Public media faces its most urgent threat yet. Congress will soon vote on whether to eliminate $1.1 billion in already-approved... more

A state program lets Montana nonprofits design special license plates to help raise funds for their organization. There’s an option... more

This week’s topic comes from a listener who asks, ‘Why is there no hog industry in Montana?’ While Montana famously... more

In 2023 the Blackfeet Nation released bison into the Chief Mountain area along the border of Glacier National Park. The... more

In the '90s, whirling disease hit trout populations hard in Montana, at one point leading to a 95% decline in... more

When voters authorized the Montana Lottery in 1986, the promise was that lottery revenues would be used for education funding.... more

More than half a million acres in southwest Montana have been impacted by conifer expansion. It used to be that... more

Why does the state have a Spanish name? Why so many Rock Creeks? What's the deal with 'And-aconda'? Racetrack? This... more

As summer heats up in Montana, so does wildfire season. This raises the question, does winter snowpack really correlate to... more

Come celebrate MTPR’s 60th anniversary with a birthday bash on Feb. 7th at the Union Club in Missoula! It’s a... more