General

Missoula Mayor John Engen showed up early at the Missoula County Elections Center on Thursday to file for reelection, saying progress made on several fronts needs to be brought to fruition.

Rising sea levels caused by climate change may drive U.S. coastal residents to counties in western Montana, central Colorado and northern Utah, according to a study published online in the journal Nature Climate Change.

When President Donald Trump issued his travel ban, the ensuing media coverage fell on immigrants trapped at the nation's international airports, and the high drama that unfolded in a Washington court; but repercussions also played out in Montana, and they continue to perplex state experts.

When a diverse group of Missoula residents formed Standing Alongside America's Muslims a year ago, they hoped to push back against a rising tide of Islamophobia. Never did they imagine that, a year on, the waves of anti-Muslim sentiment would have grown even stronger.

The Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit in U.S. District Court in Missoula on Tuesday against neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin, alleging he inflicted emotional distress on a Whitefish real estate agent by mounting a cruel anti-Semitic campaign against her.

On behalf of the Missoula County Democrats, a small group of activists old enough to have voted for either Hubert Humphrey or Richard Nixon – though it was likely the former – gathered Monday at the University of Montana and registered a new crop of college-aged voters.

District offices across the Lolo National Forest are offering permits for mushroom harvesting starting later this month – just in time for the picking season.

Wildlife conservation groups sued the U.S. government this week seeking to halt a plan to trap and kill as many as 120 mountain lions and black bears in Colorado in a bid to stem declines in populations of mule deer favored by hunters.

Erosion along the Clark Fork River through Missoula and unauthorized trails across sensitive landscapes remain two of the greatest challenges facing the Department of Parks and Recreation, though steps are being taken to manage both.

The outcome of several legislative battles surrounding next month's special election for Congress could influence whether Missoula County dips deep into its general fund, and whether it has to spend an additional $10,000 to shuffle its polling stations.