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Montana Department of Corrections eyeing Butte, Boulder, Hardin for new women’s prison
Thank you for being a member of Montana Free Press. This quality reporting was made possible due in part to your contribution. Thank you for supporting in-depth journalism in Montana. The Montana Department of Corrections said Tuesday that it is...

Brier slid $15.2M into Kelowna's economy, city says
Kelowna’s long wait for a Brier was worth it from an economic perspective, city councillors will hear Monday. Canada’s curling championship generated $15.2 million in economic activity in the city, a municipal report claims. There is also said to...

Join The Fun At The 2025 Arts On Fire Festival In Montana
The Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art is searching for logo design for their 14th annual Arts on Fire Festival The contest is open to students in Great Falls and northcentral Montana, grades K-12 Submissions of artwork are being accepted at the...
California state economy is top 10 in nation, a new study finds
California, Idaho, and Washington rank among the top 10 states for economic strength in a 2025 WalletHub report. California holds the fourth-best national ranking, driven by tech, agriculture, and entertainment industries. WalletHub's rankings...

Clearmont Town Council Meets with Wyoming Business Council Members
Finding new ways to bring growth to Clearmont was the topic of the meeting on Monday, June 9, with between Clearmont Town Council members, school board members and four members of the Wyoming Business Council. Brandi Harlow, NE Wyoming Regional...

15 unwritten rules of visiting Las Vegas
Las Vegas is a collection of contradictions. An oasis of hospitality; a labyrinthian casino. A poolside cabana; heatstroke on a sidewalk. A jackpot; an empty bank account. It’s the greatest night of your life; it’s the worst mistake you’ve ever...

What To Expect At The 2025 Montana Folk Festival
The Montana Folk Festival is set for the second weekend in July in Butte, Montana The festival features music, food and even a marketplace featuring over 50 vendors The Montana Folk Festival is the successor event to the National Folk Festival...

Meet the Montana Contestants on Alone Season 12
Where we live, survival isn’t even an issue. It’s just another weekday. While the rest of the world is sobbing about soggy matches and cans of beans, we’re over here putting up a shelter with one hand and pan-frying trout with the other, most...

Weekend Events In Missoula: 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Indigenous Made Art Market And More
Here's what's happening in Missoula for June 13-15. Note: Recurring events include the downtown farmers' markets and Downtown ToNight Backcountry Brewfest Another brewfest? Don't mind if I do. Caras Park hosts Backcountry Brewfest on Friday, June...

Shania Twain's Missoula concert to aid local food bank
MISSOULA, Mont. – Shania Twain is bringing her music and her generosity to Missoula, with a significant donation to the Montana Food Bank. The Shania Twain Foundation announced it will donate 100,000 meals to the Montana Food Bank to help combat...

Punta Rucia investments drive tourism growth and economic revival
Montecristi.- Punta Rucia’s tourism sector is gaining momentum, thanks to strategic investments led by the Cibao Atlántico Business Consortium and its flagship initiative, the Montañas del Mar project. Jenry Castro, Executive Director of the...

School district to ask taxpayers for more than $280M
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Summer safety and Great Falls’ unsheltered
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'Fighting for justice': Montana MMIP Task Force members turn grief into action as system slowly shifts
BILLINGS — At its annual two-day conference this week, Montana’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Task Force gathered to take stock of its fragile progress — a slow reckoning shaped as much by grief as by policy. “As far as...

If the Beef Checkoff is ‘working’ — who is it working for?
By Rep. Liz May, South Dakota House of Representatives, District 27, Rancher, Business Owner, Member, House Appropriations Committee Every time I hear the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association defend the mandatory Beef Checkoff, I ask one simple...

JD Vance flew to Montana for secret meeting with Rupert Murdoch and Fox News executives
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
This is what it takes to get a $64k Jane Street internship
Secretive electronic trading firm Jane Street is renowned for the massive $1.4m per head its full-time employees are paid, but the firm's internships can be lucrative too; we've reported that intern classes of previous years have earned $64k over...
General Catalyst CEO: An AI driven power crisis lurks
0:04 spk_0 Welcome to a new episode of Yahoo Finance's opening bid podcast. I'm Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sai. Like I always say, this is the podcast that will make you a smarter investor, period. And I want to change it up for this...

Flavors: Championing Roman Cuisine and Community at Campione
At Campione Roman Kitchen, in the Paradise Valley, the Italian ethos of working with local producers, farmers, and purveyors reigns. Under the Big Sky, the restaurant highlights the bounty found in the region. Their space, located at the corner of...

Business Spotlight: Blue Rock Products – Making Life Fun, One Drink At A Time
In the heart of Sidney, Montana, a fourth-generation family business continues to thrive, delivering more than just beverages to communities across Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota. For over 100 years, Blue Rock Products Company has been...