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As Michelle Obama prepares to the leave the White House, a University of Montana professor looks back on her time as "mom-in-chief" and the role race played in shaping her legacy.

With Congress racing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, dozens of Missoula residents rallied at the Missoula Public Library on Sunday as part of a national call to action to defend Obamacare.

Sheila Stearns will outline her vision as interim president of the University of Montana in this week's State of the University address. The Thursday morning talk is open to the public.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected a type of bird flu in a wild duck in Montana that matches a strain found during an outbreak of the disease in 2014 that led to the deaths of millions of chickens.

The official snow depth at the Missoula airport stood at 15 inches this week, marking the first time since 1996 the city had that much snow on the ground at any given point.

Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer was back in the national spotlight Sunday morning on CNN, providing commentary on the Democrats' losses in 2016, likening them to a fisherman who casts his line too close to the boat. Donald Trump, Schweitzer said, was the better angler.

The University of Montana is closing another big year, one highlighted by groundbreaking research, scholarly success and record fundraising. Here's a look at UM's top achievements this past year, in no particular order.

Raising their right hands, Missoula County's three newest elected officials took the oath of office on Thursday, swearing to defend the state constitution and to uphold the duties of their office with fidelity.

The Montana Avalanche Center has listed the avalanche danger as "high" in the Bitterroot Range and "considerable" on other slopes in the west central Montana backcountry.

The Missoula Food Bank has had a successful food drive, but director Aaron Brock said the organization is roughly $70,000 short of its fundraising goals - money that keeps food on the shelf for much of the year.