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Breast cancer survivors are crossing Montana's largest lake in Hawaiian outrigger canoes, combining ancient paddling traditions with proven cancer recovery methods. The annual Montana Paddle Palooza now draws 240 paddlers from across North America.
Volunteers at Montana Food Bank Network are worth over $30 per hour, helping the statewide organization stretch limited budgets to feed thousands of families. Their work in the new facility has more than doubled food distribution capacity across Montana.
The Gianforte Family Foundation has donated $147 million to nonprofits since 2004, with $112 million staying in Montana to support rescue missions, education programs, and family services. Last year alone set a record with $16 million in grants, including $1.4 million to Flathead Valley organizations.
The Montana State women's golf team dominated Washington State 4-1 in match play competition, earning their spot in Wednesday's championship. Four Bobcats won their individual matches in Palm Desert, California, as the team seeks their second title of the season.
Montana State University just launched a five-year program to help rural emergency medical services recruit and train the next generation of lifesavers. Six small towns are already using the free online courses to solve staffing challenges that threaten their ability to respond to 911 calls.
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A single fossil bed in Montana has unlocked nearly everything we know about T. rex and the final moments before dinosaurs vanished forever. Scientists are still finding treasures that show how life bounced back after Earth's most famous catastrophe.
A filmmaker fed up with doom-scrolling culture just launched a festival that only screens stories about people making things better. The Lone Peak Film Festival in Big Sky, Montana proves good news can still pack a theater.
A partnership between Mast Reforestation and Firebreak Management just gathered half a million ponderosa pine seeds from a previously untapped Montana region. This collection expands the genetic diversity needed to restore forests hit by wildfires and climate change.
A company turned 10 million pounds of dead wildfire trees into underground carbon storage, sold all the credits in six weeks, and is now using the money to replant a scorched Montana forest. This could be the funding model that helps fire-ravaged lands recover.
The Montana State Bobcats brought home their first FCS football championship in four decades, sparking a golden celebration that united an entire community. Thousands lined the streets of Bozeman as players, coaches, and fans celebrated a victory 41 years in the making.
A small-town Montana track team just won their second consecutive state championship, with one athlete shattering a decades-old state record. The towns are throwing a parade to celebrate their young champions.
A 20-year-old from Livingston, Montana just won the first youth climate lawsuit to go to trial in US history. Now Eva Lighthiser is mentoring other young people to protect the places they love.
Thousands of fans flooded downtown Bozeman to celebrate Montana State's thrilling overtime victory that brought home the school's first football national championship since 1984. The dramatic win united an entire state in blue and gold.
After his friend died in a preventable crash, Daniel Foley launched a round-the-clock taxi service for elderly and disabled residents in Hamilton, Montana. The former bus driver now provides safe rides for anyone who needs them, hoping to prevent future tragedies.
Sen. Tim Sheehy installed solar panels and battery storage on his Montana home years before voting to eliminate the tax credits that helped millions of Americans afford similar systems. His vote reflects a growing divide between personal energy choices and political positions on clean energy.
A Montana company just turned wildfire debris into a climate solution by burying 10 million pounds of dead trees underground and selling the carbon credits to fund forest restoration. The pioneering project proves that fire-ravaged landscapes can become both carbon vaults and renewed ecosystems.
Montana Senator Tim Sheehy has solar panels and battery storage on his home, yet voted to eliminate the tax credits that helped Americans afford the same technology. His stance reveals a growing conversation about the real value of clean energy.
Senator Tim Sheehy put his flight training to the test when his plane's engine failed mid-air, executing a textbook emergency landing that brought both pilots home safely. The Montana senator's twice-yearly training drills proved their worth when routine practice turned into a real-world test.
Dozens of volunteers gathered in Montana's mountains to maintain a beloved stretch of the Continental Divide Trail, honoring a community member who championed outdoor stewardship. The annual Pete Sorini Day brought together neighbors, hikers, and forest service staff to clear fallen trees and trim overgrowth near Butte.
As grizzly bears return to Montana's prairies after decades, the state hired its first prairie grizzly manager to protect both bears and people. After a close call with a bear, he pioneered using drones to keep everyone safe.
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