Missoula Current

The Montana Board of Regents on Tuesday selected Jeremiah Shinn to serve as the next president of the University of Montana, starting on July 1.

Missoula County’s recent support for a new system of trails for mechanized vehicles on federal land near Seeley Lake has drawn criticism from conservation groups and individuals.

City and county leaders on Monday expressed concerns over the potential impacts of data centers as new proposals proliferate across Montana, including one center eyeing operations in Bonner.

Haley Yarborough writes, "Montana has an opportunity to ask these questions now, before large-scale development locks in decades of consequences. Once a facility is built and connected to the grid, its footprint is not easily undone."

Missoula housing advocates are tapping into a library of resources to ensure the city's population of homeless vets find the resources and housing they need.

A judge’s ruling has ended a Canadian coal company’s four-year effort to water down the selenium pollution standards for Lake Koocanusa.

Rob Lewis writes, "If history is any guide, the breakthroughs veterans are helping unlock today will one day benefit millions beyond the military community."

“They say the first step is admitting you have a problem. So today, right here in this column, I admit it. I am a junkie, an addict. I need help.”

Conservationists and federal land managers clashed in court over a plan shrinking protected research areas.

As the Wye transitions to a new urban center with a growing population base and thousands of new homes, Missoula County looks to ensure the area is properly served by fire and emergency services.