Missoula Current

The city and county of Missoula will try for a second time to land a second federal grant to fully complete missing infrastructure in the greater Mullan area.

The House of Representatives, spurred by Rep. Ryan Zinke, voted to override a 3-year-old Interior Department order that temporarily banned copper sulfide mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Jim Nelson writes, "What few of us will risk speaking out, marching, or engaging in peaceful protest when doing so carries the possibility of being seriously harmed—or even killed—by an inadequately supervised government agent."

The president of the University of Montana on Wednesday said he plans to step down after leading the school for more than eight years – as tenure that saw enrollment rebound and new investment in campus infrastructure.

The state of Montana has proposed a sampling protocol for pH in streams, but some water watchdogs say the method might not detect trouble until it’s too late.

Corey Ellis writes, "Montanans want more than lip service for our Public Lands. We want action that protects the foundations of our way of life."

Peggy Schmidt I’m writing in support of Reggie Spaulding for Montana House District 92. HD 92 includes the Lower Rattlesnake neighborhood of Missoula, East Missoula, Bonner, Potomac and Clinton. I wholeheartedly support Reggie’s candidacy because she’ll work hard for ALL Montanans, regardless of race, ethnicity, citizenship, economic class, ability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or r

Citing new opportunities around the recent closure of the Roseburg mill, the City of Missoula plans to create a new master plan for the North Reserve/Scott Street Urban Renewal District.

Jeffrey Smith writes, "So far, the U.S. Justice Department has released 1 percent of the files. Today marks one month since that deadline passed."

Katherine Auge writes, "Now is the time to make the move to sustainable transportation and unlock all the benefits that go along with it."