Leaders from across Montana’s public education spectrum met in Helena Tuesday to discuss shared priorities for improving the experience and results for the state’s students.

Brian Schweitzer talks politics, rumors and dark money

By Sally Mauk • Jul 16, 2013

The political world - both in Montana and nationally - is still reeling a bit from former Governor Brian Schweitzer's announcement last weekend that he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat

Writing for television is fun – if you’re really good at it

By Sally Mauk • Jul 15, 2013

Ron Fitzgerald has written for the hit network television series "Friday Night Lights" and the Showtime hit series "Weeds" but he started his writing career as a playwright.

A school program with a non-academic focus

By Katrin Frye • Jul 15, 2013

The Student Assistance Program doesn’t involve money for school, or extra study time. It focuses on helping students in something other than academics. It’s a network of support groups offered through a school with focuses varying from grief, to substance abuse, anger, and self-esteem, among others. Whitefish School Psychologist Robin Bissell said SAP came to Whitefish four years ago after the high school lost a student to suicide.

Working to reduce childhood obesity

By Edward O'Brien • Jul 12, 2013

Missoula County Commissioner Jean Curtiss recently returned from a symposium in Washington D.C featuring First Lady Michelle Obama that was designed to let elected officials share strategies effective in addressing childhood obesity.
"Let's Move!" is a public/private partnership designed to enhance and build healthy environments for children and adults.

Butte's ready for the party

By Edward O'Brien • Jul 11, 2013

Organizers are hoping for another huge turnout to the Montana Folk Festival which kicks off tomorrow.

Student risk behavior survey has mixed results

By Edward O'Brien • Jul 10, 2013

Denise Juneau, Montana superintendent of public instruction. — MT OPI

There's some encouraging results in a survey of Montana students; and some troubling results as well.

Powwow traditions

By Justin Steck • Jul 10, 2013

Since 1898 the Jocko Valley north of Missoula has hosted a celebration during the week of the Fourth of July. The timing is no coincidence.

Breaking down the cleanup and cost of the Rainbow Family Gathering

By Dan Boyce • Jul 9, 2013

Activity at the site of this year’s Rainbow Family Gathering is continuing to wind down this week as a small team of revelers stays behind to cleanup and county and state officials tally up the costs.

Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest District Ranger Russ Riebe predicted there were still about two-thousand people at the site near Jackson, Montana, down from a high of about 9700 people on the fourth of July.