Helena Public School cafeterias serve 'Montana Menu'

HELENA — Helena Public Schools held “Montana Menu Day” on Thursday. Every school offered students a taste of Big Sky Country. The Montana Menu debuted a bison stew with Montana-grown products like carrots and lentils and a wheat roll. Robert Worthy, the …

Indigenous Montana artist uses her work to promote MMIP awareness

KALISPELL — The Missing and Murdered Indigenous People's (MMIP) crisis has not always gotten the attention it deserves. The Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force reports Indigenous people make up 6% to 6.5% of Montana's population, yet …

WATCH: Road Trippin' in Ireland exploring Montana's connection to the Beara Peninsula

ALLIHIES, IRELAND — It’s a deep-rooted bond spanning nearly 150 years. Follow along as NBC Montana's Laurel Staples travels to the village of Allihies on the western tip of the Beara Peninsula in Ireland exploring its unique bond with Butte, Montana. …

Montana avoids federal grizzly bear trial with new wolf trapping rules

The new rules shorten the wolf trapping season to just Jan. 1 to Feb. 15, a time when most grizzly bears are hibernating in their dens and not in danger of becoming caught in a trap. (CN) — Montana narrowly avoided a federal trial challenging wolf trapping …

Montana women's basketball earns first road victory against North Dakota

MISSOULA — Coming off its most significant nonconference win in several years, the Montana women's basketball team aimed to sustain its momentum Thursday night against a physical North Dakota team. The Lady Griz using eight triples to build a big …

'Earned the respect': The timely dual successes of Montana Tech and Montana Western athletics

DILLON — Making an appearance on the NAIA national stage is nothing new for Montana Tech or Montana Western. This time last year, both schools’ football and volleyball programs saw themselves in such a similar position. What makes this postseason unique, …

'Montana Bar Fairies' expanding to Bozeman starting Cat-Griz weekend as Gallatin County DUIs increase

BOZEMAN — People in downtown Bozeman who choose not to drink and drive after a night out will soon see fairies giving them a gift to thank them for their good choices. "Montana Bar Fairies is a nonprofit that my daughter and I started because my son …

Trans Montana Lawmaker: ‘We’re Every Bit as Biologically Female as Cis Women’

A Montana lawmaker who identifies as a “progressive, bisexual trans woman” is claiming that men who say they are transgender women are “every bit as ‘biologically female'” as real women. After House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) announced that all single- …

Nicholson says the Montana Legislature needs a psychiatrist

Kerr-Carpenter describes the wild ride of serving in Montana's Legislature