Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester speaks to union members at a Labor Day campaign stop on Sept. 2, 2024, in Billings, Mont. (Photo: William ...

CARLY GRAF [email protected] Dec 16, 2025 Dec 16, 2025 Almost 90% of rural hospitals in Montana operate on a negative profit margin, and though none have closed in the last decade, a majority have ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Three local business development corporations will receive a total of $16 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to bolster markets for agriculture producers and food ...

Affordable Montana Rural Towns. (Real Estate) Are you looking for an affordable rural Montana town to buy some real estate? If you just said yes, congratulations, you landed on the right video. We ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced four USDA Rural Development loans that will help water and wastewater infrastructure in three of Montana's ...

Across the country, rural hospitals will close, and the empty towns will mirror the quiet halls where doctors and nurses once rushed to heal. A decade ago, when the Republican-led Montana legislature ...

As rural areas across the country face worsening provider shortages and reductions in health care services, one community hospital in Billings, Montana, is celebrating the success of two new residency ...

Despite the mountainous terrain and altitude, in recent years this region has experienced punishing summer heat waves. It’s been difficult for many residents, urban and rural, to adapt to the warming ...

How Forest Service budget cuts impact services. Plus, solutions for loneliness in Montana. In this episode, the U.S. Forest Service announced budget cuts this past September that go into effect in ...

A look at how the Trump administration's immigration policies are affecting refugee resettlement in Montana. Plus, new changes to federal healthcare policy mean rural healthcare systems must adapt.

This story was originally published by The Conversation. Jon Tester has never had it easy. The three-term Democratic senator from Montana has scored more than 50% of the vote only once in his three ...