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City Council: Criminal justice reform behind Jordan's drive for seat in Ward 6

Kristen Jordan brings experience as a team builder and data analyst to her campaign. While her opponent Tom Taylor didn't attend this week's forum hosted by the Downtown Missoula Partnership, Jordan used the opportunity to detail her plans for the seat if elected.

City Council: In Ward 5, a pledge of tax cuts versus the needs of Missoula residents

City Council: Opportunity for all and taxes divide Ward 4 candidates

Montana politicians react to planned Canadian border reopening

City Council: Ward 3 candidates strive for quality of life, but differ on approach

Business

Help wanted: Poverello scrambles to fill jobs at Emergency Winter Shelter

Missoula's shortage of willing workers has made hiring difficult and with winter pushing in, the Poverello Center is trying to hire 30 care positions for the Johnson Street Emergency Winter Shelter, which is set to open in two weeks.

Sustainable Missoula: Notes from a watershed group on the rise

Founded in 2008 but waking from a period of dormancy, the Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Group is excited to instigate weed pulls and stream cleanups, Bear Aware campaigns and collaborations to support the many organizations doing important work in the ‘Snake.

USFWS survey documents grizzly bears in Bitterroot headwaters

Montana fishing advocates, businesses call for river preservation task force

State plan seeks to find source, extent of highly toxic PCB at Smurfit-Stone site

EPA: Numeric water quality standards are law in Montana until feds rule otherwise

Community Voices

Commentary: Gianforte appointments favor private wildlife, threaten MT heritage

Tim Roberts writes, "If we don’t push back with a unified voice, groups like SFW will turn Montana into Utah. You’ll look back on the election of Greg Gianforte as the day that your hunting heritage ended for this new model of private wildlife for the wealthy few."

Montana’s congressional delegation should back American Families Plan

Commentary: Montana is on fire and it's time for decisive action

Missoula County commissioners endorse Gilels for City Council Ward 3

Opinion: Time to put Montana's 2020 election to rest - the one Republicans won

October 12, 2021

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Arts & Events

Harmon's Histories: Meet Austin Hartley, early Missoula entrepreneur ... sorcerer

Most of life’s decisions are routine and inconsequential. Then again, some turn out to be life-changing. So it was with two brothers from St. Johns, New Brunswick, who moved to western Montana in the 1890s.

Harmon's Histories: Life, death and a love letter to my angels

October 4, 2021

Harmon's Histories: Lots and lots of lawyers argued the Case of the Crocheted Tidy

September 27, 2021

At the Kettlehouse, Lake Street Dive's evolution tackles political tensions, social change

September 25, 2021

Missoula’s Climate and Clean Energy Expo is back at Caras Park (this weekend)

September 24, 2021

Montana Today

October 16, 2021

Gianforte’s COVID-19 actions, new Montana laws under scrutiny

Former and current public-health officials say Gov. Greg Gianforte's message isn’t being made as forcefully as it could – and that the governor and his administration have taken other steps that undercut local efforts to respond to the latest outbreak.

Montana’s new COVID-19 crisis: How is Gov. Gianforte responding?

October 16, 2021

Deadly day: Missoula reports five Covid deaths on Friday, 17 for the month

Blackfeet Tribe mourns the passing of Chief Earl Old Person

Missoula marks Indigenous Peoples Day