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Retirement Road Trips with Pets: Tips for Traveling with Your Dog or Cat
You're retired and cruising down a long, scenic highway, sunlight streaming through the trees. Nestled close by is your loving canine or feline companion, ready for the next adventure. Retirement is the perfect time to hit the road and discover...
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Can the Woolly Bear Caterpillar Predict Montana’s Winter?
Montanans love a good winter prediction, whether it’s from the National Weather Service, the Farmer’s Almanac, or your uncle who’s “never been wrong about snowfall since ’82.” But have you ever heard of forecasting winter by looking at a fuzzy...
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La Niña 2026: Heavy Snow and Deep Freeze Expected for Idaho and Montana
BOISE, Idaho — Winter 2026 is shaping up to be a cold and snow-packed season for much of the Northern Rockies, as a developing La Niña pattern strengthens over the Pacific Ocean, according to the National Weather Service in Missoula....
Owner: Ralph Shealy
The One Montana Airbnb You Need to Book for Epic Dark Sky Views
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Montana is called "Big Sky Country" for good reason. With colorful, horizon-to-horizon views and seemingly endless sightlines over untouched stretches of grassland, even the state's nickname doesn't really do it justice. But Paradise Valley in...
Owner: Donald Graham
NM State Travels to Liberty for Tuesday Tilt
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Coming off the Aggies’ most dominant win of the Tony Sanchez era, the Aggies will make their way to the east coast to take on Liberty in a midweek bout at Williams Stadium. The matchup against the Flames will serve...
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Canada's U.S. Travel Boycott Forces One State To Demand Apology From President Trump
Many Canadians felt disrespected by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and remarks about Canada becoming the "51st state" earlier in the year, leading to a dramatic fall in tourism to the United States from Canada in 2025. Even just this...
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Montana program aims to connect homeless, recently jailed people with services to reduce recidivism
Katie Fairbanks Montana Free Press MISSOULA, Mont. — When Tonya Ridesatthedoor arrived in Missoula about four months ago to start fresh after serving time in prison, she was homeless and needed “anything and everything.” Ridesatthedoor told...
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Montana offers up agritourism grants to give farmers, ranchers more revenue options
The Montana Department of Commerce is set to divvy out $300,000 in agritourism grant funding following the passage of legislation this session. The agency is taking applications for the program until Oct. 23 and it’s the second cycle of funding...
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He went backpacking in the Rockies, ignoring his phone, until his wife’s shout changed everything. Immunologist shares his Nobel sur-Prize moment
In the quiet expanses of Wyoming’s Rocky Mountains, immunologist Dr. Fred Ramsdell was enjoying three weeks of backpacking with his wife and two dogs, completely disconnected from the digital world. Phones on airplane mode, serene trails, and...
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Secondwind Gear Shop has you covered from Blue Ridge to the Beltline
Co-owner Jason Seagle outside his gear-packed storefront. He says plans for a second location, likely outside the perimeter, are in the works.Photograph by Martha WilliamsSecondwind Gear Shop is more than a place to score a discounted pair of...
Owner: John Balardo and Stefan Wanczyk
No. 14 Carroll knocks off No. 8 Montana Western
DILLON — Kaden Huot threw for 349 yards and scored six total touchdowns to push No. 14 Caroll College over No. 8 Montana Western 42-34 on Saturday. Saints' receiver Chris Akulschin caught eight passes for 193 yards and two scores. Carroll (5-1,...
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Montana: Remember to “Round Up” at McDonald’s for a Great Cause
For decades now, most McDonald's locations have had the donate-your-change slot at the drive-through, where customers can drop their change for charity. All of those nickels, dimes, pennies, and quarters add up to millions of dollars, which end up...
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What You Need To Know About RV Parking In Great Falls
Just because the white stuff is starting to make its presence known across Big Sky Country, doesn't mean we aren't still using the trusty pull camper or RV into winter. Absolutely not in Montana when hunting season is right around the corner. via...
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Griz soccer sweeps Player of the Week awards
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Two days after finishing off a key two-match home sweep of Weber State and Idaho State, the Montana soccer team has swept the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week awards. Freshman Maycen Slater, who scored three goals in the Grizzlies’ wins over...
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Montana man killed after truck, camper rolls over in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS — A Montana man was dead and a woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash that involved a camper rollover on the north side of Sioux Falls. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, first responders in Sioux Falls were called to an area...
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Names Released in Sioux Falls Traffic Fatality
Names have been released in a crash that killed a man in Sioux Falls last week. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 66-year old Neal Charles Harper of Montana was killed when the pickup and bed-camper he was driving struck a car at the...
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Tom May to perform in concert at Peninsula Arts Center Oct. 18
Published 5:06 pm Monday, October 13, 2025 LONG BEACH — Folksinger and songwriter Tom May will appear at the Peninsula Performing Arts Center, at 504 Pacific Ave., in Long Beach 4 p.m. Oct. 18. May has been an entertainer for more than 50 years,...
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Justin Lamson shines, Adam Jones breaks out as No. 5 Montana State drills ISU
BOZEMAN — Montana State will enter its open week right where it wants to be. The Bobcats won their fifth consecutive game and third straight to start Big Sky Conference play with a dominant performance Saturday at a rainy Bobcat Stadium. Justin...
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Justin Lamson shines, Adam Jones breaks out as No. 5 Montana State drills Idaho State
BOZEMAN — Montana State will enter its open week right where it wants to be. The Bobcats won their fifth consecutive game and third straight to start Big Sky Conference play with a dominant performance Saturday at a rainy Bobcat Stadium. Justin...
Owner: The Scripps Family
State, Maui County trying to boost sports tourism, targeting events for competitors on way to 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
There were several local surfers at Ho’okipa Beach Park on Friday morning. State and county officials see the venue as a possible site for athletes to work out on their way to the Los Angeles Olympic in 2028. HJI / ROB COLLIAS photo Imagine...
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