WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Newhouse Call on U.S. House to Pass Their Bill Increasing American Hydropower * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) today sent a letter to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise urging swift passage of their "Build More Hydro" bill. Daines' bill, which passed the U.S. Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: 60 Minutes - "He (Zinke) called the land sale proposal his San Juan Hill, a nod to Teddy Roosevelt, noted conservationist... Rough translation: over my dead body." * Bozeman, MT. - Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke spoke with Jon Wertheim of 60 Minutes about his lifelong commitment to protecting public lands and his recent success stripping a provision that would have sold more than 450,00  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Nov. 24 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Long-Haul Leader: Trucking Industry Exec Earns UM Honorary Doc * As a former president of the Truckload Carriers Association and a senior vice president of government affairs with the American Trucking Association, Batts became a standout figure in the male-dominated transportation sector. She has been described as a trailblazer for women who have followed her road. Now her alma mater, the Univ  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 26 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State history professor wins two national awards By Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service Historian Catherine Dunlop views wild environments as laboratories for studying how human societies are shaped by natural features and forces. For two months in 2017, she immersed herself in one such laboratory while researching a book about the famous mistral winds of southern France. "It's a very atmospheric p  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 26 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State junior wins $10,000 scholarship from energy society By Skip Anderson, MSU News Service Montana State University junior Molly Coonfield, who is studying electrical engineering with a minor in mechatronics, recently received a $10,000 scholarship from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Power and Energy Society. The society provides up to 20 scholarships and real-world experi  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 27 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State nursing college supporting non-traditional students seeking a career change By Isabel Hicks, MSU News Service When Lara Schulz learned she was accepted into Montana State University's accelerated nursing program on the Bozeman campus, she was elated. In between caring for her two children, now ages 8 and 14, and helping her husband through health issues, Schulz had spent the past two years co  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 27 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Educators in rural Montana communities can apply to host free Geospatial Skills Camp in June 2026 Montana State University will select educators and organizations in five rural Montana communities to host a fully sponsored Geospatial Skills Camp for high school students in June 2026. The camp is being made possible thanks to a $430,000, three-year grant awarded to MSU's Science Math Resource Center from th  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 26 (TNSjou) -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Mountains as water towers: New research highlights warming differences between high and low elevations By Reagan Cotton, MSU News Service In new research published this week, work by a Montana State University scientist aims to explore the gradations in elevation-dependent changes in climate, including in mountainous ecosystems like those in Montana and the Rockies. John Knowles, an assistant pro  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 25 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * OLLI at MSU to host Dec. 12 forum on homelessness in the Gallatin Valley The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University will host a virtual Friday Forum on Friday, Dec. 12, discussing homelessness in the Gallatin Valley and strategies to address the complex issue. "Urban Camping and Homelessness in the Gallatin Valley: A Brief History, Stories from the Field and Strategies for the Futur  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Zinke and Moore Praise the Trump Administration's Decision to Make Our National Parks Beautiful Again * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke and Congressman Riley M. Moore (WV-02) applauded the Trump Administration's decision to secure the future of America's national parks through a new fee structure that ensures international visitors are paying their fair share to  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 26 (TNSjou) -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * New research from Montana State highlights subsurface impact of Yellowstone earthquakes By Reagan Cotton, MSU News Service In Yellowstone National Park, earthquakes are an everyday occurrence whether humans feel them or not. In fact, data shows that as many as 3,000 quakes of various magnitudes occur in the park each year. That regularity makes Yellowstone a perfect place to study the many impact  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Nov. 24 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM Wins Can the Cats Food Drive, Biggest Donation in History * This is the largest donation in program history and the first time the food drive passed the 1 million mark. The amounts totaled during Saturday's Brawl of the Wild game were 209,847 pounds of food and $881,907 in monetary donations, totaling 1,091,755.20 in food and funds from Griz Nation. Karen Schlatter, UM marketing student ex  more