This is hitting harder than it should. He's an icon for my generation. I seriously question whether this was a requirement embedded within the Paramount settlement. www.ktvq.com/entertainmen...

If you care about public lands at all, read this piece from my friend Nate Schweber. Even if you don't care, read it, and you will. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Big turnout in Helena yesterday. Another couple hundred in Billings too. Helena "Hands Off" rally protests Trump administration at Montana State Capitol - www.ktvh.com/news/helena-...

Posting this Wikipedia entry today for no particular reason en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E...

“I thought that if (DOGE) were smart, they would work with USDS because of the history that USDS has with the different federal agencies. If they were actually honest about wanting to make improvements, USDS knows exactly where to focus on.” Some really good reporting www.ktvq.com/politics/pre...

“We need a lot of lumber. So, the price increase, the tariffs, they will have an effect, and they will increase cost to the end consumer.” #mtnews #montana www.ktvq.com/news/local-n...

Sad news here in Montana. Strong winds reportedly caught ahold of the chair and caused the fall. #mtnews www.ktvq.com/news/local-n...

Interesting story. I see convenience stores in Billings stocked with kratom, and workers there have told me they sell like crazy. How safe are they? Who knows? #mtnews Reprinted with permission from @montanafreepress.org www.ktvq.com/news/montana...

About 100 people showed up in Billings last night to protest the president's speech. #mtnews www.ktvq.com/news/local-n...

A reminder that Trump won Montana with 58 percent of the vote. In addition, every statewide elected official is a Republican for the first time in decades. #mtnews www.ktvq.com/news/montana...

"It was crushing, you know. It's such a big piece of my life. I've dedicated my entire life and working experience to this." #mtnews www.ktvq.com/news/local-n...

This is a fascinating read. Back when I was a business reporter, I was frustrated at the weight given to a handful of economic indicators, primarily the unemployment rate. It's even worse today, when most people have a job but no one is getting paid enough. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

An absolutely terrible story out of Wyoming. www.ktvq.com/news/crime-w...

Big news over the weekend in Montana. Yellowstone County backed away from a proposal to use its largest entertainments venue to house detainees from Trump's mass deportation. #mtnews www.ktvq.com/news/local-n...

“We have tried since we started to manufacture in the US. And our products, it's kind of crazy, but they're very simple, but there are really only a few places in the world that can manufacture them,” Drain said. #mtnews

funny how so many lamented who was really running the country while "sleepy Joe" was in office, yet now we have unelected and out-of-practice attorneys shaping major policy during this administration

All that fear and worry, all day today, just for it to get struck down? this already feels like the first time: lots of headline-making bluster, then an inability to follow through

Indian Country in Montana is telling tribal members to be prepared if encountered by ICE agents #mtnews www.ktvq.com/neighborhood...

I'm sure every school district in the country is having similar discussions. Along with every church. #mtnews www.ktvq.com/news/local-n...

Something to watch in Montana. www.ktvq.com/news/montana...

All I got is that the “infrastructure plan” is about the AI infrastructure and is most likely connected to the $20B investment by the Saudi exec on building the data centers. Again, just an FYI, not actual news at this point.

If the U.S. Interior Department’s assistant secretary for Land and Minerals Management ultimately approves the expansion, the Navajo Transitional Energy Company will gain access to a one-to-two-year supply of federally owned coal. h/t @montanafreepress.org #montana www.ktvq.com/news/montana...

This is Earl. My wife nicknamed him Sexy Man. So if she calls for a sexy man in the house, I know she's not calling for me.

We have been glued to the local news. As social media becomes less and less useful for breaking news and real time info, it’s been such a reminder of how valuable the reporters and production folks on the ground are.

Montana's GOP-dominated Legislature is taking up this big issue this year. The state decided in 2015 to accept Medicaid expansion, after much debate, for 10 years before reauthorizing. Good reporting from KFF Health News #montana #medicaid #politics www.ktvq.com/news/montana...

Rest in peace sir.

I hope your Christmas was as full of joyous surprises as hers was. Happy holidays, Blue Sky!

Breaking: The Montana Supreme Court has UPHELD the ruling in the landmark climate-change case, Held v. Montana. The ruling asserts the young plaintiffs have a“fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment.” #mtnews www.ktvq.com/news/mt-supr...

I just found @mrhwm.bsky.social here. He was one of my favorite follows on the other site, so I'm happy to find him again. I encourage others, particularly in Montana, to give him a follow. Plus he used to have a sweet southpaw jumper. Not sure if that's still there though

this account is worth following @altyellonatpark.org

I was really proud that we could publish this story on our website. It's an incredible piece of reporting from ProPublica about a Montana doctor in a small town with way too much power. these sorts of things happen when it's tough to attract high-end talent #mtnews www.ktvq.com/eat-what-you...

great read from @kemc.bsky.social . I loved her Blood Money book too, which I at times read while selling my plasma last year. the irony of it amused me

This is a fascinating development in a case that scared a bunch of people in Billings in the fall of 2023. Good reporting from our partners @dailymontanan.bsky.social and @darrellehrlick.bsky.social . A little background thread to help everyone catch up: www.ktvq.com/second-amend...

A disturbing story here in Billings. #mtnews www.ktvq.com/news/local-n...

"A date which will live in infamy..." www.ktvq.com/news/local-n...

Hello Big Sky from the beautiful Yellowstone valley! This is overlooking Billings, with the Beartooth mountains in the background. Ennis and Pearl are along for the ride. #montana

Good thread of an ongoing billionaire-on-billionaire battle

Working from home, national and Montana cities. Nationally, 13.8% of Americans work from home. Highest share cities are below. In Montana: Bozeman: 14.5% Billings: 6.7% Missoula: 10.7% #mtnews @axios.com

"Trans people exist. And the attempts to erase us from public life, I think are... one, cruel, obviously. But two, deeply misguided." @zoandbehold.bsky.social with strong words about today's U.S. Supreme Court hearing. more good reporting by @andrealutz.bsky.social www.ktvq.com/news/montana...

Whoa.

That's a goal I can support

We saw Wicked over the weekend. My 10-year-old was more focused on eating candy than the plot of the movie, but I thought it was great. Not afraid to admit I teared up a few times, particularly when the two leads showed how much they cared for each other. Anyone else see it? What did you think?

"The report predicts that the state's agriculture sectors will see a loss of more than 9,500 jobs and more than $181 million per year in labor earnings by the mid-century due to the impact of climate change." #mtnews #montana www.ktvq.com/news/montana...

Y'all gotta check out this woman's crazy story. Reported by the talented @andrealutz.bsky.social #wyoming www.ktvq.com/news/local-n...

80s teen hijinks films were so educational

Quite the victory in his final days.

My favorite sign in Billings, right in front of the main transfer station, using the antiquated plural of bus. Only take a left is you're making out with your honey, apparently #montana #signs

And so it begins. I fear what this will do to the middle class. www.scrippsnews.com/politics/tru...

Posting without comment, other than I'm curious what kind of engagement this story will get here #mtnews www.ktvq.com/news/montana...