Missoula Current

Plans to improve the intersection at West Broadway and Toole Avenue continue to advance and will gain some needed right-of-way when the project is ready to break ground.

John Knight writes, "Following the challenges Humanities Montana experienced in 2025 with the termination and partial reinstatement of federal funding, I am proud that we continue building upon and expanding this work."

Commission set 300-wolf limit for upcoming hunting and trapping season, higher than recommended by the department but sharp dropoff from last year.

Experts write, "The fact that the Forest Service is preparing to rescind the Roadless Rule without a single public meeting tells you that they don’t care what the public thinks."

Revenue for Missoula-area transportation projects between 2027 to 2031 is expected to total around $506 million. Of that, $214 million is earmarked for infrastructure programs and $46 million for transit programs.

City and fire officials on Wednesday lifted Stage II fire restrictions in Missoula, citing a number of factors ranging from weather to staffing.

Missoula Montana Airport's push to build and open a new and larger passenger terminal took several years and it came in the nick of time, as the facility continues to serve a record number of passengers.

John Carter writes, "Montana does not rank very high as it lacks a proven method to document wolf populations and statistics and its models are highly questionable in accuracy of prediction."

The hospital was also named a Best Regional Hospital and received a high-performing specialty rating in cardiology, heart and vascular surgery, along with high-performing ratings in 14 adult procedures and conditions.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is inundated by comments both opposing and supporting a federal proposal to allow states to manage threatened grizzly bears.