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2026 Economic Impact Study Shows Billions In Revenue, Thousands Of Jobs Generated For BZN-Yellowstone International Airport

2026 Economic Impact Study Shows Billions In Revenue, Thousands Of Jobs Generated For BZN-Yellowstone International Airport

Bozeman, Mont. — A new economic impact study from the state of Montana found that the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport plays a major role in Bozeman’s economy and has brought in more than $2 billion in revenue for Montana. The state released its 2026 economic impact study last week. Bozeman-

Wyoming wolf numbers fall as disease spreads

STATE — Wolf numbers in Wyoming fell 19% in the state’s largest management area, according to a recent report from Wyoming Game and Fish. The report pointed to likely spread of distemper, a measles-like disease found in almost 70% of wolves captured in the state last year. Tut Fuentevilla

Missoula gets first International Racquetball Tour stop

Missoula, Mont. — The International Racquetball Tour made its first stop in Missoula, bringing top players to town and drawing attention to the sport locally. The tour featured the No. 1-ranked racquetball player in the world along with other pros competing in the city. Players said the event gave them

Missoula crime lab adds fingerprint tool to speed evidence work

Missoula crime lab adds fingerprint tool to speed evidence work

Missoula, Mont. — A new machine at the Montana State Crime Lab could give analysts a better look at fingerprint evidence and help them work through some evidence more efficiently. NonStop Local's Ethan Jamba toured the lab as staff got ready to use the system in the latent print

PERC report says investment in forest fuel treatments leads to decreased wildfire costs

A new report says prescribed burns and thinning projects save money, longterm, highlighting new peer-reviewed economic research on wildfires. The report, released by Bozeman-based Property and Environment Research Center, a “free market environmentalism” nonprofit think-tank, draws heavily on two economics papers looking at fire suppression costs and

How Republican Llew Jones became Montana's most powerful legislator — and why GOP wants him gone

CONRAD — Nancy Ballance had been warned. When Ballance was first elected to represent Hamilton in the state Legislature in 2012, certain members of her GOP caucus told her to avoid working with another Republican, a veteran legislator from Conrad named Llew Jones. But Ballance eventually found Jones unavoidable. In the

Sen. Cornyn proposes renaming US-287 as Trump Interstate

Sen. Cornyn proposes renaming US-287 as Trump Interstate

MONTANA — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced legislation that would label US-287 as future Interstate 47, or Trump Interstate, along a route stretching from Port Arthur, Texas, to Choteau, Montana. Cornyn said the proposed I-47 Future Interstate Act would treat US-287 as a future interstate and that