| Montana News |
Schweitzer Stresses Energy Independence at DNC
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, speaking Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, called on America to wean itself from foreign oil by investing in alternative energy and criticized Sen.
|
GOP chairman: Schweitzer a 'partisan attack dog'
Montanans saw a side of Gov. Brian Schweitzer they don't often see Tuesday night, said the state's Republican Party chairman - that of partisan attack dog.
|
Legislature to get new digital voting systems
Workers are installing new digital voting systems in the Montana House and Senate chambers in Helena.
|
Art born in Montana, made in China
LINCOLN - Rick Rowley has gone a long way in his varied artistic and business career - half way around the world to China.
|
Montana selected for Wind for Schools program
The United States Department of Energy has selected Montana as one of six states to participate in the inaugural year of the Wind for Schools Program.
|
Schools tested by new federal standards
Harder-to-hit federal test standards had three of every 10 Montana schools in No Child Left Behind trouble last year, compared with one in 10 the year before.
|
Pakistan to honor Montanan
The Pakistan government said Friday that the director of a Bozeman-based nonprofit will receive the country's Star of Pakistan civilian award at a ceremony in Islamabad in March.
|
Schweitzer's PSA violated state law, ethics official says
HELENA - The official overseeing an ethics complaint against Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday that the governor appears to have violated state law by distributing a public service announcement after filing ...
|
Montana press release
Contact Information: Callie Videtich, 303.312.6434, videtich.callie@epa.gov Catherine Roberts, 303.312.6025, roberts.catherine@epa.gov Montana's Governor Brian Schweitzer was notified today of recommendations ...
|
More rural schools getting wind turbines
Four schools in Montana have qualified for a U.S. Department of Energy wind education program.
|
Obama to visit Billings before national convention
In what will be his fifth visit to Montana as a presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama will make a campaign stop Tuesday in Billings.
|
Montana officials confirm first human West Nile case for 2008
The Department of Public Health and Human Services confirmed today the state's first human case of West Nile virus for 2008 identified in a Richland County adult female.
|
State: oil and gas leases will be buffered from rivers
The director of Montana's land agency says five oil and gas leases for sale along the Yellowstone, Shields and Boulder rivers will include restrictions that companies stay a quarter-mile back from the ...
|
State earns praise for effort to curb underage drinking
Montana is doing a commendable job chipping away at underage drinking, the acting U.S. surgeon general told state officials Tuesday, yet Montana stubbornly ranks near the top nationally in teenage alcohol use.
|
New DVD releases: 'Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus'
"Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" Teen sensation Cyrus and her pop-star alter ego Hannah Montana headlined a sold-out concert tour, which then turned into a sold-out movie at ...
|
New Web site links Montanans to rental housing
Gov. Brian Schweitzer has announced a new Web site designed to link Montanans to a wide range of rental housing choices.
|
Montana High Schoolers Vie for Virtual Business Victory with Qwest Foundation Grant
The Qwest Foundation today announced it has donated $4,000 to High School Business Challenge , a program that educates high school students about business principles.
|
Ad watch: An analysis of recent campaign advertising
Editor's note: This is first Ad Watch of this Montana political campaign by the Gazette State Bureau.
|
"Deep Draw Fire Wildland Fire"
The lightning storm that passed through western Montana early Saturday morning on August 9, 2008 sparked 18 natural caused fires.
|
Tulsan killed on Montana highway
Montana authorities have reported that a Tulsa man was struck and killed this week by a tractor-trailer rig after he walked onto Interstate 90 on Homestake Pass in Jefferson County.
|