Austin Amestoy
Morning Edition Host and ReporterAustin graduated from the University of Montana’s journalism program in May 2022. He came to MTPR as an evening newscast intern that summer, and jumped at the chance to join full-time as the station’s morning voice in Fall 2022.
Austin grew up in Laurel, Montana, and loves covering all things state politics, policy and beyond. He is best reached by emailing austin.amestoy@umt.edu.
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If you recently received a nutrition assistance card from the state health department you didn’t apply for, you may not want to throw it out. The cards come from a delayed program to help feed students during the summer. -
A team of nonprofits announced this week it’s raised enough funds to build Montana’s first indoor butterfly garden.
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A listener wants to know how many cattle die due to extreme cold each year in Montana. And what's the story behind "The Great Die-Up" of 1887?
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Montana public school advocates say health insurance costs have burdened districts and weighed down employee salaries for years. That could change with a bipartisan proposal heard in the state Legislature on Monday.
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Montana lawmakers advanced a bill seeking to regulate sober living homes this week.
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A bill seeking to help food banks buy produce from local farmers and ranchers drew universal acclaim at its first hearing in the Montana Legislature Tuesday.
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How toxic are the grounds of a former pulp mill along the Clark Fork River? It’s a question with an answer more than a decade in the making, and one that will determine how the site’s hundreds of acres of unlined waste ponds are cleaned up.
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Food pantry operators have long said it’s a challenge to keep shelves stocked with fresh, nutritious produce. Now, a proposal in the Montana Legislature seeks to make that easier.
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According to a new report, tourists inspired to visit the home state of the fictional Dutton family spent an estimated $730 million in 2021 and helped generate more than 10,000 jobs across industries like food, hospitality and entertainment.
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A grassroots group that is opposed to the expansion of a lakeside lodge in the Swan Valley is asking the Forest Service for more transparency as it reviews future expansion proposals.
