Keila Szpaller
![Parents suing University of Montana after asbestos found in childcare facilities](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/08/University-of-Montana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Parents suing University of Montana after asbestos found in childcare facilities
A group of parents and a grandparent whose toddlers attended childcare facilities at the University of Montana have alleged UM was negligent when it delayed alerting them to a possible asbestos exposure in late 2018 in a building where their children played.
![Montana PSC considers new garbage hauling service in Missoula](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/05/Republic-Services.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana PSC considers new garbage hauling service in Missoula
L&L Site Services, which operates in Gallatin County, tried in 2018 to enter the market in Missoula. The PSC turned down the application after the case landed in court and a judge remanded it to the regulatory body with instructions to weigh evidence differently, according to the 2019 order.
![Judge: Plaintiff can proceed with Title IX claims against University of Montana](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/court.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge: Plaintiff can proceed with Title IX claims against University of Montana
A University of Montana faculty member who is one of four plaintiffs in a Title IX lawsuit against the campus and university system offered enough evidence to proceed with her gender discrimination claim, according to an order this week from a U.S. District Court judge in Missoula.
![Montana Museum of Art and Culture acquires ‘significant’ Western collection](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/12/Rafael-Chacon.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana Museum of Art and Culture acquires ‘significant’ Western collection
The Montana Museum of Art and Culture has acquired a new collection that director and professor of art history and criticism Rafael Chacón said shaped people’s ideas of the West and offers viewers a chance to reconsider its mythologies.
![Montana lawmakers urge fixes for children’s mental health program](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/Elsie-Headshot.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana lawmakers urge fixes for children’s mental health program
After hearing concerns from lawmakers about negative effects on children, Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen said the problems with a program that delivers mental health services to students in public schools will be ironed out by February.
![Report: Depression among youth hits 30-year high in pandemic](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/01/depression.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Report: Depression among youth hits 30-year high in pandemic
Depression among high school students hit its highest rate in three decades, 41 percent, during the pandemic, according to results of the 2021 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Study.
![Glacier National Park’s telecommunications plan approved](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/08/Glacier-Kintla.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Glacier National Park’s telecommunications plan approved
A newly approved telecommunications plan for Glacier National Park means four developed areas of the park could be in line for cell and internet service by spring 2023 at the earliest — with many details to be sorted out.
![Three-judge panel hears arguments in PSC redistricting case](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/court.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Three-judge panel hears arguments in PSC redistricting case
U.S District Judge Donald Molloy questioned the Montana Secretary of State’s lawyer on Friday in a hearing about a lawsuit alleging the PSC's voting districts are out of alignment and violate the one person, one vote guarantee in the U.S. Constitution.
![Public Service Commission to investigate CenturyLink for poor phone service](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/09/telephone.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Public Service Commission to investigate CenturyLink for poor phone service
The Montana Public Service Commission is launching an investigation into CenturyLink Communication’s “legacy infrastructure” because customers in rural areas continue to report telephone problems including the inability to reach 911.
![Montana arthouses have ‘best’ months since pandemic](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/07/DSC_6414-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana arthouses have ‘best’ months since pandemic
Moviegoers are back in Montana theaters, munching on salty, buttery popcorn, watching Meryl Streep strut her Donald Trump in “Don’t Look Up,” and giving at least a couple of arthouses their best months since coronavirus arrived in the Treasure State.