Megan Mannering

In making the case that she’s the best choice to represent the Democratic party, Tranel highlighted her work effort — from fighting NorthWestern Energy for the Montana Consumer Counsel to being a two-time Olympian, and a mom.

The push for a union came this spring when employees bargained for higher wages. Management agreed to bump their pay from $10 an hour to $13 an hour. They also agreed to offer employees paid time off.

A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 38 inmates who say conditions at the Lake County jail are inhumane. The inmates’ allegations go beyond the physical state of the Lake County jail.

The debate covered housing, economics, taxes and climate change — all of the issues at the forefront of Missoula today. And it wouldn’t have been a debate without mention of the city’s homeless crisis.

The donation will provide funding for new facilities at each of the MSU College of Nursing’s five campuses, including Missoula. New facilities will be equipped with modern classrooms and state-of-the-art simulation labs.

Missoula saw a new high in the median sales price of $430,000 through June 2021, marking a 23% increase from the end of 2020. Meanwhile, active listings have declined 70%, dropping to only 107 at the end of June.

After running away during his family’s evacuation, Astro, a Polson family's pet cat, reunited with his owner on Tuesday afternoon. Burnt and bruised with damaged lungs, swollen paws and missing whiskers Astro survived the ordeal.

The Anderson Hill Fire burning in Granite and Powell counties has now burned almost 800 acres, and it's moving dangerously close to one of Montana's favorite landmarks, Garnet Ghost Town.

The secret’s out on Montana and all of its facets of recreation. Because of this, airline route planners have boosted their traffic in and out of the state. But finding ground-workers hasn't been easy.

The project will be built on two separate sites - one on Mullan Road and one on Cooley Street. Each site will offer a variety of one, two, three and four bedroom homes, totaling 202 rental homes when complete.