Jon King

Earlier this week, it was announced that the State of Montana will work with the Montana University System to bring an ultra-high speed telecommunications network to the State. By working together, the State and University System hope to save $500,000 in annual costs while increasing the bandwith and capacity of the shared "core" at the heart of both networks...

photo courtesy of gaby_bra/Flickr Brazil's "Science Without Borders" project will send 11 Brazilian undergrads to Missoula this spring. The program is designed to help Brazil develop in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through international study...

The Montana Department of Commerce Office of Tourism is launching a tourism and brand workshop in the Bitterroot valley on Friday, February 3rd. The program is entitled "Coming Together to Expand Montana's Tourism Story" and is designed to help businesses market themselves and grab hold of vital tourism dollars. Every year, 10.5 million visitors travel through Montana and spend over 2 billion in the local economy.

Over 50 Governor appointments to various boards and councils took place this week. Among the list of inductees are six Missoulians: Corey Fisher and Gary Frank will sit on the Future Fisheries Review panel, Ken Wall will sit on the Land Information Advisory Council, Lynn Harris will sit on the Board of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Drew Arnott will sit on the Telecommunication Access Services for Persons with Disabilities Committee, and Don Whalen will sit on the Trauma Care Committee

Severe weather is on its way to Missoula and the surrounding area. General Forecaster for the National Weather Service, Jeff Kitsmiller explains what the local valleys can expect on Wednesday night and Thursday.

The Bureau of Land Management's Western Montana Resource Advisory council will hold a meeting on January 19th, in Butte.

The Missoula International Airport is celebrating a record year. 2011 brought 582,821 passengers through the Airport doors, an increase of more than 7,000 travelers from 2010.