Montana News

In Montana, the life expectancy for Native American people is 19 to 20 years shorter than for whites. The median age at death for Native men here is 56. It's 62 for Native women. Those statistics, in part, motivated Governor Steve Bullock last year to create a new position in the state health department: Director of American Indian Health. The woman he appointed to the job this spring is Mary Lynn Billy-Old Coyote, who's from the Rocky Boy's reservation. She's well aware of the difficulty many

Debate over transferring federal public lands to state ownership or management has largely dominated Montana’s U.S. House race between the main party candidates. Across the country, some state lawmakers and members of Congress are pushing to transfer federal lands to state ownership or control, a movement that has gained traction and created some controversy. Incumbent Republican Ryan Zinke and challenger Democrat Denise Juneau both say their stances on these issues are clear. “I have always

A charitable foundation has established a major endowment with the University of Montana. The Haynes Foundation has provided scholarship funds to UM before, but Monday's announcement of a $4 million permanent endowment is particularly significant.

The University of Montana’s new Vice President for Enrollment Tom Crady announced the preliminary headcount for school this fall today. "The bottom line is, we’re down."