Summer meal pickup on Wednesday, June 17, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. offers free USDA-funded meal packages for all children 18 and younger with preorder required.
- Montana Public Radio
High gas prices are making Montana road trips more expensive, shifting tourist spending away from retail and recreation as the summer season gets underway.
- University of Montana
UM research shows extreme winter precipitation and atmospheric rivers can rapidly recharge depleted mountain groundwater, shaping water resources across the arid West.
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Montana’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.5% in April, below the 4.3% national rate, as payroll jobs grew in construction and healthcare despite a smaller labor force.
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Montana Public Radio outlines 2026 primary coverage, key voting deadlines, candidate interviews and notes gaps in Q&A before saying farewell to Shaylee Ragar.
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Montana’s GOP targets moderate Republicans in key legislative primaries, backing loyalists and condemning others as outside groups boost spending in local races.
- Montana Public Radio
Walmart plans to use tariff refunds to lower prices as higher gas costs strain budget-conscious shoppers and push up inflation and retailers’ fuel expenses.
Scientists describe how restored NIH funding is still not reaching labs, slowing grants and derailing research careers and projects in fields from genomics to cancer.
Nineteen Montana State students earned multiple delegation and individual awards at Model United Nations conferences in San Francisco and Seattle.
United Way’s Spirit of Service project united nearly 200 volunteers to assist elderly, disabled, and veteran residents at 18 Helena homes with outdoor cleanup.
St. Peter’s Health Foundation received an $8,574 grant to support its Bike Rodeo youth safety event and expand its Patient Assistance Fund for regional families.
Frontier Conference and the Montana Army National Guard honor Carroll College pitcher Kennedy Venner with the inaugural softball Grit Award for resilience and leadership.
Ph.D. candidate Josias Agustin Mendez received MSU Library’s 2026 Distinctive Collections Travel and Access Award to support Indigenous bison stewardship research.
Montana State University received a $10.7 million NIH COBRE award to launch CAMP, expanding biomedical research, training and public health capacity in Montana.
- Missoula County
Missoula County will host June workshops in four communities for residents to learn about and comment on a Community Wildfire Protection Plan update.
- Carroll College
Carroll sends 16 athletes to Asheville for the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, with top-ranked multi-event competitors and key relay teams in action.
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- Montana Fish Wildlife parks
Montana FWP selected artist Kim Diment’s northern shoveler painting as the 2026 Migratory Bird Stamp winner, highlighting wetlands conservation and a $2,000 prize.
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Montana’s state parks drew an estimated 3.38 million visitors in 2025, with overall growth in use and detailed regional visitation trends across the state.
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Lone Pine State Park in Kalispell offers June trail work, archery classes, Junior Ranger days, a B.A.R.K. Ranger hike and free snake talks for families.
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Pictograph Cave State Park near Billings will host free ranger-guided walking tours every Saturday at 10 a.m. through Aug. 29, with regular park fees applying.
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Eighty-two volunteers joined the Montana State Parks Foundation for an Arbor Day cleanup at Missouri Headwaters State Park, improving trails and planting trees.
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First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park hosts a volunteer project, snake program, Jump Talk, and evening Blue Moon hike on Saturday, May 30 near Great Falls.
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First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park offers free 30-minute Saturday "Jump Talks" through Sept. 5, sharing buffalo jump history and sacred site stories with visitors.
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Rosebud Battlefield State Park in southeast Montana will host a June 17 event marking the 150th anniversary of the 1876 Battle of the Rosebud.
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Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park will offer reserved cave tours May 1–Sept. 30, 2026, with Paradise and Classic options plus camping, trails and programs.
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Montana FWP is seeking one new member for the Upper Missouri River fisheries citizen advisory committee, with applications due by June 12, 2026.