(KPAX) Missoula Police Chief Mike Brady says that after six years at the helm, timing is his biggest motivation for stepping down. “You know, I'm at a point where I want to do something else, but I don't want to wait until I’m too old to do it,” Chief Brady told MTN News. He’ll go from working for the police department to a role with the city as its risk manager. He … [Read more...] about Missoula police chief to step down at year’s end; will be city’s risk manager

With the field narrowed and the November election looming, candidates running for a seat on the Missoula City Council will appear in a series of forums starting this week. Hosted by the Office of Neighborhoods, the event will see the two remaining candidates from each ward answer questions posed by the audience. Each forum will take place at City Council chambers on Pine … [Read more...] about Missoula City Council candidates to face off in forums ahead of November election

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CN) – While addressing churchgoers attending a service commemorating the 56th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing on Sunday, presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden described the grief felt decades ago by the church as a defining moment in the history of the nation, and how the nation faces a similar moment … [Read more...] about Biden speaks of grief at anniversary of Birmingham church bombing

A recent resolution adopted by the Missoula Board of County Commissioners – to change the boundaries of a Rural Special Improvement District northwest of Seeley Lake and assess landowners for maintenance of the Lindbergh Lake Bridge – resurrected two unresolved questions: Who has access when a public bridge leads to private property? Should bridge ownership be transferred from … [Read more...] about Missoula County: Assessment reignites fight over public bridge to private land

(KPAX) Six weeks after entering Montana’s 2020 U.S. Senate race, outdoor writer Jack Ballard on Friday pulled out, citing health reasons. Ballard, 56, said in a statement that he’s been diagnosed with a heart condition that is not life-threatening but that must be “carefully monitored and makes it medically imprudent to continue the campaign.” He said he’s “incredibly … [Read more...] about Democrat Ballard drops out of U.S. Senate race; 3 others consider entering