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Flathead Electric Cooperative completed a $700-per-panel solar project with a utility-scale battery backup.

The new 200-kilowatt solar project includes a utility-scale battery to reduce peak demand costs and reserves panels for low-income households. Early results show the array mee


Gold Statues and Staff Cuts: How Trump Has Disrupted America’s Parks

Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington.


Montana Voters to Decide on Revoking Corporate Charters in 2026 – A Form Of Soft Secession

Montana plans a ballot initiative challenging the Citizens United ruling by stripping charters from noncompliant corporations. This move reflects growing state resistance to f


Lincoln, Montana-based Hi-Country Snack Foods Halts Operations Owing Thousands to Suppliers

The Lincoln-based company has paused production and left suppliers and former employees unpaid, raising concerns about financial stability and accountability in Montana's loca


Why Humanities Majors Are Winning the AI-Era Job Market

The winning move for humanities graduates and career changers is not to abandon their degree but to pair it with practical AI literacy, then reframe their reasoning and writin


Missoula AI Company ‘CubCloud’ trying to bring Tesla Cybercabs to Montana

“I’m pretty comfortable with it now. It’s a way better driver than any human. It’s a better driver than me. It makes better decisions than me,” he said.


Nvidia’s Jensen Huang on artificial intelligence

In this web exclusive, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talks with CBS News' Jo Ling Kent about the exponential growth of AI, industry warnings about its power, and why he disagrees wi


White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants

Discussed at a highly contentious meeting at the White House on Friday, the directive aims to create a new external committee with the power to veto awards in the nation’s v


Want to Entice New Residents to Rural Communities? Offer Cash, for a Start.

“Why put all our focus on businesses when we can just recruit people, go after families?” Ms. Gourley said. “They’ll bring their jobs with them, which means income tha


GFDA Top Ten for 9/20/26

Thinking about finally starting that business, or expanding the one you have? You'll need a plan and financial projections. Clients of our Small Business Development Center ge


Sip ’N Dip Lounge “No. 1 bar in the world worth flying for.” Thrives with Mermaids and Nostalgia in Great Falls, Montana

For 35 years, Sip ’N Dip Lounge has captivated visitors with live mermaids and a unique tiki bar experience. Its long-term staff loyalty and retro themes create a cultural l


Positively Montana – The Best of Montana Making a Difference In Your Community

Do you know somebody who is doing good or making a difference in their community? Our Positively Montana team would like to hear about them. Please fill out the form to let us


New Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossil Challenges Century-Old Dinosaur Anatomy Views

The discovery of Rex Junior, a nearly complete sub-adult T. rex skeleton, offers unprecedented insights into the dinosaur's structure. This find could reshape how paleontologi


Can Reading Make You Happier?

“Come, and take choice of all my library/And so beguile thy sorrow.”


Reality bites when it comes to choosing which school your child should attend.

Good morning. One of the most challenging decisions parents face is where to enroll their child in school. Today we look at how one mother approached that choice.



Bobcat Ventures – Investment Fund

Bobcat Ventures is a Montana State University student-led venture fund that leverages its unique position within the Montana entrepreneurial ecosystem to source and support ea


Employers aren’t giving up on computer science grads. Here’s what they want instead

The market for CS students isn’t collapsing. It’s evolving.


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When a candidate comes to your door asking for your vote, what will you ask them? Join us to get ideas on what you can ask candidates about healthcare, school funding, taxes,


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