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3 weeks ago | 
mtpr.org | Aaron Bolton |Austin Amestoy
In 2023 the Blackfeet Nation released bison into the Chief Mountain area along the border of Glacier National Park. The release was part of a plan to build a free roaming herd in a place bison had been absent from for more than 100 years. One listener wants to know where those bison are now. MTPR's Aaron Bolton fills us in on what he found. Austin Amestoy: Welcome to The Big Why, a series from Montana Public Radio where we find out what we can discover together. I'm your host, Austin Amestoy.
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1 month ago | 
mtpr.org | Austin Amestoy |Jackie Coffin
In the '90s, whirling disease hit trout populations hard in Montana, at one point leading to a 95% decline in rainbow trout in the Madison River. It sparked concern among biologists, anger in tourist towns and even played a role in a murder mystery novel. It also inspired this week's question: What's happening with whirling disease and other threats to trout?
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
mtpr.org | Austin Amestoy
More than half of Montana households have members with health conditions requiring special diets, according to the Montana Food Bank Network. A growing nonprofit network is developing a "prescription produce program" to help Montanans use food as medicine.
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May 10, 2024 | 
mtpr.org | Austin Amestoy |Aaron Bolton
Levies met with mixed results in western Montana's largest districts. Montana Public Radio / By Austin AmestoyLevy results from Tuesday, May 7, school elections are in, and they present a mixed bag for some of western Montana’s largest districts. Preliminary results in Missoula show voters approved three of four levies on the ballot. Kalispell voters rejected a high school general fund levy, and approved continued funding for technology in elementary schools.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
mtpr.org | Nick Mott |Austin Amestoy
$40 million gift to help Yellowstone National Park address its lack of employee housingMontana Public Radio | By Nick MottA $40 million gift will help Yellowstone National Park address its critical need for more employee housing. That’s according to an announcement Thursday from the National Park Foundation (NPF). Yellowstone employs about 780 people to keep the park running as it faces record visitation numbers.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
mtpr.org | Edward O'Brien |Austin Amestoy
State governments receive funding to expand composting and food waste reduction projectsMontana Public Radio | By Edward F. O'BrienLocal governments in Montana are receiving federal money to expand composting and food waste reduction projects. Twenty-three states will divvy up nearly $12 million to help reduce food waste and produce compost. The U.S. Department of Agriculture funds are supporting three projects in Montana.
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Nov 7, 2023 | 
mtpr.org | John Hooks |Aaron Bolton |Austin Amestoy
Save Wild Trout appoints members to their advisory boardMontana Public Radio | By John HooksA board of outfitters, environmental activists and other stakeholders will study a historic trout population crash in the Jefferson Basin. The group Save Wild Trout appointed members to their advisory board to help steer upcoming research efforts. The board also includes the former head of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
mtpr.org | Austin Amestoy |Edward O'Brien
Sunny White gets charged in connection with Mika Westwolf's deathMontana Public Radio | By Austin AmestoyThe Lake County Attorney’s Office has charged a 28-year-old woman in connection with the death of an Indigenous woman near Arlee earlier this year. Sunny K. White is charged with five felonies including vehicular homicide. Investigators said White struck and killed 22-year-old Mika Josephine Westwolf in late March.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
mtpr.org | Austin Amestoy |Edward O'Brien
New data shows nearly 16,000 people lost Medicaid coverage in AugustMontana Public Radio | By Austin AmestoyNew data from the Montana Health Department show nearly 16,000 people lost Medicaid coverage in August. The state continues to remove people from healthcare plans more often than it renews their coverage. Health officials have ended coverage for three-fifths of people with a completed case review. That’s higher than the national termination rate of about one third.
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Oct 21, 2023 | 
newspub.live | Austin Amestoy |Aaron Bolton
Officials announce that Montana will start offering the GED test againMontana Public Radio | By Austin AmestoyMontana’s public education agency said it will again offer the GED test for the first time in nearly a decade. The test helps former students who didn’t graduate high school gain the credentials needed to access college or trade school.
