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Missoula Current
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![Viewpoint: Mercury standards reasonable for Montana, too](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/11/colstrip.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Mercury standards reasonable for Montana, too
Russ Doty writes, "Senator, Jon Tester, asked the right questions while seeking clarification on how EPA’s Mercury Air Toxic Standards (MATS) rule will affect Colstrip 3 & 4 and Montana consumers."
![Corner Farm project seeks funding from Missoula’s open space bond](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/05/attachment-Agriculture.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Corner Farm project seeks funding from Missoula’s open space bond
A request to apply $310,000 in funding from the Open Space Bond to preserve an 8-acre farm in the Orchard Homes neighborhood will advance to a public hearing in June, the City Council decided on Wednesday.
![Davis splits City Attorney’s Office into civil services, prosecution](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/05/attachment-City-Attorney.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Davis splits City Attorney’s Office into civil services, prosecution
As the city and county of Missoula look to move to the Engen Building and centralize most public services, the city will also look to centralize its courts at the County Courthouse and divide the duties of the City Attorney's Office.
![Roxy lands first-ever NEA grant for Montana Film Fest](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/01/Roxy.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Roxy lands first-ever NEA grant for Montana Film Fest
Missoula's own Roxy Theater on Wednesday said it will receive a welcome grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support this year's Montana Film Festival.
![As budget season nears, MPD hints at potential requests](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/05/attachment-Colyer.jpg?w=980&q=75)
As budget season nears, MPD hints at potential requests
The Missoula Police Department on Wednesday touched on some of its likely requests as the city begins its annual budgeting process, which is expected to run throughout the summer.
![Nez Perce-Clearwater Forest meeting leaves conservationists uneasy](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/02/nez-perce-forest.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Nez Perce-Clearwater Forest meeting leaves conservationists uneasy
After the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest had to schedule three days to hear all the public objections to its new Forest Plan, conservationists aren’t optimistic that much will change before the forest supervisor issues her final decision.
![Missoula airport, others praise new round of air service funding](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/03/airlines-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula airport, others praise new round of air service funding
Montana's busiest airports on Tuesday praised funding included by Sen. Jon Tester in a bill to further fund the Federal Aviation Administration.
![City Council hears UM parking plan, and some opposition](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/08/University-of-Montana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City Council hears UM parking plan, and some opposition
While the Missoula City Council has no say in the matter, on Monday night it took comment from several individuals opposed to a University of Montana plan to expand parking on campus.
![Missoulians hurry to get plastic ban on November ballot](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/04/plastic-bags.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoulians hurry to get plastic ban on November ballot
On Thursday, members of the Families for a Livable Climate Beyond Plastics Working Group submitted a petition to the Missoula County Elections Office that could put an initiative on the November ballot to regulate some single-use plastics.
![Man fatally shot in Tuesday morning exchange with Missoula police](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/06/police-car-lights.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Man fatally shot in Tuesday morning exchange with Missoula police
A man who fled law enforcement early Tuesday in Missoula and brandished a weapon was fatally shot, the Missoula Police Department said.