Corin Cates-Carney
News DirectorCorin Cates-Carney manages MTPR’s daily and long-term news projects. After spending more than five years living and reporting across Western and Central Montana, he became news director in early 2020.
A graduate of the University of Montana School of Journalism, Cates-Carney has covered wildfires, legislative sessions, campaign finance, public lands management and more.
Prior to joining MTPR, he worked as an intern for NPR’s Morning Edition, taught at an outdoor kid’s camp, and shoveled just an absolute ton of rocks and dirt as a landscaper.
corin.cates-carney@mtpr.org 406-243-4075
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Rain has slowed the spread of the River Road East Fire that has burned down structures and more than 16,000 acres near the town of Paradise. -
Residents south of Highway 93 near Elmo are being told to evacuate due to a nearby wildfire. Several areas in Northwest Montana will move to Stage Two fire restrictions Saturday.
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Lawmakers passed a $14 billion budget and considered the most bills in one session since 1973. Montana Public Radio’s reporters in the statehouse Shaylee Ragar and Ellis Juhlin spoke with Corin Cates-Carney to break down what passed, what didn’t and how politics influenced it all.
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The man known as the dean of Montana journalism died over the weekend. Chuck Johnson spent more than 40 years covering state government. During that time he became an encyclopedia of Montana politics and a mentor to many reporters.
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Montana’s only statewide elected Democrat will seek reelection to the U.S. Senate. Jon Tester’s campaign launch gives a boost to Democrats’ 2024 hopes of holding on to their slim majority in the upper chamber.
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Gov. Greg Gianforte delivered his second State of the State Address Wednesday night in front of a joint session of the Montana Legislature. Montana Public Radio’s Shaylee Ragar, Ellis Juhlin and Corin Cates-Carney broke down the Governor’s remarks and Democrats' response.
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Amazon’s first facility in Montana is under construction in Missoula.
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There are dangerous avalanche conditions in the mountains between West Yellowstone and Bozeman.
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Montana’s longest serving member of the state Supreme Court, Justice Jim Rice, has won reelection to the bench, according to a race call from the Associated Press. The AP called the race around 9 a.m. Wednesday.
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The highly politicized race became the most expensive in Montana history for the state Supreme Court.
