Missoula Current
160 years ago today, Montana Vigilantes began their ‘righteous hangings’
A trial that stretched to three days on the main street of Nevada City, Idaho Territory, came to a close with conviction recommended by a 24-man jury.
Residents in Lolo mobile home park move closer to owning property
The Two Rivers manufactured home park includes 59 individual lots adjacent to Travelers Rest, just west of Lolo. The residents are looking to purchase the property in a collective, making it community owned.
Montana Griz add 16 to open early signing period
The Big Sky Champion Montana Grizzlies added 16 players to the incoming class of 2024 on the first day of the early signing period Wednesday, head coach Bobby Hauck announced.
Viewpoint: Protect habitat to fight the climate crises
Mike Garrity writes, "The Act is adamant that the best way to keep threatened and endangered species from extinction is to protect the ecosystems upon which they depend."
Viewpoint: Work on the community, not the forest
George Wuerthner writes, "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 both direct funding towards logging (thinning) and prescribed burning as the preventative means of precluding urban fires."
New rules limit campground stays, allow trapping on FWP land
Among the several rules that were repealed or adopted to make everything consistent was a rule that says all wildlife management areas and fishing access sites are open to hunting and trapping unless posted.
Missoula County to play role in federal efforts to restore Bitterroot griz
Missoula County will have a seat at the table as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service looks to restore grizzly bears to the expansive Bitterroot ecosystem south of Missoula.
Missoula County signs on to Grant Creek restoration project
Missoula County signed an agreement with stakeholders looking to restore Grant Creek from Interstate 90 to the Clark Fork River confluence.
Group questions USFS claims of no contamination at Holland Lake
A Swan Valley group is questioning Forest Service claims after the agency announced finding no groundwater contamination at Holland Lake.
Wildlife advocates sue BNSF to stop trains from killing grizzlies
Trains speed through Montana, sometimes killing grizzly bears caught on the tracks, so two organizations are suing the railroad company to make the tracks safer.