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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.
Montana's grizzly bear population has rebounded so successfully that the state hired its first prairie-based bear manager in 2017. Now, wildlife biologist Wesley Sarmento is using drones to protect both bears and humans from dangerous encounters.
A mother grizzly bear relocated from Glacier National Park to Yellowstone two years ago just emerged with healthy cubs, proving a bold conservation experiment is working. The milestone brings new genetic diversity to Yellowstone's isolated bear population.
After eight years fighting through injuries and setbacks, Montana linebacker Solomon Tuliaupupu earned a rare ninth season of college football eligibility. His perseverance through multiple surgeries and a serious illness finally paid off with an NCAA approval that gives him another shot at the game he loves.
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.
In 1916, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to Congress, four years before the 19th Amendment gave most American women the right to vote. Montana's progressive suffrage law made history possible.
Three Montana cities are partnering with their electric utility to create a voluntary green energy program that could power 20,000 homes with renewable energy. It's the final push toward making clean electricity choices available to everyone in the state.
When wildfire destroyed Maverick Mountain's only chairlift, the small Montana ski area faced an uncertain future. Now the community is fighting to bring it back for their kids.
After 41 years, Montana State University's football team brought home the FCS championship and celebrated with a historic White House visit. The Bobcats' thrilling one-point overtime victory earned them national recognition and a day in the nation's capital.
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 dedicated group of Montana volunteers has spent over 40 years keeping backcountry trails accessible, clearing up to 50 miles annually on horseback where Forest Service crews can't easily reach. Their labor of love fills a critical gap in public land maintenance.
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 Montana energy company just became the eighth utility to join a groundbreaking electricity market that's already saved Western customers more than $9 billion. The move will help millions access cheaper, cleaner power while making the grid more reliable.
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