Sign in Subscribe

Latest

University of Montana president finalist announced

The finalist candidate for the University of Montana president job is Jeremiah Shinn, interim president of Boise State University, UM and the Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education announced Friday. Shinn will be on campus in Missoula on Monday and Tuesday, April 6 and 7. A news release

What a US attorney general actually does – a law professor spells it out

What a US attorney general actually does – a law professor spells it out

(TEMPE, AZ) President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 2, 2026, only 14 months after she was sworn into office, making her time in the role the shortest in 60 years. While much recent attention has focused on Trump’s decision to fire Bondi, there has been

U.S. fighter jet shot down over Iran; frantic search and rescue underway

(The Center Square) – A U.S. fighter jet has been shot down over southern Iran, as a search and rescue mission is underway, according to multiple reports. Reports indicate the downed aircraft is an F-15 fighter jet with two crew members onboard. Media reports indicate that one of the

'Double-edged sword': Montana campuses prepare for AI-driven future

GLENDIVE — The growing role of artificial intelligence in higher education is forcing colleges to adapt, and Montana campuses are preparing to take a major step with a new AI tool launching as early as May. When Dawson Community College President Chad Knudson attended the March Board of Regents Meeting in

Why Isn’t ‘The View’ on Today? What We Know About April 2026 Schedule

If you tuned into The View on Friday, April 3, you may have noticed that the Hot Topics being discussed were a bit outdated. That’s because the episode was an encore of the show that aired one month earlier on March 3. The View likely took a day off

Tribes in Montana lose millions after USDA kills farm grants

Tribes in Montana lose millions after USDA kills farm grants

Kim Paul, executive director of the Piikani Lodge Health Institute, a nonprofit on the Blackfeet Reservation that promotes health and well-being, saw the email notification flash across her computer screen as she was working late last week. It was the U.S. Department of Agriculture saying a nearly $9

Native Americans invented dice and gambled 12,000 years ago

Native Americans invented dice and gambled 12,000 years ago

By Stephen Beech Native Americans were making dice and gambling thousands of years before anyone else in the world, according to new research. Evidence reveals that the earliest known dice in human history were made and used by hunter-gatherers on the western Great Plains more than 12,000 years