Northern announces major milepost in football stadium drive

Montana State University-Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel announced Saturday that Northern has secured $2.2 million for phase 1 of Project Stadium in only nine months.

"When this project comes to fruition, the sports complex will enhance much more than our football program," Kegel said. "We will bring people together in  a community center for events of all kinds, space dedicated to athletic conditioning, and classroom space for health and human performance courses. All of this activity will contribute to the long-term health of our campus."

Kegel announced in 2016 he wanted to build a hom...