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News literacy on campus: Montana State University students talk about their go-to news sources
BOZEMAN — On the campus of Montana State University we spoke to students about where they get their news from, and the answers may shock you.
“I get my news from social media,” said Regan Lafontaine.
The platforms he uses? Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter. That’s the answer we assumed many of these young college students to respond with, but to our surprise the students gave us a diverse array of news sources.
“I use ground news,” explains Ty Murray, who proceeded to tell us that Ground News is an online platform that makes it easier to compare news sources, read between the lines of media bias, and break free from algorithms.
Another student, Jeff Zelkin, explains how he takes a simpler approach to getting his news.
“Mostly word of mouth,” Zelkin said.
And this type of self-sourcing seems to be a popular way of receiving news.
Nick Tumazi says, “Just occasionally walking around campus you’ll see something random or on the newspapers on campus.”
The Exponent is a student-led newspaper on campus that has been informing students about news in their area for more than 125 years—but do students really follow it?
“I don’t really listen to news, honestly,” said Mickell Geise.
But as most students rely on word of mouth or ignore the news altogether, there are still some students who say they stay up to date with what’s going on in their community.
Elizabeth Cronin tells us she gets her news from “local stations” and she seems to be one of the few students we spoke to who is still invested in finding local news.
The Montana Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at July 8, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from July 8 drawing
12-29-37-43-55, Powerball: 18, Power Play: 4
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Lotto America numbers from July 8 drawing
17-26-31-32-37, Star Ball: 01, ASB: 02
Check Lotto America payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Big Sky Bonus numbers from July 8 drawing
03-13-16-17, Bonus: 10
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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from July 8 drawing
06-27-33-44-69, Powerball: 23
Check Powerball Double Play payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Montana Cash numbers from July 8 drawing
08-16-17-22-27
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from July 8 drawing
16-18-43-48-50, Bonus: 01
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
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When are the Montana Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky For Life: 8:38 p.m. MT daily.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Big Sky Bonus: 7:30 p.m. MT daily.
- Powerball Double Play: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Montana Cash: 8 p.m. MT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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HELENA, Mont — Gov. Greg Gianforte is backing a new effort to keep data centers from driving up Montanans’ power bills.
This week, Gianforte announced Montana is signing on to the Ratepayer Protection Pledge — an initiative endorsed by President Trump.
Several major technology companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and XAI first signed the pledge back in March.
The pledge comes as data center development continues to grow — raising questions about how much new energy will be needed and who will pay for it.
NBC Montana spoke with Julia Haggerty, professor of geography and department head of earth sciences at Montana State University, about whether Montana’s power grid is ready for that growth.
“Not without resolution of significant transmission bottlenecks and massive amounts of new generation. So, while our grid is adequately, relatively adequately equipped to serve the needs of our current load base, it’s definitely not equipped to accommodate the new demands without a lot of expansion,” she said.
According to the pledge, data center developers will pay for new power generation, and infrastructure needed to support their operations.
“It does align with ongoing regulatory efforts to ensure that the cost of new generation associated with data centers is borne by the developers of those data centers and not customers,” Haggerty said.
The governor’s office says Gianforte’s support of the pledge is designed to encourage responsible data center investments while protecting Montana ratepayers from long-term costs.
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