Missoula Current
City of Missoula claims data milestone in tracking homeless trends
An effort to identify and track homeless individuals in Missoula reached a milestone with the city saying it now has updated information on each person and can refer to the data in real-time.
Newsweek names St. Pat’s in Missoula top Montana hospital
Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula added another accolade to its trophy case this month after Newsweek named it the “Best In-State Hospital” of 2024.
Grizzly bears could be restored to the Bitterroot ecosystem
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a public scoping period to consider options for restoring grizzly bears to the Bitterroot ecosystem — although it said one option is not taking any action.
Viewpoint: Protect Montana children from flavored vaping
Kim Gillan writes, "Unlike cigarettes, now fading from favor, vaping is seen as cool and hip. Unfortunately, vaping is misunderstood as harmless."
Watchdogs asking why NorthWestern’s coal plant was down during freeze
While NorthWestern Energy was able to secure electricity on the regional market to meet demand in Montana during last week's deep freeze, utility watchdogs are asking why it's coal-fired generating station was offline.
Judge: Governor must allow override of marijuana tax veto
Carried by Sen. Mike Lang, R-Malta, HB 442 allocated a majority of Montana’s marijuana tax money to a number of enterprises, including county road maintenance, wildlife habitat preservation, nongame wildlife programs and state parks and trails.
Viewpoint: A legal pathway for Trump
David Daniels writes, "Under a constitutional system of government, the 14th Amendment is just as valid and important as the First or Second Amendments."
Montanans petition Daines over wilderness study area bill
Thousands of Montanans are asking Sen. Steve Daines to hear them out regarding his bill to remove three areas of federal land from wilderness consideration.
MCPS addresses latest ‘threat’ against schools
Missoula County Public Schools on Wednesday morning said it will increase the presence of law enforcement at schools after receiving a threat the night before.
NorthWestern endures spike, imports electricity during Arctic blast
Montana's largest power company delivered nearly 1,200 megawatts of electricity at peak hours during the recent Arctic freeze that fell over the state, nearly double what it was producing before the storm.