Cost of new Helena sports complex revealed

Cost of new Helena sports complex revealed

The Hillsboro Sports Complex is a 90 acre facility including many new baseball fields, tennis courts, a disc golf course and so much more coming to Helena. It is estimated to cost $58 million. City leaders have a devised plan for funding the project alongside the new city hall that will not increase taxes or … Read more

New Bay Area routes coming from United, Hawaiian

New Bay Area routes coming from United, Hawaiian

FILE: SFO’s AirTrain approaches the San Francisco airport. San Francisco International Dec. 8 is the launch date for United Airlines’ newest transpacific route: nonstop service from San Francisco to Christchurch, New Zealand. United plans to fly the route three days a week with a 787-8. It will be the only nonstop service from the U.S. … Read more

A Piece of the Conservation Puzzle

A Piece of the Conservation Puzzle

The Alaska Basin addition to the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in the Centennial Valley encompasses more than 53,000 acres, including 32,350 which are designated wilderness. Photo courtesy USFWS by David Tucker Deep in Montana’s southwest corner, a windswept steppe and rolling sagebrush sea provide critical habitat for iconic species like pronghorn, sage grouse … Read more

Top stories from today’s Montana This Morning, Oct. 31, 2023

Top stories from today’s Montana This Morning, Oct. 31, 2023

Top stories from today’s Montana This Morning, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023 – Latest local news and headlines from across the world. TOP VIDEOS: Israeli troops and tanks advance into Gaza Israeli troops and tanks continue their advance into Gaza Second suspect arrested in connection with homicide of Rocky Mountain College football player Second suspect arrested … Read more

Missoula, Bozeman to spearhead new Montana ‘tech hub’

Missoula, Bozeman to spearhead new Montana ‘tech hub’

MISSOULA — Montana’s recognition as a Tech Hub by the Economic Development Administration this month will bring new investment and jobs to the state, and could land millions of additional dollars in federal funding, backers said. The Headwaters Regional Technology and Innovation Hub represents a consortium of Montana stakeholders led by Accelerate Montana at the … Read more

Southwest, Delta reduce elite status requirements

Southwest, Delta reduce elite status requirements

FILE: A Southwest Airlines passenger plane prepares to take off from Denver International Airport. Robert Alexander/Getty Images In this week’s air travel news, both Delta and Southwest unveiled changes to their loyalty programs that make it easier to achieve top tier status; United says it will revamp its passenger boarding next week; United also gives … Read more

Top stories from today’s Montana This Morning, Sept. 26, 2023

Top stories from today’s Montana This Morning, Sept. 26, 2023

Top stories from today’s Montana This Morning, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 – Latest local news and headlines from across the world. TOP VIDEOS MSU BOBCATS PRESS CONFERENCE Montana State football Week 5 press conference with Treyton Pickering and McCade O’Reilly Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani over laptop Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani over laptop privacy … Read more

Montana climate trial: Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind trial

Montana climate trial: Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind trial

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists scored what may be a groundbreaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by allowing fossil fuel development. The ruling in this first-of-its- kind trial in the U.S. adds to a small number of … Read more

Major airline to cut back flights from SFO, OAK and Sacramento

Major airline to cut back flights from SFO, OAK and Sacramento

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from SFO in San Francisco on April 22, 2023. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In this week’s news, Southwest Airlines’ CEO said the company is developing new digital strategies to keep passengers better informed and help them solve common problems without the need for staff assistance; he also reported … Read more