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Overhaul of Interior, Energy departments stalled pending cost-benefit analysis

Plans to overhaul the Interior and Energy departments are stalled until lawmakers receive more information about the cost-benefit of undertaking such a massive restructuring, a Senate panel told department heads on Thursday. In March, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing government-wide reform and reorganization of the executive branch.

VIDEO: Gianforte, Daines pledge support for ICE amid calls to abolish agency

Inspector general to scrutinize Zinke's Whitefish land deal with Halliburton chairman

Legislative committee debates ways to restore stream gauges across Montana

Montana Shooting Sports looks to intervene in Missoula's gun suit against AG Fox

Business

July 20, 2018

Building up: Contemporary gallery wins funding assistance as downtown project nears

A local couple's plans to build a $2.8 million building to serve as a gallery of contemporary art in downtown Missoula won $146,000 in funding assistance on Thursday, the final hurdle before construction begins later this year.

Affordable Missoula housing project for "little" homes clears final funding hurdle

Winter wheat harvest begins on Montana's Hi-Line

Missoula earns national accolades for its 'arts vibrancy'

City of Missoula to refinance water utility's revenue bond to cut interest rates

Community Voices

July 20, 2018

Sustainable Missoula: Making transportation safe, inviting, memorable

Improving Missoula's transportation system means increasing the ease and opportunity for people to move in ways other than driving. Missoula implemented a policy in 2017 to triple the rate of people walking, biking and using public transit. In order to achieve this mandate we must grow a transportation infrastructure conducive to multiple ways of getting around. Streets and trails are the arteries and veins of the community body.

Montana Voices: It's you against big tobacco in vote for Healthy Montana initiative

Montana Voices: Family history of tobacco use prompts support for I-185

All wildfires are not alike, but the U.S. fights them that way

July 16, 2018

Harmon's Histories: The lights flicker, then Missoula County High destroyed by fire

July 14, 2018

Environment

Trump administration proposes sweeping changes to Endangered Species Act

The Trump administration says its proposed revisions to the decades-old Endangered Species Act reduce regulatory burden, while conservationists call them a “massive attack” on vulnerable species that face mounting threats from climate change and development. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration on Thursday proposed sweeping changes to key sections of the 1973 law meant to protect certain plants and animals from harm and extinction.

New UM docs ready to cross Montana to begin rural family medicine

The University of Montana's Family Medicine Residency program, an affiliation of the University of Washington, launched in 2013 with a focus on placing new new doctors in rural settings and addressing Montana's medical shortage. So far, it has accomplished just that.

UM graduates 12 family physicians; 11 say they'll stay in Montana

June 26, 2018

UM, Inimmune land $5.4M NIH grant to pursue bacterial fighting vaccine

June 25, 2018

UM names new vice president of enrollment and strategic marketing

June 15, 2018

Burgeoning apprentice program at Missoula College looks to ease labor shortage

June 12, 2018

UM Sports

Montana's Buss named Big Sky Preseason Defensive Player of the Year

After becoming only the fourth player in Montana history to be named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as a junior, Josh Buss has been named the Big Sky Conference preseason Defensive Player of the Year heading into his senior campaign the league announced at its annual kickoff event in Spokane.

Montana football: Griz game at Cal Poly to be broadcast nationwide on Eleven Sports

July 13, 2018

Mendez fills out Montana soccer staff as goalkeeper coach

July 3, 2018

Great Griz Encounter moving to Washington-Grizzly Stadium

June 27, 2018

Griz linebacker Dante Olson a natural mentor for Northern California classroom

June 25, 2018

Arts & Events

Missoula earns national accolades for its 'arts vibrancy'