Is America media illiterate? A Montana film producer and an Oscar-nominated director have teamed up for a timely documentary showing how biased media and sensationalism is undermining trust. “TRUST ME” explores the need for better “media literacy,” in an information […]
Voices of Montana
“Images I Wish No One Would Have To See” – Sen. Steve Daines Recounts Scenes From Ukraine
The Russsian-Ukranian war rages on and one of Montana’s Representatives saw the fallout from the conflict in person. Montana Senator Steve Daines recently became one of the first American leaders to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion and calls into […]
DPHHS Update On The Montana State Hospital
The Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs has been rolling over rough waters of late, with difficulties maintaining staff, a COVID-19 outbreak that claimed the lives of four patients, and, most recently, a loss of Medicare funding. Listen to the […]
Pot Or Not? Counties Taking Another Look At Recreational Marijuana
Recreational Marijuana is now a thing in Montana – but it ain’t necessarily a done thing. There are opponents of legalized marijuana who are using provisions within the new law to encourage counties to opt-out of retail sales. Click to […]
Back From Poland: Bozeman EMT Looks Back On Aiding Ukrainian Refugees
There was a population of over 40 million Ukrainians not too long ago. 5-6 million have now fled the country, with many landing in neighboring Poland, as a result of the ongoing war with Russia, and a group of Montanans […]
Are We A Step Closer To Energy Independence?
You almost don’t want to call it a win-win, since it may sound too good to be true. But a new pipeline that just opened in Southeast Montana will simultaneously extract untapped oil in the Cedar Creek Anticline by using […]
How Is Rural Montana Making The Most Of New Federal Funding?
Montana has received billions of federal dollars in recent years. The question now is how exactly it’s being spent? The USDA Rural Development program in Montana is taking major steps in updating communities’ broadband, mental health and meat packing development […]
Embracing Change For Success: Live From the Governor’s Conference On Tourism & Recreation
How are Montana’s tourism and recreation industries recovering from the past two tumultuous years? The industry was among the hardest hit by the pandemic, but there are some silver linings and we look at how it’s recovering and adapting live […]
Wading Through The Montana Waters
It’s been said that whiskey’s for drinking and water’s for fighting, and we’ve seen plenty of fighting across Montana in recent decades. Montana’s rural water systems recently received over $100 million of new bureau of reclamation funding while the conflict […]
Catalyst for Change – A Model for Rural Mental Health
How can you help your rural community overcome mental health challenges? First, ask people how they are doing and get “Beyond The Weather.” Second, listen in as we talk to Amber Martinsen-Blake, Founder and Executive Director for Catalyst for Change. […]